Staff and
Student
PGCE ENGLISH
Carmel Kellet
Carmel graduated from the University of Liverpool with a
BA (Hons) in English Literature and American Studies
gaining a PGCE the following year from the University of
Leeds.
After 17 years teaching English with drama in schools in
Essex, London and Derbyshire, she joined the Secondary
English PGCE as a Lecturer.
Carmel also works for one of the main examination
boards, where she is a senior examiner for GCSE English
Literature. She is also a CPD Trainer for the board
specialising in the design and delivery of GCSE  training
courses for  teachers. Carmel is also involved with the
Tutor Trust, an educational charity based in Manchester.
She is responsible for the design and delivery of the
English training offered to undergraduates prior to their
tutoring of individual students from low income
communities. Her main passions are Shakespeare and
poetry especially in the context of enthusing students of
all abilities to engage with these works of literature.
Profiles
Hannah Strickland
Hannah Strickland has supported trainees in a
variety of settings for over ten years, within a
rewarding career of teaching English in Greater
Manchester and its surrounding areas, in a
mixture of state schools, including
comprehensive and grammar, mixed and single
sex schools. Hannah currently works in a series
of roles in Initial Teacher Education, supporting
the development of participants and trainees in
becoming excellent practitioners. At the
University of
Manchester for the last six years, Hannah has
been a part time PGCE Secondary English Tutor.
Her role expanded in 2016 to include coaching
individuals across subjects in need of targeted
support and interventions as part of the WAPP
diversity coaching programme; Hannah now
leads this team.
John Keen

John Keen has taught English in

schools and colleges and is now
subject leader for PGCE English at
the University of Manchester. His
specialist areas are language study
and writing development, and he has
published widely on both topics. He
is currently director of the Process
Writing Project. Carmel Kellett Hannah Strickland John Keen

“Completing Sean Richards

the PGCE Before training for my PGCE I had studied writing, directing and performance
to master’s level. I loved the course at the University of Manchester for many
English course reasons, but perhaps mostly because of the dedicated team of tutors the
department boasts. The support and guidance provided felt unique and
at The tailored to my needs, and helped me develop, not only through the opening
weeks, but consistently throughout the course. I am currently teaching English
University of at The Barlow High School in Didsbury, and am indebted to the PGCE for
preparing me so thoroughly to join the profession.
Manchester Daniella O’Brien
has been one I graduated from Edgehill University with a 2:1 in BA English degree. What I
of the most liked about the course was the amount of support and guidance from each
tutor which seemed to specialise in different areas of English. This helped my
challenging planning of a variety of different approaches especially when teaching
Shakespeare and poetry. I would recommend the course based on the level of
but most support and guidance you get along with the vast approaches and experiences
to teaching you learn from each tutor which I found extremely useful in my
fulfilling own teaching. I have currently accepted a position as an English teacher at
Whalley Range 11-18 High School. The approaches taught on the course has
experiences” helped fully prepare me for this position and I can’t wait to continue to use
outstanding methods and styles of teaching further in my career.

Harriet Condron Christina Wallace

My academic background is in English Literature. I
love to learn and while I was at university, I found
that I also found pleasure in discussing and
analysing culture and the arts. Becoming a teacher
was inevitable and choosing the course was easy.
Completing the PGCE English course at the
University of Manchester has been one of the most
challenging but most fulfilling experiences. The
tutors and mentors are brilliant at what they do
and completely supportive. I gained a position at St
James’ Catholic High School which I started in June,
something I wouldn’t have been prepared for
without the guidance I received this year.
I graduated from the University of Cambridge with a first class
degree in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, a subject balancing the
study of ancient languages, literature and history. After this, I was
attracted to the University of Manchester’s PGCE in Secondary
English by its mixture of both academic and practical sessions on
teaching English as well as its community environment. My PGCE
tutors have been exceptional, creating well-structured, thought-
provoking sessions which have effectively prepared me for the
classroom. I will shortly be taking on a position at Kensington Park
School, a new independent school in London, utilising the
knowledge and skills that I have developed during this course.