The Society of Education Consultants

Jon Audain :: Monkeeshine Consultancy

Degrees & Qualifications:

BA (Ed) with Qualified Teacher Status (Specialist subject World Music)
Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
Member of Nacce
Fully elected member of The Society of Authors
Nominated for a Teaching Award in 2008

Employment Summary

Teaching Experience

2009-Present day Titchfield Primary School
Year 4 class teacher (part-time), ICT Co-ordinator and Advanced Skills Teacher for Primary ICT.

2009 - Present day Hampshire Music Service
Visiting Music Teacher teaching C Clarinet on the Listen2Me wider opportunities scheme.

2009 - Present day Hampshire County Council
Primary Learning Platform Project Consultant - Training schools, teachers, Headteachers and other people connected with educational learning on implementing a Virtual Learning Environment in primary schools.

2006 – 2009 Castle Hill Junior School, Basingstoke
Senior Teacher, ICT, Studywiz and Network Manager, Music Shadow, Responsible for overseeing lunchtimes and lunchtime staff, GTP and Student Mentor.
Previous roles: Head of Year 3, Head of Year 6, Year 6 Booster classes and PPA Cover
(Yr3, 4 and 6)

2001 – 2006 Locks Heath County Junior School, Southampton
Year 3, and Year 4 Classteacher, ICT and Network Manager; Drama Manager and
BA (Ed) student mentor

County Experience

2008 – Present Primary ICT Advanced Skills Teacher, Hampshire County Council

2006 – 2008 Primary Lead ICT Professional, Hampshire

Expertise

I have worked in primary and junior schools for many years now. I offer independent advice/consultancy on the use of ICT in Education especially in Primary Education. I am experienced in Policy Development, strategic ICT implementation, ICT Staff Audits, working towards the Self-Review Framework devised by Becta, Devising individual learning programmes for academic and non academic staff and delivering training specifically related to their requirements, Whole Staff Inset Training on ICT and specific curriculum areas.

Specialisms
Specialise in supporting teachers in devising ICT resources and activities for all ages and abilities. Emphasis is on inspiring teachers to use ICT creatively and in an exciting way so it can be embedding across the curriculum.

I am passionate about the arts and how ICT can support teachers in delivering the curriculum. I have been involved in music for the past 22 years and have experience in conducting instrumental wind bands.

I am an Educational author on the subject of ICT especially Interactive Whiteboards and the use of ICT within the curriculum.

Previous Experience

Over the year I have held the following roles:
ICT, VLE and Network Manager, Drama Manager, Shadow Music Co-ordinator, Responsible for overseeing lunchtimes and lunchtime staff, GTP, BA(Ed) and PGCE Student Mentor. I have also held senior management roles of Head of Year 3, Head of Year 6, Senior Teacher and have taught Year 6 Booster classes and provided PPA Cover (Yr3, 4 and 6).

Publications

• Audain J, Cogill J, David A, Flute M and Fielder S (2006) You Can Use an interactive Whiteboard – Age 7-11, Scholastic

• Mawer K, Cromie H, Cooper A and Cogill J (2006) You Can Use an interactive Whiteboard – Age 4-7, Scholastic (Additional author)

• Jones E, Dick R, Audain J and Fielder S (2006) 100 Activprimary Whiteboard Lessons – Year 3, Scholastic [Foundation lessons excluding History and Geography]

• Montague-Smith A, Jones E, Dick R and Audain J (2006) 100 Activprimary Whiteboard Lessons – Year 4, Scholastic [Science and Foundation lessons excluding History and Geography]

• Jones E, Dick R, Audain J and Fielder S (2007) 100 Smartboard Whiteboard Lessons – Year 3, Scholastic [Foundation lessons excluding History and Geography]

• Montague-Smith A, Jones E, Dick R and Audain J (2007) 100 Smartboard Whiteboard Lessons – Year 4, [Science and Foundation lessons excluding History and Geography]