Teaching

Qualifications:

BA (Hons) Drama, University of Manchester 1980

PGCE DRAMA Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 2004

MA Education Middlesex University 2008

PG Cert. PSHE University of Roehampton 2011

Responsibility Posts:

LAMDA Qualifications Coordinator 2005-2008

2ic PSHE and Citizenship 2006-7

Head of PSHE and Citizenship, Student Voice, Healthy Schools 2007-2019

Head of BTEC Health and Social Care 2015-19

Associate Assistant Headteacher 2015-17

Teaching Awards:

Chartered London Teacher 2010

Fellow of the College of Teaching 2010

HSJ Award for Innovation in Mental Health 2015 (Time2Talk Project)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Secondary school age 11-16)

2004-2020 Park View Academy/Park View School (from 2010)

Subjects taught: Drama (Also taught MFL with drama), PSHE, Citizenship,

Health and Social Care, Psychology, Religious Studies.

2003-04 PGCE

Placement at Hampstead School, Camden LEA, teaching Key Stages 3, 4 & 5 – 2 terms

2003 Post-16 team taught drama project at Claremont School and Copthall School

OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Drama workshops)

2003 - Sefton Arts College - drama workshops for Aida opera in education project

2000 - Spalding School drama workshops The Magic Flute opera in education project

1999 - Greenwich Millennium Theatre School – Shakespeare workshops

1997 - Bow Boys School - drama workshops for Carmen opera in education project

Private teaching, acting lessons and drama school entry audition speeches

1985-86 Whizzbang Children’s Entertainments – Old Bull Barnet – Summer Workshops

Actors Bridge Company – Irwell Valley High School – Drama workshops

1980-81 Whizzbang Children’s Entertainments – drama workshops in youth clubs