Yvonne Cashmore

Yvonne Cashmore is a Senior Lecturer and Subject Lead for PGCE Business with Economics and PGCE Business at the University of Worcester's Institute of Education. She also serves as the Regional Training Hub Coordinator, Institute of Education Quality Coordinator, and Academic Integrity Tutor. Her roles include overseeing teacher training programs, quality assurance, and academic standards. Prior to academia, she spent 15 years teaching Business, Economics, and ICT in secondary schools and held leadership roles such as Head of Department and SENCO. She has extensive experience in national qualification development and examining for GCSE, A Level, and vocational programs.

Yvonne's expertise spans teacher professional development, curriculum design, and safeguarding in education. She actively participates in national consultative forums for Business and Economics education and presents at international conferences. Her qualifications include an MA in Education, Postgraduate Certificates in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education and School Improvement, and BA (Hons) in Business Education with ICT.

• External Roles: External Examiner for PGCE courses at two universities, Senior Examiner for vocational qualifications
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the HEA

Her work emphasizes mentorship, innovative teaching practices (e.g., PebblePad portfolios), and collaboration with partnership schools to enhance trainee experiences. She leads initiatives in safeguarding, work-related learning, and Young Enterprise programs.