Rhoda

I’m a Masters graduate from The University of St Andrews and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with a current DBS. I have a variety of experience working with children of all ages from one-on-one and tutoring environments to teaching in classrooms and facilitating workshops. Working in primary and secondary school environments for over a decade, I have taught from 4yrs through to A-level and University level. I also ran my own arts productions company for five years which specialised in providing arts education at affordable prices in schools where art opportunities were being cut. Additionally I have worked my education career alongside working professionally in the film and theatre industry.
Highly-competent, results driven, open, and with international experience, I complete every task set and work effectively both in a team and independently.

Tutoring Experience

2018- 2019 Head of Drama at Hampton Court House School
Creating the drama curriculum for students aged 8-15 years. Training drama teachers to teach those aged 4-10 years. Creating a co-curricular club syllabus of scripted and devised theatre, as well as acting competitions.

2014 – 2020 Founder and Director of Roar Edge Productions Ltd.
Creating educational content and training actors to teach weekly classes at schools in Surrey, Kent, Buckinghamshire, Sussex, and London. This curriculum focuses primarily on the LAMDA syllabus, and on supporting pupils with special learning needs who need to develop confidence in the mainstream classroom environment. Further projects of note include:

2018-19- Director/ Writer – Short Film: Wondaland
Educational short film on knife crime. Writing and rewriting the script, and working with a production team to direct and shoot the film on a RED Cam. I am in talks with Staffordshire Police about distributing the film in schools, and it is currently being submitted to film festivals.
2016-2017 Producer: The London Theatre Café
Producing acting, singing, and writing showcases at the Theatre Café for new works.
2016 – 2019: Charity Board Member: The Chris Hornby Bursary
Proposing ideas to generate revenue for the Arts Ed bursary. Assisting in producing the Christmas carol concert at the London Actors Church, and arranging industry musical theatre workshops with industry panel members Jill Green CDG, Matt Henry, Tim English, and Alan Williams.
2015 – Director/ Producing
Directing and producing various short plays on the fringe circuit.
2014 - Writer: Bedding Belle the Musical – The Hippodrome, London
Penned the book and lyrics to the produced workshop of Bedding Belle. The musical was directed by Joel Montague, starring: Leanne Jones, Gemma Knight Jones, Maisey Bawden, Michelle Pentacost, Brian Gilligan, and James Alexander Gibbs.
2009 - Current: Film Editor – Short films: various
Editing short films on Final Cut.

2017-2018: Acting Through Song Coach: Arts Ed
Teaching acting through song workshops for foundation students, with additional cover work for first year students.

2017 - Audition Panel Member: The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama:
Panel member on the Musical Theatre course audition panel for overseas students applying to train at CSSD in London.

2016-2017 Education Teaching Artist - Disney Theatrical Artist
Trained in show content from Disney’s Lion King and Aladdin by their West and Broadway creative team. Used this content to teach singing, dancing, and acting workshops to children aged 7-18 years.

2016 – 2019: Acting and Acting Through Song Coach
Coaching clients for drama school auditions and industry auditions, analysing text, and acting and singing techniques. Clients I have worked with have gone on to perform at The National Theatre, The Harold Pinter Theatre, Brit School, Bird, East 15, Arts Ed, CBeebies, Central, Warner Brothers, Netflix, Matilda the Musical, and The Lion King in the West End.

2016 – Children’s Casting Director - Kerrie Mailey’s London School
Head of Screen Acting. Running the evening course and holiday workshops with Kerrie Mailey and on her behalf, for pupils aged 10+.

2016 - Guest Lecturer at The University of York
Lecturing and running workshops on the writing process for musical books and lyrics. Holding acting through song workshops.

2015 – 2017 Tutor: Dulwich Tutors
Privately tutoring GCSE and A-level English literature and language, as well as GCSE and A-Level Religious Studies.

2015 – Current: LAMDA Teacher
Preparing students from 5-18 years for their LAMDA exams, with 100% pass rate and all pupils being awarded a merit or distinction. Additionally, directing LAMDA showcases.

2015 - Teaching Assistant: Francis Holland School, Sloane Square
Assisting lessons from reception to year 2. Helping with classroom management and lesson tasks for up to 21 pupils.

2014 - 2015 SMART Teachers: Supply Teaching and Teaching Assistant.
Teaching assistant for children aged 4-11, working with pupils with special needs and mainstream students. Supervising students and helping them with classroom tasks. Assisting teachers with requested tasks.

2014 - 17 Head of Drama: East Dulwich Music Academy
Teaching and creating a drama syllabus for 7-13 year olds drama. Tasks included writing and directing shows, as well as preparing students for their LAMDA exams.

2013 - Guest Lecturer: The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Visiting lecturer teaching text and process to postgraduate students.

2009- 12 Teacher and Boarding House Tutor: Caterham School
Drama, Religious Studies, Religious Political and Social Education (RPSE), Wellbeing, CItizenship, Sex Education and Film teacher. Evening and weekend Boarding Tutor and Performing Arts assistant.

Boarding Tutor: Providing pastoral care to a boarding house of 64 girls.
Working shifts of up to 16 hours a day, being in loco parentis for the pupils, as well as being on call throughout the night.
Teacher: Teaching the drama curriculum to pupils aged 11-18 years. (GSCE & A-Level
syllabi).
Preparing students for their LAMDA exams, grades 1-8.
Teaching religious studies to KS3, and RPSE and sex education to years 10 and 11.
Performing Arts Assistant: Assisting school productions and the drama department, and making props, sets, and costumes.
Film Club: Sourced £10,000 to set up a film department, including creating a Mac editing suite. I then taught script to screen skills.

2012 - Created and taught: Three-day Film Workshops
Teaching from script to screen, a brief history of film, and the rules of filming, script writing, filming and editing. Students aged 11+ would end the three days with a final film to take home.

2009 – 12 Head of Film: ISSOS The International Summer School of Scotland
Preparing a curriculum and lesson plans to teach an international class how to follow the script to screen process over three weeks. Teaching film theory, how to prepare a pitch and shoot, scriptwriting, filming, editing, and time management, working towards a showcase deadline, and editing a final night screening of all films.

Tutoring Approach

I have a very patient teaching method, I believe in open communication with pupils I work with to ensure I am using the right teaching method for them. With over a decade of teaching experience I feel anyone can learn anything if the right learning technique approach is used. My main aim is to discover what this is for each pupil, visual, auditory or kinesthetic, then my task is to present the information needed through various techniques and strategies that meets the pupils learning needs.