Kate Adams is a Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln where she prepares students for placements in schools, encouraging them to gain confidence in achieving effective behaviour. Kate has extensive experience as a classroom teacher and SENCO and in training teachers and lecturing in Education Studies. She earned her PhD from the education faculty of the University of Glasgow. Her research interests include the social and emotional well-being of children and how children understand the world. Kate regularly disseminates her work at conferences worldwide, through publications and has appeared in local and national media.