Teaching and Beyond: Where an Education qualification can take you

We have brought together a panel of experienced education professionals to discuss education careers in teaching and beyond. If you are interested in a career as a teacher and would like to hear from those in the profession this is the event for you! There will also be an opportunity to find out more about Exeter's PGCE programme and the event will be followed by a drinks reception so you can discuss the career options more informally with our guests.Alumni Panellists:1) Ghee Bowman (PGCE English Secondary 1998) Devon Development Education Leader, Exeter's Global CentreBioGhee is a trained teacher of English and Drama, with twenty years experience in teaching & training adults and young people. He has worked overseas in many countries, including Turkey and Egypt. He also worked for ICA:UK, doing group facilitation & training. Ghee is now the Project co-ordinator of the Telling our Stories project in Devon Development Education.2) Kate Hurley (PGCE Early Years 2003)Reception Class TeacherBioAs well as teaching in the US, a British/American Nursery in Italy and local authority schools in the UK, Kate has been a SENCo (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) and has worked in SEN (Special Educational Needs). She has now moved into the Independent Sector where she currently works as a Reception Class Teacher. 3) Christopher Howarth (1982 Music; PGCE at Bretton Hall Leeds in Music and Mathematics, 1983)Self-employed education consultant. Bio Previously National Coordinator for the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust 4) Ian MacDonald (PGCE Geography Secondary, 1999) Teacher, St Lukes Sports and Science College in ExeterBioIan graduated in 1999 and his career has involved being a subject tutor to and/or mentoring over twenty PGCE students (Geography, History & RE). Ian taught in Tottenham and Devon, and visited schools in places as diverse as Japan, Easter Island and The Falklands. 5) Greg Hancock (English and Fine Art 1983) Freelance Language Coach and TrainerBioSpecialist in general English tuition at all levels and teacher development - especially in the area of adapting curriculum and approaches for Arabic learners in a mixed environment. Greg has many years experience of working in the Gulf region with both male and female students, and has also lived and worked in Spain and in the UK.