Paul Bisson

Experience

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  Blanchard Interiors

  May 1999 - Mar 2000

  Office Manager
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  Various

  Jan 2000 - now

  Professional Musician

  Singer, guitarist and bassist for a variety of semi-professional bands over the past fifteen years. Clients have ranged from pubs and clubs through to private weddings, parties and corporate events.

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  Haverstock School London

  Sept 2000 - Jul 2004

  English and Media Teacher
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  Grainville

  Sept 2004 - Jul 2005

  English Teacher
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  Le Rocquier School

  Sept 2005 - Jul 2008

  Teacher of English + Music
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  Highlands College, Jersey

  Sept 2008 - now

  Lecturer in English and Future Skills

  Delivering GCSE English, Functional Skills, OCN, AQA Award Units and general literacy across all vocational areas. Curriculum designer, coach and lecturer for Jersey International Future Skills Framework. Carbon Literacy Facilitator.

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  Groove de Lecq Festival

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2017

  Musical Director

  Musical director for Groove de Lecq, a one-day annual festival raising funds for various local causes. Responsibilities including organisation of musical acts, liaison with musicians, equipment and stage management and general promotion of the festival over social and traditional media.

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  Jersey Festival of Words

  Mar 2015 - now

  Vice Chairman

  Jersey Literary Festival Association is a non-profit organisation with the purpose of organising a four day annual literary festival in Jersey. It was incorporated in the Royal Court of Jersey on March 20th 2015. Responsibilities including general organisation and management, promotion via social and traditional media (including TV and radio), local and visiting artist liaison, general logistics, website creation, programme scheduling, fundraising and artistic design.