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Dr Abide Zenenga is the headteacher and founder of Birmingham-based Riverside Education. After obtaining a PhD at the University of Northampton in Special Educational Needs, Dr Zenenga founded Riverside Education in 2015.
Riverside Education is an independent school that provides SEN-specific learning opportunities for some 100 students, with more than 50 staff employed.
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After obtaining a PhD at the University of Northampton in Special Educational Needs, Dr Zenenga founded Riverside Education in 2015.
Riverside Education is an independent school that provides SEN-specific learning opportunities for some 100 students, with more than 50 staff employed.
In June 2020, Dr Zenenga appeared in a Leaders Council podcast discussing leadership and impact it has had on his career to date.
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A Published Academic
Dr Abide Zenenga is a published academic researcher. An example of his first published paper, first released in the Journal of Education can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022057420987497.
As of mid-June 2021, Dr Zenenga is due to have a second academic paper published in the BERA Journal, covering the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on students with autism.
A Published Author
On July 29, 2022, Dr Abide Zenenga published his autobiography and memoir, titled 'The Gift'. The book details how, as a Christian, he coped with the birth of his son who was born with Down’s Syndrome and autism.
He now describes his son as a ‘gift’ from God that has enabled him to support and inspire other families and individuals in the same situation as him, inspiring the title of his work.
Listen to Abide Zenenga's Leaders of Great Britain podcast.
In the News
Riverside Education receives visit from local Christian charity
News | Published November 7th 2022, 8:18 am
In October, Birmingham-based specialist independent school Riverside Education was visited by local Christian charity, the Birmingham City Mission.Read more →
SEN school headteacher publishes autobiography and memoir about his son with autism
News | Published July 29th 2022, 7:32 am
Dr Abide Zenenga, a member of the Leaders Council and co-founder of Riverside Education, an independent school that provides alternative education to young people with autism, has published a book.Read more →
Riverside Education’s Dr Zenenga co-authors BERA report highlighting impact of Covid on learners with autism
News | Published August 2nd 2021, 4:01 pm
A new report published by BERA considers the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the health and wellbeing of learners with autism and suggests methods of safeguarding in case of similar crises in future.Read more →
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