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Qualifications
2009 - present Masters in ‘Leading Innovation and Change in Education’, St Mary’s University, London, UK
2006 Secondary PGCE, Citizenship, London Metropolitan University, London, UK
2000 BA (hons) Social Policy and Administration, Portsmouth University, Portsmouth, UK
1997 4 A levels A-C, Colne Community College, Essex, UK
1995 11 GCSEs A-C (inc Maths, Eng Lit & Lang and Science), Colne Community College, Essex, UK
Job History
Lampton School, 2006 - present
Teacher of Citizenship & form tutor
Training and series of one off projects including helping to develop School Council
KS3 & 4 Citizenship 2007 - 8
Writing resources and schemes of work to deliver Citizenship education at KS3 & 4, helping train other staff in Citizenship education. Working with other humanities departments to try and develop thematic learning.
Head of PSHE and Citizenship 2008 - present
Working to raise the level of the department, developing projects in Active Citizenship (recently graded as outstanding department)
Additional responsibilities (current)
community cohesion & planning, implementing and managing the school reward/praise system
Before Teaching
Dec 2004 - Sept 2005
Freelance journalist for the Guardian and TES
Writing about using new technologies in education and engaging pupils.
July 04 - Dec 04
Spreckley Partners, Account Manager
6 month contract to build an education accounts section.
Dec 02 - July 04
Exposure Communications, Account Executive
Working on a variety of Healthcare and Education accounts working on Business to business communication and events management.
April 01 - Dec 02
Surrey Oaklands NHS Trust, Communications Officer
Working on internal and external communications, crisis management, writing and building the intra and extra net.
Projects and External work
Presented Student Voice and Community cohesion at BETT every year since 2005
Invited to exhibit pupils work at BAFTA: BVA every year since 2005
Consultant to BBC Education since 2007
Association of Citizenship Teachers associate - developing Citizenship in Schools around London
Presented at 4 conferences on designing Learning Spaces using young peoples voices
I Dream of Learning project - Students designing their own classroom of the future and implementing it using £30,000
Consultancy work with the V&A reviewing and helping to build resources for pupils about learning spaces
Citizen Schools community project - young people identifying issues within their community and improving it
Working with Sony to develop the use of PSPs in education and particularly the classroom.
Other Interests
Sailing: I am a competitive sailor and compete in South and East Coast competitions at weekends and during the summer holidays.
References
Please contact me if you would like more information or to speak to my referees
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