Passionate about Diversity & Inclusion, with a wealth of experience creating, planning & executing projects in third sector, corporate, educational & freelance creative environments. Confident, approachable & always pleased to meet and chat to new people - feel free to reach out, let's say hello over a message or a virtual coffee!*
*Well, probably a herbal tea in my case - but you know what I mean!
Contact Details:
Police Now (Curriculum Officer): madelaine.jones@policenow.org.uk
Bi Pride UK/UNICORN (Staff Writer): maddie.writer@biprideuk.org
All other messages: info@madelainejones.co.uk (or direct message on LinkedIn)
Image by Joanna Kosinska (@JoannaKosinska) from Unsplash
Projects
- Living History (2015)A cross-generation performance project with a cast of professionals and community dancers. For six weeks Tullie House’s Galleries were transformed into a dance studio, with rehearsals for three groups of amateur and professional dancers ranging from the age of 7 to 79. Performers: Cast: Andrea Charter Lund, Amaia Alizarin, D’Ante Gilhooly, Brandon Gilhooly, Niamh Dixon, Christian Muirhead, Lillian Muirhead, Zoe Gadd, Michelle Serrechia, Helena Morris-Lockwood, Sandra Gattward, Corisande Graham
- Fairground Reminiscence (2018 - 2020)Fairground Reminiscence is an interactive exhibition for all the family, celebrating fairground legacy. The Exhibition is created through artist Adam Russell’s own unique perspective and his relationship to a number of showman families. Adam’s dad, Keith Russell grew up travelling and working on fairs. The work celebrates the extraordinary lives of showmen, fairground heritage and the communities they visit. The exhibition features a collection of oral histories from showmen; these original a
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Projects credited in
- UNICORNA Bi Pride UK ongoing project. I'm the Executive Editor of UNICORN, the 1st online bi arts and culture magazine. I started working on this project in 2019 and we launched with our first issue in 2020 after months of hard work. I developed the tone of voice and guidelines for the brand along with my Creative Director. Together with a talented team, we've now launched a second issue and are in the process of more. My role has been to maintain the social content, run a team of writers, find a
Work history
Community EditorUnicorn Magazine
London, United KingdomFreelance
-Managing a team of volunteer writers to platform underrepresented voices within the bi community through articles, interviews and vox pops
- Planning, producing and editing content for main issue releases and interim cultural events/news stories
- Collaborating with the Executive & Features Editors to produce cohesive content for each issue
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Curriculum OfficerPolice now
London, United KingdomFull Time
- Examining and improving diversity and inclusion in curriculum content and delivery for Police Now, a charity working directly with police forces to tackle diversity in recruitment and community engagement
- Assisting with Level 7 curriculum design, implementation and delivery
- Designing online learning modules and synchronous training, either from scratch or adapting existing material, considering curriculum requirements, interactivity in online lesson design (particularly in instances of remote delivery) and relevance to the participants
- Project lead for Diverse Voices project, finding members of marginalised communities with a historic distrust of the police and conducting informal interviews. As of May 2021, these will be integrated into the academy curriculum to provide different perspectives and first-hand accounts to participants, aiming to improve community-police relations and officers’ empathy and understanding of the difficulty (and complexity) of these issues
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Skills
- Project Management
- Writing
- Music
- Composition
- Piano
- Creative Approach
- Creative Content
- Public Speaking
- Presenting
- Educational Design
Education
Postgraduate DiplomaRoyal College of Music
- London, United Kingdom
PGDip in Piano Performance, including specialisms in Composition and Academic Studies
Master of ArtsThe Open University
- London, United Kingdom
MA in Music (Distinction)
Dissertation: Research into lip-synching/finger-synching in classical music performance
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Awards
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Nancy Thomas PrizeTrinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Awarded to the highest-scoring undergraduate pianist upon graduationT
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TCM Trust Keyboard Silver MedalTrinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Awarded for the most outstanding contribution to the work of Trinity Laban's keyboard department during undergraduate studies upon graduation+ Show more