Ms Jenny Birkett
BA, HDip Ed (Natal), MEd in Applied Language Studies (UCT)
Part-time and associated staff
Jenny Birkett’s background is mainly in adult education.
She worked for many years teaching and developing training materials for adult literacy and adult education NGOs, and lectured at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and on UCT’s Adult Education Certificate programme. She also has experience and an interest in language education and academic development, having trained language educators at UWC, and worked on academic support programmes in UWC’s Education Faculty and at CPUT. Since 2014, Jenny has been providing education and language input to assist with SOPH’s materials development and other initiatives.