I worked with students at the University of East London, many of whom were the first generation in their families to pursue a university degree. My teaching focused on equipping students with a distinctive set of tools to become confident, socially engaged change-makers.

I particularly enjoyed working with mixed cohorts across general journalism, music, fashion, and sports journalism. I designed real-world tasks and industry-relevant challenges that helped students strengthen both soft and hard skills, adapt to multi-platform media environments, and build meaningful, long-lasting collaborations. I also drew on mindfulness frameworks to support students in better understanding themselves and shaping their professional lives as a genuine vocation. Alongside refining their journalism, editing, and design skills, I supported students in developing strong product and project management capabilities.

In 2023, I taught two employability courses to second-year and master’s students, encouraging them to view the media industry as an interconnected ecosystem rather than through a single specialism. This approach resulted in cross-disciplinary storytelling, including work examining the links between sport and sustainability, such as the impact of air pollution on athletic performance.

In 2024, I taught first-year students the fundamentals of journalism. In 2024–2025, I led magazine production modules for third-year students, guiding editorial teams as they took on real newsroom roles and produced complete magazines, gaining hands-on experience in collaborative production, commissioning, editing, and design.