Rachel Lowden
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Experience
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Tyne Coast College
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Quality reviewer
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Aug 2022 - Present
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The National Beauty Academy
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead IQA Delivery manager & Beauty assessor/tutor
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Nov 2020 - Aug 2022
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The beauty academy
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Gateshead
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Beauty tutor
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Nov 2019 - Oct 2020
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Tyne Metropolitan College
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Team Leader, Lead IQA, Mentor & Trainer in beauty therapy
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Jan 2013 - Dec 2019
Team leader and lead IQA for hair, beauty, floristry and catering departments, liaising with all members of staff and management. Responsibilities include holding standardisation meetings with all service industries staff, support staff in their roles, monitor attendance and retention, confirming and recording with all staff that all learners are registered for their qualifications after the 42 days. Organising and document staff CPD to adhere to industries standard guild lines for staff members. Co-ordinate the IQA process and liaise with the EQA’s for each Service Industries department. As beauty IQA my role includes planning and preparing sampling plans for assessors and self, request log books in timely manner and perform quality assurance practical observations, questionnaires and interviews with learners ensuring standards are met and give relevant & concise feedback to assessors. Current case load including VRQ and NVQ levels 2/3 - 40+ learners. My beauty therapy trainer role I facilitate learners for VRQ levels 1, 2 & 3 and NVQ level 2 & 3, course leader for level 2 & 3 VRQ and NVQ completing individual, group and course 6 weekly reviews, complete individual course SARS & QIPS to contribute to the department SAR. Plan, implement and provide learners with formative and summative assessment to check learner’s progress and development throughout the year and to achieve their qualification. Produce scheme of works for myself and learners to check progress, complete session plans and inspirational resources to aid learning. From the start of a learner’s journey I am involved with initial advice and guidance, interviewing learners and enrolment on the correct course for them within college and city and guilds guidelines, workshops and induction, registering learners with city and guilds and claiming certificate’s at the end of the course. Show less
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Skills North East Limited
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United Kingdom
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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IQA
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Feb 2017 - Dec 2017
Liaising with the quality manager and assessors to ensure quality processes are carried out, meet qualification standards (VTCT) and are standardised throughout levels and learners. Responsibilities include planning for interim and final portfolio verification, learner interviews and questionnaires and carrying out assessor observations giving relevant and developmental feedback. Liaising with the quality manager and assessors to ensure quality processes are carried out, meet qualification standards (VTCT) and are standardised throughout levels and learners. Responsibilities include planning for interim and final portfolio verification, learner interviews and questionnaires and carrying out assessor observations giving relevant and developmental feedback.
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Pearson
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United Kingdom
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Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Standards verifier
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Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
To quality assure learners work either remotely or within colleges to check and assess standards are maintained for learners to gain a BTEC in beauty therapy. To quality assure learners work either remotely or within colleges to check and assess standards are maintained for learners to gain a BTEC in beauty therapy.
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Newcastle College
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Instructor in beauty therapy
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Aug 2011 - Nov 2012
• As an instructor at Newcastle college/Intraining I have taught on level 2 and 3 courses including manicure, pedicure, eye treatment, facials, waxing, massage, Indian head treatments, stone therapy, electrical; facials & body treatments all including the required knowledge and Anatomy & physiology to complete the course. Shadowed for development in makeup and supported staff in create an image assessments. Completed formative and summativeApprenticeship instructor and assessor I taught the students one day a week on a level 3 program, assess them using e track portfolios, visit them in salon every 28 day and conduct 12 week reviews, liaise with the salon manager/owner for student updates and progress, recruit salons and students for the program, complete enrolments (expression of interests), sign ups and action plans and document evidence, completing paperwork in a timely and effective manner.Liaise with the IQA for timely assessments on e track and paper based portfolios and Intraining management on new processes or e • Duties include registers, learner view, reports, attend meetings (section & school), curriculum, scheme of work and lesson planning.• Salon duty manager in the Retreat is a working beauty salon in which I manage a group of volunteer students who are the elite hand picked from their groups to be elite therapists on a Saturday. I over see the students carrying out the treatments and support them when necessary, develop them for the salon manager and dispenser role for a salon manager certificate, organize the day including clients and stock taking at beginning and end of day, deal with any unforeseeable issues in the day and liaise with reception and Salon manager. Show less
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Beauty Technician
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Oct 2010 - Aug 2011
Within Newcastle College my role as beauty technician was to aid the learners and teaching staff with the resources needed for each class thus keeping detailed stock control for ordering and audit. This job was a challenge as I have had to implement many systems and procedures as the experienced member of staff has been absent due to sickness and had no one to show me the regular procedures used. Updating COSHH, data sheets for products and risk assessment files for all machinery. Every class has a requisition for products or equipment that needs to be set up for the start of a session and put away at the end, thus using my organization and time management skills to the full. I have planned, organized and implemented a whole floor dispensary/stock room relocation for better use of the equipment, products and time. Show less
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Beauty Therapist
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May 2003 - Sep 2011
As a beauty therapist I built up a good client base for myself over the eight years of working at Janice Eggleston Health and Beauty. I was a trusted and well respected therapist for the clients that delivers individual treatments and product advice. Within the beauty salon I have supervised and managed staff member’s duties included to handle the opening and closing of the salon, all cashing up duties and securing of monies on a day to day basis. As a beauty therapist I built up a good client base for myself over the eight years of working at Janice Eggleston Health and Beauty. I was a trusted and well respected therapist for the clients that delivers individual treatments and product advice. Within the beauty salon I have supervised and managed staff member’s duties included to handle the opening and closing of the salon, all cashing up duties and securing of monies on a day to day basis.
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South Tyneside College
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Beauty lecturer
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Mar 2009 - Jun 2009
Working at South Tyneside College as a beauty lecturer gave myself good experience in teaching and assessing students learning and development. These give me the knowledge to assess each individual and facilitate to their needs and to further develop within my own studies. I taught level 2 NVQ Manicure (BT7) and pedicure (BT8).
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Support lecturer
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Feb 2009 - Jun 2009
I supported students completing level 2 NVQ beauty therapy qualification mainly with written tests and assignments one to one but also within the classroom setting for practical or theory tasks given in sessions.
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Education
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Tynemet college
Functional skills english L2, Education -
Tynemet college
IQA, Education -
South tyneside college
Cert Ed, Post 16 education -
South Tyneside college
A1 assessors, Education -
South Tyneside college
Level 3 holistic therapy, Holistic Health -
South tyneside college
Beauty therapy level 2 & 3