Academic & Creative Practice

Questions That Shape My Practice

My academic and creative practice is shaped by questions about how people learn, participate, belong and develop confidence through creative education. I am particularly interested in the relationship between inclusion, care, access, teaching practice and the changing role of technology in learning.

How can creative education become more inclusive?

I explore inclusive pedagogy, neurodiversity and accessible approaches that recognise different ways of learning, making and participating.

Who gets to enter, participate and belong?

Widening participation, belonging and creative confidence shape how I think about access, opportunity and the conditions that help learners see themselves in creative education.

What does a pedagogy of care look like in practice?

I am interested in care as a practical teaching approach: how we design learning, communicate expectations, give feedback and assess without losing rigour or humanity.

How can technology widen access without creating new barriers?

My developing work considers ethical and inclusive uses of digital tools and AI for differentiation, accessibility, feedback, planning and learner engagement.

Teaching & Inclusive Creative Education

Learning with Care and Creativity

My teaching spans higher and further education, foundation education and community learning with children, young people and adults. I develop curricula and creative learning experiences across fashion, making and multidisciplinary practice, with inclusion built into the way learning is structured rather than added afterwards.

Accessible Learning Design

Clear structure, accessible instructions and more than one way to engage, make, communicate and demonstrate learning.

Neurodiversity in Creative Learning

Flexible approaches that recognise different processing, communication and sensory needs without lowering expectations.

Feedback, Assessment & Mentoring

Constructive, specific and human feedback that supports progress while maintaining appropriate academic and creative standards.

Belonging & Creative Confidence

Learning environments where people can participate, take creative risks, ask questions and develop confidence in their own voice.

Creative Leadership & Impact

Creativity for Connection and Impact

As Creative Head of Kent School of Fashion, I develop programmes and community provision, lead teaching and build partnerships that widen access to fashion and creative education.

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Multidisciplinary Practice

Fashion, Materials and Media

My academic and educational work does not sit apart from my professional creative practice. Fashion design, pattern cutting, textiles, image-making, film and cultural storytelling all inform how I research, teach and make. This is where my academic practice connects directly back to Tolumi, The Atelier.