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| Name: Jamie Butcher |
| Job Title: Course Leader ND Music
Technology |
| Started at college: 2005 |
Hi, I’m the Course Leader for ND Music
Technology at High Melton. I started off my teaching career by
doing workshops and guest lectures at local colleges whilst I was
working in the radio industry. This gave me a taste of what working
in education was really like, soon after that I was asked to teach
part-time at Doncaster College.
The following year the Music Tech course
leader left, and so I applied for his position, and here I am. Two
years on - I have completed my Certificate in Education teaching
qualification and have recently received a grade 1 teaching
observation.
During the last two years I have also
developed a BTEC 1st Music course and I am currently
working on a new ND Music Practice course which will be starting in
September 2008.
The facilities here at High Melton are
fantastic and are increasing all the time. We are now gaining a
reputation in the area for superb teaching, industry standard
equipment and highly skilled students.
I have worked in recording studios, venues,
television and radio, but teaching is definitely the most
challenging, often requiring many late nights preparing for lessons
and holidays spent marking. However, in my opinion you just can’t
beat the experience of passing on industry knowledge to students
and working with them to help turn their creative ideas in to
reality.
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