Ruth Hattersley
Programme Leader for Postgraduate ITE in Primary and Early Years
Ruth Hattersley joined Lincoln Bishop at the start of September 2026. Prior to this, Ruth taught for thirteen years across a variety of educational settings, including primary schools, junior schools, academies, and state schools both within the United Kingdom and overseas. During this time, she led subjects including Science and Computing and supported school development by redesigning curriculum documentation across a range of foundation subjects.
Over recent years, Ruth has developed and led the primary provision for School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) across a multi-academy trust serving Lincoln, Grimsby, the Humber region, and Barton-upon-Humber. She is now bringing this expertise in teacher education, curriculum development, and professional learning to the PGCE Primary Programme at Lincoln Bishop.
Ruth is the Programme Leader for PGCE Primary and EYs. Ruth primarily teaches and contributes to the PGCE programme as well as also contributing to the Undergraduate programmes.