Experience

Kellett School, The British International School in Hong Kong

• Hong Kong
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Psychology

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Having started the A-level Psychology course at Kellett, we are now in our third year and have grown in popularity with four classes across Year 12 & 13. Our curriculum develops the spealised knowledge needed for studying Psychology at University and beyond. We focus on creating engaging and collaborative lessons applying research to contemporary global issues whilst developing academic writing, evaluation and critical thinking skills. Our goal is for all students to access the world with the powerful knowledge of a a skilled Psychologist, with rational judgment and informed opinion. Show less



British Vietnamese International School Hanoi

• Vietnam
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of KS5 & Psychology, Teacher of Science

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2023

  Improved and streamlined systems for KS5 & Psychology A-level whilst also teaching Science. Incorporated learner-centred & bilingual learning strategies into schemes in a leading bilingual school in Hanoi. - Developed procedures & structures for student intervention, support, & parent communication across key stage 5. Most notable is a monthly centralised peer mentoring system to support struggling students. -Taught A2 & AS Cambridge International Examinations with 100% of students reaching exceeding their target grades. Students achieved the highest mark in Vietnam for consecutive years. - Designed a learner centred initiatives to promote 21st century skill, student voice & leadership in students. This has included the development of a student parliament and embedding problem based learning & cornerstone assessment tasks into schemes of work. I also implemented prefects and as part of the structure for student leadership. - Created and implemented a school-wide well-being survey focusing on 8 conditions. This highlighted strengths and weaknesses across all school years and staff. This has led to subsequent policy change. - Ran the Model United Nations club, taking students internationally to attend events & conferences. - Completed CPD on to improve teaching to EAL learners. This included a trans- languaging course designed by lead academic Ofelia Garcia and the ‘Teaching ESL in a Mainstream Classroom’ course, both designed to improve pedagogy techniques for bilingual learners - Completed the Nord Anglia Middle Leaders course. Show less



University College London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Officer

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2018

  Part time position undertaken during my masters qualification. Part of an ESRC funded higher education project in West Africa. - Providing data collection and analysis across African higher education Institutions. - Mixed methods longitudinal research. - Assisted with the development of assessment tools. - Liaised with academic and in country staff to coordinate data collection. - Used Microsoft Access. Part time position undertaken during my masters qualification. Part of an ESRC funded higher education project in West Africa. - Providing data collection and analysis across African higher education Institutions. - Mixed methods longitudinal research. - Assisted with the development of assessment tools. - Liaised with academic and in country staff to coordinate data collection. - Used Microsoft Access.



Africa Educational Trust

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• M&E Consultant

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

  Conducted final evaluation of a European Commission funded alternative adult education project across 2 states in South Sudan. - Collected field data in a mixed methods approach through interviews, surveys and focus groups. - Provided capacity building on M&E tools to local staff. - Managed outreach officers in data collection. - Reporting utilised OECD-DAC evaluation criteria. Conducted final evaluation of a European Commission funded alternative adult education project across 2 states in South Sudan. - Collected field data in a mixed methods approach through interviews, surveys and focus groups. - Provided capacity building on M&E tools to local staff. - Managed outreach officers in data collection. - Reporting utilised OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.



Highbury Grove School

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Psychology

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2015

  As head of Psychology in an ‘outstanding’ (OFSTED) inner city London school I have experience in managing and capacity building existing staff, mentoring new starting teachers and designing schemes of work using activity based pedagogy. - Delivered teacher-training sessions on assessment and good practice teaching practice. - Designed and implemented weekly sessions towards capacity building of existing teachers. - Managed and mentored development of newly qualified teachers. - In charge of budget allocation towards resources, external training sessions and school trips. - Provided regular progress reports based on assessment data. - Built schemes of work with resources for psychology teachers and classes. - Received regular training on child protection and Inclusion. - Organized and ran out of school development workshops for 6th form students. - Taught special needs groups, Spanish, Psychology and Science - Started rugby club. Show less



Pies Descalzos, Barranqilla, Colombia

• Head of English

  • Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

  Leading the English department within a Colombian Public school for Shakira’s “Barefoot Foundation”. Teaching 500 students in groups of 45-50 from transition through to Year 3 in Primary school. Designed a curriculum for 4 year groups with a “learning centre” framework allowing differentiation within large group sizes as well as between years. This included using a taking a holistic view that Included graduated learning aims and varied activities to span and join national curriculum objectives. Designed and Implemented school wide policies and procedures based on a simple positive points system. Trained teachers on good practice on a fortnightly basis and delivered sessions on English Language training. Show less