Apply To Teach
The BPNA deliver a variety of short courses. Click here to see our range of courses. Please note that you must be post-CCT before applying to teach. Applications are considered by the BPNA Education Quality & Standards Committee, which meets twice a year.
It is a requirement that teachers at BPNA courses:
- Are post-CCT.
- Attended the BPNA annual 1-day Instructor Training Day (even if you have undertaken the General Instructor Course (GIC). This training is specific to teaching at BPNA courses as the materials are standardised.
Download 'application to teach' form (Microsoft Word).
Paediatric Epilepsy Training (PET) Faculty
We currently have vacancies for faculty members in the following courses/regions:
Region | Regional Co-ordinator | Recruiting for: |
Thames South | Dr Elaine Hughes |
PET1:
Consultant Paediatricians with a special interest in epilepsy
PET2 and PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
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Thames North | Dr Suresh Pujar |
PET1:
Consultant Paediatricians with a special interest in epilepsy
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Scotland | Dr Andreas Brunklaus |
PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurophysiologist
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Northern | Dr Anita Devlin |
PET1:
Children's Epilepsy Nurse Specialist
Consultant Paediatricians with a special interest in epilepsy
PET2 and PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurophysiologist
|
Eastern | Dr Alasdair Parker |
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Midlands | Dr Shakti Agrawal |
PET1:
Children's Epilepsy Nurse Specialist
Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in epilepsy
PET2 and PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurophysiologist
|
Trent | Dr Colin Dunkley |
PET1:
Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in epilepsy
PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
Consultant Paediatric Neurophysiologist
|
Yorkshire | Dr Helen McCullagh |
PET1:
Children's Epilepsy Nurse Specialist
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North West/Merseyside
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Dr Rachel Kneen |
PET1:
Consultant Paediatricians with a special interest in epilepsy
PET2 and PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurophysiologist
|
South West | Dr Jayesh Patel |
PET1:
Children's Epilepsy Nurse Specialist
PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
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Wales | Dr Frances Gibbon |
PET1:
Children's Epilepsy Nurse Specialist
PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurophysiologist
|
Oxford | Dr Geetha Anand |
PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
|
Wessex | Dr Andrea Whitney |
PET1:
Consultant Paediatricians with a special interest in epilepsy
PET2 and PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurophysiologist
|
Northern Ireland | Dr Deirdre Peake |
PET1:
Consultant Paediatricians with a special interest in epilepsy
PET2 and PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
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Republic of Ireland | Dr David Webb |
PET1:
Children's Epilepsy Nurse Specialist
Consultant Paediatricians with a special interest in epilepsy
PET2 and PET3:
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
|
Children's Headache Training (CHaT)
We currently have vacancies for the following faculty members:
Region | Regional Co-ordinator | Recruiting for: |
Scotland, North East, Northern Ireland | Dr Ishaq Abu Arafeh |
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
Consultant Paediatricans
Post CCT fellow in paediatric neurology
General Practitoners with special interest
|
Mersey, North West, Yorkshire, Trent | Dr Ravi Singh |
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
Consultant Paediatricans
Post CCT fellow in paediatric neurology
General Practitoners with special interest |
South West, Wales, Oxford, Wessex, Republic of Ireland | Dr Rachel Howells | Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
Consultant Paediatricans
Post CCT fellow in paediatric neurology
General Practitoners with special interest
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London, Eastern, West Midlands | Dr Prab Prabhakar | Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
Consultant Paediatricans
Post CCT fellow in paediatric neurology
General Practitoners with special interest
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Neonatal Neurology (NeoNATE)
We currently have vacancies for the following faculty members:
Region | Regional Co-ordinator | Recruiting for: |
North | Dr Tony Hart | Consultant Neonatologists |
South | Dr Brigitte Vollmer | Consultant Neonatologists |
Approaching Children's Tone (ACT)
We currently have vacancies for the following faculty members:
Region | Regional Co-ordinator | Recruiting for: |
UK & Eire | Dr Paul Eunson |
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
Consultant Paediatricians with a special interest in neurodevelopmental and neuromuscular disorders
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Acute Paediatric Neurology (Acute)
We currently have vacancies for the following faculty members:
Region | Regional Co-ordinator | Recruiting for: |
UK & Eire | Dr Louise Hartley |
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
Acute General Paediatricans
Emergency Department Paediatricans
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Movement Disorders (MovED)
We currently have vacancies for the following faculty members:
Region | Regional Co-ordinator | Recruiting for: |
UK & Eire | Dr Lucinda Carr |
Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
Community Paediatricians with a special interest in movement disorders
Acute Paediatricians with a special interest in movement disorders
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