Kate Grafton

Kate is National Teacher Fellow, Principal Lecturer and Centre for Learning and Teaching Associate. Kate is part of the team that teaches across the BSc and MSc (pre-registration) programmes with a specific interest in resilience, reflective practice and the use of games and play in healthcare education.

Kate qualified as a physiotherapist from Leeds Metropolitan University in 1997 and worked as a clinical physiotherapist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Leeds for 15 years. Kate's clinical specialty is CVR (cardiovascular and respiratory) specifically intensive care, surgery and organ transplantation.

Kate was awarded her National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy for the innovative nature of her teaching and the impact she has had on countless healthcare students. Kate also works for The Centre for Learning and Teaching, leading the Learning Through Games and Play Network. Kate also supports and reviews colleagues to gain recognition through Advance-HE and the UKPSF and National Teaching Fellowship scheme.

As principal lecturer Kate teaches across BSc (Hons) and MSc Pre-Registration Physiotherapy Programmes and contributes to the university wide education development programme.

Modules include:

• Professional Skills for Practice
• Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy
• Physiology for Physiotherapists
• Research Methods
• Leadership in Healthcare
• Reflective Practice
• Assessment and Feedback good practice