Lois Totton

General Information

Teaching Responsibilities

• Teaching BEd (Primary and Post Primary Education Studies) focus on Special Educational Needs
• Faculty link for USA Study Abroad short and semester programmes
• Co-ordinator of CPD SEN FIRST course

External Interests / Community Service

• DE School governor in Mitchell House Special school
• NI Advisory Board member of NASEN

Research Interests

• The journey and history of Special Education in NI
• Parental experience of accessing support for SEN in NI

Background & Qualifications

• 25 year teaching career in Post Primary and Further Education
• Quality Assurance mentor
• Co-ordinator of Classroom Assistant qualifications in FE

Research & Scholarship

Journal Articles

Purdy, N., Hunter, J. and Totton, L. (2020) ‘Examining the legacy of the Warnock Report in Northern Ireland: a Foucauldian genealogical approach’. British Educational Research Journal (published online) DOI: 10.1002/berj.3604

Research Reports

Purdy, N., Beck, G., McClelland, O’Hagan, C., Totton, L., Harris, J., (2019) Too Little, Too Late: The views of parents/carers on their child’s experiences of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) process in mainstream schools. Belfast, UK: NICCY