Below you will find details of the BECTU officers and staff who are employed to help you get the education and training that you want. Please feel free to contact us if you have a question or would like to find out more..
Brian Kelly is the BECTU Training Officer and is responsible for reps training and support, promotion of vocational training and the support of ULRs. He represents BECTU on numerous external boards and committees.
Brian has been a trade union activist, educator and official for over 30 years and has worked with many unions and federations in the UK and Europe.
Kate Elliott is the Union Learning Fund Project Manager with special responsibility for Arts & Entertainment, including ULRs and vocational workshops. She also heads the union's diversity work for gender equality.
Kate is a former Wardrobe Mistress having worked in the West End and internationally.
John Crumpton is a Learning Organiser, based in Manchester with special responsibility for Independent Broadcasting in the North of England.
John is a BAFTA award winning Sound Editor and freelance BECTU member. He joined in he late 1970's and has been an active member ever since holding several positions in the union, including North West Branch Chair for several years. He has a long history as a BECTU activist and understands the industry as well as anyone.
Martin Roberts (A&E) has worked in theatre since 1983 as an electrician and is currently working at the Princess Theatre, Torquay for Live Nation. He is Branch Secretary for the Torbay Branch as well as ULR, chair of the A&E divisional committee, TMA sub-committee and the Live Nation sub-committee.
Martin is the Project Manager for the BECTU Technical Workshops in Theatre Project, a pilot scheme in the South West for low skilled workers in lighting and sound.
Sebastian Barnes is Learning Organiser, based in Birmingham, responsible for ULR’s in theatre & live music the Midlands.
Sebastian has worked in a variety of offstage technical roles in theatre since 1972, including stage, lighting, flying, props, construction, stage engineering, projection, exhibition, and management.
Sebastian has been a union member since the 1970's and a member of the BECTU National Training Committee since its early years. He has created and delivered various technical courses and local skills assessments since 1998 and is an active participant in the Skillscene qualification structure project.
Sebastian established the MOSC (Midlands Offstage Skills Consortium) in April 2007, has led this group since its beginning, and is now a MOSC director, leading development, seeking funding, promoting member recruitment in the Midlands.
Lesley Burt, is the course administrator for all courses at BECTU head office. She also provides secretarial support for Brian and Kate.
More support from BECTU...
CULT (Creative Unions Learning Together) Cymru
As part of our support form members learning we also provide lead support for this FEU project based in Wales. It is funded by the Wales Union Learning Fund (via the Welsh Assembly government) and the partners are ourselves, equity, MU and WGGB.
Sian Gale is the Project Manager for the Wales ULF project entitled 'Creative Unions Learning Together'.
Beth Roberts is the Project Co-ordinator for Wales ULF project entitled 'Creative Unions Learning Together'.
