Higher Education Liaison Manager

• Feb 2022 - Present

-Line managing the Swindon team to deliver widening participation programmes in schools and colleges -Leading on the design and delivery of underrepresented group programmes for care experienced students, young carers and service pupils.-Overseeing Study Higher communications

Outreach Hub and Communications Manager

• Sep 2019 - Present

Established the Study Higher outreach hub with a total project delivery budget of £64k including:-Line managing 3 hub assistants with responsibility for engaging with 30 schools providing widening participation programmes (achieving 2,496 interactions with students via events/activities between Sept 2020-July 2021), and providing signposting to an additional 100+ schools.-Establishing funding models and monitoring budgets for schools accessing Study Higher funding.-Establishing three new projects to target underrepresented groups including young adult carers, care-experienced students and service pupils. -Project managing two virtual Study Higher conferences (2020 and 2021).Additionally I held responsibility for Study Higher communications. I wrote the communications strategy to support all of Study Higher's work including:-Re-developing and maintaining the Study Higher website resulting in an almost 80% increase in new users to the website in 2021-2022 compared with 2020-2021.-Establishing and managing a communications team to create and deliver social media content plans increasing engagement across Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram from Sept 2020- Aug 2022.-Re-establishing an external newsletter for schools, colleges and external stakeholders, increasing subscribers by 66% between Sept 2020-Aug 2022.-Initiating a fortnightly internal newsletter for the team with updates about programmes running across the regions, recruitment, CPD, relevant reading material etc. Show less

Young Learner Senior Teacher

• Jun 2018 - Jul 2019

Management duties including:• Teacher observations and feedback, monthly 1:1 supervisions, induction and support.• Developing course plans, syllabi, and assessments for students.• Co-ordinating and managing the 5-week summer camp (45 children per week)• Organising and facilitating school events e.g. Christmas parties, Parents evening.Teaching duties including:• Teaching young learners aged from 4-18 (4 hours per week).• Cambridge speaking examiner for young learners

English Language Teacher

• Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

English Language Teacher

• Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

English Language Teacher

• Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

• Lesson planning and delivery to students aged from 4+ to adults • Developing new course materials. • Writing regular student progress reports and recommendations with 1:1 feedback meetings. • Interviewing and assessing new students. • Lesson planning and delivery to students aged from 4+ to adults • Developing new course materials. • Writing regular student progress reports and recommendations with 1:1 feedback meetings. • Interviewing and assessing new students.

Sexual Violence and Gangs Project Worker

• Aug 2012 - Jan 2015

The nia project is a charity for women and children who have experienced male violence. My role involved working with young women aged 12-25 as part of a new Big Lottery funded programme called Safe Choices. To be referred, young women had to be at risk or experiencing sexual/domestic violence or gang association. Most young women were also completely disengaged with support services e.g. school, CAMHS, social services. Engaging these young women was a challenge; with their history and experience of trauma and mistrust of services which may criminalise them before recognising their experience of exploitation. My key achievements and duties were: • Established the ‘Safe Choices’ programme in Hackney youth services, building a professional network for referrals and delivering 1:1 interventions for high risk young women. • Established preventative programmes in schools and youth clubs in Hackney delivering 6-week workshops about violence against women, gangs and relationships. • Delivering training to professionals. Show less

Children's Rights Co-ordinator

• Sep 2011 - Jul 2012

• Line management of the Asylum Advocate and Participation Worker.• Advocacy support for care experienced young people and care leavers including attending review or personal education plan meetings, supporting young people to write complaints or access legal advice.• Compiling monthly and quarterly reports for the local authority, facilitating team learning and development and overseeing service promotion.

Participation Worker

• Sep 2009 - Sep 2011

Established the first ‘Children in Care Council’ in Hillingdon for care experienced young people which involved;• Facilitating two monthly meetings (aged 8-14 and 15-24 years).• Creating a community for care experienced students to share lived experiences and develop friendships.• Supporting members to evaluate the services they receive whilst in care, develop recommendations and present these to senior leaders in the local authority.• Organising consultation and activity days for wider groups of young people.• Training young people to interview and deliver training to staff. Show less