Experience

Birmingham Museums Trust

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Learning Officer

  • Aug 2012 - Present

  Develop and deliver workshops for schools, relating to the history galleries at Birmingham Museum. Produce online resources to provide additional material for schools. Develop and deliver workshops for schools, relating to the history galleries at Birmingham Museum. Produce online resources to provide additional material for schools.



Science Museum, London

• Science Museum

• Explainer

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  Worked on the interactive galleries engaging with the general public and school groups. Aided visitors in their exploration of the exhibits, as well as providing talks, demonstrations and shows. Helped develop training resources for new explainers, such as videos on how to engage people with exhibits and explaining exhibits using makaton. Learnt exhibits in French in order to reach a larger and more diverse range of visitors. Worked on the interactive galleries engaging with the general public and school groups. Aided visitors in their exploration of the exhibits, as well as providing talks, demonstrations and shows. Helped develop training resources for new explainers, such as videos on how to engage people with exhibits and explaining exhibits using makaton. Learnt exhibits in French in order to reach a larger and more diverse range of visitors.



National Media Museum

• Explainer

  • Mar 2011 - Jul 2011



The Manchester Museum and Birmingham Museum

• Freelance museum educator

  • Sep 2010 - Jul 2011

  Delivered education workshops to schools in the museum and as part of the outreach team. Delivered education workshops to schools in the museum and as part of the outreach team.