Programme Leader for the Graduate Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma in Youth & Community Work. Lecturer on the Youth and Community Work Undergraduate Programme and the Working with Children and Families Programme
Registered doctoral student; PgC Youth and Community Work (JNC); PgC Academic Practice; BA (Hons) Geography and Youth and Community Work; Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy; member of the Institute for Youth Work
- Youth Work as a profession
- Youth Work practice in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Youth work skills and development
- Management and Leadership
- Developing professional practice
- Community Development
Current Projects
PhD - Has Youth Work ‘had its day’ or can Youth Work survive in a contemporary multi-agency environment?
- Joint Strength: Partnership Working (voluntary and statutory sector), Article in UK Youth Magazine, Winter 2000
- Stepping Stones - Youth Participation Projects - Governance and Citizenship, Article in UK Youth Magazine, Winter 2004
- Local Choices - Accredited Learning Options, Autumn 2005
25 years working in the Youth and Community Sector. Roles and responsibilities included:
- Youth and Community Worker with the NHS
- Youth Worker with a Lancashire wide Voluntary Sector Organisation
- Training Development Manager with a Lancashire wide Voluntary Sector Organisation
- Project manager in East Lancashire - Community Cohesion
- Service Manager for Youth Services in a Local Authority
External bodies
- Certified member of the Institute of Youth Work
- Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
- Member of TAG - Training Agency Group - The Professional Association of Lecturers in Youth and Community Work
