Hello, my name is Frances and I am based in Leeds. I set up Beauty out of the Box after three years of salon work. Finding this work unfulfilling I moved towards working in the community with women's groups and youth groups, this included working with pregnant teenagers and survivors of domestic violence.
Like many women I have taken an active interest in looking and feeling good from a young age. More important today is my well-being and that of those around me. I made the bold decision to return to full time education at the age of 23. I trained for a year, full time, at The Yorkshire College of Beauty, based in Leeds at the time (1989-1990).
My experience in the beauty industry and in youth work opened up an opportunity to go into teaching beauty therapy and other vocational qualifications to young people in 2002. I completed teacher training in 2006 at the University of Huddersfield. It was in my teaching years where I recognised the personal struggles that many young school aged children were facing in dealing with problems at home. I am blessed to have four grandchildren and realise the importance of taking the time to teach children the art of creating calm surroundings for personal well-being and positive mental health. Once they know how to do this, they can take this learning into adulthood. It can be achieved through mindfulness, gardening or nature related activities indoor and outdoor.
I have gained much experience of facilitating workshops and teaching in schools, colleges, community centres and residential settings such as children's care homes and Herd Farm in Leeds.
I have used Intensive Interaction as part of my work with children and adults with complex needs. This work and training in this area has lead to an article being published in the Intensive Interaction Newsletter, by the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
I have added mindfulness, nature related activities and gardening to my list of available workshops and group-work.
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Qualifications pertinent to my work:
- ITEC Honours Diploma in Beauty Therapy (included beauty treatments, massage & electrolysis)
- CIBTAC Diploma Aesthetician/Electrolysis (included beauty treatments, massage & electrolysis)
- CIDESCO (included specialist products, aromatherapy & red vein treatments)
- Indian Head Massage Diploma
- Certificate of Higher Education in Counselling Skills
- Certificate in Education
- NVQ Assessor Award (A1)
- Edexcel Level 4 Award in Conducting Internal Quality Assurance of the Assessment Process (V1)
- Infant Massage Instructor Course
- Hands free Massage
- First Aid at work course in 2023
- Safeguarding L2 in 2023
Professional Link
www.babtac.com