Dr Fiona Shelton has been appointed as the founding Director of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT).

As founding Director of CELT, Dr Shelton will join the University in October and will lead the institutional strategy for learning and teaching, with focus on access and participation and providing an excellent learning experience for all students.

Dr Shelton has worked in the education sector for 27 years, across different educational contexts including the compulsory sector, national policy level and higher education. She was the founding Head of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the University of Derby, where she was responsible for providing leadership for a number of strategic policy initiatives.

She was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2019 in recognition of her pedagogical approaches which adopt storytelling and story-making as a method for understanding educational experiences.

Dr Shelton said: “This is an exciting time to be joining Leeds Trinity University, I am looking forward to working with colleagues across the University to embed the new strategic plan and further enhance the student academic experience, building on the University’s evident good practice across disciplines.”

Professor Charles Egbu, Vice-Chancellor at Leeds Trinity University, said: “I am delighted to announce that Dr Fiona Shelton will be joining Leeds Trinity University. This appointment will play an integral role in championing and delivering the University’s areas of strategic focus including the provision of an excellent student learning experience. I look forward to welcoming Fiona and working together in the coming months.”