Gav Cross

Current Role

Fortom Ltd - Company Director Freelance Public Sector Consultant & Trainer Various activities - including: Gollcher Associates - http://www.gollcherassociates.co.uk/ - Facilitation, Service Development, Public Speaking, NDCS, The Parents Perspective ... Freelance Director, Visiting Lecturer - Performer & Writer Various locations including: - Theatre in The Quarter, Chester, Edge Hill University, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Community Theatre Projects, Corporate Drama and Role play, Jigsaw Music Theatre...

Previous Posts & Teaching Experience

Guest Speaker / Presenter

Various - including:

‘Through Parents Eyes’ – Early Years Training Event - Leicestershire County Council - 2006

‘Person Centred Services’ - Peterborough Primary Care Trust AGM – 2005

Patient Involvement Empowerment & Information Conf – Joint Introductory Session with Sir Donald Irvine – Church House, Westminster - 2005

Deaf & Hearing Impaired Children – European Conference – Opening Speaker - 2005

Paediatrics & Child Health Conference 2005 – Opening Speaker and Chairperson

‘Families First’ – Parents Panel - Early Support National Conference – Science Museum - 2005

‘NHS Live’ – Guest Speaker with Professor Al Ainsley Green – Excel Centre - 2004

THEATRE & DRAMA EXPERIENCE

Various as Facilitator – including:

Edge Hill University	Visiting Lecturer - Drama in Education 2006
CHESHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DRAMA IN EDUCATION	Chairperson – INSET Workshop leader for Primary and Secondary
JIGSAW MUSIC THEATRE, ELLESMERE PORT	Director – Workshop Leader - Writer
ACTION TRANSPORT THEATRE COMPANY	Youth Theatre Leader – Director - Workshop Leader – Writer for Teachers Pack
CHESHIRE DRAMA EDUCATION SERVICES	Director for numerous summer school projects - Workshop Leader for Youth Theatre and Secondary INSET
YOUTH FEDERATION - CHESHIRE	Drama worker – Writer – Director
WARRINGTON YOUTH THEATRE	Youth Theatre Leader – Director - Workshop Leader – Writer
CHRISTLETON ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE	Course Leader
WALK THE PLANK THEATRE COMPANY	Compere
CHESHIRE THEATRE COMPANY	“Our Country’s Good” – Tour of Cheshire Schools “A Comedy Of Errors” – Tour of Umbria, Italy.
ACTION TRANSPORT COMMUNITY THEATRE COMPANY	“The Tempest” – Outdoor Summer Production “A Caucasian Chalk Circle” – Outdoor Summer Production
THE MOIRA STEWART BROTHERS	Performer of self written, stand-up comedy
CHESTER CYCLE OF MYSTERY PLAYS	Performer – Community Company Director - 1992, 1997, 2002
EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL	Performer/writer/director
CASABLANCA - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE	Performer/writer/director

Other Skills and Interests

Early Support - Gavin Cross - Gav Cross - Corporate Drama - Early Support Training - Early Years Consultation - Early Years Theatre - Early Years Drama - Drama Workshop - Storyteller