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Sandra Lyndon is a Reader in Childhood and Social Policy within the Department of Childhood, Social Work and Social Care at the University of Chichester. She serves as Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Level 6 programme and teaches across Early Childhood Studies degrees, leveraging extensive professional experience working with children and families in early years settings.
Her educational background includes a PG Cert in Teaching and Learning, MSc in Educational Psychology, MSc in Experimental Psychology, PGCE in Primary Education, and BA (Hons) in Sociology and Politics. Currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education at the University of Sussex, her research examines narratives of poverty in early childhood.
Lyndon's research centers on child poverty through multiple lenses: analyzing practitioner narratives, developing poverty intervention strategies, and examining systemic barriers. Her work reveals how poverty narratives become entangled with welfare systems and professional identities, particularly highlighting the 'poverty paradox' where practitioners experiencing poverty themselves support impoverished families. Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on health and wellbeing leadership in schools serving disadvantaged communities.
She actively contributes to widening participation initiatives, notably through bridging modules supporting homeless individuals into higher education. Her methodological expertise in narrative analysis and co-research approaches informs both her academic work and practical interventions in educational settings.
Lyndon maintains active engagement with preschool practitioners through international studies on post-pandemic poverty responses and intergenerational projects fostering meaningful connections between young children and older adults.
