Senior participation
Practice officer
September 2023 - Present
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​ A visible and vocal supporter of the power of participatory practice and the impact of working with young people, advocating for the principles of good participation and centring the safety and needs of young people.
pROGRAMME MANAGER
(iNTERNSHIPS & mENTORING)
December 2022 - August 2023
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​ Running 3-4 cohorts of the core PR Mentoring programme with mentees matched with PR professionals over a 6-month period.
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Managing the annual Summer Stars Internship programme with >70 internship opportunities in collaboration with >50 agencies and in-house communications teams including university careers departments & and alumni networks, encouraging school leavers (18+), students, and graduates from a black, Asian and minority ethnic graduates to pursue a career in PR and Communications.
Mentoring
Coordinator
December 2021 - December 2022
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Managed Over 10 cross sector and sector specific mentoring programmes in collaboration with CA Alumni and partnership organisations including ITV, Penguin Random House & Kingston University, London South Bank University, Greenwich University.​
Learning & Participation Coordinator
August 2021 - December 2021
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Managed monthly workshop bookings for Learn and Train/CPD for teacher’s programmes >50 educational workshops & training courses inlcluding liaised & developed relationships with >20 for practitioners
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Project Manager for Ignition Leeds 2021 in collaboration with Leeds Playhouse with >30 young people across the UK as part of 11 locations.
Secondary & FE Schools Programme Assistant
December 2019-July2021
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New Views
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Drama Teacher Conference
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Make Theatre Days
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Work Experience Week
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Archive Learning Days
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Student Conference
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PGCE Teacher Training Days
Learning & Participation Project Assistant
March 2019-December 2019
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Chance to Dance
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Youth Opera Company
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School Matinee Performances
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Ballet Pre-General Performances
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Open Up Daytime Events
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Insights
Participation Intern
September 2018-March 2019
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Social Lunch
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Women Rise
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JL Youth
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Worlds by Women
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Haringey Has Pride
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Haringey Festival
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Heads Up!
Shape up Theatre Company
L6 Practice as Research Drama students in association with Canterbury Christ Church University.
March to May 2018 |Artistic Director/ Actor
Canterbury Festival
Stage Management in association with Canterbury Christ Church University a and Canterbury Festival.
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October 2017 | Assistant Stage Manager
Stage Management
L5 and L6 Stage Management in association with Canterbury Christ Church University.
Sep 2016-June 2018 | Various roles ranging from Assistant Stage Manager, Company Stage Manager, Deputy Stage Manager to Front of House Assistant.
Theatre in Education
L3 Year 2 Performing Arts students In association with Newham Sixth Form College with the stimulus of Kush Jumbo's Accordion Shop, Colloabortily project through to various year 9 and 10 students in secondary schools throughout the Newham Borough.
Workshop Leader | 2015
Theatre in Education
L3 Year 1 Performing Arts students in association with Leyton Sixth Form College with the stimulus of Fairytales and devised social issues. Colloabortily project through to various primary and secondary schools in the Waltham Forest Borough.
Workshop Leader | 2014
Music
In association with The Institue for Contemporary Music Performance, based in Kilburn London. While working at ICMP Kimberleigh achieved the L1 certificate and L3 certificate for Beginner Vocals.
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Facilities Admin Assistant |December 2012 – June 2013
Konnet 4 Theatre Company
In Association with Canterbury Christ Chuch University L5 Approaches to Applied Performance. Konnect 4 is an Applied Theatre Company providing Educational workshops, exploring socially engaged contexts and promoting change in Canterbury Christ Church’s University environment.
Project Leader | March to May 2017
Lend a Hand Theatre Company
In Association with Sir John Cass Redcoat School (renamed Stepney All Saints Schools in June 2020) and Canterbury Christ Chuch University L6 Practicing Applied Performance.
Kimberleigh created Lend a Hand Theatre Company's project entitled Inside Social Media, The Media Inside of you. "Using Drama and Media relevant to the current social climate, to educate, inform and encourage the use of forum theatre, promoting a social change."
This project explored the effects of social media on young people today and how the process affects social development in a young person through the use of Drama and Media.
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Kimberleigh achieved a 1st for her portfolio and documentation and a 2.1 for her project proposal
Project Leader | Sep-Jan 2018