Experience

Drayton Manor High School

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching and Learning Lead

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Chinese International School | 漢基國際學校

• Hong Kong
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of Mentorship & Learning Enrichment

  • Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

  Reporting directly to the Head of Curriculum, this role oversees the provision and mentoring of trainee teachers (especially those undertaking the PGCE) and the delivery of the school’s internal teaching and learning training. Main achievements:Established a partnership between school and Sunderland University, which has led to 5 teachers training for and attaining (or being in the process of attaining) a PGCE.Personally mentored two teachers (one UK; one local) and oversaw a team of three mentorsOversaw school’s continuing development of a competency-based assessment framework, to augment the academic assessment criteriaLed and/or facilitated numerous internal training sessions to all staff focused on attaining and sharing strategies to support delivery of content, application and checking of understanding

• Lead Teacher of English

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

  Reporting directly to the Deputy Headteacher and overseeing teachers within my small department, I oversee the ongoing development of the English curriculum, preparing students for IB study.Main achievements:Planning and re-planning of English Language and Literature programme to reflect the experiential context of the school, as well as planning backwards from IB study. My key success was creating a scoped and sequenced curriculum of skills and knowledge, with integrated formative and summative assessment.Designing and creating a rigorous and robust tracking system, to ensure teachers are able to identify, reflect and plan around students’ strengths and areas of growth



Springwest Academy

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Expert Lead Teacher

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

  Reporting directly to the Director of Teaching and Learning for the multi-academy trust, this role oversaw the development and delivery of teacher training to all staff, including in-school professional development programmes. I also developed a further aspect of this role voluntarily, specifically the development of effective teaching of, and enrichment for, ‘most able’ pupils. I line-managed four teachers within the English department, as well as whole-school literacy and reading.

• English and Sociology Teacher

  • Sep 2012 - Jul 2018

  Hired through 'Teach First', I taught a number of exam specifications (AQA, iAQA, Cambridge iGCSE) for both English and Sociology. I also held the role of form tutor for three years, before promotion to Senior Leadership. The results of pupils in my class were consistently outstanding relative to school and nationwide benchmarks. I also held the role of Key Stage 3 coordinator from 2014-15 within the English department. 2014/15GCSE English Language - 100% A*-C2015/16GCSE English Language - 97% A*-CGCSE English Literature - 100% A*-C

• Deputy Head of English and Literacy Coordinator

  • Aug 2015 - Sep 2016

  Reporting directly to the Head of Department, I oversaw the development and delivery of the Key Stage 4 English Language and Literature curriculum, especially in the oversight of preparation for GCSE examinations (AQA and Cambridge iGCSE). Main achievements:Trained as an examinations and coursework marker for Cambridge iGCSE, successfully being selected to mark several hundred language exams and coursework packsSuccessfully oversaw the transition into new Key Stage 4 curriculum specifications in English Language and Literature, planning backwards into Key Stage 3Developed whole-school literacy policy and resources for tutor time, especially in supporting increased weighting in spelling, punctuation and grammar across all written subjects. Supported Heads of Departments across the school at developing literacy within curricula, especially in identifying and teaching target, subject-specific vocabulary

• English Key Stage 3 Lead

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2015

  Oversaw development of Key Stage 3 curriculum and transition from KS2 into KS3



Department for Education

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  A member of the Educational Technology team. Researched, attended meetings and wrote reports on the role technology should play in the classroom. A member of the Educational Technology team. Researched, attended meetings and wrote reports on the role technology should play in the classroom.



Lacoste

• France
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • Jul 2011 - Jan 2012



Essex County Council

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Councillor Assistant

  • May 2010 - Sep 2010

  Compiling reports, attending meetings, researching policy Compiling reports, attending meetings, researching policy