About LCN

Director Learning Communities Network

Siobhan was Senior Lecturer and Principal Research Fellow at the University of East London for 17 years. She led development of the first BA in Social Enterprise in the world and the first postgraduate programme in Women’s Leadership in the UK. Her Masters research was in the development of women’s organisations Her postgraduate research was in Sustainable Development and the Science of Climate Change.

She was also Director of Learning Communities Training an independent consultancy delivering Learning Communities for public services in England and Wales for 16 years. Siobhan has over 30 years experience working with grass roots communities, non-governmental organisations and public services designing both vocational and accredited learning programmes from Level 2 through to Level 6. She has worked with local and national government, police and health services throughout the UK. She has worked internationally in both the USA and Europe. She is a trained Psychosexual Therapist and group work facilitator and brings a unique and multidisciplinary approach to learning and development.

She lives in the heart of Wales, UK, with her beloved rescue dog Elsa.