Helenraw

My Summary

My Experience

I have been teaching acting and drama to children and young people since 1991, and adults since around 2000. I have been running filmmaking workshops for children since 2009 and am a STEM Ambassador on the STEM Network and also run forensic science and crime scene investigation workshops for children. I freelance with Science Boffins as a science presenter and run science workshops across Scotland for ages 4+.

For 10 years, I was the lead vocalist and co-producer for the Twinkletrax record label and we released 5 nursery rhyme albums for children. I am co-Director and Producer for Shoogly Peg Productions, a film production company I run with my BAFTA-winning partner in crime.

In 2014 I started fostering cats and dogs out of emergency situations and in 2016 I set up Raw's Paws, a licensed home-boarding facility for cats and dogs. I only take paying clients when not fostering and so far have voluntarily fostered 37 furry beasts. I am in the process of completing Diplomas in Feline Behaviour and Psychology, and Canine Communication along with my Graduate training in Amichien® Bonding’, as created by Jan Fennell ‘The Dog Listener’.
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ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:
Dog Behaviour Specialist

Does your dog:
- Pull on the lead, making walks impossible/unpleasant/a chore
- Bark incessantly at the postie/people walking past the window/a leaf blowing in the wind
- Get aggressive with food
- Chew everything in sight when you leave the house
- Ignore you when you call for them...?
Then I can help.

My Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS & ADDITIONAL TRAINING / INFORMATION
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CHILDREN'S PANEL
I am a fully qualified chair for the Children's Panel - legal tribunal in Scotland
- SQA Level 7: Management of Hearings (2018 - 2019)
- SQA Level 7: Principals and Practice for Children’s Panel Members (2017 - 2019)
- SQA Level 7: Needs of Children and Young People in the Children’s Hearings System (2017 - 2019)

Additional Children's Panel training and ongoing CPD
- Conflict Management: Children’s Hearings Scotland
- Mental Health Awareness: Children’s Hearings Scotland
- Change Your Thinking, Developing Resilience: Children’s Hearings Scotland
- Trauma in Practice: Children's Hearings Scotland
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC): Children's Hearings Scotland
- Glasgow Intensive Family Support Service (GIFSS); Intensive Support and Monitoring Services
(ISMS); ISMS Education; Outdoor Resource Centre; Functional Family Therapy (FFT) and Support
and Intervention (SIT)
- Information Governance: Children’s Hearings Scotland
- Decisions & Reasons: Children’s Hearings Scotland
- The Work of the Glasgow Virtual School: Children’s Hearings Scotland (2023)
- Family Group Decision Making, Lifelong Links and Kinship Care (2022)
- Children (Scotland) Act 2020 - Siblings (2021)
- Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (2021)
- Emerging from Lockdown (2021)
- Advocacy (2020)
- Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (2020)
- Child Development (2020)
- Hearings in Lockdown (2020)
- Information Governance: Children's Hearings Scotland (2020)
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RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL CPD
- Practical Accredited (Children's) Regulations Training: Bectu Vision
- Autism Understanding & Awareness: Bectu Vision
- Mental Health & Wellbeing for Managers (2022)
- Mental Health First Aid (2019)
- Emergency First Aid at Work (2019)
- Canine & Feline First Aid (2019)
All CPD/PDA information is available on request.
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HIGHER EDUCATION
- BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychobiology (2012 - 2016) - University of Abertay, Dundee
- Certificate of Higher Education in Forensic Science and Medicine (2010 - 2011), University of Edinburgh
- HNC
- SQA Level 7: Management of Hearings (2018 - 2019)
- SQA Level 7: Principals and Practice for Children’s Panel Members (2017 - 2019)
- SQA Level 7: Needs of Children and Young People in the Children’s Hearings System (2017 - 2019)
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
- Bectu (UK trade union for media and entertainment)
- The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences
- The British Psychological Society (including Forensic Psychology Division)
- The Royal Society of Biology
- The STEM Network
- The Independent Producers Society
- The Association of Film and Television Practitioners Scotland
- The Whitechapel Society (Ripperologists, studying the crimes of Jack the Ripper)
- Children’s Production Support Hub
- Children's Hearings Scotland
- Scottish Children's Hearings Association
- Pet Professional Guild
- Pet Industry Federation
- Pet Services Association
- Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
- Royal Naval Association
- War Widows Association

My Availability

I am only offering online tutoring at the moment.

My Fees

• Babysitting from £15.00 per hour
• Tutoring from £25.00 per hour

**I am only offering online tutoring at the moment**
**Babysitting and in-person tutoring services will resume in 2024**
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Babysitter rates for reference only, rates will likely increase when I resume services in 2024:
- £15 per hour: 1-2 children*
- £20 per hour: 3-4 children*
- £25 per hour: 5-6 children*
*within 3 miles of G42, outwith this radius will likely incur additional costs. Parking charges/fees not included.
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Private tutor rates 2023 (online only until 2024):
- £25 per hour for one child*
- £35 per hour for 2 children* (don't have to be studying the same subject)
*within 3 miles of G42, outwith this radius will likely incur additional costs. Parking charges/fees not included.
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Dog behaviour specialist - please get in touch for more information and rates.