Dedicated Early Years and Family Learning Practitioner.
Committed and passionate about providing creative and sensory activities for children and young people to support development and wellbeing within multisensory environments
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Learning Officer
Amgueddfa Cymru
National Museum Cardiff & St Fagans
04.2022 - 03.2024
Lead on Early Years, Family and Intergenerational Learning across National Museum Cardiff and St Fagans National Museum of History
To engage and develop new audiences and work with partners to broaden participation at the museum and in the community
Develop and deliver innovative learning programmes for early years, families, primary schools and secondary schools
Children and Young People Project Manager
Amgueddfa Cymru (Funded Welsh Government Project)
Museum sites / Homeworking
11.2021 - 03.2022
To plan and co-ordinate the delivery of a youth engagement activity programme within the heritage sector in Wales and in support of the Welsh Government's Winter of Wellbeing Initiative for young people
Support young people, partners, museum staff, volunteers and trustees in developing frameworks for young people to be involved in the development and delivery of programmes across the museum sector in Wales
Senior Learning Officer
Amgueddfa Cymru
National Museum Cardiff
01.2020 - 11.2021
To be responsible for developing and delivering exciting and innovative learning programmes for early years, families, primary schools and secondary schools
Engage and develop new audiences and work with partners to broaden participation at the museum and in the community
Learning Officer
Amgueddfa Cymru
National Museum Cardiff & Big Pit
07.2014 - 01.2020
To develop and deliver formal and informal activities to a wide range of audiences
Deliver Welsh language sessions and Toddler time sessions at Big Pit National Coal Museum
Administrative Officer
Amgueddfa Cymru
Big Pit National Coal Museum
04.2013 - 07.2014
To deal with general enquiries, process learning bookings, bank donations and money from car parking meters
To assist the management team and carry out general administrative duties
Booking System Project Officer
Amgueddfa Cymru
Cardiff, Big Pit, Swansea, Caerleon & Llanberis
01.2012 - 04.2013
To roll out the electronic booking system Rendezvous to four museums within Amgueddfa Cymru
To prepare all Amgueddfa Cymru Museums for charging for learning group visits
Learning Assistant
Amgueddfa Cymru
St Fagans National Museum of History
10.2003 - 01.2012
To process learning bookings and co-ordinate learning visits
Assist the Learning Officer and carry out general administrative duties
Museum Assistant
Amgueddfa Cymru
St Fagans National Museum of History
09.1998 - 10.2003
Security and care of the collections
To provide a high standard of service to visitors
Education
P.G.C.E - Primary Education
University of Wales College, Newport
Bachelor of Arts - Welsh Studies and Theatre Studies
University of Wales, Trinity College Carmarthen
Skills
Carbon Literacy Training Carbon Literacy Trust, March 2022
Basic Makaton National History Museum, November 2021
Unacceptable behaviour training Safety Solutions, June 2021
Equality, Diversity and the Law Darwin Gray, May 2021
Keeping Children Safe Online NSPCC, May 2020
Diversity, Inclusion and Unconscious bias Training Stonewall Cymru, February 2020
Youth Mental Health First Aid Elemental Health, January 2020
Early Years Training Nia Beynon, January 2020
Mantle of the Expert Iona Towler-Evans, March 2019
Creative Learning Arts Council Wales, Ocrober 2017
Text Writing Course Charles Dickens Museum London, June 2017
Understanding how to safeguard the welfare of Children and Young People, Level 3 Agored Cymru, April 2017
Dignity at Work Amgueddfa Cymru, July 2016
Autism Training CTC Autism, May 2016
Understanding how to safeguard the welfare of Children and Young People, Level 2, Agored Cymru, February 2016
Audio description training Vocal Eyes, October 2015
Photography with or without a camera Cardiff Metropolitan University, July 2015
Creative Learning outside the classroom Big Pit, July 2013
Languages
Welsh
Advanced
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Learning Officer
Amgueddfa Cymru
04.2022 - 03.2024
Children and Young People Project Manager
Amgueddfa Cymru (Funded Welsh Government Project)
11.2021 - 03.2022
Senior Learning Officer
Amgueddfa Cymru
01.2020 - 11.2021
Learning Officer
Amgueddfa Cymru
07.2014 - 01.2020
Administrative Officer
Amgueddfa Cymru
04.2013 - 07.2014
Booking System Project Officer
Amgueddfa Cymru
01.2012 - 04.2013
Learning Assistant
Amgueddfa Cymru
10.2003 - 01.2012
Museum Assistant
Amgueddfa Cymru
09.1998 - 10.2003
P.G.C.E - Primary Education
University of Wales College, Newport
Bachelor of Arts - Welsh Studies and Theatre Studies