Experience

Successful Mums Career Academy

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  Successful Mums Career Academy is an award-winning training company for mums, offering fully funded career focused, back-to-work and business start-up training. Successful Mums was created in 2014, after seeing first-hand the barriers that mums faced returning to work. Spurred on by my background in coaching and training I embarked on a mission to give one hundred mums the lifeline they needed to get back to work. To date, we have supported over 7,000 mums to find flexible work around their families. At Successful Mums, we know that the biggest hurdles our learners face are confidence, career advice and childcare. We can help with all of these. In fact, 92% of our learners say our courses gave them the confidence they needed to take a leap forward in their career. As a team of mums, we understand the demands women face juggling work and family life and Successful Mums doesn’t just provide tailored career information, advice, and guidance, we help our learners find jobs that fit around their family and childcare. We know the majority aren’t looking for a 9am to 5pm job and we support them in finding the right job for their own personal situation. We rely on funding for our core courses which focus on supporting mums back to work or to turning a business idea into reality. This funding also supports other nationally accredited courses to help parents enhance their skill set and add a recognised and relevant qualification to their CV, such as Digital Skills and IT. At Successful Mums we have worked hard to carve out a niche business model that works. We believe having a baby shouldn’t mark the end of a career, instead it should signify the start of a new chapter. Show less



JK Training and Consultancy

• Trainer and Consultant

  • Apr 2011 - May 2014

  Staff training in the Training & Skills Sector including Apprenticeships, Technology to support learners and Employer engagement. Staff training in the Training & Skills Sector including Apprenticeships, Technology to support learners and Employer engagement.



MiddletonMurray

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing & Branding

  • Mar 2013 - Feb 2014

  Working with the CEO Angela Middleton, managing marketing, branding and the implementation of commercial training. Working with the CEO Angela Middleton, managing marketing, branding and the implementation of commercial training.



eTraining Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Apr 2010 - Mar 2011

  Overall operational management of company including all programmes and staffing. Bid for and won various new contracts including routes into work programme, learner & employer responsive funding. Design & delivery of innovative learning materials for housing association routes into work programme. Overall operational management of company including all programmes and staffing. Bid for and won various new contracts including routes into work programme, learner & employer responsive funding. Design & delivery of innovative learning materials for housing association routes into work programme.



London South East Colleges

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Contracts Manager

  • Jan 2002 - Mar 2010

  Managed various Government contracts, influenced cross college departments to meet outcome targets. Developed, supported & managed a team of 12 staff and peripatetic assessors ensuring SFA, Ofsted, Sector Skills Council & Awarding body criteria was met. Negotiated & managed sub contracted provision to local partners including private providers. Vice chair & board member of the work based learning alliance supporting & developing London Providers. Managed various Government contracts, influenced cross college departments to meet outcome targets. Developed, supported & managed a team of 12 staff and peripatetic assessors ensuring SFA, Ofsted, Sector Skills Council & Awarding body criteria was met. Negotiated & managed sub contracted provision to local partners including private providers. Vice chair & board member of the work based learning alliance supporting & developing London Providers.



Transed Europe

• Consultant

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

  Bid for, won and managed ESF project to support prison learners with career development opportunities. Bid for, won and managed ESF project to support prison learners with career development opportunities.



Education and Skills Funding Agency

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Claims Manager

  • Feb 1992 - Jan 2001

  Introduced quality improvement plan to increase apprentice achievement rates. Reconciling training provider funding claims to meet government contractual requirements. Managing & developed six team members. Introduced quality improvement plan to increase apprentice achievement rates. Reconciling training provider funding claims to meet government contractual requirements. Managing & developed six team members.



PCS Training

• Course Coordinator

  • Aug 1989 - Jan 1992

  Coordinated funding paperwork for learners, maximising funding income. Mentored young learners providing motivational support to increase confidence and interview skills. Coordinated funding paperwork for learners, maximising funding income. Mentored young learners providing motivational support to increase confidence and interview skills.