Joshua B. Gardiner
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Credentials
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MCCT Membership
Chartered College of TeachingSep, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Department for EducationNov, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Pianoforte Playing Grade 7 (Distinction)
Victoria College of Music and Drama, LondonNov, 2008- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Uteach Recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Primary School Teacher
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Sep 2021 - Present
I am currently a Year 4 Classroom Teacher at St. Anthony's Catholic Primary School & Nursery (Berkshire). My responsibilities include: • Planning and delivering lessons in all areas of the national primary curriculum. • Cooperatively designing the curriculum with the other Year 4 teachers. • Preparing resources, deploying TAs, and using various strategies to cater to the needs of the whole ability range within my class. • Organising the classroom and learning resources to encourage a positive learning environment. • Meeting the requirements for the assessment and recording of pupils' development in accordance with the school’s policies. • Attending and participating in staff meetings and CPD training sessions. • Being observed and receiving feedback from Senior Teachers and School Leaders regarding my teaching practice. Show less
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Influential English School
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teacher | IELTS Instructor
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Jan 2021 - Present
Influential English is a British Council accredited learning centre. As a freelance EFL Teacher, I am also responsible for planning and teaching online General English Advanced / IELTS Academic Preparation classes to groups of adults. My responsibilities and achievements include: • Planning and delivering classes using a combination of provided materials and my own resources. • Designing and adapting additional teaching materials including: online quizzes, grammar worksheets, and reading comprehension texts. • Co-operating with other teachers to deliver the English courses by planning and teaching consecutive lessons and sharing observations of pupils’ performance. • Maintaining attendance records and handover notes in accordance with the school’s policies. • Attending and participating in staff meetings and training sessions. • Gathering feedback from the pupils regarding their progress, needs, and wants with learning English, and any other comments about the English course(s) and/or the school. • Being observed and receiving feedback and appraisals from Senior Teachers and Academic Supervisors regarding my teaching practice. Show less
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Perk Academy | Online English School
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Brazil
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-owner | English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Tutor
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Jan 2020 - Present
In 2020, I started a successful English tuition business with my wife. As the co-owner of this business and as a private EFL Tutor, I also currently develop and deliver personalised English courses for teenagers and adults which meet pupils’ individual needs and desires with learning English and help them progress with the language to achieve their objectives. My current responsibilities and achievements also include: • Providing additional sessions and services including: Conversation Practice, Interview Preparation, CV and Cover Letter Writing, E-Mail Writing, and Essay Proofreading. • Adapting and creating my own teaching resources, materials, and handouts. • Assigning and providing feedback on homework activities. • Assessing pupils’ performance to track their progress. • Conducting trial classes, level tests, and needs assessments of prospective students. Show less
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EF International Language Campuses
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Education Administration Programs
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300 - 400 Employee
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Summer EFL Teacher
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Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
Completed another summer teaching contract at EF International Language Campuses (Oxford). My responsibilities included: • Working with Education First’s Efekta™ Learning System. • Preparing General English and Special Interest (SPINS) classes for teenagers and adults from Upper Intermediate (B2) to Profecient (C2). • Covering for other teachers. • Attending staff meetings and a CPD training session. • Receiving a drop-in observation by a Senior Teacher. • Grading pupils' use of English on a weekly basis. • Setting and marking homework and class projects. • Maintaining student attendance records in accordance with EF policies. Show less
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Bedrock Learning
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United Kingdom
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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EdTech Content Creator (Primary)
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Jul 2022 - Oct 2022
As a freelance EdTech Content Creator, I was responsible for developing bespoke online and remote learning content for an innovative educational technology company. This included: • Writing definitions and quizzes for subject-specific keywords on various topics for KS1 and KS2. • Ensuring that the content was written using accessible language for young learners, identifying suitable imagery to demonstrate keywords. As a freelance EdTech Content Creator, I was responsible for developing bespoke online and remote learning content for an innovative educational technology company. This included: • Writing definitions and quizzes for subject-specific keywords on various topics for KS1 and KS2. • Ensuring that the content was written using accessible language for young learners, identifying suitable imagery to demonstrate keywords.
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EF International Language Campuses
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Education Administration Programs
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300 - 400 Employee
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Summer EFL Teacher
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Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
Completed a summer teaching contract at EF International Language Campuses (Oxford). My responsibilities included: • Working with Education First’s Efekta™ Learning System. • Preparing General English and Special Interest (SPINS) classes for teenagers and adults from Pre-Intermediate (A2) to Advanced (C1). • Covering for other teachers. • Attending staff meetings. • Grading pupils' use of English on a weekly basis. • Setting and marking homework and class projects. • Maintaining student attendance records in accordance with EF policies. Show less
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Protocol Education
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Special Educational Needs (SEND) Learning Support Assistant
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Nov 2019 - Dec 2019
After completing my PGCE, I worked at Granta School (Linton) to gain more experience in special school settings. My responsibilities and achievements included: • Supporting pupils with a range of significant and complex special educational needs. • Collaborating with various teachers and teaching assistants in implementing individual education, social, behavioural, and personal care programmes. • Attending to pupils’ physical, social, and emotional needs. • Conducting a range of 1:1 and group educational activities that were designed to meet the specific needs of each pupil. • Attending staff and review meetings. Show less
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University of Cambridge
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Trainee Teacher
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Sep 2018 - Nov 2019
I completed my teacher training as a Primary PGCE student at the University of Cambridge, specialising on the 7 - 11 yrs option, with three placements in Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, and 5) and one placement in Key Stage 1 (Year 2). I also completed the Specialist Provision, Enrichment, and Alternative Setting Placements, and attended various day and half-day visits to other schools in Cambridgeshire and the surrounding areas. 4 Professional Placements: • Great Chesterford C. of E. Primary Academy (Great Chesterford) (Years 2 & 4) • R A Butler Academy Infant & Junior Schools (Saffron Walden) (Year 5) • Thorn Grove Primary School (Bishop's Stortford) (Year 3) Show less
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Headline Teach
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Supply Teaching Assistant
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Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
After my degree, I again worked as a general Teaching Assistant, a SEND Teaching Assistant, and a specific 1:1 Learning Support Assistant within six mainstream and special schools throughout Essex and Cambridgeshire to gain more experience in the primary and special school settings prior to starting my teacher training. Throughout this time, I supported the educational development of pupils on a 1:1, small group, and whole-class basis throughout the primary school years. 6 School Placements: • St Paul's C. of E. Primary School (Cambridge) • St. Mary's C. of E. Primary School (Saffron Walden) • Queen Emma Primary School (Cambridge) • Queen Edith Community Primary School (Cambridge) • Castle School (Cambridge) • Granta School (Linton) Show less
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Headline Teach
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Supply Teaching Assistant
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Mar 2016 - Jun 2016
After the second year of my degree, I took a work gap year and worked as a general Teaching Assistant and a SEND Teaching Assistant within one mainstream school in Essex and one special school in Cambridgeshire. Throughout this time, I provided personal academic support for groups of students and individual pupils with various learning, emotional, and behavioural difficulties across the primary school years. 2 School Placements: • Newport Primary School (Essex) • Granta School (Linton) Show less
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Education
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2018 - 2019
University of Cambridge
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE): General Primary -
2013 - 2017
Anglia Ruskin University
BA (Hons) Education and Childhood Studies, (1st Class Honours) -
2020 - 2020
THE TEFL ACADEMY - Leading EFL Teacher Trainer Provider
Qualifi Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), Distinction -
2010 - 2011
The University of Hull
University Foundation Award Module: The Holocaust Educational Trust's Lessons from Auschwitz Project, (10 CATS Points at Level 4)
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