Mandy Keene

An illustrative selection of Freelance projects

• National Assessor for Personal, Health, and Social Education Continuing Professional Development

Assessment and moderation of school nurse portfolios

This programme aimed at skilling up school nurses to deliver relevant

PHSE , working in partnership with young people and families.

• SE London Region Advisor PHSE Association

Occasional as required by local authorities to support local authorities implement the new curriculum.

• Evaluation of Enfield Parent Trainer Programme [part of childhood obesity strategy] and a partnership of 9 schools, school nursing service ,local community associations including Spurs football team

Worked with Steering Group prepared draft evaluation tools.

• Education Adviser L8r [2004-2008]

Freelance education adviser for 3 years leading to a 1 year fixed term contract L8r was an interactive web based drama focusing on PHSE and relationships and sex for young people aged 12-17 .

- Advised on and developed the educational content ,practitioner's materials - paper and web based

-Disseminated L8r to users via a range of networks , including the negotiation of locally based partnerships

-INSET design and delivery to 8 'NHS spearhead regions'

'It opened my eyes' Using theatre in education to deliver sex and relationships education ' [ Health Development Agency ]

Co wrote this good practice guide with colleagues from Healthy Schools and Teenage Pregnancy

• Service management , training and development of Live Well Advisors
• Service redesign including new website and referral pathways via co production with public health , Croydon NHS and local community partnerships
• Identified and forged opportunities to align with other programmes to identify gaps, avoid duplication and improve access

Initial focus Children and young People /Childhood Obesity
Developed a range of projects
- St Martins Estate partnership with Metropolitan Housing Trust to provide community development worker and build healthy food and eating activities /garden projects/family workshops
- Healthy Schools Standard
Co delivered the National Healthy Schools Standard n Lambeth schools with local authority PHSE adviser /2 cohorts with 100% pass rate.

following re organisation to GSST - /new focus LEIPS [Lambeth Early Intervention and Prevention Service]

• Part of a team of 3 charged with setting up new referral pathway into LEIPS
• Managed Healthy Heart /Healthy Weight staff and programme , developed and managed cooking skills and post participation support

6 month secondment to GSTT/Southwark
• Project managed and led the development of a Tier One Healthy Weight Programme
• Worked with Task and Finish Group on inclusion criteria /referral mechanisms/KPI's content/participant and trainer materials /costings
• Co developed training materials and delivered a Train the Trainers course

- Led Croydon Health Schools Pilot with 12 schools , 100 % achieved Health Schools Award

- Co developed Food and Nutrition in Primary School Teaching materials linked to national curriculum

- Commissioned Theatre in Education Projects and other learning opportunities for school staff

Set up cross borough external assessment of award with other local boroughs

Initial 2 yr FTC Outreach Education Coordinator

- Linked schools and youth service groups with Drop In , an information , advice , advocacy and counselling project
Second 2 yr FTC Talkbus Coordinator

- Led mobile outreach team ,including using Talkbus bus to improve access to services

- Commissioned a new bus , co designed with young people

- Facilitated a range of service to use Talkbus to improve overall outreach offer based on young peoples identified needs

Health Promotion Officer for Lewisham and Wandsworth Health Authorities