Employability Practitioner supporting staff and students at UAL Central Saint Martins through co-curricular careers and employability education, information, advice and guidance. I borrow liberally from my creative toolkit in the knowledge that artistic methodologies and critical thinking approaches have a place in creating resilient, innovative and adaptable individuals. I have a parallel Visual Cultures practice as a writer/researcher, and a background in Fine Art Sculpture.
Projects
- Curriculum ShapesMA Thesis. Web environment and diagram (accompanied by written thesis). A diagrammatic disturbance of the CCEA (NI) Statutory Requirements for Art and Design at Key Stage 3. As part of my MA research output I created a diagram as an alternative method of understanding the envisioned space of an arts curriculum. Visit: https://diagram.hotglue.me/
Work history
Employability PractitionerUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
London, United KingdomFull Time
Supporting emerging artists, performers and designers to navigate the complex worlds of creative practice, using critical pedagogy informed approach, and person centred guidance theory. I work within the curriculum and design tailored support in multiple formats, including individual guidance and programmed teaching.
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Careers OfficerSouth Eastern Regional College
- Downpatrick BT30, UKFull Time
Supporting students and the wider community through individual guidance and co-curricular education.
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Skills
- Career Advice
- Academic Writing
- Writing Poetry
- Teaching
- Empathic Listener
- Critical Thinking
Education
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MA Art in the Contemporary WorldNCAD
- Dublin, Ireland
Grade: A+
Awarded 2019 MA ACW scholarship.
MA thesis 'Curriculum Shapes: An exploration of diagrammatic disturbance and method assemblage for performing complexity in creative curricula'.
Key research areas: diagrammatic practices, material semiotic practices, topologies of creative education, fluidity in and of creative practice, making strategies for making visible complexity and multiplicity in network spaces.
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Level 4 NVQ Advice and GuidanceAdvice NI
- United Kingdom
Grade: Pass
Activities and societies: 26 credits attained at Level 4 including:
Facilitating learning in groups
Design information materials for use in the service
Operate within networks
Manage a personal caseloadActivities and societies: 26 credits attained at Level 4 including: Facilitating learning in groups Design information materials for use in the service Operate within networks Manage a personal caseload
This qualification was completed alongside my full time role as a Careers Officer at SERC.
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