Our Team Leaders

Dr Richard Lewis

Head of Education and Training (interim job share) 

Richard is leading on the Continuing Professional Development pathway arm of Dyslexia Action training courses. 

Dr Anna Smith

Head of Education, Training and The Dyslexia Guild (interim job share) 

Anna is lead psychologist on the Postgraduate programmes and manages the Assessment Practising Certificate Review Team.

 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.

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.

Jan Beechey

Librarian and Dyslexia Guild Administrator

Jan 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 coordination.