Social Media and Mental Health in Schools

About Colin MitchellJonathan Glazzard

Jonathan Glazzard is Professor of Teacher Education at Leeds Beckett University. He is the professor attached to the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. He teaches across a range of QTS and non-QTS programmes and is an experienced teacher educator. He was previously head of academic development at Leeds Trinity University and head of primary initial teacher training courses at the University of Huddersfield. He is a qualified teacher and taught in primary schools before moving into higher education. Colin Mitchell has been working with learning technologies in Higher Education for more than 10 years. He is passionate about empowering students and academics to harness technology to enhance teaching and learning. He is also a firm believer that technology is not always the answer and sometimes the best approach can be a simple one. His main area of interest is around effective approaches to prepare trainee professionals for a career in the age of social media.