Dianne Cantali

Personal profile

Teaching

Dianne is a Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Work and is currently the Programme Director for the Master of Education programme. She also teaches on the School's initial teacher education programmes. Dianne is Chair of the Scottish Universities Inclusion Group and a member of the Scottish Professional Learning Network steering group. She was awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in November 2013.

Dianne's research interests lie in the areas of inclusion and educational transitions. She is currently finishing her Professional Doctorate which focuses on stakeholders' experiences of the move from primary to secondary school.

Dianne completed her initial teacher education at Charlotte Mason College, Ambleside, going on to teach in primary and specialist schools before joining a Local Authority's specialist teaching service. Her most recent teaching post was as an Inclusion Teacher, where she taught children with Autism and with Learning Difficulties. Dianne has also held the post of Autism Specialist Team Leader and led a team of teachers, taking up this role from 2007 - 2011. She also enjoyed delivering continuing professional development opportunities for teachers, parents and carers.

Dianne serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Dundee Women's Aid where she is currently the Vice-Chair. She is also a keen pianist and flautist, and enjoys walks with her dogs, Bob, Ruby and Dexter.

Education/Academic qualification

Award Date: 1 Nov 2013

PGCert THE, University of Cumbria

1 Jul 2010 → 30 Jun 2011

Award Date: 1 Jul 2011

Master of Education, University of Birmingham

Award Date: 1 Jan 2009

Master of Education, University of Birmingham

Award Date: 1 Jan 2003

Bachelor of Arts, Lancaster University

Award Date: 1 Jan 1998

External positions

External Examiner, University of Aberdeen

1 Oct 2019 → …

External Examiner, University of Strathclyde

1 Oct 2017 → …

Keywords

LB1501 Primary Education
LB2300 Higher Education

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Research Output

1 Citations
1 h-Index
8 Paper
4 Article
2 Commissioned report
2 Conference contribution
5 More

Systematic literature review of primary-secondary transitions: International research

Jindal-Snape, D., Hannah, E. F. S., Cantali, D., Barlow, W. & MacGillivray, S., 4 Mar 2020, In : Review of Education. 41 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

A four-stage longitudinal study exploring pupils' experiences, preparation and support systems during primary to secondary school transitions

Jindal-Snape, D. & Cantali, D., 11 Sep 2019.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

A four-stage longitudinal study exploring pupils’ experiences, preparation and support systems during primary-secondary school transitions

Jindal-Snape, D. & Cantali, D., Dec 2019, In : British Educational Research Journal. 45, 6, p. 1255-1278 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Co-Creating a Platform to Facilitate an Online Learning Community area for the Master of Education (MEd) programme

Herd, K., Cantali, D. & Schofield, S., 13 Dec 2019.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Inclusive Pedagogy: a way of being? Mapping inclusive pedagogy in initial teacher education in a Scottish University

Cantali, D. & Knight, M. J., 20 Nov 2019.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Activities

British Educational Research Journal (Journal)

Dianne Cantali (Peer reviewer)

19 Oct 2019

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review

Primary-Secondary School Transitions: A Systematic Literature Review

Divya Jindal-Snape (Invited speaker), Dianne Cantali (Contributor), Beth Hannah (Contributor), Stephen Macgillivray (Contributor)

24 Apr 2019

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk

Inclusive Pedagogy: a way of being? Mapping inclusive pedagogy in a Scottish University's initial teacher education programmes.

Dianne Cantali (Speaker), Mary Knight (Speaker)

14 Aug 2019

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

QAA Enhancement Themes Conference 2020 Beyond Measure: Exploring What Counts in HIgher Education (Event)

Dianne Cantali (Editorial board member)

1 Nov 2019 → 12 Dec 2019