I work at London South Bank University as a Senior Lecturer in Business Skills and Placement Module Lead.
Prior to this, I had a 23-year career in Recruitment in London and 6 years as a teacher both in Australia and London. My interests include empowering all students to develop employability skills, confidence, resilience and ultimately self-efficacy in order to successfully apply knowledge into work placed learning. Prior to joining LSBU I held a wide variety of managerial and educational recruitment positions. I began my career as a Consultant attracting and retaining staff to work in Local Authority inner city schools, followed by becoming an Account Manager developing bespoke worldwide recruitment campaigns for various Local Authorities across England. For the last 4 years of my recruitment career, I developed training solutions for students to be effective classroom practitioners in schools, while developing partnerships with Universities in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. As a Senior Manager, I have successfully led sales and support teams, including remote teams, to achieve the aims of supporting schools and candidates through ongoing training and account management support. Prior to my recruitment career, I worked as a Teacher in inner city Brisbane, Australia where I worked in both single-teacher schools and multiage classrooms where I developed a strong awareness of the importance of community in lifelong learning. I also worked in London as both a classroom teacher and a member of the SLT. I am also a Trustee, Local Governor and Board Member of a MAT.