Experience

Carclew

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Schools (Arts Programs)

  • Sep 2023 - Present



Adelaide Contemporary Experimental

• Australia
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Coordinator

  • Jan 2023 - Present



FELTspace

• Australia
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Director

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Art Education Australia

• Committee Member (Education Resource Development)

  • Nov 2022 - Sep 2023



National Association for the Visual Arts

• Australia
• Retail Art Supplies
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Coordinator, Schools

  • Apr 2022 - May 2023



Art Gallery of South Australia

• Australia
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educator and Artist Facilitator

  • Nov 2019 - Apr 2022

• Teen Programs Officer

  • May 2018 - Nov 2019



Carclew

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Artist

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

  2017 Flip Books for ‘Carclew at the Movies’, City of Tea Tree Gully and Carclew 2016 Pictures that Pop (Up). Pop-up pictures and illustration, Explore Arts workshop, Carclew 2016 Motion Pictures. Flip-book and moving pictures, Explore Arts workshop, Carclew 2016 Imagined Gardens (exquisite corpse mixed-media drawings), Explore Arts workshop, Carclew 2016 Plant Patterns (botanical specimen illustrations and hand made continuous patterns), Explore Arts workshop, Carclew. 2016 Paint Like Picasso (portraiture using acrylic paints), Stirling Arts Festival 2016 Feelings on Paper (portraiture and conceptual art using oil pastels), Explore Arts workshop, Carclew. 2016 Mexican Art (assisting artist, Annette Zalkauskas), Explore Arts workshop, Carclew. 2016 Monster Makeup Mayhem (assisting artist, Pip Strachan), Explore Arts workshop, Carclew. 2016 Food Art (illustration using coloured pencil), Explore Arts workshop, Carclew. 2016 Flag painting (painting workshop), Carclew/Little Heroes Foundation. 2016 Carclew volunteer for WOMADelaide. Show less



Through Art

• Artists and Writers

• Artist

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Through Art developed and delivered challenging, inquiry-based learning programs that engaged young people in learning literacy and numeracy skills through the visual arts. Through Art was based at Carclew as a resident in their arts business initiative Fifth Quarter in 2016. Through Art developed and delivered challenging, inquiry-based learning programs that engaged young people in learning literacy and numeracy skills through the visual arts. Through Art was based at Carclew as a resident in their arts business initiative Fifth Quarter in 2016.



Department for Education, South Australia

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visual Arts Teacher

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017



Fortismere School

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Educational Needs Teacher

  • Nov 2013 - Jul 2014

  Key roles: - Teacher of: Year 7 Withdrawal Literacy Support for low reading age of 6-8 years (1 hour per day) Year 7 Breakfast Club low reading ages of 8-10 years (30 minutes before school everyday) Year 11 Entry Level English AQA Certificate Year 10 EML (English, Maths, Literacy) focussing on literacy, numeracy, extra English and study skills support Year 12 and 13 Study Skills Class for at-risk and SEN Statement students Home Class Teacher of years 7-10 1:1 Subject support for years 10, 11, 12 and 13 - Primary Key Worker to eight students Achievements: - Designed, implemented and managed a 3 Wave Dyslexia Intervention and Policy - Designed and implemented Dyslexia Staff Training for whole Special Educational Needs Department - Designed, implemented and managed Year 7 Withdrawal Literacy Support and Breakfast Club curriculum - Designed, implemented and managed Year 12 and 13 Study Skills Class curriculum - Assisted in co-writing an Access Arrangement and Diagnostic Assessment Policy Key Tasks: - Managed SEN Statements and reports to secure ongoing government funding. - Carried out and analysed diagnostic assessments for dyslexia, reading age and related learning difficulties using Lucid Lass, Lucid Exact, Touch Type Read Spell, Renaissance Learning STAR Reading Test to inform teaching and learning, and to give advice to parents and teachers. - Worked with students with ASD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, BSED, GLD), ESL, hearing difficulties, sight difficulties, memory processing difficulties and students who are fostered and adopted. - Provided specific advise regarding appropriate differentiation and behaviour management. Show less