Senior higher education professional with almost 15 years’ experience, leading academic programme development, validation, quality assurance and student experience in a London Film School. Also a composer/producer working on library music and a short film, bringing creativity and enthusiasm into everything I do.

Gareth John Spicer

Senior higher education professional with almost 15 years’ experience, leading academic programme development, validation, quality assurance and student experience in a London Film School. Also a composer/producer working on library music and a short film, bringing creativity and enthusiasm into everything I do.

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Senior higher education professional with almost 15 years’ experience, leading academic programme development, validation, quality assurance and student experience in a London Film School. Also a composer/producer working on library music and a short film, bringing creativity and enthusiasm into everything I do.

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Work Experience

Director of Curriculum and Courses at Central Film School, London
January 1, 2025 - Present
Lead the institutional application for DAPs; lead development, design and validation of new and existing academic programmes; ensure courses meet internal quality standards and external regulatory/awarding body requirements. Oversee operational delivery of academic programmes including staff allocation, timetabling and resource planning. Drive innovation in curriculum content, delivery methods and assessment strategies aligned to industry developments.
Head of Education & Student Experience at London Film Academy, London
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
Undertake strategic planning for the department’s future direction and growth, providing strategic leadership for academic programmes, standards of teaching excellence, student experience and engagement, student welfare and wellbeing, departmental development, and growing the department into a well-functioning, cohesive unit. Responsible for student experience ensuring highly effective and engaging learning experiences; develop and manage strategies/methods to set, track and monitor student achievement.
Programmes Manager at ICMP, London
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023
Lead production of evaluative activities, strategic/action plans, annual monitoring reports and quality improvement plans aligned with professional and external bodies. Project manage the design of two new music technology programmes through the validation process. Provide managerial coordination of programme delivery team (over 40 HPLs). Tutor of the year; Digital Enhanced Learning Champion.
HNC Programme Leader and Acting MA (Hons) Programme Leader at ICMP, London
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2021
Lead production of annual monitoring reports and quality improvement plans aligned with professional and external bodies. Maintain and develop the VLE platform (Canvas) at institutional level; create Canvas training materials for students and staff. Provide managerial coordination of the programme delivery team (over 15 HPLs). Develop new curriculum across multiple instrumental disciplines; faculty recruitment.

Education

MA Composition for TV, Film and Games at University of Chichester
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2021
PG CertT LHE at University of East London
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2017
BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance at London College of Music
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
January 1, 2019 - July 18, 2026

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services

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