As Deputy Head teacher, Manager and Teacher Kevin has a track record of excellence and demonstrates the ability to:Lead, manage and implement ambitious vision with determination to make it reality.Inspire, motivate and challenge colleagues and teams.Be focused, driven and energised when implementing and managing change.Effectively monitor teaching and learning and performance manage staff.Exemplify the very best practice and standard of teaching and learning.Promote high expectations of the school community.Be an excellent role model demonstrating a desire to improve and learn.Lead by example, deliver results and drive up standards.Set challenging targets for school improvement and performance.Plan, organise and co-ordinate school/community musical events/performances.During his time at the School he was short-listed (to the last 10) for Classic FM’s Music Teacher of the Year Award and Recognised by OHMCI and Estyn as demonstrating sector - leading practice in music education.

A Cross Phase KS2/3 Multi – Agency Arts Project involving 1000 children and young people with their teachers from across Wales.School Live Arts Wales in partnership with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award brought together approximately 1000 children and young people between the ages of 10 to 19 with their teachers in an Arts Project entitled The Pied Viper by Debbie Campbell.School Live Arts Wales was chosen to perform at St David’s Hall, Cardiff for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Biennial General Council. The performance was attended by TRH The Duke of Edinburgh and the Earl and Countess of Wessex together with elected members, officers and staff from all Local Authorities throughout the UK, key figures from Business and Commerce and representatives from the Award throughout the World. The challenging initiative offered a unique Multi - Agency, Cross-Phase and Cross LEA approach to the Arts targeting children from 40 Primary and Secondary Schools and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award young people from all over Wales. It grew out of the success of Junior Live Arts, whose aim was to foster and develop Music and the Performing Arts in schools.Along with the fun, the sense of achievement and lessons in teamwork, the children and young people were enlightened and alerted to the dangers of substance misuse. Hopefully the all important message of ‘Stop Before you Start’ will have had a positive and lasting effect on all their futures.Kevin Phillips said “ Schools Live Arts Wales has helped spearhead the awareness of the potential dangers of drug misuse whilst very positively celebrating and sharing the wonderful diversity of the children and young peoples’ creative talents. The power of music and the arts to inspire and inform is unique -say yes to its inspiration and no to drugs.”

Junior Live Arts was Kevin Phillips' brainchild and grew from an initial concept to encompassing 10 schools and some 1,000 children, and involving several community organisations throughout South Wales. Its uniqueness of approach, recognised by OHMCI, led to its development into a national arena throughout England and Wales.The projects were geared not only to children but to the professional development of teachers and adults towards the Creative and Performing Arts ~ it was also the proud recipient of an International Environmental Excellence Award (the project's website can be visited at www.JuniorLiveArts2000.org.).OCEAN COMMOTION(Theatr Brycheiniog)Was responsible for the Musical direction, Project Co-ordination and musical arrangement of this show, which was co-funded by the Welsh Arts Council and written by Debbie Campbell, to mark the International Year of the Ocean. The first of two productions performed under the Junior Live Arts banner (an initiative formed to introduce children to the experience of live arts) involving the participation of over 1000 youngsters.THE RIGHT TO SURVIVE(Theatr Brycheiniog) Building on the success of Ocean Commotion, and again involving 1,000 children from 10 Schools The Right to Survive received enhanced Press and Media interest, including national coverage. It incorporated a lively mix of Music, Dance and Drama ~ aimed at fostering a better understanding of the environment in younger audiences. In addition to Musical Direction Kevin also composed the song “The Future’s In Our Hands” and wrote the accompanying band parts for the 16-piece orchestra employed.

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT(Theatr Brycheinog - Opening)Acted as Musical Director and Project Co-ordinator to the above production which was selected to mark the grand opening of this new theatre ~ the first of its kind in South Wales. The production, with a cast of 500, received mass Press/Media coverage and featured Paul Bowen as ‘Joseph’.All choral arrangements (SATB) for the show were written by Kevin Phillips.Special dispensation for the show's production, outside the West End, was personally given to BYCC by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber