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Grenaldene Codina

Grenaldene Codina

Geraldene Codina is a Professor of Inclusion and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (ISEND) at the University of Derby. She has 25 years’ experience working in the field of inclusion and SEND, first as a teacher and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and then in Higher Education (HE). As part of Geraldene’s HE role, she leads the University of Derby’s ISEND Research Cluster. In collaboration with an excellent team, including those with lived experience of disability, Geraldene has led/leads a number of government-funded projects, including: the Department for Education’s Action Research and Lesson Study for ISEND project, the Opportunity Area Derby SEND Peer Challenge Project, and the Change Programme East Midlands Young People’s Assembly. Geraldene’s publications, in the main, focus on including children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in employment and education. In 2025 Geraldene was appointed as a commissioner for the cross-bench think tank Policy Connect, the focus of her work being on those not in employment, education or training (NEET) and closing the disability employment gap.

 
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