Curriculum vitae
Professional Practice
Learning Systems Designer · Specialist education
Experience
2012 - Present
ALN Teacher & Learning Systems Designer
Therapeutic Residential Children's Home with On-site Specialist School
Designed learning systems, curriculum pathways and assessment strategies for young people with diverse needs. Led qualification mapping across parallel pathways, created accessible learning resources, developed authentic community partnerships and embedded real-world learning through a long-term working farm programme.
2020- Present
Freelance Learning & Content Designer
Independent Clients
Designing educational resources, visual assets and digital content for independent creators and organisations, combining instructional design, graphic design and AI-assisted production workflows.
2007-2011
Teacher & Curriculum Designer
Specialist School Supporting Pupils from Residential Children's Homes
Established accredited vocational qualifications in Catering and ICT, introducing new curriculum pathways and assessment systems. This role marked the beginning of a growing interest in curriculum architecture, qualification design and creating learning experiences beyond traditional subject teaching.
2005-2007
Supply Teacher
Pembrokeshire County Council
Delivered short- and medium-term teaching across a range of primary schools, adapting quickly to different settings, curricula and teams while developing broad classroom experience early in my career.
Skills & education
Education & qualifications
BA (Hons) Education (2:1) with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Ongoing professional development includes instructional design, accessibility, trauma-informed practice, Apple Teacher certification and project management. Full employment history and qualifications are included in the downloadable CV.