Pip Spalton: Task 1a: Professional Profile

Sunday, 16 February 2014

Task 1a: Professional Profile

From what I understand of this first part of the module, we are to get started on the profile sections of our blogs. After having looked at my current professional CV, I have written an 'About Me' section and uploaded this which you can (hopefully!) see.

I began by creating a list of bullet points that I knew I definitely wanted to transfer over from my CV e.g. training and qualifications, teaching positions etc and then began writing this into a structure that became my first draft. I think it's an important part to any blog as it gives more of an insight into the person behind the posts and it has been enjoyable to be able to read through the profiles of other people on this course, especially as I am yet to meet anybody having not made the campus session/induction! Comments on how to improve on anything written would be gratefully appreciated! I'd like to continue to write several more drafts to improve it over time, especially as this is a public forum and may be viewed by potential employers and I'd like to present myself in a professional manner.

I have to admit that although the task of writing the text to be used in the 'About Me' section was reasonably simple, I couldn't for the life of me work out how to include it in my blog but not as a post?! Thankfully, a painfully long 8-minute YouTube Clip was there to save the day!
I include the link to my Spotlight online CV, which is a requirement of being on my agent's books as it is a medium of searching for talent that many casting directors/teams use today and contains all of the information/details which I take to auditions/email out to potential employers.

Pip Spalton Spotlight

1 comment:

Unknown21 February 2014 at 10:56
Hi Pip, I enjoyed reading your 'about me' section. You mentioned your love for teaching almost throughout, and from what I see this course will serve you as a platform to eventually take on a pgce, right? You're showing that even though you already hold teaching positions, you want to keep developing in your career and I think it is a very good feature in you which I admire. It shows you are hard working and always ready to gain more knowledge.
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About Me

I graduated in July 2012 from a three year professional Musical Theatre course at LCPA with platinum honours in my Trinity National Diploma. I am represented by Stirling Management and have been working and teaching within the Arts industry ever since.

I have always possessed a desire to teach and to be able to pass on the skills and knowledge I acquire to others and find that I am able to address that now, by being presented with an opportunity to extend my existing diploma into an honours degree whilst still being able to continue with my professional employment.

I currently hold teaching positions at two theatre schools and have been choreographing shows and leading drama workshops with children aged 4-18 for the past two years which has done nothing but fuel my desire to teach further and work with young people as a future career.

Since graduating, I have worked as a scare actor in a live-action themed horror maze, as a presenter and show performer at the Alton Towers resort. The jobs that I find most enjoyment in are the theatre in education tours, of which I have completed three and am currently working with a team touring Dudley and the West Midlands performing a show aimed at year 8 and 9 exploring substance abuse.

Upon completion of this course, I would ultimately love to be offered a post as a drama teacher in a secondary school after having pursued either a PGCE or School Direct Training Programme.

Performance, and in particular drama, has played the lead role in my life to date and I hope to preserve this key position with a career in education.