Join the Department of English for this live podcast event showcasing the career pathways of professionals who identified as “First-Generation” students: those who belonged to the first generation in their family to go to university.

Featuring a live panel, our speakers come from a range of fields relevant to Arts and Humanities degrees, such as journalism, publishing, academia and the charity/third sector, giving students insight into different career journeys, networking opportunities, and ideas on developing their own employability skills.

This event also celebrates the success and strengths of First-Gen students within the world and work, particularly in relation to Arts and Humanities fields.

The event will be recorded in the form of a video podcast which will be available as a long-term resource for King's students.

Speakers

Annabel McLeod, a multi-award-winning (BAFTA, Broadcast Digital, BIMA, Lovies, RTS) and Emmy-nominated Digital Executive Producer who has led digital campaigns for programmes on BBC One, Two and Three, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Netflix.

Carinya Sharples, creative and travel writer, journalist and editor, who has written for Lonely Planet, The Guardian, gal-dem, the BBC and others, and was longlisted for the 2021 Mslexia Short Story Competition.

Dr Daniel Oliver, Teaching Fellow at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, who creates solo and collaborative performances that take a neurodivergent-led and wilfully calamitous approach to world-building, audience participation and immersion.

Ashleigh Wheeler, Executive Director of the Yard Theatre, who has delivered of some of The Yard’s most critically successful productions and festivals, including This Beautiful Future, Buggy Baby, and NOW festival and overseen the theatre’s strategic development.

Please register to attend.