Ms Nchimunya Ng'andu

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Education

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences


Nchimunya is a PhD student at the School of Education, University of Adelaide. She is an experienced Special Education Teacher with over 16 years of dedicated service in diverse educational roles and is specializing in supporting students with special needs and promoting inclusive practices. Nchimunya is adept at developing individualized education programs (IEPs), conducting differentiated instruction, and collaborating with mainstream teachers to create optimal learning environments. She is also a passionate Dyslexia Advocate Fellow with expertise in organizing awareness campaigns, conducting workshops, and advocating for curriculum changes. She is skilled in classroom management, instructional design, and administrative tasks, ensuring a comprehensive and enriching educational experience for all students.

My research conducts a comparative analysis of current key policies related to education of children with disabilities, to investigate their alignment to the core concepts of the UNCRP and the human rights 4A framework. It intends to examine the relevance of policies in South Australia, Rwanda and Zambia, in meeting the educational needs of children with disabilities by investigating enablers, constraints and obstacles embedded in the policies. The study uses a qualitative research design and collects data through document review, interviews and questionnaires.

Date Position Institution name
2024 - 2025 Dyslexia Advocate Fellow Africa Dyslexia Organisation
2021 - ongoing Special Education Teacher Ministry of Education
2021 - ongoing Examiner and Trainer Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA)
2019 - 2020 Educator (Outside School Hours Care Assistant) Camp Australia
2017 - 2020 Special Education Needs Coordinator Mkushi Boarding Secondary School
2008 - 2021 Subject Teacher - Senior Minsitry of Education

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2019 - 2020 Monash University Australia Master of Education in Inclusive Education
2014 - 2014 Cavendish University Zambia Zambia Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation
2004 - 2008 University of Zambia Zambia Bachelor of Education in Special Education

Date Title Institution name Country
2024 Examiner and Trainer Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA) Zambia

Year Citation
2023 Ng'andu, N. (2023). Exploring teachers' perceptions of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for inclusive education: General and special education teachers in Mkushi District, Zambia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, 38(1), 145-160.
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  1. Australia Awards Scholarship

The scholarship was designated to fully support the study of Master of Education in Inclusive Education at Monash University.

2. University of Adelaide Research Scholarship sponsored by The University of Adelaide 

The scholarship was designated to fully support the study of Doctor of Philosophy in Education at the University of Adelaide.


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