WORK EXPERIENCE

Feb 2010 – present

Youth Music Worker part time – Shakespeare Street Youth Club, Maryhill, Glasgow

Organize music classes and Community Concerts

Sept 2008 until July 2009

English Teacher – Uk Express Course, Beijing

Teaching IELTS English to Chinese University students.

Jan 2000 until Aug 2008

 Community Music Project Manager for Northern Rock Festival

I organized Music Courses all over the north of Glasgow, working in conjunction with schools and community groups. The classes taught include singing, dancing, guitar, keyboard, drums, dj decks. Main fundraiser for the organization, budget approximately £200,000 per annum. I also managed, three full time staff and around twenty four sessional workers, who were responsible to me

Community Outreach Lecturer at Cumbernauld College teaching Sociology and Psychology Sept ’97 to Oct’99 doing outreach classes in Community Centers two days per week teaching adults undertaking access courses in both Sociology and Psychology which meant the students could go on to do Degree Courses at the College.

College Lecturer  in ‘Music Business Studies’ at Nautical College, Glasgow   Sept ’97 to Oct ’99 lecturing part time

Other previous positions include.

Careers Guidance Officer – East Kilbride – in office and local Secondary Schools.

Government Officer – Glasgow City Council- involved in organizing conferences.

Qualifications

2010  CELTA – Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults.

Basil Paterson College, Edinburgh

2006 TEFL Qualification - through  I to I UK

1986   ‘University of West Scotland’ (then ‘Paisley College’)

            Post Graduate Diploma in Careers Guidance                               September ’86 to June ‘87

1980   ‘Caledonian University’ (then ‘Glasgow College’)

             B A Degree in Social Sciences - majoring in Sociology                 September ’78 to June ‘81

Interests

Singer, performer, musician. I sung in different pop/rock groups.

Greenpeace, I performed at and helped organize a fundraising concert in Beijing in aid of Greenpeace...

Member of the Beijing Caledonian Society.

Presently doing voluntary work at Shakespeare St. Youth Club, Maryhill, Glasgow organizing and teaching music workshops plus organising monthly youth concerts.