John Hamlin, Liaison Manager, Wyke Sixth Form College

Welcome to johnhamlin.co.uk

Current Position

Liaison Manager and Media Teacher at Wyke Sixth Form College, Kingston-upon-Hull. Within this role I am responsible for coordinating the "public face" of Wyke to local schools in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. My marketing responsibilities include the development of the colleges online, print and mobile presence.

The liaison role is shared between teaching AS/A Level Media Studies to approximately 170 sixth form students. Since joining the department I have established the subjects Moodle presence and ran an overseas visit to New York. Currently I deliver units on "Foundation Portfolio", "The Music Industry", "Contemporary Media Regulation" and "Advanced Portfolio".

Whilst I've seen education as may main focus for the last 20 years, I've also worked within the field of media production. During my career I have produced work for MTV, BBC, Walt Disney, Virgin Media, the Millennium Dome and numerous corporate clients.

In 2006 I established IronMeister, a multimedia design and software distribution company. The product portfolio consisted of 18 titles that are marketed and sold globally.

 
 

Visit my AS/A Level Media Studies blog - it's intended to act as a portal access to all the blogs of the my current AS and A2 students. The student blogs document the practical element of the A level with AS students producing work for the Foundation Portfolio (creating a new music magazine) and A2 students working on their Advanced Portfolio (self-directed brief that includes an element of video production).

AS/A Media Studies Portal Blog