QUALIFICATIONS

At a Glance

Professional

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I have a wide breadth of qualifications - from an early Social Sciences base, through mainstream primary teaching, Steiner Education, web design to counselling-based behavioural support. Most recently I have become passionate about outdoor education and gained a level 3 Forest School Leader award. I believe that personal professional development needs to be constant and diverse.

Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Years)

OCN Level 3 - Forest Schools

Steiner Teacher Training

MA (Studies in Religion)

BA Hons (Anthropology)

Web Design Intensive

William Glasser Institute Certification

Permaculture Design and Teaching

Education

Mindstretchers

2011 - 2012

OCN Level 3 Forest School Training Leader Award
Fowlis Wester, Scotland.

NESTT

2008 - 2010

North of England Steiner Teacher Training Award

Part time Steiner Education course over two years, based in York, Botton, Michael House and Lancaster.

2010 - present

Queensland University of Technology

2006 - 2007

Graduate Diploma in Education
Department of Education.
Specialising in Early Years, Primary.

Web design intensive course
Web Design Software (Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash)
Creative Technologies Team – Graphic Design.

Ithaca TAFE

2004

2010 - present

Basic Week Training in Choice Theory and Reality Therapy & Lead Management
Basic Practicum
Advanced Week Training in Choice Theory, Reality Therapy & Lead Management
Advanced Practicum

William Glasser Institute

2000-2005

University of Queensland

1994 - 1997

Ph.D (incomplete – candidacy deferred due to personal circumstances)
Department of Studies in Religion
Dissertation Topic: Serious Fun: An Ethnographic Study of the Radical Faerie Movement.

University of Queensland

1992 - 1993

Master of Arts (StudRel)
Department of Studies in Religion.
Dissertation Topic: The Politics of Vision.

Crystal Waters & Tyalgum Permaculture Institutes

2000

Certificate of Permaculture Design and Permaculture Teaching
Sustainable landscape designing and teaching.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Honours in Anthropology.
Double Major in Anthropology, Majors in Linguistics and Studies in Religion.
Dissertation Topic: The Utilisation of Rainforest Plants by Australian Aboriginal Groups.

University of Queensland

1982 - 1986