Experience

Independent Schools Inspectorate

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Inspector Educational Oversight Private Further Education

  • Jun 2015 - Present

  Team Inspector for Educational Oversight Inspections for Private Further Education institutions. Operating as part of a multi-skilled Inspection team, Inspectors take part in inspection visits to the premises of Language schools and Private Further Education providers. Team Inspector for Educational Oversight Inspections for Private Further Education institutions. Operating as part of a multi-skilled Inspection team, Inspectors take part in inspection visits to the premises of Language schools and Private Further Education providers.



Royal Academy of Dance

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of Quality Assurance

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

  Responsible for managing and delivering the Quality Assurance of undergraduate and postgraduate degree, diploma and certificate awards. Managing relationships with validating Universities. Institutional facilitator for QAA review. Responsible for managing and delivering the Quality Assurance of undergraduate and postgraduate degree, diploma and certificate awards. Managing relationships with validating Universities. Institutional facilitator for QAA review.



Trinity College London

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Consultant Professional Performing Arts Diplomas

  • Nov 2011 - Jan 2014

  Lead assessor at Trinity College London, responsible for quality assuring Professional Performing Arts Diplomas - full-time vocational training courses in Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre and Production Skills required for students in receipt of Drama and Dance Award funding. Ensured professional performer training is vocationally relevant whilst meeting OFQUAL’s validation requirements. Managed the training and standardisation for the team of 35 assessors. Lead assessor at Trinity College London, responsible for quality assuring Professional Performing Arts Diplomas - full-time vocational training courses in Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre and Production Skills required for students in receipt of Drama and Dance Award funding. Ensured professional performer training is vocationally relevant whilst meeting OFQUAL’s validation requirements. Managed the training and standardisation for the team of 35 assessors.



Conference of Drama Schools

• Executive Secretary

  • 2002 - Oct 2011

  Sole employee and Company Secretary. Responsible for financial management; quadrupling reserves while increasing activity. Produced targeted marketing to explain the range of training and funding available to students. Transformed the annual CDS Guide to Drama Training and developed the interactive website drama.ac.uk. Co-ordinated the teams that created the Sam Wanamaker Festival at Shakespeare’s Globe and the Scottish Daily Mail awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Co-authored report on the experience of BME students in Drama Schools. Retained the leading 22 drama schools in the UK as members during a period of great change. Show less



The Arvon Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant National Director

  • Jan 2001 - Jul 2002

  Responsible for the marketing and public relations of Britain's largest creative writing training provider. Marketing the range of Aron's weekly courses and the annual poetry competition. Line-managing the managers of four residential writing centres. Responsible for the marketing and public relations of Britain's largest creative writing training provider. Marketing the range of Aron's weekly courses and the annual poetry competition. Line-managing the managers of four residential writing centres.



BBC Worldwide

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Writer

  • Jun 1986 - Jul 1988

  Writing copy for to sell programmes and raise co-production finance. Writing copy for to sell programmes and raise co-production finance.



British Council

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Overseas Career Service

  • 1984 - 1986

  Section Head, Technical Training Department: line manager to 9 programme officers Assistant Representative, Tel-Aviv Israel: planning tours from visiting UK Theatre companies Regional Officer, Middle East and North Africa Department: briefing visitors to Council offices in the region. Section Head, Technical Training Department: line manager to 9 programme officers Assistant Representative, Tel-Aviv Israel: planning tours from visiting UK Theatre companies Regional Officer, Middle East and North Africa Department: briefing visitors to Council offices in the region.