Wayne Warnock
Liverpool
Summary
I am a versatile and adaptable education professional with a great deal of experience in teaching, educational management and quality assurance in further and higher education. My communication skills and people person approach ensure I develop and maintain harmonious working environments for both staff and students alike. Organisational skills are key to success in this field and I am a very organised person with an ability to juggle and manage multiple tasks and many teams of people.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Quality Manager
LIVERPOOL MEDIA ACADEMY
Liverpool
08.2022 - 01.2025
- In this role I am responsible for overseeing the quality and standard of work produced by the students and ensure that the marking and assessing of it by the tutors across all of BA Honours courses ( Acting, Music, Musical Theatre, Dance, Film and Television and Games) for Level 4, 5 and 6
- Additionally my duties include overseeing the BTEC Courses offered in Music, Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre, Film & Television and Games.
- Liaising with external partners such as the examining board Pearson for BTEC and validating partners for the BA Honours courses; previously the University of Northampton and currently Regents University. On the BTEC I have an excellent working relationship with City of Liverpool College.
- I have developed strong working relationships with our external examiners on the BA honours courses and on the BTEC course through regular communication and face to face or in person meetings.
- My responsibility is to collate samples of student work for moderation purposes and to organise digital folders of work for work sampling by external examiners and validating partners.
- Encourage and guide open communication channels across departments for seamless information flow regarding quality measures.
- Ensure consistency in quality of curriculum delivery and parity across assessment marking and feedback to students with regular monitoring
- Led company-wide quality training to staff on teaching and learning, fostering a culture of excellent pedagogical practice and continuous improvement.
Higher Education Curriculum Lead for Music
LIVERPOOL MEDIA ACADEMY
Liverpool
08.2014 - 07.2022
- My duties included leading the music performance curriculum, teaching and assessing music performance, songwriting, composing, music technology and the music business
- I fostered an inclusive learning environment by incorporating diverse cultural elements into the curriculum.
- Reviewed curriculum content on a regular basis for relevance and comprehensiveness.
Head of Music Department
SAVIO HIGH SCHOOL
Liverpool
08.2012 - 07.2014
- My duties included leading the music department and teaching KS3 as well as KS4 (GCSE) music to High School children
Head of Music Department
CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Warrington
08.2011 - 07.2014
- My duties included leading the music department and teaching KS3 as well as KS4 (GCSE) music to High School children
Music Teacher
WOOLSTON HIGH SCHOOL
Warrington
08.2010 - 07.2011
- My duties included teaching KS3 and BTEC music within the department
Music Teacher
GREENBANK HIGH SCHOOL
Southport
08.2009 - 07.2010
- My duties included teaching KS3 and GCSE music within the department
Education
Masters - Music
OPEN UNIVERSITY
Milton Keynes 10.2022 - 10.2024
PGCE - SECONDARY MUSIC EDUCATION
EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY
ORMSKIRK, LANCASHIRE 09.2007 - 07.2008
BA Hons Degree - Jazz Studies
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC
09.2009 - 05.2002
Diploma - Jazz and Commercial Music
LIVERPOOL CITY COLLEGE (ARTS CENTRE)
09.2007 - 05.2009
Skills
- Educational management
- Communication
- Organising multiple tasks
- People person
- Musician: principle instrument is guitar, but I can also play a little piano and bass and I am a confident singer
- Extensive knowledge of contemporary music theory
- Staff development and training
- Good record keeping skills and use of data through online portals
- Reliable, dependable and punctual
Personal Information
Date of birth: 28/03/75
Timeline
Masters - Music
OPEN UNIVERSITY
10.2022 - 10.2024
Quality Manager
LIVERPOOL MEDIA ACADEMY
08.2022 - 01.2025
Higher Education Curriculum Lead for Music
LIVERPOOL MEDIA ACADEMY
08.2014 - 07.2022
Head of Music Department
SAVIO HIGH SCHOOL
08.2012 - 07.2014
Head of Music Department
CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL
08.2011 - 07.2014
Music Teacher
WOOLSTON HIGH SCHOOL
08.2010 - 07.2011
BA Hons Degree - Jazz Studies
LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC
09.2009 - 05.2002
Music Teacher
GREENBANK HIGH SCHOOL
08.2009 - 07.2010
PGCE - SECONDARY MUSIC EDUCATION
EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY
09.2007 - 07.2008
Diploma - Jazz and Commercial Music
LIVERPOOL CITY COLLEGE (ARTS CENTRE)
09.2007 - 05.2009
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