Experience

SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL HAMMERSMITH

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Drama

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  o Staff governor on the curriculum committee for the Board of Governors o Consistently outstanding external assessment academic results for GCSE and A-Level with AQA exam board GCSE 2020 9s - 26.6% 7+ -53% 5+- 93% APS 6.93 2019 9s - 11% 7+ - 50% 5+ -88.9% Progress 8 - 0.89 APS 6.38 2018 9s - 12.5% 7+- 45.8% 5+ - 91.7% Progress 8 - 1.095 APS 6.28 A Level 2020 A*-B100% ALPS 4 2019 A*- B 75% ALPS 5 2018 A*-B100% ALPS 2 o Manage drama staff including 1 part time teacher, 8 KS3 Drama teachers and 1 LAMDA teacher o Write and maintain all SOW from KS3-KS5 o Run a rigorous after school intervention program to support, stretch and challenge students in their external written assessment o Established partnerships with theatre companies to build students’ connection with artists and industry. This includes The Lyric Hammersmith in their Youth Company, The Bush Theatre through their playwriting and holiday programs and as an affiliate school of Les Enfants Terribles. o Convened the first Arts and Humanities Careers Day 2020 o Lead the cultural capital and theatre literacy in the school by organising over 20 theatre trips a year to fringe and mainstage productions in London o Directed four school productions – Girl Asleep by Matthew Whittet in 2017, Bugsy Malone in 2018, Great Expectations in promenade in 2019 and Antigone: The Rock Musical in 2020 (postponed). o Directed three KS3 Shakespeare productions as part of the Shakespeare Schools’ Festival – The Tempest set in Hawaii in 2017, a Beyonce inspired Antony and Cleopatra in 2018 and an 80s inspired mash-up in 2019. o A-Level devised performances – Life of Marie in 2018 inspired by Kneehigh Theatre, The Withered Arm in 2019 inspired by Berkoff and Songbird in the Soul Kitchen in 2020 inspired by Kneehigh o A-Level final acting performances – The House of Bernarda Alba in 2018, The Sweet Science of Bruising in 2019 and Glory on Earth in 2020 (cancelled) Show less



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Arts Writer and Digital Content Producer

  • Jul 2008 - Present

  -Education consultant for Dead Puppet Society’s London premier of The Wider Earth at The National History Museum 2018. This included leading on the marketing, advertising and PR of the production to London schools alongside the agency AKA, wrote the copy and designed all education marketing collateral including mail outs, EDMs, video content and media releases, liaised with producers in securing funding and donations, controlled the social media output Freelance writer for The Guardian Australia Culture section. Most recently published article in July 2015 was titled Brisbane’s new theatre boom and the Turquoise Elephant in the room about Brisbane playwrights. -Author of education notes for the publication of the new play Today We’re Alive by Dr Linden Wilkinson and published by Playlab. -Author of education resources and editor of In the Company of Actors documentary by Shark Island Productions re-release 2015 -Rehearsal intern and dramaturg for Samson by Julia-Rose Lewis at Playwriting Australia’s National Play Festival. Samson premiered at Belvoir in Sydney and La Boite Theatre Company in Brisbane in 2015. - Author of education resources for Peter Brook's The Grand Inquisitor at the Brisbane Festival, 2008 Show less



Kincoppal-Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart

• Head of Drama

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

  - While at KRB I have taught curriculum Drama to Years 9-12. - I have worked hard to bridge the gap between industry and schools, inviting artists into our classrooms to provide insight and learning extension for students. - KRB girls currently do not have the opportunity to study Drama in Years 7 and 8, which resulted in my initiation of the inaugural Year 7/8 production - The Trolleys by Sara West. By producing The Trolleys, KRB furthers a relationship with industry as the play is one of the first ATYP (Australian Theatre for Young People) foundation commissions; dedicated to publishing plays for students aged 11-13 years old. - I am passionate about cross-curricular projects and using Drama as a powerful pedagogical tool in other learning areas. Most recently this was seen in my delivery of a workshop at the Sacred Hearts Conference entitled "Using Drama pedagogy to build confidence, compassion and engagement in your classroom." - Year 10 Design and Technology students also collaborated with Drama students on the creation of the set for the recent school production, made entirely of materials from Reverse Garbage. Show less



Sydney Theatre Company

• Australia
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Education Projects Officer

  • Dec 2013 - Apr 2016

  - I was employed to help lead the Education Department at STC in a new direction. After mapping best practice I decided to centre student learning programs on learning enrichment and extension opportunities for high school students - Created student learning programs like no other offered in a cultural institutions in Australia. - ‘Young Wharfies’ aims to build student theatrical literacy and ability to analyse live theatre through attending performances and workshops - Work Experience Week for 25 students from across NSW. The week is an intensive program that explores all facets of the theatre company and links directly to the HSC curriculum - Increased participation by 400% to 2200 students at STC during OnStage Week in2016 - Researched, wrote and graphic designed STC Education suites to accompany main stage productions. These include an e-book, poster, designer sketchbook, worksheet and pre-show-in-the-know handout. These resources are now considered the best quality in all theatre companies and have copied by other arts organisations - Re-shape the STC Backstage Tours to be a “roving Drama classroom” that focuses on production elements, has interactive ipad technology and links to the NSW Drama Curriculum - Implement the STC Priority Schools Program offering 100 free tickets to high school students in Western Sydney who have never attended the theatre, as well as co-teach in their classroom alongside their teacher - Exclusive inside knowledge of the workings of the largest theatre company in Australia and the creative development of a directorial vision carried through all aspects of a play including set, costumes, sound and lighting choices - Produced and edited five STC Director Documentaries as part of the Digital STC strategy - Worked alongside the STC Marketing department in the creation of copy and images for all student learning program digital and hard copy marketing material including flyers, e-news and show programs and season brochures Show less



Drama New South Wales - NSW Drama Teaching Association

• Vice President - Communications and Drama Australia Liaison Officer

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  - Helped convene the International Drama Education Conference –Game Changer at NIDA in July 2015 - Managed a team of people to create and execute journal and e-news publications and our social media presence - Liaised with the national organisation, Drama Australia, about the activities of Drama NSW and staying up to do with issues concerning the Australian Curriculum and Arts Advocacy - Helped convene the International Drama Education Conference –Game Changer at NIDA in July 2015 - Managed a team of people to create and execute journal and e-news publications and our social media presence - Liaised with the national organisation, Drama Australia, about the activities of Drama NSW and staying up to do with issues concerning the Australian Curriculum and Arts Advocacy



Stuartholme School

• Australia
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Drama and Drama Teacher

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2013

  - Creation of units of work for middle and senior school Drama and writing the Senior Drama work programme in accordance with syllabus requirements - Worked alongside the school marketing team to increase enrolments through marketing Drama events to the wider community through publicity and touring events to the wider community - Negotiated industry partnerships with the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) and the Queensland Theatre Company to use Stuartholme as their base for workshops and performances - Worked as a member of a panel of teachers to monitor quality assurance of assessment and marking of senior student work at the Queensland Studies Authority (QCAA) - Started a Drama Club in 2010 in response to the growing drama culture and the desire of students to further their skills. The club has over 60 members from Years 8-12. Students attended weekly workshops and the theatre once a term - 3rd place in the state Shakespeare Competition – Shakefest in 2013 - Directed productions including - A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Crucible, The Imaginary Invalid and Macbeth - Produced annual Drama Festivals that celebrate Drama at Stuartholme where all Drama students in Years 8-11 perform pieces they have devised over a three month period. Show less