Qualifications
- Geography A level
- B.Ed (2nd Class Honours); Subjects: Geography and Education
- Full driving licence
- Outdoor First Aid trained
- Level 3 Forest School Leader
- Level 2 Outdoor Food Hygiene Certificate
- WSCC approved provider of outdoor learning in West Sussex
- Enhanced DBS certificate number 001457455594
Classroom teaching
- Taught Key Stage 1 in various local schools including Edward Bryant Primary School and Rose Green Infant School
- Supply teacher for a number of years covering Key Stage 1 and 2
Field teaching
- Planning & liaising with teachers
- Preparing teaching notes
- Designing new programmes to meet curriculum requirements
- Teaching groups of 5 – 18+ year olds
- Designing age appropriate activities
- Creating resources
- Managing health and safety including writing risk assessments
- School visits
- Record keeping
Resource development
- Website resources. Production of virtual field trips, other online pages and online games for education website.
- Worksheets and activities for all ages
- Display material for public exhibitions
- PowerPoint presentations
- Species ID sheets
- Maps
- INSET training
- Schools workshops – migration and rivers
Project management
- Greenshank project (bird migration). Researching, writing and producing schools-based educational material for use on-site and online
- Gifted and Talented Programme - Managing all aspects of providing intellectually challenging enrichment days for gifted and talented children from across West Sussex, including programme writing and delivery, team management, administration and budget management
- Streamers - Working with local primary schools to monitor water quality in the local streams to understand the importance of wetland habitats
- After School Wildlife Clubs - Organising, planning, running and budget management of clubs for local schools
Partnerships
- Chidham School - Worked with the school to embed knowledge and understanding of Chichester Harbour into the school curriculum so that each child has a thorough appreciation of the importance of their local environment by the time they leave school.
- Arundel Wetland Centre - Sale of my children’s information book on water voles and children’s activities
- Chichester University - Contributed to the outdoor learning programme
- Chichester Canal - Researched, designed, wrote the text and did most of the photography for 12 interpretation boards along the length of the canal.
- Chichester Canal Visitor Centre - Designed and produced the displays for the new visitor centre at the Canal Basin, which provide information about the history and wildlife of the canal. Designed and produced a walk leaflet with points of interest for all ages.
- Arun Biodiversity Forum and Arun District Council - Providing outdoor learning sessions in Hotham Park’s renovated Discovery Garden
