Credentials

EDUCATION:

Roehampton Institute, London
PGCE Primary Teaching with Art specialism

Roehampton Institute, London
BA Honours Degree in Education Studies and Community Art (1:1)

Putney School of Art, London
Foundation course in Art

York College of Arts
BTEC National Diploma in Business (Distinction)

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

  • Trauma & Mental Health Informed Schools and Communities, Level 5, 2025
  • Mental Health Champions Foundation, Place2be, 2021
  • Reminiscence Practitioner, Age Exchange, 2021
  • Art Therapy – Healing, Renaissance Life Therapies, 2020
  • Youth Mindfulness Programme teacher training and qualified practitioner, 2016-present
  • Diploma in psychotherapy and counselling, Integrative, level 4
  • Drawing and Talking professional practitioner, 2017 – present
  • Mental Health First Aid accredited, 2020 – ongoing
  • Relational & Developmental Trauma Accreditation. Level 3, April 2019
  • Therapeutic Art Life Coach certificate, Udemy, March 2019
  • MindApples Champion trainer, Mindfulness certificate, August 2017
  • Understanding Behaviour Change (Health and Wellbeing) Level 2, November 2016
  • Kids Company: Therapeutic Childcare, Behaviour Management, November 2011
  • Place2Be Foundation Course in Counselling and Therapeutic Skills for Working with Children, OCN Level 3, May 2009
  • Artsplan accredited course: Young People, the Arts and Social Inclusion, Level 2, Middlesex University, July 2007
  • Ancient mosaic application and restoration course, Ravenna, Italy, 2006
  • Space Place mentor scheme placement with the Chisenhale Art Gallery including setting up the Stephen Lawrence project ‘Celebrating Diversity’, 2001
  • TOTAL 42 CPD points – present
  • First Aid; Special Education Needs; Workplace development; Child Protection training; Volunteer programming; Behaviour management; Reminiscence training; Funding and consultation; Presented seminars and lectures to artists’ networks.

 

SELECTION OF AWARDS:

  • Certificate of Recognition to Julie Norburn for Leadership – Lambeth Mayors Parlour Heroes Awards

  • Lambeth Civic Awards, 2026 – Finalists for Social Enterprise, Arts & Cultural Heritage, Health & Wellbeing (Art4Space)

  • SME Elite, 2026 – Best London Community Arts and Creative Education

  • LuxLife Creative Awards, 2025 -Best London Community Arts Centre

  • Lambeth Civic Awards, 2025 – Finalist for Climate and Green Spaces (Art4Space)

  • Winner: Wise 100 2024 – Leading Women in Social Enterprise and Impact UK

  • Winner: CoCreate Awards – Innovation 2022
  • Winner: Lambeth Made Award, best Community impact (Art4Space) 2021
  • Winner: UK enterprise awards, most inspirational woman in community education, 2017
  • Finalist: Leadership Awards, most successful social enterprise (Art4Space), 2016
  • Winner: Mega Mosaic Makers, best school mosaic, 2014
  • Winner: Lambeth adult learning star awards – best tutors, 2014
  • Winner: Lambeth business awards, best creative and cultural business, 2012

 

PLACEMENTS:

  • Kids Company placement; Mental health support; Youth disability; Australian AIDS support; Board of Trustees for PTA; Committee for BAMM, Trustee Caleidoscope Autism

 

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Co-writer: Urban Art & Community Mosaic Toolkit, 2004
  • Changing Practice to Community Arts and artist-led regulation’ Mailout, March 2008