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Amanda has worked in Education for the past 20 years. She initially trained and worked as a Primary Teacher, before becoming a School Leader and working across counties to support schools in the development of their Teaching and Learning. During this time Amanda began working in Higher Education as a Teacher Educator (training new and practicing teachers) and has now been working in Higher Education for 15 years. Amanda’s passion has always been, and remains to be, equitable access and success in education at all levels and for all individuals. This passion has driven her role developments and research throughout her career in Higher Education. Prior to joining Metanoia, Amanda worked as an EDI Lead at UWE Bristol, supporting both senior leaders and practitioners with data analysis and with innovating and developing induction, teaching and assessment. She also sat on the EDI Strategic Board for the whole university, navigating extremely complex EDI issues with colleagues from across the university. Amanda’s current research focus is on the role of Higher Education Institutes and wider society on practice and policy in Higher Education, including how this backdrop impacts on students as they arrive and progress through Higher Education and how this may manifest as feelings of imposterism in minority groups. Amanda’s role at Metanoia is to oversee and develop both curriculum and practice across the Institute, striving for both inclusion and innovation in all areas.