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I worked alongside Earlyarts to produce an audit, mapping, analysis and survey of effective practice of arts, culture and creativity in the early years for A New Direction - the London Arts Council Bridge Organisation.
A New Direction
(
February 2016
to
March 2016
)
I designed for BitC a poster and report communicating a complex set of scenarios and strategies around sustainable water management.
Business in the Community
(
January 2016
)
I'm supporting Awards for Young Musicians' Peer-mentoring programme - Talent to Talent - with strategy, workshop facilitation and training for young musicians.
AYM Peer mentoring programme
(
January 2016
)
I set up World Pencil in 2015/16. It's a charity and a social enterprise focussing on the coming together of arts, education and sustainable development.
World Pencil
(
February 2015
)
I have been supporting Glyndebourne Education with strategy development and workshop facilitation.
Glyndebourne Education
(
January 2015
to
January 2016
)
Born Creative Together Creating is a campaign supporting parents and carers to nurture their children's creativity through the arts.
Born Creative, Together Creating
(
January 2015
)
I've been supporting Merseyside Music Education Hubs with joint strategy around creativity, partnership, progression and young people leading their own learning.
Merseyside Music Hubs
(
April 2014
to
July 2016
)
Good Questions is a social learning network for online workshops, courses and tools, where people assess their knowledge, understanding and skills together and learn from each other’s experiences and ideas.
Good Questions
(
February 2014
)
Working with Earlyarts I produced an international review of evidence and effective practice in early years arts, culture and creativity for Arts Council Ireland's early years strategy.
Arts Council Ireland
(
January 2014
)
Supported Arts Council England with several projects around Early Years and Professional Development
Arts Council England
(
January 2013
to
January 2016
)
A network of organisations that worked together to support Early Years music-making in the UK.
National strategic roundtable for Early Years and creative learning
(
June 2012
to
January 2015
)
A highly influential network of music education professionals looking together at how musical progression can most effectively be supported.
Musical Progressions Roundtable
(
May 2012
to
January 2015
)
Broadly speaking, if you want lots of people to benefit from the effective practice that's developed by a few people, you can either mandate it into policies or you can enable people to adopt, customise and own it themselves.
Spotlighting
(
February 2010
to
March 2012
)
The Musical Bridges Initiative, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, is working to help primary and secondary schools strengthen their students' experience of transition in music, and also looking at how music can help with their broader transition.
Musical Bridges
(
October 2009
)
Youth Music Mentors was a programme supporting the development of music-based mentoring with young people in challenging circumstances
Youth Music Mentors
(
January 2009
to
March 2012
)
The Voltage Programme supported structured volunteering opportunities with young people in challenging circumstances
Voltage Programme
(
January 2009
to
March 2012
)
Youth Music is the UK's leading charity supporting music-making opportunities for children and young people, particularly those in challenging circumstances.
Youth Music
(
January 2009
to
March 2012
)
The MusicLeader programme was Youth Music's workforce development programme, building a network of regional offices to support the music education workforce across England.
MusicLeader
(
August 2005
to
September 2012
)
The SoundJunction website is an immersive interactive musical learning experience for children and young people.
SoundJunction
(
January 2004
to
December 2008
)
The Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Project (MMSD) was an $8million, two-year global project of participatory and consultative research and analysis, seeking to understand how the mining and minerals sector could contribute to the transition to sustainable development.
Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Project
(
October 1999
to
June 2002
)
