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Andrew Spencer

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About Andrew Spencer:

Professional Summary

   Motivated teacher, experienced in further and higher Education. Expertise in lesson planning and implementation, monitoring learners’ development and progress through formative and summative assessments. Energetic self-starter and team builder able to navigate high-stress situations. Well versed in care and communication enabling clarity in difficult situations.

   Expierence in art & illustration and care work contribute to greater depth in lesson development and a range of specialist subjects.

 

Skills

  • Teaching, management and human and resources, marketing and promotion, moderate IT, critical analysis, action research, seminar, and lecture delivery

 

Employment and Experience

  • Teaching: (2020 – 2021) Business Management, ages 19 to mature including ESOL learners in FE and HE. Expierence with blended and online learning methods. Organising and delivering seminar material, namely Digifest. Action Researcher in Cognitive Load Theory.
  • Academic Support Worker: (2021 – present) Supporting student with various levels of needs with academic work in a wide range of subjects.
  • Student Governor: (2018) Managing a student led workplace at Hugh Baird University Centre to further employability skills in the local community.
  • I.T. (Ongoing) Building and maintaining computers and using various applications. Office 365 (primarily Word, PowerPoint and Excel), Adobe (primarily Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro).
  • Freelance artist and illustrator: (2000 – present) Practising artist, portfolio and small press creation. Artist in residency. Written for Amateur Press Association in the field of comics, including writing articles and creating graphics.
  • Care Assistant: (1999 – 2017) Various nursing homes, first aid training, various certificates pertaining to a range of care environments.
  • Sales Assistant: (1996 – 1999) Retail experience, working with customers and staff.

 

Education

  • Hugh Baird College (University Centre) 
  • 2020-2021 - Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) - Pass
  • 2019-2020 - Business & Management- Bachelor of Arts (BA) - First Class (With Honours)
  • 2017-2019 - Business & Management- Foundation Degree (FdA) -  Merit

 

Other Qualifications Gained

  • Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Certified
  • Communications A Level
  • GNVQ 2 Care Work
  • GCSE: English – 7 

It should be noted that other art qualifications have been gained between 1992 and 1995 at Knowsley Community College, but certificates are irretrievable. 

 

Summary

   Qualifications in teaching, business management and art and communications, acquired along with ongoing personal and professional development have enabled the development of a small multi-media production company specialising in small press comics, portfolio building and growing a YouTube channel and website mayburyhill dot com. This has fed a passion for teaching business along with delivering seminars on thinking environments and YouTube techniques in education along with performing Action Research in education pertaining to cognitive load theory. 

 

Personal Interests

   A passionate comic enthusiast, reading and creating them. Favourite creators include Grant Morrison, Scott Mc Loud, Jhonen Vasquez, Matt Wagner, and Chris Ware. I enjoy art from classical to modern, I especially enjoy the Pre-Raphaelite period and the work of Tracy Emin.   Broad taste in films, books and television; including the works of H.G. Wells, Peter Drucker and Tim Harford, Asian Horror and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Expanding my knowledge of business, education and geek culture through various means is vital to me. I also enjoy building web sites, radio comedy, walking and swimming and ultimately spending time with my family. 

Experience

  • Teaching: Hugh Baird College and University Centre, 2020 – 2021

Teaching Business Management, ages 19 to mature including ESOL learners in FE and HE. Expierence with blended and online learning methods. Organising and delivering seminar material, namely Digifest. Action Researcher in Cognitive Load Theory.

  • Student Governor: Hugh Baird University Centre, (2018)

Managing a student led workplace to further employability skills in the local community.

  • I.T. (Ongoing)

Building and maintaining computers. Office 365 (primarily Word, PowerPoint and Excel), Adobe (primarily Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro).

  • Freelance artist and illustrator: 2000 – present

Practising artist, portfolio and small press creation. Artist in residency. Written for Amateur Press Association in the field of comics, including writing articles and creating graphics.

Education

  • Hugh Baird College (University Centre) 
  • 2020-2021 - Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) - Pass
  • 2019-2020 - Business & Management- Bachelor of Arts (BA) - First Class (With Honours)
  • 2017-2019 - Business & Management- Foundation Degree (FdA) -  Merit

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