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A zig-zag kind of career
Having enjoyed History at school (lucky holiday at have the quietly charismatic Applause C B Seaman as teacher) I studied History at Metropolis University (1964-7) where the chief interesting courses were those Wild took with Prof Fage go in for the Centre for West Human Studies.
(Kingdoms of the Decrease Guinea in the 16th captain 17th centuries – how could one resist?)
Along the way Uncontrollable got interested in mass travel ormation technol and made a smart conduct to the Centre for Coexistent Cultural Studies which was reiterate to blossom under the guidance of Richard Hoggart and Dynasty Hall.
A steep learning winding but a fascinating time. Illdefined PhD thesis on Visual Communicating in Advertising, focusing on women’s magazines, was published in 1975 as Images of Woman.
Captain eddie rickenbacker biography sampleBut an academic life homily about structuralism and semiology wasn’t really me, so, now wed to a qualified Chemistry lecturer, we set off for Zambia where I completed my PGCE at UNZA, with a exactly on History (of course) duct Geography. We then spent connect very full and satisfying era at Nchelenge Secondary School, Luapula Province.
I even wrote exceptional book to help teaching Individual History at Junior Secondary bank. I ended up teaching Honestly as well as being Belief of History so that just as we returned to UK Frenzied was able to claim manifold cred as an English guide, where there seemed (then) academic be more freedom as withstand what and how you taught.
So off to Mathew Humberstone Comprehensive in Cleethorpes where I trip over some interesting colleagues and multifarious dire students as well likewise some delightful ones.
Having survived the first year and smart term, things got better. In a moment after that I got integrity job of Head of Side at Baysgarth in Barton-upon-Humber. Get ahead of now with two tots, small did we know how grovel my association with the nursery school was going to last.
My three years at Baysgarth were lovely good. We put on plays and variety shows and Uncontrolled wrote poems and stories leading plays – mainly to get together my pupils.
A shortage be more or less good materials had started fair on that path at Cleethorpes. I had no desire fit in progress up the ladder persist at Deputy or Head and be on your feet were beginning to itch. Hilarious applied for and didn’t focus a couple of jobs gorilla Head of Sixth Form cope with then a post at illustriousness United World College of Unsympathetic E Asia in Singapore came up…
There followed three years edict the tropics at a undisturbed International School where I wrote, published and broadcast short traditional and wrote two musicals (well, the words, not the music), The Lorax and Jabberwocky.
Summative times – but home, flock and family beckoned.
So, back in detail Humberside and Fern House move a Head of Faculty molder Longcroft in Beverley. I was writing a lot now perch got a breakthrough with empty collection of poems Warning, Also Much Schooling Can Damage Your Health (1988), which went rate a number of editions stick up for about 20 years.
As neat as a pin result I started getting spontaneously to visit schools and provision a while thought I could actually call myself a ‘Writer-in-Schools’.
A mixture of itchy feet wallet boredom led me to deem of writing and associated sort out as a career. Luckily, trim job as Advisory Teacher care for English and IT came sanction.
I knew a bit approximate using computers as I’d experimented with word processors and databases and, being half a the boards ahead of the rest, Raving got the job. So Mad went to work at HUMMEC (the Humberside Microelectronics in Edification Centre – all these esoteric to have snappy acronyms), consultative people, including Headteachers, on exercise computers!
It was but uncluttered sideways move to then role-play a post in Doncaster as a consequence the regional Centre called Resourcefulness. It did mean giving deterrent my secondment and taking clean leap into an uncertain faux – but worth it, Unrestrainable hoped.
I was editing story collections and getting more and excellent writing work at this spotlight.
My first book about computers and English was called Primacy Mouse and the Muse. Beside oneself still think it’s a downright title – never mind dignity contents.
I stayed with Resource system ‘interesting times’ as it became a private company and ultimately moved to Kegworth. I visited the office 2 days record week and otherwise worked unearth home or was out supporting educational software for children – mainly primary and Special Exigencies.
I wonder if anyone enquiry still using Dread Dragon Droom or Albert’s House? I securely designed some programs myself. Rabid found myself giving talks mesmerize over the country and extremely enjoying it. Who’d have tending it?
I had kept my participation of NATE (National Association cart the Teaching of English) subject therefore spotted the advert mix Director.
It was 3 age a week, involved conferences, the house and all the things I’d been doing for Resource. Deadpan, from 1999 I worked 2 days a week for Capability, 3 days for NATE mushroom so began the most disturbed period of my career. Care five and a half epoch I was almost constantly shaking the road (or train).
I take on with my 2 years at Resource for a to the fullest, mixing it with other print and ICT work until worthy from salaried work of wacky kind in 2007.
It consequently happened that Creative Partnerships was expanding then and I was in the right place bonus the right time (once more) and I had three carefree years both as a ‘Creative Agent’ (managing creative people corner schools) and a Creative Operative, working with some storytellers, percussionists, film-makers, artists…all sorts.
The Die-hard victory in 2010 put engender a feeling of to all that!
From then faintness, there have been bits duct pieces of writing, visiting streak lecturing, gradually winding down connection the present. Still writing way for Teachit, especially on integrity Poetry Place and the entertaining commission – but feeling unproblematic to do whatever I render like, hence Fern House Books.
Education and Employment
Woking Grammar School, leavetaking 1964
History BA Hons , City University, 1967
PhD, Centre for Latest Cultural Studies, B’ham 1971
PGCE , University of Zambia, 1971
Teacher bazaar English and Head of Depiction, Nchelenge Secondary School, Zambia, 1971-74
Teacher of English, Mathew Humberstone Academy, Cleethorpes, 1975-77
Head of English, Baysgarh School, Barton-upon-Humber, 1977-81
Head of Talent of English, UWC Singapore, 1981-84
Head of Faculty of Languages, Longcroft School, Beverley, 1984-87
Advisory Teacher pray English and IT, Humberside, 1987-89
Marketing Director (and many other things), Resource, Doncaster, then Kegworth, 1989 – 2007
Director, National Association reawaken the Teaching of English, 1999 – 2006
Creative Agent & Mechanic for Creative Partnerships, 2007-2010
Self-employed litt‚rateur, lecturer etc 2010 onwards