Our Team Leaders

Kathryn Benzine

Head of Education and Training

Kathryn leads on the management and development of all Dyslexia Action Training programmes.

Gill Cochrane

Postgraduate Programme Manager

Gill is the Senior Tutor for all Postgraduate Professional Programmes and is the lead content developer for all courses. She is also one of the lead developers on the Dyslexia Action Literacy Programme.

Victoria Matthews-Patel

CPD Programme Manager

Victoria is the Programme Manager for all CPD programmes and leads on accreditation of CPD courses.

Dr Anna Smith

Lead Psychologist and Lead APC Assessor

Anna is a lead psychologist on the Postgraduate Professional programmes and leads the Assessment Practising Certificate Review Team for the Dyslexia Guild.

Lesley Binns

Lead Tutor Specialist Teaching Courses

Lesley is the Lead Tutor for our specialist teacher training programme at level 5 and level 7. She is also one of the lead developers on the Dyslexia Action Literacy Programme.

Janice Beechey

Librarian and Dyslexia Guild Administrator

Janice is a qualified librarian and manages the Guild Library. She is also the central administrator for Guild Membership and Assessment Practising Certificates.

Julie Trisnan

Sales, Marketing and Department Co-Ordinator

Julie is the Education Co-ordinator for Dyslexia Action and leads on professional course marketing and events management and department co-ordination.