Since achieving a B. Ed. in Primary and Special Education (Lancaster University), Anne has achieved M.Ed. (Open University) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) status. She has also had the following professional experience:

• Early Years and Primary Teaching: Fourteen Years teaching children aged 4-11 years in primary schools including 1 year as an Exchange Teacher in Saskatchewan, Canada. Subject Leader roles: ICT Co-ordinator; Mathematics Coordinator; DT Co-ordinator; Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO)

• Further Education (F.E.) Teaching: Extensive experience teaching and leading on CACHE and BTEC Level 1, 2 and 3 Early Care and Education courses and L3 Access to Higher Education Diploma courses at Bury F.E. College and Salford City College.

• Higher Education (H.E.) Lecturing: Experience teaching and leading on Early Years Education Foundation Degree and Degree courses at Bury F. E. College, Salford City College, Edge Hill University and The University of Bolton.

Research Interests and Research Subject Specialisms:

• Masters in Education (Open University, 2015) 3 modules:
o Educational Enquiry, concerned with educational research, its theoretical assumptions and its contribution to educational practice and policymaking. The final assessment focused on the ‘phonics debate’ in relation to teaching early reading.
o Understanding Children’s Learning and Development. The final assessment included an Action Research Proposal aimed to improve Early Years students’ ability to engage children in using mathematical language and sustained shared thinking.
o Children and young people's worlds: frameworks for integrated practice focused on children’s experiences in the contemporary world, at national and international levels. The final assessment focused on the role of special schools in the current climate of inclusion.

• Doctorate in Education: Currently a Doctoral Candidate conducting research relating to ‘Inclusion in the Higher Education Sector’.

Teaching Responsibilities:

• FdA Early Years Childhood Studies modules: Study Skills and Personal Development Planning; Children’s Learning in the Digital Age; Inclusive Practice; Independent Study
• BA (Hons) Early Years and Childhood Studies modules: Personal and Professional Development; Child Development; Children’s Learning in the Digital Age; Inclusive Practice; Work Experience; Dissertation supervision

Publications and Research Outputs:

Shaw, A. (2017), Inclusion: the role of special and mainstream schools.
British Journal of Special Education, 44: 292–312. doi:10.1111/1467-8578.12181

Shaw, A. (2021) Inclusion of disabled Higher Education students: why are we not there yet? International Journal of Inclusive Education, DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2021.1968514

Shaw, A. (2023) Inclusion of higher education disabled students: a Q-methodology study of lecturers’ attitudes. Teaching in Higher Education, pp. 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2023.2280266

Shaw, A. (2023) Inclusion of higher education disabled students: a Q-methodology study of lecturers’ attitudes. Teaching in higher education, the blog journal (Blog) 3 December 2023. Available from:
https://teachinginhighereducation.wordpress.com/2023/12/03/inclusion-of-higher-education-disabled-students-a-q-methodology-study-of-lecturers-attitudes/