About
Academic Path
Learning as a lifelong practice.
My academic path brings together art, design, education, ecology, yoga, meditation, wellbeing, child protection and participatory practice. I bring these qualifications and sustained professional learning into educational programmes, creative facilitation, research and commissioned work.
FORMAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- 1990–1994 — Senior Certificate, Apollo Secondary School, Durban, South Africa (major in Art).
- 1996–1999 — Bachelor of Primary Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (majors: Art, Design and Technology).
- 2012 — Postgraduate Certificate, Design for Sustainability, Gaia Education / University of Catalunya, Spain.
- 2014–2019 — Master of Education, Educational Leadership and Administration, University of Nicosia, Cyprus (part-time online; dissertation concerning a literacy-aligned mindfulness and yoga programme).
- 2023 — 200-hour Multi-Style Yoga Teacher Training, Siddhi Yoga; Yoga Alliance registered.
- Qualified Teacher Status — England.
- South African Council for Educators — professional registration.
SPECIALIST TEACHER TRAINING, YOGA AND MINDFULNESS
- 2015 — PawsB Teacher Training, Mindfulness in Schools Project, Bangor, Wales.
- 2015 — Mindful Schools Curriculum Training, online / USA.
- 2015 — Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training, Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor, Wales.
- 2015 — MindUP Teacher Training, online / USA.
- 2015 — Children's Yoga Teacher Training, Yogabeez, South Africa.
- 2019 — PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education Wellbeing Workshop, International Baccalaureate, Oberoi International School, India.
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT — COMPLEX TRAUMA
- 2020 — Teaching Students Who Have Suffered Complex Trauma, Queensland University of Technology / FutureLearn.
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT — EDUCARE / TES, 2019–2020
- Safeguarding Young People.
- Child Protection for International Schools.
- Child Neglect for International Schools.
- Cyber Security.
- Online Safety.
- Digital Resilience.
- Equality and Diversity.
- Preventing Bullying.
- Child Exploitation.
- Raising Awareness of Trafficking and Modern Slavery.
- Female Genital Mutilation Awareness.
- Raising Awareness of Honour-Based Abuse and Forced Marriage.
- Raising Awareness of Peer-on-Peer Abuse.
- Sexual Violence and Harassment Between Children and Young People.
- Domestic Abuse: Children and Young People.
- The SEND Code of Practice.
- Dyslexia Awareness.
- Autism Awareness.
- ADHD Awareness.
- Mental Wellbeing in Children and Young People.
- Supporting Staff Wellbeing in Schools.
- Adverse Childhood Experiences.
- Understanding Anxiety.
- Understanding Low Mood and Depression.
- Dealing with Bereavement and Loss.
- Overcoming Loneliness.
- Understanding Self Harm.
- First Aid Essentials.
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
- 2015 — Oxford Mindfulness Centre Summer School, England.
- 2015 — Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice Conference, England.
- 2015 — Mindfulness and Compassion Summer Conference, Scotland.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING — 2026
- Introduction to PRINCE2 Project Management — 2026 certificate.
- Manual Handling — 2026 certificate.
- Volunteer Now: Keeping Children & Adults Safe Training — 2026 certificate.
- Mental Health First Aid — 2026 certificate.
EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH
- My qualifications are accompanied by teaching and leadership across South Africa, South Korea, England, the Philippines and Sudan; wellbeing programmes in schools and communities; mindfulness and yoga training for educators; and independent practice-research. The relevant career chronology appears in my Professional Journey and artistic record, while the Practice and Bookings sections explain how this knowledge can be brought into new work.