Experience

Sarum Hall School

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

• Teacher

  • Jan 2021 - Present



RNLI

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Education Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2019

  I managed the RNLI's Youth Education work across the South East of England. This involved looking after a large team of volunteers and working closely with partner organisations to ensure that water safety messaging was disseminated effectively to young people in the region. I managed the RNLI's Youth Education work across the South East of England. This involved looking after a large team of volunteers and working closely with partner organisations to ensure that water safety messaging was disseminated effectively to young people in the region.



Oxford University Press

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Education Programmes Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

  Leadership and management of a portfolio of education programmes across the UK. Partnership work with internal stakeholders (e.g. marketing and publishing colleagues) and external partners (e.g. schools, local authorities and multi-academy trusts) was key to the success of these programmes. Leadership and management of a portfolio of education programmes across the UK. Partnership work with internal stakeholders (e.g. marketing and publishing colleagues) and external partners (e.g. schools, local authorities and multi-academy trusts) was key to the success of these programmes.



SafeWise

• SafeWise Bournemouth

• Centre Manager

  • Nov 2014 - Aug 2017

  Responsible for the successful operation of the SafeWise Safety Education Centre (part of the Safewise charity), which teaches essential safety skills to children. This involved line-management responsibility for paid staff as well as 40 volunteer tour-guides. The role involved staff and volunteer training/management, curriculum development (and evaluation), facilities management, marketing and event organisation, as well as the provision of support for fundraising and profile-raising events. Responsible for the successful operation of the SafeWise Safety Education Centre (part of the Safewise charity), which teaches essential safety skills to children. This involved line-management responsibility for paid staff as well as 40 volunteer tour-guides. The role involved staff and volunteer training/management, curriculum development (and evaluation), facilities management, marketing and event organisation, as well as the provision of support for fundraising and profile-raising events.



Dorset County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Services

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

  Advisor at Dorset County Council's Resources, Equipment and Toy Library, responsible for provision of advice regarding suitability of educational resources and toys for different ages/settings and for managing the database to ensure that all reservations of resources, equipment and toys were honoured appropriately. Advisor at Dorset County Council's Resources, Equipment and Toy Library, responsible for provision of advice regarding suitability of educational resources and toys for different ages/settings and for managing the database to ensure that all reservations of resources, equipment and toys were honoured appropriately.



Okeford Fitzpaine Primary School

• Blandford Forum, Dorset

• Class Teacher and Head of Literacy

  • 2009 - 2013

  Class Teacher Head of Literacy, ensuring that standards and results were improved throughout the school Marketing Co-ordinator, ensuring that school publicity and events (e.g. open days) were organised and run smoothly School Council Co-ordinator, ensuring that pupil-voice was utilised appropriately to help guide decision making Class Teacher Head of Literacy, ensuring that standards and results were improved throughout the school Marketing Co-ordinator, ensuring that school publicity and events (e.g. open days) were organised and run smoothly School Council Co-ordinator, ensuring that pupil-voice was utilised appropriately to help guide decision making



Fourfields Community Primary School

• Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

• Lower Key Stage 2 Co-ordinator

  • 2004 - 2009

  Class Teacher in charge of the day-to-day operation of the lower KS2 classes (5 teachers and 120 children) Responsible for the improvement of maths and literacy standards across the age-range Co-manager of the Inclusion Team, responsible for the progress and attainment of pupils with special educational needs (including responsibility for allocating and managing teaching assistants) Class Teacher in charge of the day-to-day operation of the lower KS2 classes (5 teachers and 120 children) Responsible for the improvement of maths and literacy standards across the age-range Co-manager of the Inclusion Team, responsible for the progress and attainment of pupils with special educational needs (including responsibility for allocating and managing teaching assistants)