Richard Rieser CV

RESEARCH
1970-73 Extensive research at the London School of Economics, Geography Graduate Department in behavioural and social geography. This led to a number of publications. I published a critique and an acclaimed social geography text.
From 1988 to the present I have been researching a number of areas connected to disability and education -

1. The position of disabled teachers, leading to an NUT pamphlet and DfE circular 13/93 and continuing work with NUT and GTC. Survey conducted September 2008.
2. Curriculum and Disability leading to an ILEA Report and Book Disability Equality in the Classroom :A Human Rights Perspective (ILEA/DEE 1990/1992) and continuing work in a whole variety of schools. MPhil in this area and completed the qualifying three years registration and a number of pamphlets and the pack All Equal All Different (DEE 2004) published as part of the European Year of Disability. In 2009/10 carrying out action research project for QCDA into ways of promoting disability equality in the National Curriculum working with 20 schools to develop taught good practice examples to provide written and filmed exemplar case studies for QCDA website.
3. Action research on Whole School Policies, Equal Opportunities and Inclusive Education visiting a number of schools and reflecting on findings to produce three papers and Altogether Better Comic Relief 1994.
4. The history of images of disablement and how these effect arts, literature, the media and how the curriculum. Invisible Children (Save the Children 1994) This has been reflected in a number of TV programmes and reports I have worked upon, and the project and book Disabling Imagery developed and published with the British Film Institute (2004)
5. Implementing Disability Equality in schools in UK leading to DFES Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act in Schools and Early Years(2006), the book Making it Happen Council for Disabled Children (2002).
6. Developing Inclusive Education around the world. I have been involved with Action Research and Training in the following countries - the United Nations (New York), Egypt and Morocco (1999), India (2003, 2004, 2005), Argentina (2005), Mauritius (2006), Southern Africa (2007), Uganda (2007), South Africa (2008), Russia 2008, Ethiopia(2008). This has led to Implementing Inclusive Education: A Commonwealth Perspective (2008) published by Commonwealth Secretariat.
7. The Duty to Promote Disability Equality in Schools. Produced a primary and secondary course book . Carried out a contract for DCSF in July 2008 to inform the Secretary of States Report on the Disability Duty 2008. This involved 11 focus groups of 160 disabled young people across England, Developed a tool to evaluate DES and analysed 50 primary and 25 secondary disability equality schemes. http://www.worldofinclusion.com/res/impact/dpdes.doc
8. Working with Local Authorities and schools to develop their Disability Equality Schemes. Advising schools and working with Local Authorities. In 2009 carried out an evaluation of schools in a London Borough. http://www.worldofinclusion.com/res/impact/DES_Anonomised_Report.doc

Training Provided & Consultancy Provided
Over last 10 years provided training on disability equality and inclusion to over 100,000 UK based educationalists.

International Training
ISEC 1995 Birmingham.
ISEC 2000 Manchester.
EDF on Inclusion Copenhagen Dec 2002.
EDF Athens May & June 2003.
Sicily RAI Sept 2003.
North-South Dialogue 2 in Kerrala India, 2003.
Mumbai - Empowerment course July 2004.
Winnipeg DPI Conference Sept 2004.
New Delhi North-South iii March 2005.
New York UN August 2005.
Argentina Inclusion Week funded by British Council.
New York UN 6th,7th & 8th Ad Hoc Committee BCODP Rep. 2006.
Training Leonard Cheshire Young Voice New York August 2006.
Chair EDF Social Policy Sub Committee- presented EU seminar Standard Rules and Inclusion.
UK Disability Council Rep. on European Disability Forum 2005-2008.
Chinese Disabled Peoples Forum Training UN Convention London 2007.
Led DFID project on Advocacy for Inclusion with SAFOD Autumn 2007 in Johannesburg involving reps from 8 Southern Africa Countries.
Presented seminar on Inclusion at CHOGM 2007, Uganda.
Speaking Tour South African Government Feb/Mar 2008.
Training Inclusive Education in 5 Russian Cities Moscow March 2008.
Seminars at Addis Abba Africa Conference on UN Convention May 2008.
October 2008 Ran 5 day field trip for Russians to UK Inclusive Schools.

Relevant Publications

Disability Equality in the Classroom: A Human Rights Issue, 1990/1992, ILEA/DEE.
Altogether Better: From Special Needs to Equality, 1994, Comic Relief.
Invisible Children: Children, Images and Disability, 1995, Save the Children.
DEE Course Books on Inclusion and Disability Equality Schools, Early Years and Post Schools.
Count Us In, Two films on Inclusive Education for Channel 4, Arcadian, 2000
Disability Equality: confronting the oppression of the past, (Ch. 7) and Inclusive Education or special needs: meeting the challenge of disability discrimination in schools, (Ch. 8) in Education, Equality and Human Rights: Issues of Gender, Race, Sexuality, Disability and Class. Ed Mike Cole, Routledge, London 2006.
Count Us In, SEN and Inclusion in the Early Years UKDFEA/DEE 2002.
Making It Work, Removing Disability Discrimination, Are You Ready?, DEE and Council for Disabled Children, London 2002.
Disabling Imagery, DEE/British Film Institute 2004, also a web based resource www.bfi.org.uk/disablingimagery.
All Equal All Different, Early Years and KS1 Resource to develop disability equality. UKDFEA/ DEE 2004.
Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act in Schools and Early Years, 3 DVDs and text. Department for Education and Skills, London 2006 also available from the Stationary Office.
Making It Happen - Implementing the Duty to Promote Disability Equality in Secondary Schools. Course Book DEE, London 2006.
Developing Inclusive Education in Southern Africa, Course Book DEE/SAFOD 2006.
Making It Happen - Implementing the Duty to Promote Disability Equality in Primary Schools, Course Book DEE, London 2007.
Implementing Inclusive Education: A Commonwealth Guide to Implementing Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, Commonwealth Secretariat, London. 2008.
Developing Inclusive Education in Southern Africa, 2 DVDs DEE/ Redweather 2008.
The Impact of the Duty to Promote Disability Equality in Schools in England: A Report for DCSF Secretary of State Sept 2008.
The position of Disabled Teachers, DEE Research monograph Oct 2008.
Everybody is Welcome Here, 15 posters for Secondary Schools promoting Disability Equality. DEE, London 2008.
Inclusion, Empowerment and the Vital Role of Disabled People and Their Thinking 2009 Ch 25 in Inclusive Education Across Cultures: Crossing Boundaries, Sharing Ideas Edited By Vianne Timmons, Mithu Alur, Sage.
Inclusion of Disabled Students Ch 5 2009 in Off Premises Handbook Caroline Stagg Optimus Education, London

Numerous articles in Journals and periodicals and books on inclusion.

Education
1970         BSc(Hons) 2.i Geography Kings College University of London with Social Psychology & Social Anthropology.
1970-73   London School of Economics. M.Phil. Geography.
1978         PGCE Secondary (Distinction) Geography I o E University of London.
1994-97   p.t. London Institute of Education M.Phil. Disability, Images and Education.
1995-96   Part-time Modular Course, Advanced Diploma of Special Needs Module on Specific Learning Difficulties.
Attended many courses and workshops on Inclusive Education

Positions Held
1978-87   Teacher Geography & Humanities. Hackney Downs School
1987-90   Seconded Disability Curriculum Project. ILEA Learning Resource Centre working in primary schools.
1990-93   Advisory Teacher Disability. Hackney LEA.
1994-96   Hackney Secondary Support Teacher
1995-98   (2 Days per week) Consultancy and Freelance Training Inclusive Education.
1996-99   (3 days per week) Primary and Specialist Team, Hackney Teacher i/c Inclusion and disability equality.
1998-01   Seconded to Disability Equality 2 days per week. DEE.
1999-01   Advisory Teacher for Inclusion. London Borough Hackney.
2001-present   Full time Director of Disability Equality in Education.
1981-95   Seconded Elected Gen. Sec. Inner London Teachers' Ass.
1981-96   Elected General Secretary of Hackney NUT.
1989-present   Vice Chair NUT Disability Committee.
1990-present   NUT Special Needs Advisory Committee, Vice Chair from 2004.
1990-93   Convenor of No Channel Tunnel Through Islington.
1996-07   Member of TUC disability forum/Committee from 2001.
1989-94   Teacher member of Hackney Education Committee.
1994-96   Member of the SENTEC/DfEE Training Consortium working party on Initial and Continuing Training in Special Educational Needs.
1996-present   Vice Chair of the Council for Disabled Children.
1997-01   Member of Government's National Advisory Group on Special Educational Needs.
1990-02   Chair of the Alliance for Inclusive Education
1990-present.   Member of the Disability and Society Journal Editorial Board.
1995-00   Coordinator 1 in 8 Group.
1995-97   Treasurer London NASEN.
2002-present   Member of SEN and Disability Tribunal.
1992-97   Co-ordinator No Channel Link Through Islington.
1994-99   Co-ordinator of the 1 in 8 Group.
1994-98   Governor Colvestone Primary School, Hackney.
1999-07   Governor Islington Arts and Media School.
2000-02   Chair of Governors Islington Arts and Media School.
2002-03   Parent Governor Representative on Scrutiny Panel, Islington.
2002-present   Lay member SEN Disability Tribunal.
2005-present   UK Rep on European Disability Forum.
2005-06   BDCODP Rep at the United Nations for Ad Hoc Committees 6,7& 8 on UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
2006   Member of National Disability Advisory Committee.
2006-present   Member of Equality 2025 Advisory Committee to Government.
2008   European Disability Forum Education Advisory Group.
2008   Treasurer and UK Link Commonwealth Disabled People's Forum.
2008   Chair of the United Nations Convention Campaign Coalition for ratification without reservation.
2009   Research Fellow Leeds University Dept. Social Studies.

Personal
Married to Susie Burrows with three children Saffron (37), Katie (32) and Santi (22). Interests include theatre, film, politics and cooking.