Career History
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Employed part-time to help develop and deliver school and nursery education programmes across all four Scottish royal botanic gardens.
Support from the Start: Co-leading Nature Play & Nurture training courses and demonstration projects.
Learning Through Landscapes Scotland: Contracted to deliver teacher training in school and nursery grounds across the central belt of Scotland.
Scottish Natural Heritage: Delivering teacher training and support in Kippenrait Glen SSSI, near Stirling.
Forestry and Land Scotland: Developing teaching resources for International Year of Soils, with the Soil Association Scotland. Also, professional input to other learning resources.
RSPB Scotland: Delivery of the Sea Eagle Education programme in East Scotland through the school's intranet, GLOW.
Earth Education UK: Former Major Branch Co-ordinator (voluntary) for the UK Branch and current website admin for eeUK. Also experienced leader of earth education activities such as earthwalks and programmes such as Sunship Earth, Earthkeepers & Sunship III.
Woodland Trust Scotland: Project manager for Branching Out West Lothian (BOWL). Ongoing development of tailored teaching materials, CPD sessions and outdoor family resources.
Green Team, Edinburgh: Volunteer leader supported young people doing practical conservation tasks as part of the John Muir Award and Duke of Edinburgh awards.
Wildlife Trust BCN: Environmental Centre Manager in Northampton. Developed and ran Forest School for pre-school and nursery, wildlife walks/talks, community events, healthy walks and practical conservation tasks for young adults with additional support needs.
Bishops Wood Centre: Ran day programmes for primary schools and project managed an out-of-hours study support programme.