Born 1990

Education

2013 – 2017 MA Collaborative Practice, Manchester School of Art, MMU, MANCHESTER – Pass with Merit

2014 – 2015 PGCE Secondary Art & Design, Birley Fields, MMU, MANCHESTER – QTS with Merit (Outstanding)

2010 – 2013 BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design, Manchester School of Art, MMU, MANCHESTER – Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1)

2009 – 2010 BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, Manchester School of Art, MMU, MANCHESTER – Pass with Distinction

2007 – 2009 Post 16 Centre, Glossopdale Community College

2002 – 2007 Glossopdale Community College

Work Experience

Secondary Teacher of Art & Design (11-18)

North West, UK, September 2014 – present:

• New Mills School (Derbyshire): Teacher of Art & Design (part-time), September 2020-present
• Premier Education Ltd, Supply Teacher & Cover Supervisor (part-time), September 2016-August 2020
• Hazel Grove High School (Stockport): NQT (Pass), September 2015-August 2016 (Maternity Cover)
• Abraham Moss Community School (Manchester): Block B, ITT (PGCE), January-May 2015
• Audenshaw School (Tameside): Block A, ITT (PGCE), October-December 2014

Creative Practitioner & Freelance Arts Educator

Greater Manchester, UK, June 2013 – present:

• February-October 2019: Wild about Ceramics Residency, New Mills School, Derbyshire; Arts Council England Lottery funded
• February 2018: Half-term Family Workshop, The Clay Studio, Manchester; creating a clay bug
• May-December 2017: Collaborative Artist Residency, Hazel Grove High School, Stockport; Arts Council England Lottery funded
• May 2017: Big Saturday: Plants & Us, The Manchester Museum; “Butterflies & Moths” drop-in art workshop
• February-April 2017: Manchester Academy, Hulme; “Flowers” Year 5 Art sessions, Primary Transition Project
• November 2016: Big Saturday: People, Pandas and the Planet, The Manchester Museum; “Flowers” drop-in art workshop
• January 2015: Millbrook Primary School, Stalybridge; “Remembrance” Year 5 art workshop
• June 2014: The Butterfly Ball Exhibition, MCBF, MMU; drop-in art workshop
• February-April 2014: St. John’s RC Primary School, Chorlton; Year 5 & 6 afterschool Art club
• November 2013: Millbrook Primary School, Stalybridge; “The Butterfly Ball” Year 5 art workshop
• November 2013: Oulder Hill Community College, Rochdale; Year 11 ceramic workshop
• August 2013: Friends of the Earth Garden, Dig the City, Manchester; drop-in art workshop
• August 2013: Big Saturday: Bees, The Manchester Museum; drop-in art workshop

Customer Assistant Non-Food

Tesco Stores Ltd, Glossop, UK, November 2013 – August 2015:

• Customer Service Desk; High-Value and Health & Beauty Replenishment

Widening Participation Ambassador

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, January 2011 – August 2015, November 2016 – August 2017:

• Co-ordinator, Year 10 & 11 Residential Summer Schools 2015
• Session facilitator, Manchester Academy Year 7 Summer School (August 2013 & 2015)
• Session leader & facilitator, Primary, Ddeaf, Year 8, 9, & 10 Visit Days
• Session leader, Year 10 Residential Summer Schools (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
• Ambassador, Manchester Higher Initiative (January 2012 – August 2014)

Art & Design Outreach Mentor [NASES Institutional Award: Student Employee of the Year 2013]

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, January 2010 – August 2014:

• Workshop leader, Northenden Community Primary, After-school Club (2013)
• Workshop leader, Creative Week, MMU (July 2010-2013)
• Workshop facilitator, Firing Up Project Crafts Council, MMU & Abraham Moss Community School (January – July 2012)
• Workshop leader, Manchester Children’s Book Festival, MMU (July 2010, 2012)

Exhibitions & Awards

• 2017 This Is It, Manchester School of Art MA Show, Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University
• 2017 BLOOM, Benzie Vertical Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University
• 2014 The Butterfly Ball, Holden Gallery Café, Manchester Metropolitan University
• 2014 The Manchester Velvet, Holden Gallery Café, Manchester Metropolitan University
• 2013 APOIDEA, Living Worlds Gallery, The Manchester Museum
• 2013 APOIDEA, Holden Gallery Café, Manchester Metropolitan University
• 2013 APOIDEA, Manchester School of Art Degree Show, Manchester Metropolitan University [Success Magazine Award]
• 2013 No Flowers, No Pollen, No Bees, Climate Week Art Exhibition, Manchester Metropolitan University [1st Place Award]
• 2012 Havisham, Holden Gallery Café, Manchester Metropolitan University
• 2010 Storytelling, Manchester School of Art Degree Show, Manchester
• 2008 Derbyshire Open Art Exhibition, Buxton Museum & Art Gallery, Buxton