Experience

Young Citizens

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Programmes and Learning

  • Jan 2018 - Present



Concordia

• Trustee

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2019

  I sat on the board of trustees at Concordia for 13 years providing governance to this amazing charity. I worked closely with the volunteer team to develop their department which supports the delivery of NCS in West Sussex, short and long term volunteering projects within the UK and overseas as well as running group volunteering programmes for schools and youth organisations. I also sat on the HR and Ops Committee and later on on the Finance and Risk sub-committee. I continue to support Concordia in an informal capacity.



Kidscape

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Training and Development Manager

  • Apr 2015 - Jan 2018

  Kidscape believe that all children should be able to grow up in a world free from bullying and harm, and that all adults have a responsibility to help keep children safe in order to reach their full potential. As Training and Development Manager my role involved designing, delivering and promoting a range of anti-bullying and safeguarding courses for professionals, parents and young people throughout the UK and in British schools overseas. Kidscape believe that all children should be able to grow up in a world free from bullying and harm, and that all adults have a responsibility to help keep children safe in order to reach their full potential. As Training and Development Manager my role involved designing, delivering and promoting a range of anti-bullying and safeguarding courses for professionals, parents and young people throughout the UK and in British schools overseas.



UK Youth

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

• Education and Training Manager

  • Jan 2005 - Mar 2015

  As Education and Training Manager at UK Youth I led a team of 6 talented and dedicated youth work trainers and regional development officers, 3 administrators and a range of freelance consultants and contractors. We worked together to offer a national programme of training for youth professionals, delivering training on a range of funded projects directly to young people, and supporting and quality assuring a suite of accredited learning programmes for young people. We also produced support materials and resources for supporting a quality approach to work with young people within the non-formal learning sector.

• Youth Achievement Awards Manager

  • Jul 2002 - Dec 2004

  As YAA Manager I developed the Youth Achievements Awards and helped the programme to establish itself as one of the key routes for recognising young people's achievements in the world of informal learning. During this time we redeveloped the materials, making them available in wide range of accessible formats and a variety of other languages.

• South East Regional Energiser

  • Jan 2000 - Jun 2002

  As an Energiser at UK Youth I worked closely with UK Youth's associations in the South East region. My role was to support them to develop as well as ensuring that UK Youth was well linked the 'grassroots' of youth work delivery. My legacy as an Energiser was to secure funding for a part time person to coordinate the regional links for an additional year.



CfBT Education Services

• India
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional English Language Faciliator

  • May 1994 - May 1997

  Based in the North of Namibia at the Ongwediva Teachers' Resource Centre, I was responsible for the upskilling of school teachers in the English language, their teaching in English and developing a learner centred approach to education. In order to reach over 800 school teachers (many of whom were based in very remote locations) we developed a cluster system with each cluster being led by a local lead teacher. Based in the North of Namibia at the Ongwediva Teachers' Resource Centre, I was responsible for the upskilling of school teachers in the English language, their teaching in English and developing a learner centred approach to education. In order to reach over 800 school teachers (many of whom were based in very remote locations) we developed a cluster system with each cluster being led by a local lead teacher.



VSO

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

• Secondary School English Language Coordinator

  • Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  Based in the town of Mafinga, near Iringa, in Tanzania, I worked with the Mufindi Educational Trust (MET) to support the English departments of its 7 secondary schools in the region. I also coordinated the Mafinga School library and taught English to classes. Based in the town of Mafinga, near Iringa, in Tanzania, I worked with the Mufindi Educational Trust (MET) to support the English departments of its 7 secondary schools in the region. I also coordinated the Mafinga School library and taught English to classes.



London Borough of Camden

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Year 6 Class Teacher

  • Jul 1990 - Dec 1991