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Providing communications consultancy support and business English language training at Media Press Group, Krakow - one of Europe's leading TV and radio metadata providers to publishing houses across the continent (April 2014-present).Devising and delivering bespoke in-company language training courses at: Mota Engil (construction company) Krakow (2014-15); Mitsubishi CEE (IT and engineering) Krakow (2014-2017); Eurial PL (dairy food distributor) Krakow (2014-2018); IFS (financial services company) Krakow (2016-present); Creative Style (web app developer) Krakow (2016-2017); PrintBox (design company) Krakow (2016); Eternus Group (property law firm) Krakow (2015-2017); Otis (elevator construction) Krakow (2016); Subaru (vehicle sales) Krakow (2017), and TRI Poland (metallics manufacturer) Krakow (2017-present).Delivering business and general English tutorials to clients of language schools: Prolog School, Krakow (2014-present); Soul School, Krakow (2014); Language Business, Warsaw (2015); Teachers Team, Wroclaw (2015-2017); Language Factory, Krakow (2017); Mission School, Krakow (2016-17) and Expressis Verbis, Krakow (2017-present).Delivering IELTS and academic skills tutorials to clients of Oxford Summer Courses Ltd, Oxford (2016, 2017 and 2018), and general English tutorials to clients of Stairway School, Krakow (2017).Providing proofreading and editorial services to clients at: Media Press, Krakow (2017-2018), IMI Hydronic (engineering) Olkusz (2016); and Uniwersytet Rolniczy (agricultural university) Krakow (2017).

My former company, Orchard News Bureau Ltd, has supplied editorial and consultancy services to a range of media clients - including the BBC, The Times, Press Association, The Guardian and Private Eye. Online training materials have been commissioned by the Centre for Investigative Journalism, the BBC, the Broadcast Journalism Training Council, and Nottingham Trent University.In my company role and in the meantime, I provide communications advice and support to a range of public and private sector bodies. Past and present clients include local government bodies, national charities and an international law firm based in Hong Kong.Notable journalism projects: an investigation into a consultant psychiatrist struck off the GMC medical register but continuing to treat private and NHS patients in the UK and Eire; an investigation into an EU-funded highways project which resulted in the prosecution and conviction of a prominent local government politician for corruption.I have written an intensive EFL/EAP coursebook comparing UK and US law for the New York Open Professional School. I have published training briefings on media topics for university journalism schools, travel and wintersports articles, and am co-editor/author of a Routledge textbook on Specialist Journalism.

Module coordinator for media law, public administration, specialist journalism and freelance journalism. Senior lecturer and seminar tutor on modules dealing with media law, public administration, news-gathering, news-writing, research and investigations, specialist journalism (politics, business health and crime), freelance journalism (including employment contracts), politics and the media, and sports journalism (alpine sports). Timetable coordinator for School of Journalism (2003-2010) and external examiner for the Cardiff School of Journalism (2008-2010).Author, media law and local government reporting chapters in 'Print Journalism: A Critical Introduction' ed.Keeble.R (Routledge 2005).

Political journalist, responsible for monitoring and reporting on the actions of county MPs, Euro-MPs, local government councillors and NGOs. Overseeing general and local elections coverage. Interviewed Prime Minister (1990/92), Leader of the Opposition (1993), cabinet and shadow cabinet ministers (throughout), US Ambassador (1999), business and trade union leaders, and senior military staff. Attended and reported on debates at Westminster (various), European Parliament (1997) and inter-governmental conferences (1994). General news reporting duties included Crown Court and Magistrates Court hearings, inquests, employment tribunals and military courts martial. Three month attachment to the sub-editors desk, designing pages and proofing reporters' copy. In-house NVQ assessor for editorial department (1999).

News reporter for the Western Daily Press for its South Avon and North Somerset district edition, coordinating district news and photographic coverage for well-regarded regional morning newspaper.

District reporter (Sandbach)

News reporter at head office (Stafford) and district news reporter (Stone and Rugeley).