A popular textbook for childhood studies students has been published in its third edition by a University of Chichester academic.
The book, Special Needs and Early Years, is written by Kate Wall, the programme leader for the Early Childhood Studies degree course, and has become a standard course reader on similar programmes across the UK.
Along with her other books, it has contributed to Kate’s election to the national board of the National Children’s Bureau and the Early Years Advisory Board of the National Association of Special Educational Needs. She is also a regular speaker at conferences both in the UK and abroad.
Kate has been at the University of Chichester since 2007 and, until 1999, was an early years teacher across mainstream and special settings for more than 20 years. As the Head of an Early Years Special Unit, Kate developed a wealth of knowledge and experience which informs her writing as well as her teaching at the University.