LAURA ASHTON-GOLDTHORPE

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Biography

Laura’s employment background is as a Children’s Services practitioner and Early Years Teacher specialising with children aged 0-8 years. She has worked across a range of settings including Children’s Centers, Private Day Nurseries and School Nurseries. In addition, Laura is an assistant martial arts instructor supporting both children and adults. Laura has worked as a Higher Education Lecturer for the past 11 years lecturing in colleges and universities.

Laura’s PhD study has a Public Health focus exploring Children’s experiences of attending Taekwon-Do classes in the North of England. I am particularly interested in the following areas:

-Martial Arts
-Participatory studies
-Ethnography-culture
-Taekwon-Do

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Education/Academic qualification

Early Years/Education , MA, Early Years Practice , Leeds Beckett University

30 Sept 2010 → 31 Jul 2014

Award Date: 31 Jul 2014

PGCE Post Compulsory Education , Other, PGCE Post Compulsory Education , University of Huddersﬁeld

1 Sept 2008 → 31 Jul 2010

Award Date: 31 Jul 2010

PETTLS, Other, City and Guilds 7303 Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector , University of Huddersﬁeld

1 Apr 2008 → 31 Jul 2008

Award Date: 31 Jul 2008

Early Childhood Studies , BA, Early Childhood, Leeds Beckett University

1 Sept 2003 → 31 Jul 2006

Award Date: 31 Jul 2006

Keywords

H Social Sciences
L Education

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