Steve first studied Education at Balls Park College Hertfordshire before teaching in a number of Special Schools. He went onto study Special Educational Needs at West London Institute gaining his PG Cert in SEND. This then led to an MA Education with the Open University. Steve was then appointed as Headteacher Wren Spinney Special School and Fairfield Special School Northamptonshire before working as an SEN Inspector with the Northamptonshire Inspection and Advisory Service and an OFSTED Inspector (2000).
He joined the University of Northampton in 2002 as a Senior Lecturer as part of the SEN and Inclusion subject area.
Senior Lecturer in Special Education University College Northampton 2002 –
Principal Lecturer in Special Education – University of Northampton 2010
Chair of the East Midlands Regional Partnership – Multi sensory Impairment working group 2002
