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Amanda Powling serves as Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the Secondary Modern Foreign Languages PGCE at London Metropolitan University's School of Social Sciences and Professions, a role she has held since joining the institution in 2013 after extensive secondary school teaching experience in Essex and London.
Her academic credentials include:
- BA in Social Sciences from the Open University
- MA Ed in Applied Linguistics (with counselling) from the Open University
- BEd in Secondary Language Teaching (French 11-18) from Anglia Ruskin University
Amanda's research centers on teacher well-being and classroom environmental impacts on learning, with current focus on PGCE-year stress effects and mitigation strategies. Her work integrates multilingual and multicultural frameworks while championing innovative pedagogical approaches through film, podcasts, and digital platforms to foster collaborative creativity. As an Association for Language Learning member, she grounds her practice in UN Convention on the Rights of the Child principles, emphasizing compassionate teaching, human rights advocacy, and community-building through education.
In her leadership of the Modern Foreign Languages PGCE program, Amanda cultivates inclusive training environments using micro-teaching exercises and cross-cultural knowledge exchange to develop future language educators, while consistently promoting kindness, collaboration, and equitable educational opportunities.
