Service

Head of English - Belmont School

Belmont, The Mill Hill Junior School, Mill Hill, London 1975/85. Primary/Middle School

 

Head of Drama - Belmont School

The Mill Hill Junior School, Mill Hill, London 1976/85. Primary/Middle School.

 

Co-Founder/Director (with Penny Sugg) ~ "Fabriken"

Performing Arts School, originally in association with Arhus International School, Denmark 1986/87.

(Penny Sugg is more widely known for her tv work in Australia - the original "Skippy" series, inter alia.)

 

Head of Drama - The Mount School

The Mount School, Mill Hill, London 1988. Primary/Middle/Secondary School. Standard Course Drama K-12 to G.C..S.E. and A' Level/University Entrance. Group and Individual Projects - University Board Moderator (Drama).

Tutor - The Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts, Sydney 1989/90.

Acting and Theatre Studies - Tertiary full time and part time students. Also Language (EFL/ESL) through Drama and performance with overseas adult students (China, Korea, Taiwan etc.)

 

Company Director/Tutor - The International Dramatic Arts Studio P/L, Sydney 1990/94.

Drama/Theatre Workshop Tutor/Facilitator

Adult, Intermediate and Junior Course students. ~ The International Dramatic Arts Studio (IDAS), Sydney ~ NSW Adult Migration Educational Service (AMES) ~ English language learning through Drama Project (IDAS/Idiomatics) ~ NSW Blind Citizens' Association Drama Workshops and Performances. ~ Royal Blind Society Junior Workshops. 1990/93. A series of four classes also developed and provided for quad- and paraplegic adult students; Drama therapy and recreation.

Drama Specialist/Classroom Teacher/Technology Specialist - N.S.W.

Department of Education & Training - Port Jackson District - 1990 >

 

Specialist & Consultancy

Drama Curriculum

design/implementation ~ Belmont (The Mill Hill Junior) School, Mill Hill, London 1976

 

Speech & Drama

Centre co-ordinator ~ Belmont (The Mill Hill Junior) School, Mill Hill, London 1978 - 1985 for Trinity College (London) Grade Examinations. ~ Trinity College

 

Co-director/Segment Writer

("The Trouble With You" & "The Bubble Up Front") ~ Graduation Performances - The Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1989

 

Drama Curriculum

implementation ~ Dobroyd Point Primary School, Sydney NSW 1989

 

Co-ordinator

Bamjats Theatre Company, "The Glass Domino" . NSW Schools' Performances and T.I.E. Workshops ~ Play building ~ Text/Character deconstruction, 1991

 

Drama Curriculum

staff inservice + implementation and delivery ~ Dulwich Hill Primary School, Sydney NSW 1994

 

Consultant

(Media Studies) English Outcomes through Media Studies, DSC Workshop NSW Department of Education, 1996

 

Director/Instructor

(Under 15 Drama Improvisation Teams) Dulwich Hill Primary School ~ 3rd Place 1997 (Sydney NSW Performing Arts Challenge) (1st/2nd/3rd 1998 in association with Kate James)

 

Consultant Drama Writer/Teacher

(New Drama Syllabus Units of Work for Creative and Performing Arts Syllabus 2000) NSW Board of Studies 1997/8 (Writer - "If The Cap Fits" Unit).

 

Drama Consultant

(Unit of Work) (Kate James/Jenny Jackson) Multicultural Perspectives In The Curriculum NSW Department of Education and Training 1998

 

Consultant Research/Web Site Originator/Manager

NSW Department of Education and Training ~ Port Jackson District ~ A Shared History - Aboriginal Perspectives ~ 1999/2001

 

Web Site Manager/Developer

Dulwich Hill Public School - NSW Department of Education and Training ~ Port Jackson District 2001 > Dulwich Hill Primary School

Writer -Technology in Education (CSA6)

NSW Department of Education and Training ~ Assessment & Reporting Directorate, Bankstown - 2001/2002

Web Site Developer/Co-ordinator

Dulwich Hill PS - QTA initiative 2003 Our Story Telling I.T.

 

Recent skill areas utilised: (at Dulwich Hill Public School)

2003 - Technology Co-ordinator - "Housekeeping" and "trouble shooting" Mac and PC platforms in an educational (K-6) setting. Inauguration of dedicated technology room; overseeing change from modem Internet access to Departmental WAN cable environment; configuration of units and upgrades in software/hardware etc.

2004 - Staff inservice sessions with complete class groups (K-6); integrating technology with the curriculum (of NSW/BOSNSW).

2005 - modified "Housekeeping" and Technology teaching role. K-6 Drama Program covering Maternity Leave position. Additional Senior (Year 5 and Year 6) Dance groups.

Performance Direction & Productions (Schools)

Drama

Treasure Island, 1973 ~ (Technical Director)

The Ballad of Salomon Pavey, 1976 ~ (Co-writer/Technical Director)

This work was chosen by Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London, to open its Education Season in October 1999)

Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves , 1978 ~ (Writer/Director)

Cabbage Cabbage White White , 1979 ~ (Written by & co-directed with Vivian French)

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat, 1980 ~ (Director)

Robynge Hoode 1981 ~ (Writer/Director)

Oliver! 1983 ~ (Director)

Under The Spreading Gumnut Tree, 1995 ~ (Director) ~ Music Director: Peter Moloney. (Music & Lyrics by Peter Moloney & Peter Forster) Original Compilation Show, staged performances of Traditional Australian Bush Ballads and adapted content.

Dance

Originator/Choreographer/Director

The Phoenix Factor

A Dance/Drama involving the struggle between the powers of Good and the forces of Evil on this planet and the next! Good triumphs over Evil. The Furies are defeated by their own greed and internal mistrust. Designed for improvised input and set choreographed segments. Productions - Belmont School, London, 1982 - The Mount School, London, 1988 - Dobroyd Point Primary School, NSW, 1991 (segmented version for the NSW Sydney Metropolitan East Dance Festival 1991) - Dulwich Hill Primary School, NSW, 1994. To be produced in 2005 at DHPS.