Cameron Halfpenny

Experience

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  Motherwell College & Coatbridge College

  Aug 1995 - Jul 2007

  Lecturer – Sociology, Research and Criminology
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  Halfpenny Development Ltd

  Nov 2011 - Nov 2021

  Director, writer and researcher
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  Westmorland and Furness Council

  Dec 2017 - now

  Examination invigilator

  I am a trained examination Invigilator for Westmorland and Furness Council. I invigilate examinations for adult learners sitting basic courses in English and mathematics, mainly refugees and people obtaining residency in the UK. These qualifications improve their demonstrable skills and help them secure their position in society. I am responsible for how the examinations I attend are delivered, working within national Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) guidelines. I control how an examination room is set up, who can be present, when exams begin and end, and how learners behave during the examination. I am responsible for handling examination papers with learners, and I record what happens for the awarding body.Planning and delivering an examination successfully with trained and trusted colleagues requires high level teamwork, strong attention to detail and accuracy, and many quality control skills in order to be successful to national standards. I do a lot of report writing, fact checking and system monitoring to make sure that the right people are in the right place with the right papers in a controlled environment. These essential requirements mean that I have developed exceptional organisational skills that I can deploy at short notice to meet formal goals and outcomes. It is personally rewarding to help vulnerable people improve their lives through receiving support and investment from the local community. Show less

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  Theorise Ltd

  Nov 2018 - now

  Academic proof reader

  I proofread academic coursework produced by undergraduate and postgraduate students with specific learning difficulties (SpLDs) who are studying at universities in Scotland, including Edinburgh Napier University, Heriot-Watt University and the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).I proofread essays, reports, research papers and dissertations. The main tasks are checking spelling, grammar, punctuation and referencing style conventions. My service allows students with SpLDs to have confidence that their learning difficulty is minimised as a factor in how their coursework is presented, allowing it to be judged on its academic merits alone. The support I provide to them increases the quality of work output, improves student productivity and generates more efficient learning and teaching. I have also proofread non-academic work for private companies and a biographer. Proofreading has developed my skills in fact checking, text editing, translation and jargon-busting, all while observing publishing conventions. I have applied these formats to my work on copy for magazines, books and radio as well as academic coursework. Show less