Responsible for coordinating the South-East regional hub for the national Climate Ambassadors programme: recruiting and supporting Climate Ambassadors as they engage with nurseries, schools and other education settings to help them develop and deliver Climate Action Plans. To find out more about the Climate Ambassadors programme visit https://www.stem.org.uk/ccep/climate-ambassadors

- Continued to develop the formal education programme, evaluating current workshops and replacing less popular topics with new, more relevant sessions. This included creating new resources and sourcing relevant artefacts to use in workshops both at the sanctuary and for outreach visits. - Managed bookings and general day to day admin of the education section at The Big Cat Sanctuary. - Lead on guided experiences offered at the sanctuary. This included public interaction through large… Show more - Continued to develop the formal education programme, evaluating current workshops and replacing less popular topics with new, more relevant sessions. This included creating new resources and sourcing relevant artefacts to use in workshops both at the sanctuary and for outreach visits. - Managed bookings and general day to day admin of the education section at The Big Cat Sanctuary. - Lead on guided experiences offered at the sanctuary. This included public interaction through large group talks and presentations, and virtual talks via the sanctuary’s social media platforms. The sanctuary’s social media platform grew throughout 2019 and 2020 meaning engagement with virtual talks reached 100,000 views. - In 2019 I became lead on sustainability at the sanctuary and started a sustainability committee. The sustainability projects I have completed to date include the development and implementation of a new recycling strategy, the removal of single use products onsite, the procurement of environmentally friendly products, the removal of unsustainable palm oil products onsite, the development of a procurement policy and the implementation of sustainable messages into all public talks, tours and education activities. - Oversaw the training of new employees and volunteers on tours and experiences. Also led refresher training for current staff, ensuring correct and current information is being portrayed to the public in an engaging way. - Developed educational resources including species signage, native wildlife signage, online resources, interactive activities and props for onsite and outreach workshops and activity books for event days. - Built education and sustainability sections of The Big Cat Sanctuary website to make learning resources accessible for all. Show less

- Developed a formal education programme, educating students of all ages and abilities. The programme includes onsite workshops and tours, outreach, and virtual sessions, all tailored to complement topics outlined in the National Curriculum. Through this programme I established good working relationships with local schools, meaning they would return for educational visits year on year with multiple age groups.- Lead guided site tours and experiences, promoting the messages and values of The… Show more - Developed a formal education programme, educating students of all ages and abilities. The programme includes onsite workshops and tours, outreach, and virtual sessions, all tailored to complement topics outlined in the National Curriculum. Through this programme I established good working relationships with local schools, meaning they would return for educational visits year on year with multiple age groups.- Lead guided site tours and experiences, promoting the messages and values of The Big Cat Sanctuary via confident, clear, and concise communication. Aimed to make information accessible, engaging and of interest for all age groups and abilities.- Created resources to complement our education programme at the sanctuary.- Trained new staff and volunteers on tours and experiences at The Big Cat Sanctuary ensuring all guides were sharing relevant and up to date information on wild cat species and their conservation. Show less

In this role I attended private sites and pre-arranged small-scale events, engaging with the public to gain support for the RSPB through recruitment of new members. I successfully worked to achieve targets including; members recruited, attrition, ask levels and gift aid. In my time working for the RSPB I learnt about the RSPB, the work they carry out both within the UK and globally, key national and regional campaigns and local reserve information and conveyed this information in an appropriate… Show more In this role I attended private sites and pre-arranged small-scale events, engaging with the public to gain support for the RSPB through recruitment of new members. I successfully worked to achieve targets including; members recruited, attrition, ask levels and gift aid. In my time working for the RSPB I learnt about the RSPB, the work they carry out both within the UK and globally, key national and regional campaigns and local reserve information and conveyed this information in an appropriate way to a variety of audiences. A big part of what I aimed to do was encourage adults to involve children with the RSPB’s kids club, wildlife explorers, which provides families with activities and magazines to get young people out into the garden and giving their local nature a home. By involving the children in this conversation, as well as showing them some of the hands-on activities they could do themselves at home, I successfully signed up many families to the RSPB. Show less

- Assessed suitability and processed student applications. By following the faculty and university guidelines I was then able to make decisions on offers in the Universities Microsoft Dynamics CRM system. It was essential I could switch between faculties dependent on work load. This meant adapting to different systems and school requirements daily. With scholarship and overseas deadlines approaching quickly efficiency was key.- Ensured that admission processes were documented and readily… Show more - Assessed suitability and processed student applications. By following the faculty and university guidelines I was then able to make decisions on offers in the Universities Microsoft Dynamics CRM system. It was essential I could switch between faculties dependent on work load. This meant adapting to different systems and school requirements daily. With scholarship and overseas deadlines approaching quickly efficiency was key.- Ensured that admission processes were documented and readily accessible to colleagues. - Maintained appropriate application records to support decision making and reporting, ensuring there was an accurate and auditable record of applicants and their offer status. - Communicated with colleagues from various departments when queries were raised relating to individual applications, qualifications and processing admissions. Show less

- Animal husbandry and animal training- carried out animal husbandry routines undertaken daily at the Sanctuary. Inlcuding cleaning, feed preparation, creation and provision of environmental enrichment, enclosure maintenance, daily animal observations and assisting vet days. Also learnt and used both protected and non-protected contact animal training techniques. Maintenance of high welfare standards was essential.- Public interaction through tours and presentations- developed an in depth… Show more - Animal husbandry and animal training- carried out animal husbandry routines undertaken daily at the Sanctuary. Inlcuding cleaning, feed preparation, creation and provision of environmental enrichment, enclosure maintenance, daily animal observations and assisting vet days. Also learnt and used both protected and non-protected contact animal training techniques. Maintenance of high welfare standards was essential.- Public interaction through tours and presentations- developed an in depth understanding of each of the species, as well as background information on all individual cats at the Sanctuary. This knowledge was combined with up to date facts and data on current conservation issues and efforts to ensure information used in public tours and talks was both educational and interesting. Public interaction was mainly through guided tours of the sanctuary but also included talks and/or presentations to both small and large audiences. It was essential to be able to engage with all ages as guests ranged from primary school groups to corporate tours. In my time at The Big Cat Sanctuary I improved my communication skills and now feel very confident when speaking to the public on current conservation issues. - Management of a small team of volunteers- coordinating a small group of volunteers daily, ensuring husbandry duties were carried out efficiently and correctly. Organisation of time, whilst allowing for varied abilities of volunteers ensured all daily tasks and more were completed. Show less

One year Internship with The Big Cat Sanctuary, mainly with the keeping team. My year included animal husbandry, public interaction, guided tours and administrative roles. Received a job offer after this year upon graduation.