Experience

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  SP4IL

  • Epsom Surrey UK

  • Education consultant Trainer & Author specialising in school libraries

    • 2013 - Present
    • Epsom Surrey UK

    Providing consultancy and training on a wide variety of education topics both in the UK and internationally (see website) Author of The Networked Librarian (2024, Facet) Creating a School Library with Impact (2023, Facet) Playing Games in the School Library (2021, Facet) and more Regular conference speaker online and in person. My degrees are in Biochemistry and Information Studies, Fellowship of CILIP and RSA post 16 teaching qualification Get in contact if you need some help, especially with your school library - my courses are renowned for being highly practical but rooted in sound pedagogical theory

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  Box Hill School

  • Mickleham, Dorking, Surrey

  • Senior Librarian

    • May 2008 - Jul 2014
    • Mickleham, Dorking, Surrey

    Set up a new library from scratch within 3 months. All aspects of Library management and special emphasis on teaching information literacy as this school offers the International Baccalaureate at 6th Form level alongside A Levels.

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  Access-It Software

  • Slough

  • UK Development Manager

    • Sep 2006 - May 2008
    • Slough

    Managing the UK office for a library software company. Demonstrating and selling software product, promotion, advertising attending conferences and exhibitions.

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  Epsom College

  • Epsom

  • College Librarian

    • Sep 1995 - Aug 2006
    • Epsom

    In charge of the Library and library staff. Academic appointment so mainly involved in information literacy and teaching aspects and overseeing Library Manager who was responsible for day to day running. School's first appointment as a professional librarian. Responsible for moving library to a gym conversion new all singing and dancing state of the art library in 1996.

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  Epsom & Ewell High School

  • Ewell

  • Learning Resource Manager

    • Sep 1993 - Sep 1995
    • Ewell

    Large comprehensive school - in charge of library and teaching information literacy

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  Bacon & Woodrow

  • Epsom

  • Head of Libraries

    • Sep 1989 - Sep 1993
    • Epsom

    Starting as a librarian in this actuarial firm I became head of the 5 regional libraries and amongst my responsibilities was writing Pensions News!

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  Taylor Nelson Sofres

  • Epsom

  • Senior Qualitative Research Executive

    • Mar 1985 - Sep 1989
    • Epsom

    Specialised in pharmaceutical market research

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  TMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Market Research Executive

    • Nov 1982 - Mar 1984
    • London, United Kingdom

    Qualitative market research in pharmaceuticals

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  Wellcome Research Laboratories

  • Beckenham

  • Information Scientist

    • Sep 1981 - Nov 1983
    • Beckenham

    Information science support to pharmaceutical researchers - included online databases and maintaining in house database system for overseas SDI service on microfiche.