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* Bachelor of Arts - Media & Communication

* Certificate of Music Workshop Skills, Goldsmiths University, London

* Member of Sound Sense, the UK’s professional association for Community Musicians. I adhere to the Sound Sense Code of Practice which you can view here  (Sound Sense also provide my public liability insurance)

* Member of UK National Health Alliance

* Member of Singing for Health Network

* PRS registered

* DBS Checked and signed up to update service 

* First Aid Certified (2020)

* I engage in ongoing CPD training in the field of Community Music and Music in Healthcare. Recent conferences and training events I have attended include:

- Singing for Health Network: Music & Dementia webinar (2021)

- Singing for Health Network: Singing & Mental Health (2021)

- Making child-led music online with children (NYMAZ, 2021)

- Early Years music-making using puppets and props (NYMAZ, 2021)

- Child Protection training (2021)

- Adult Safeguarding Awareness training (2015, 2017)

- Music in Healthcare Settings training, OPUS Music CIC (2014)