Adult Learning PROJECT COORDINATOR

• Nov 2020 - Present

Learning Partnerships is a Leeds based charity with almost 30 years experience of working in the inner city to provide opportunities and support for children, young people and adults to access education, employment, training and volunteering opportunities.We help people from the most disadvantaged areas of Leeds, some of the areas where we work are in the lowest 1% nationally on the index of multiple deprivation. Our ethos is to Engage – Inspire – Achieve through the work that we do. We aim to empower people to get the most out of life, by achieving their full potential.

'Lets Talk. Period.' EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING COORDINATOR

• Oct 2018 - Apr 2020

Tackling period poverty in EnglandEvery day 800 million women around the world have their period, and on average a biological female menstruates for a total of 8 years. But menstruation and periods are shrouded in secrecy and shame.The culture of stigma and taboo is having a devastating impact on the lives of girls in the UK. Period stigma, combined with the high cost of period products and a lack of education has led to what is being described as a toxic trio of ‘period poverty’.Let’s Talk Period was a project led by Brook in partnership with girls’ rights charity Plan International UK.This was a pilot scheme, which provided free period products, education and advice to people aged 12-25 years old across the UK who are vulnerable and disadvantaged. We primarily worked with young people living in areas of high deprivation.

RECRUITMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

• Apr 2017 - Oct 2018

“The cost of mental ill health to the economy, the NHS and society as a whole is £105 billion a year” (Department of Health, 15 February 2016)The Reader is a national charity which has pioneered the use of Shared Reading, a simple, non-medical yet powerful intervention which is proven to improve health and well-being, to increase social inclusion and strengthen communities. Shared Reading groups help people to make fewer visits to the GP, improve mood and relaxation and can assist in better understanding of themselves and those around them.Since 2017, The Reader has been building a volunteer-led movement across the North West. Volunteers were recruited to become part of region-wide network that would receive full training and ongoing support.

SCHOOLS COORDINATOR – Liverpool Learning Partnership

• Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

FOUNDER and DIRECTOR

• Nov 2015 - Mar 2018

The Real Junk Food Project (TRJFP) Liverpool is a not for profit CIC, part of a global network of Pay As You Feel concepts with the aim to abolish surplus food. We worked with national and local partners to intercept food destined for landfill and redistribute it through a pop-up restaurant, bespoke events and school partnerships. At start up in 2015, TRJFP Liverpool was the first of its kind in the city.

CLASS TEACHER and SUBJECT LEAD with TEACHING AND LEARNING RESPONSIBILITY

• Sep 2012 - Aug 2015

Class teacher in KS1, KS2 and KS3. Regarded as an outstanding practitioner in the classroom. Mainstream Class Teacher plus Special Needs Teacher for young adults aged 16-19 with a variety of additional needs ranging from deafness to ASD.

CLASS TEACHER and SUBJECT LEAD

• Sep 2008 - Aug 2012

Demonstrated a good, up-to-date working knowledge and understanding of a range of teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies and how to use and adapt them, including how to personalise learning to provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential. Planned and implemented lessons using International primary Curriculum (IPC).Supervised one Classroom Assistant, GTP student, two student teachers, organised events, PTA evenings and pastoral care.