Employment History

The Leigh Technology Academy – Teacher of ICT & Computer Science (Lead)
Nov 07 – Present
Co-ordinator of Young Enterprise
Sep 10 – Aug 12

Fractus Learning – Course Presenter
Apr 12 – Present

• Groundwork UK (Spark IT) – Curriculum Lead
  Feb 07 – Sep 10
• Peerless Consulting Ltd. – Junior Consultant
  Dec 06 – Feb 07
• Cisco Systems UK – Linksys Sales Associate
  Oct – Dec 05

Education

Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford – Learning Technology and Research BA (Hons)
Sep 08 – Jun 11

Professional Qualifications

Kent and Medway Training, Dartford – GTP (Graduate Teacher Program)
Jan – Jun 11 (Fast Track)

University of Hull – Using Multimedia with your Apple
Jun 10

Stanford University – Computer Science 101
Apr – Jun 12

• Microsoft Certified Professional in Windows XP (070-270)
• Microsoft Windows Vista Technology Specialist (070-620)
• Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT)
• Completion of CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate: 1, 2, 3 & 4)
• IT Essentials 1 v3.1
• IT Essentials 1 v4.0 Instructor
• CCNA 1 v3.1 Instructor
• CCNA Discovery 1 & 2 Instructor
• CCNA Exploration 1
• IC3 2005 Authorised Instructor
• MMI (Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor)
• MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer)

Other

• ABRSM Theory of Music Grade 5

Notable Achievements

• Most popular video on YouTube on the topic of Reflective Practice

Used by UCOL School of Nursing in Palmerston North, New Zealand as a resource for part of an online unit on Reflective Practice for nurses.

• BA (Hons) Dissertation: An action enquiry into developing behaviour management skills

A three cycle action inquiry, carried out over three weeks with the intended purpose of developing practitioner’s use of behaviour management skills in the classroom. Dissemination of research findings followed the research, presented to work colleagues in a face to face format and also on-line to other practitioners in the same or similar field of work from all around the globe.

• Rated as ‘Outstanding’ in every category for Post 16 lesson observation using the 2012-13 Ofsted criteria in Feb 2013