Meet the team
The Careers and Employability team is here to ensure our students are best served at all times.
No matter the variety of their ambitions or at what stage of their career journey they’re in, we're here to support our students. Read more about who we are and what we do below.
Meet the team
Laura Ingham, Head of Careers and Employability
l.ingham@bathspa.ac.uk
Peter Tribe, Deputy Head of Careers and Employability
p.tribe@bathspa.ac.uk
Sarah Outamast-Brown, Deputy Head of Careers & Employability – Academic Alignment
When you think of what a Careers service should offer - that’s probably what our Central Services team handles, plus a lot more! They work on our events, mentoring scheme, Bath Spa Award scheme, internal marketing and resources, as well as delivering the majority of student support.
Tim Beale, Career Service Manager
t.beale@bathspa.ac.uk
Chloe Whittaker, Employability Coach
c.whittaker@bathspa.ac.uk
Hayley Johnson, Employability Coach
h.johnson@bathspa.ac.uk
Martin Chiffers, Digital Storyteller
m.chiffers@bathspa.ac.uk
Dominic Stroud, Digital Content and Student Engagement Coordinator
d.stroud@bathspa.ac.uk
Rhianna Hutchings-Clarke, Administrator
r.hutchings-clarke@bathspa.ac.uk
Our School Curriculum Team works with academic schools to embed and align employability, enterprise, and entrepreneurialism into the curriculum to help students progress into positive graduate outcomes. Each of our Partner colleagues has specific school links.
Aquari’elle Singer, School Employability Partner: Bath Business School and Bath Spa University London
a.singer@bathspa.ac.uk
Louisa Clarke, School Employability Partner: Bath School of Art, Film and Media and Bath School of Design
l.clark2@bathspa.ac.uk
Pandora Manton, School Employability Partner: School of Education and School of Sciences
p.manton@bathspa.ac.uk
Sarah Allbeson, School Employability Partner: School of Education and School of Sciences
s.allbeson@bathspa.ac.uk
Vivien Yorke, School Employability Partner: School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities and Bath School of Music and Performing Arts
v.yorke@bathspa.ac.uk
The Placements team oversees the Professional Placement Year (PPY) and our Bath Spa Works: Internships programme. They work with local businesses to provide exciting work opportunities, and ensure that students’ placements are meaningful and support them in their development.
Jamie Bradbury, Placements Manager
j.bradbury@bathspa.ac.uk
Charlotte Marshall, Placements Coordinator
c.marshall2@bathspa.ac.uk
Eleanor Freeman, Placements Coordinator
e.freeman@bathspa.ac.uk
Hannah Ring, Placements Coordinator
h.ring@bathspa.ac.uk
Jessica Scott, Placements Coordinator
j.scott@bathspa.ac.uk
Rebecca Taylor-Ford, Placements Coordinator
r.taylor-ford@bathspa.ac.uk
Bath Spa students are renowned for their creative and entrepreneurial spirit, and this specialist team supports our large community of students and graduates who are interested in setting up their own business or working freelance. They also oversee EMERGE - Bath Spa University’s unique multidisciplinary studio residency space and creative incubator.
Tiffany Frye, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Manager
t.frye@bathspa.ac.uk
Charlotte Godfrey, EMERGE Studio Manager
c.godfrey@bathspa.ac.uk
Jai Tyler, Employability Coach: Enterprise Specialist
j.tyler@bathspa.ac.uk
Matthew Emeny, Employability Coach: Enterprise Specialist
m.emeny@bathspa.ac.uk
Nicola Turner, Employability Coach: Enterprise Specialist
n.turner@bathspa.ac.uk
Our final-year students and graduates are well looked after by this dedicated team who provide exclusive jobs, placements, and support to ensure our alumni are prepared to take the next step in their careers.
Paige Clarkson, Graduate Success Manager
p.clarkson2@bathspa.ac.uk
Iona Jones, Employability Coach: Graduate Success
i.jones@bathspa.ac.uk
Rajinder Boucher, Employability Coach: Graduate Success
r.boucher@bathspa.ac.uk
Blessing Mururi, Graduate Success Coordinator
b.mururi@bathspa.ac.uk
Our experienced Employer Relations Team is the first port of call for businesses looking to employ our students and benefit from our talent pool, collaborate and engage with our student community, and grow by raising their profile amongst the next generation.
John Hector, Employer Relationships Manager
j.hector@bathspa.ac.uk
Beverly Woodland, Employer Relationships Advisor
b.woodland@bathspa.ac.uk
Sarah Cooper, Employer Relationships Advisor
s.cooper2@bathspa.ac.uk
Simon Taylor, Employer Relationships Advisor
s.taylor4@bathspa.ac.uk
The service isn’t part of a combined careers service and we currently work with the following third-party providers to supply services:
We’re a proud member of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) and follow their work experience standard guide and position on impartiality.
We have advertising guidelines that all employers must adhere to before any position becomes available for students to view, and have several guiding principles as part of our ethics and sustainability position statement on how we work with businesses involved with sensitive environmental, social and governance matters.