Catherine Magee
Board Lead for E-Learning
The E-Learning Board Lead is responsible for driving the strategic development and delivery of BAA’s online learning resources. This includes overseeing the launch and governance of the BAA E-Learning platform, with a phased rollout planned starting in Spring 2025. The role involves engaging members through surveys to identify CPD needs, expanding the E-Learning Committee to build capacity, and collaborating with experts to develop high-quality, evidence-based modules. The Board Lead ensures robust governance and quality assurance processes are in place for all content and works to align e-learning resources with national guidance and professional standards to support the ongoing development of audiologists.
BAA E-Learning Lead Objectives
- Conduct a CPD Learning Needs Survey
Design and distribute a survey to BAA members to identify priority topics and areas of interest for continuing professional development (CPD) through e-learning. - Expand the E-Learning Committee
Recruit and onboard additional committee members to enhance capacity, bring in diverse expertise, and support the strategic development of e-learning resources. - Collaborate with Experts to Develop CPD Modules
Work with subject matter experts to create high-quality, evidence-based e-learning modules that support audiologists’ professional development. - Develop Training Resources Aligned with National Guidance
Support the implementation of national guidance documents by developing complementary e-learning materials and training resources. - Ensure Governance and Quality Control
Establish and maintain robust governance procedures for reviewing and approving e-learning content, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and alignment with professional standards. - Launch the BAA Online E-Learning Platform
Oversee the phased launch of the BAA e-learning platform, ensuring appropriate governance and quality assurance for all modules.
– Soft launch with a focus group
– Full launch to all members
BAA E-Learning Committee
Working to support Catherine are: Melanie Lough, Connor McCarthy, Ruth Vickerstaff, Chris Fazakerley & Victoria Adshead
About Catherine
I have been an NHS paediatric audiologist for most of my career, I am passionate about training and education coming from a family of teachers. I have worked with routine, complex, and highly complex children, paediatric hearing aids and ABR assessments, albeit not all simultaneously. Interspersed with this, I spent 12 years managing a team of newborn hearing screeners, which not only provided me with valuable leadership experience but also allowed me to engage in MSc level learning.
Presently, I hold the position of an enhanced paediatric audiologist at the Northern Care Alliance. I am responsible for delivery of an audiology-led aetiology pathway. I am also Development and Evaluation Manager within Vaccinations and Screening directorate in NHS England, working across several antenatal screening programmes including Newborn Hearing Screening. I am passionate about making the journey for the child and family from screening to diagnosis and intervention as good as it can possibly be, to enable the children we identify to have the life opportunities they rightfully deserve.
As in my work life, in my personal life I wear many hats, I am a mum, a wife, a daughter, a sister and an aunty to an amazing family and I wouldn’t be the person I am today without them. When I do manage some free time, its all about family time.