Lynn Miles

Experience

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  Various

  Aug 1985 - Sept 1999

  Teacher and school leader

  A long involvement in Primary School education (with a short detour into developing and delivering training programmes for a large Financial Services company - see below!), which took me from class teacher in South Queensferry near Edinburgh, to head of department and deputy headteacher of very large primary schools in first London, then Oxfordshire. This lead to being engaged as a trainer and consultant to several other schools and educational organisations.

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  SCOTTISH AMICABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

  Jul 1990 - Oct 1991

  Training Officer

  Designing and delivering engaging training and assessment programmes to Appointed Representatives and sales executives throughout the UK.

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  Research Machines

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Educational Adviser

  Helping to develop new products aimed at the Educational sector, writing and developing training and support materials for teachers, advising the company on how to make their products, content, services and promotions more attractive, relevant and indicative of best practice for schools.

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  Self employed educational consultant

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  Educational Consultant

  Developing more effective use of technology in schools; developing and delivering staff training programmes; advising a variety of organisations (including Research Machines and Oxfam) on how to develop a better/ more effective/ more appealing offering to schools.

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  Self Employed therapist

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  Hypno-psychotherapist

  Having studied extensively with the National School of Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, set up my own successful, part time Hypnotherapy/ Psychotherapy, Counselling and Life Coaching practice. The skills developed during this period have proved invaluable in all subsequent roles.

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  Career break to be a full time parent

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

  Full time parent to 2 adopted children

  Took time out to focus on our adopted children.

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  Lynn Miles

  Jun 2010 - now

  Ghostwriter, copy writer and Editor

  Working on a wide variety of projects, many involving online web site and marketing copy covering a range of topics. When ghost writing books, I have particularly enjoyed taking technical or complex ideas and creating accessible, engaging material of exceptional quality.

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  Miles Associates Ltd

  Jan 2014 - now

  Director

  Responsible for the creative support aspects of the Miles Associates Ltd consultancy. Amongst other things this involves copywriting, ghostwriting and creating bespoke training materials and programmes for clients.

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  My Care Consultant Ltd

  Jun 2018 - now

  Following on from a career as a teacher in her native Scotland, Lynn started her career in Financial Services developing training materials for financial advisers on behalf of a major Insurance Company.Since then she has become a published ghost writer, copy-writer and marketeer, most recently helping to create and co-ordinate adviser marketing material on behalf of a leading AIM-listed financial services Group.

  • Marketing & Communications Director

    Oct 2018 - now

  • Marketing Director

    Jun 2018 - now