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Claire Wolfe

Claire Wolfe

Night Editor & previously News Editor, Senior Reporter

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Journalism and education: Wide experience creating and editing news. Strong track record in journalism curriculum development , team building & teaching.

  • Education

    • DeMontfort University

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      BA(Hons) English and Politics English, Politics, History

      BA(Hons) English and Politics degree

    • University of Wolverhampton

      2000 - 2001
      PGCE (FAHE) Post Graduate Certificate in Education

      Post Graduate Certificate in Education ( Further and Higher Education) as a part-time student while working in journalism and teaching Journalism and Media Studies.

  • Experience

    • Birmingham Daily News

      Jan 1984 - Jan 1991
      Night Editor & previously News Editor, Senior Reporter

      Europe's first free (almost) daily newspaper. An exciting period in the development of the press in the UK

    • Birmingham Post and Mail

      Jan 1984 - Jan 1987
      Senior Reporter

    • Birmingham City University

      Feb 2004 - Aug 2008
      Senior Lecturer

      Senior Lecturer in journalism, media and communications, research skills, production management and scriptwriting , BSc TV Technology & Production

    • University of Worcester

      Sept 2008 - Mar 2022

      Working variously as Course Leader, Subject Leader,Principal Lecturer and Head of Journalism, I played the lead role in developing the BA(Hons) Journalism course at the University of Worcester. The highly skilled staff all have strong industry background combined with teaching qualifications and a passionate to help move the course forwards. The course has industry endorsement through Broadcast Journalism Training Council accreditation, while retaining award winning strands in print productions, photography and sports journalism. Show less

      • Principal Lecturer in Journalism: Employability lead: Industry partnerships and work placements

        Oct 2017 - Mar 2022

      • Lead for Journalism course development & management

        Sept 2008 - Sept 2017

    • Association for Journalism Education

      Jan 2011 - Jun 2018
      National Executive Committee member

      Active committee member;helped to boost profile of AJE; chaired events at conferences and helped with a range of other tasks associated with the smooth running of the association.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • National Council for the Training of Journalists proficiency certificate

      NCTJ TRAINING LIMITED

    • Senior Fellow

      Higher Education Academy