Experience

Norland College

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Managing Editor of the Norland Educare Research Journal (NERJ)

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  I am the first point of contact for queries regarding the Norland Educare Research Journal (NERJ). My role includes handling expressions of interest from potential authors and sourcing potential authors.

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Conducted the qualitative thematic analysis of case study data for Phase 2 of the Attachment Aware Schools project. A Co-authored report and sole-authored paper for publication were produced. Attended a core Emotion Coaching training weekend in March 2023.



Birmingham City University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PHD Student

  • 2017 - Present

  I am currently investigating the relationship between implicit secure base script knowledge and mentoring script knowledge. This involves laboratory based assessments of participant implicit script knowledge and quantitative analysis of the resulting data. The relationship aspect of mentoring is a passion of mine, having witnessed the positive impact this can have on the aspirations and achievements of students, people with mental health related issues, and people recovering from addictions. Alongside my PhD, I have received training from Professor Harriet Waters in the use of the Attachment Script Assessment (ASA), Mentoring Script Assessment (MSA), and the intensive two week AAI theoretical training in July 2021 with Professor Miriam Steele and Professor Howard Steele. I have successfully completed the Introduction to Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and a PGCert in Research. Show less



Branches Mental Health Hub (based at Telford College)

• Wellington, UK

• Student Counsellor

  • May 2017 - Sep 2017

  • Provided regular counselling and crisis support to further education students experiencing mental health difficulties • Initiated collaboration between, and with, the personal tutors, full-time student counsellor, the sexual health counsellor. This resulted in students receiving holistic support tailored to meet their individual needs • Tailored my approach to suit individuals so that students received caring and effective counselling that enabled them to feel understood whilst also developing their resilience • Provided Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy sessions Show less



Telford Mind

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health Worker

  • 2017 - 2017

  • Part of a team providing service users with an intensive short-term Listening Service enabling them to address one specific concern of their choosing. Concerns included anxiety, low self-esteem, sleeping difficulties, agoraphobia, and grief • A range of approaches were used that included listening, targeted action planning, coaching, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy • Part of a team providing service users with an intensive short-term Listening Service enabling them to address one specific concern of their choosing. Concerns included anxiety, low self-esteem, sleeping difficulties, agoraphobia, and grief • A range of approaches were used that included listening, targeted action planning, coaching, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy



Branches mental health hub (also known as Telford Aftercare Team - TACT)

• Telford, England, United Kingdom

• Support Worker

  • 2017 - 2017

  • Worked as part of a team for this dynamic and effective peer mentoring service to provide crisis and ongoing social and emotional support tailored to service user needs • Worked with service users on an individual basis to help them examine and understand their own mental health status, aid them with addiction recovery where appropriate, and co-led some mental health support group sessions • The key person on alternate Saturdays, responsible for the smooth running of the centre, supervising the volunteers, ensuring service user needs were met, managing potential volatile and aggressive service user behaviour, and safeguarding staff and service users Show less



Sova (known as Change Grow Live from March 2019)

• Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

• Course author

  • 2017 - 2017

  • Authored 13 Sova courses, each with accompanying tutor guidance, for delivery to an estimated 20,000 students within prisons and the probation service • Courses are grouped into two types: personal development and employability • The tutor guidance informs delivery and inclusive assessment • Each learning task has been designed to improve confidence, develop reflective skills, and teach specific study skills (e.g., efficient reading, note taking, mind mapping, and summarising information) • Provided Sova delivery staff with training workshops held in several locations across Britain to prepare them to deliver and assess these courses. Training was designed to engage staff in dynamic, challenging, active learning tasks that required reflection on their current methods of course delivery, feedback and assessment, and to experiment with alternatives Show less



Shrewsbury Colleges Group

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Quality Coordinator

  • 2012 - 2017

  • Course Leader, tutor, assessor and IQA for Assessment and Quality Assurance qualifications • Lead Internal Quality Assurer for the Employability suite of qualifications • Member of the Safeguarding Committee. Addressed the lack of off-site safeguarding sessions by creating a safeguarding curriculum for off-site apprenticeship students for delivery by non-specialist assessors, in a range of off-site locations. • Sub-Link Manager for the Apprenticeships in Engineering during an Ofsted inspection in 2014, achieving grade 2 (Good) • Master Administrator for the e-portfolio Smart Assessor and responsible for training staff in its use across curriculum areas Show less



Huntingdonshire Regional College

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• College Lead Internal Verifier

  • 2001 - 2011

  • Initially a peripatetic assessor and tutor but later promoted to course leader, tutor, and Internal Quality Assurer of NVQ Children’s Care Learning & Development, levels 2 & 3. The provision grew during this time • Following promotion to College Lead Internal Verifier I oversaw the college approach to the annual BTEC review process across all curriculum departments, which was passed with excellent feedback • Designed the college course management processes across all curriculum areas, conducted audits to check compliance and provided training to individuals with gaps in their knowledge of course management and to new course leaders • Designed streamlined assessment and Internal Quality Assurance processes and documents across all further education taught and NVQ programmes. Documents were designed to dovetail so that information was not replicated. This significantly reduced the number of forms assessors and quality assurers were required to complete • Trained staff from all curriculum areas in the use of the course management, assessment and quality assurance documentation, and assessment and Internal Quality Assurance best practice • I was an assessor, tutor, and IQA for the Assessor and Internal Quality Assurance Awards and Coordinated the NVQ Assessor Observation team, resulting in measurable improvements in assessment practice across college departments • Member of the Curriculum Review, Development and Support Team, the Staff Development Committee and the Quality Assurance Group Show less