Experience

Fortes Education

• United Arab Emirates
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Faculty- Physical Education, Swim & Sports

  • Sep 2017 - Present

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Harris Federation

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Head of Physical Education

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2017

  Responsible for managing and leading the PE department, focusing on raising achievement in GCSE PE and Key Stage 5 BTEC Sport, delivering an outstanding Key Stage 3 curriculum and developing the extra-curricular programme. Key achievements: • Yr 11 GCSE results increased significantly with 83% of students achieving A*-C 2016 in comparison with only 47% in August 2015. Students achieving A*-C exceeded the national average by 15% • Yr 10 GCSE students were entered early achieving 88% A*-C, exceeding the national average by 20% • Placed first in Harris Federation Sports day with over 20 secondary academies competing - the highest achievement to date for Harris Girls Academy • In-depth assessment and moderation at GCSE resulted in all students achieving an A in coursework and achieving high practical grades of A*-B • BTEC Sport achieved 100% pass rate from Merit to Distinction*, with 86% achieving Distinction-Distinction* • Leading on the delivery of the new GCSE specification • Line manager to all PE staff using Bluesky education • Increased CPD opportunities for the department in areas such as wall climbing, handball and GCSE PE • The PE SEF was awarded outstanding in 2015/16. In-depth analysis of the department strengths and areas for development were presented to the leadership team, governors and Harris Federation specialists • All lesson observations awarded Outstanding or Good with Outstanding features • Developed the KS3 PE curriculum resulting in an improvement in KS3 results and 100% participation in all lessons • Extra-curricular sports attendance tripled since 2015, averaging 1000 attendances per term • Secured funding from Southwark Borough and sports charitie to provide 15 hours of specialist extra-curricular coaching • Borough and county success in competitions and leagues for rugby, athletics and handball • Delivered whole school assemblies on sport, healthy lifestyle and women in sport with inspirational talks from professional athletes Show less



Clapton Girls Academy

• London, United Kingdom

• Assistant Head of Physical Education

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2015

  Responsible for teaching KS3 PE, KS4 BTEC Sport, KS4 GCSE and A-Level PE. This included managing assessment at all key stages and leading the sports leaders programme. Key achievements: • Created, developed and adapted the assessment procedures in PE, resulting in an improvement in KS3 results with 100% of students achieving a level 5+ for PE, exceeding the school target of 98%. 64% of students achieved level 6+ which is higher than that of the previous year by 19% and above the target of 31% • Introduced and led on the introduction of GCSE PE. As a result the number of students selecting to study Sport at KS4 doubled • In-depth analysis of department strengths and areas for development in the SEF document, presenting this to the leadership team. The PE SEF was awarded outstanding in 2012/13 and 2013/14 • Awarded Outstanding or Good without Outstanding features in all observations • Awarded the Youth Sport Trust Gold Partner school status for commitment to PE and school sport. Clapton Girls Academy is a lead school in delivering high quality school sport and this has resulted in additional staff training, development opportunities and high levels of involvement in national education and sport initiatives • Acted as lead teacher in liaising with the Get Set Programme which has provided students with a range of opportunities to attend student workshops, celebration events and sporting opportunities. • Responsible for the successful Hackney Borough Netball League, recruiting 12 schools, which was the highest number to ever be involved in Hackney Borough Netball • Organised an extremely successful whole day (offsite), involving over 1,200 staff and students. • Led an extensive PE Leadership Programme: 70 students achieved a leadership qualifications involving opportunities to work closely with sky sports and athlete mentors Show less



Cedar Mount Academy

• Manchester, United Kingdom

• Physical Education Teacher

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2012

  Responsible for teaching KS3 PE, KS3 Performing Arts, KS4 BTEC Sport and KS4 GCSE PE. Key achievements: • Completed NQT: 100% of observations awarded Outstanding • Led department inset on Netball and Gaelic Football with a focus on disengaged pupils. Resource packs created • Sole responsibility for an extra-curricular programme created from pupil voice, which offered extensive activities to students. As a result attendance to extracurricular activities significantly increased • Created and developed schemes of learning for KS3 Show less