• Role:Chair
• Email:chair@adeptuk.co.uk
• Introduction:Jill has taught in a range of educational settings from early years to HE, with a
  background in Art, SEN and Deaf Education. She obtained qualifications from The
  Institute for Education London University, The Open University and the University of
  Birmingham, where she obtained the mandatory qualification of a Teacher of the
  Deaf. Subsequently, she has been an Advisory Teacher with a focus on Post 16 learning.
  
  Her professional interests include Applied Linguistics, the education of D/deaf
  learners, the training of Communication Support Workers and the impact of their
  work.
  
  In addition to being Chair, she is a member of the NEC of BATOD (British
  Association for Teachers of the Deaf), and represents adept at Deaf Education Support Forum.