Experience

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  Albanian College Tirana

  • Tirana, Albania

  • Primary Visual Arts Specialist

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Tirana, Albania

    Taught EYFS - Grade 5Responsible for the designing, delivery and quality assurance of the Visual Arts programme. Ensuring content relates and integrates with the IB PYP Philosophy. Ensuring pupils have the opportunity to create, collaborate and grow as learners.

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  The King's School, Vattanacville

  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  • Primary Arts Specialist

    • Aug 2023 - Jan 2024
    • Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    Taught EYFS - Year 1Designed all Visual Arts curriculum for EYFS - Year 4 in conjunction with IPC CurriculumDelivery of day to day Visual Arts lessons, ordering and procurement, whole school display and event organising such as Water festival, Christmas showcase and Art Exhibition.

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  Albanian College Tirana

  • Tirana, Albania

  • Primary Visual Arts Specialist

    • Oct 2021 - Jul 2023
    • Tirana, Albania

    Taught EYFS - Grade 5Responsible for the designing, delivery and quality assurance of the Visual Arts programme. Ensuring content relates and integrates with the IB PYP Philosophy. Ensuring pupils have the opportunity to create, collaborate and grow as learners.

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  St John's College

  • Southsea, England, United Kingdom

  • Teacher of Art

    • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021
    • Southsea, England, United Kingdom

    Art & Design TeacherTaught Year 5-13English NC, GCSE and A-level

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  King Henry VIII College

  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Primary Art Specialist

    • Aug 2019 - Apr 2020
    • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    King Henry VIII College, Cyberjaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaEYFS, Year 1-4Redesigned Primary curriculum using structure of topics provided by Year leaders and class teachers. Throughout liaising with individual class teachers to design lessons that connect to topic and to develop key skills in Art. All art work created displayed in and around the school to enhance the environment.Designed and judged Art competition for Eisteddfod Year 1-4.

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  Matrix Global Schools

  • Sendayan, Malaysia

  • Head Of Department

    • Aug 2017 - Aug 2019
    • Sendayan, Malaysia

    Taught and redesigned curriculum and all lessons for KS3 and 4 Art classes. Management of department, 3 members of staff, ensuring KS4 classes successfully complete iGCSE course, liaising with SLT, parents, carers and exam board.Management of budget and accounts for the Art department. Ordering supplies and materials in conjunction with administration department. Monitoring and quality assuring the department in terms of Teaching and Learning; through observation, work scrutiny and performance management of staff. Developing online gallery.Working with Head of Teaching and Learning to develop coaching and mentoring within the school.Development of whole school display and events; such as World Peace Day Mural, Dragon Den Mural and upcoming production of ‘Oliver’.

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  The Portsmouth Academy

  • Head Of Department

    • Sep 2008 - Aug 2017

    Taught and designed lessons for KS3 and 4 Art classes. Management of department, 4 members of staff, ensuring KS4 classes successfully complete GCSE course, liaising with SLT, parents, carers and exam board moderation team.Management of budget and accounts for the Art department. Ordering supplies and materials in conjunction with administration department. Monitoring and quality assuring the department in terms of Teaching and Learning; through observation, work scrutiny and performance management of staff. Moderate work produced in all years groups but especially KS4 GCSE cohorts. Produce data analysis for SLT and the Principal of the academy.Liaise with other departments within the academy trust. Oversee yearly exhibitions for the department in and out of the school building. Promoting the department through use of social media and public exhibition of work.Work in unison with Primary schools within the city to deliver bespoke Art lessons to a variety of year groups. I have delivered training for primary based staff. Art based techniques and ‘up skilling’ of staff completed via this consultancy work.Weekly lessons taught to Year 6 pupils. Lessons tailored to fit into the primary curriculum.

  • Lead Practitioner & Professional Tutor

    • Sep 2014 - Jul 2016

    I have also had the role of Lead Practitioner for the academy. This role was as an SLT member for the school and delivered CPD, undertook lesson observations for 22 members of staff and completed Structured Managerial Support for staff members who were underperforming.I have also run the NQT programme since 2015, which involves the quality assurance of the teaching programme, ensuring the trainees are completing their studies against the teacher standards and checking that subject mentors are supporting these trainees throughout the process. I also have to liaise with the awarding body at intervals throughout the year. (I am still professional tutor now).I have also taught: Graphics, Textiles, French, Science, Geography and PD

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  Admiral Lord Nelson School

  • Portsmouth, United Kingdom

  • Acting Head of Art

    • Sep 2004 - Aug 2008
    • Portsmouth, United Kingdom

    Taught and designed lessons for KS3 and 4 Art classes. Management of department, 3 members of staff, ensuring KS4 classes successfully complete GCSE course, liaising with SLT, parents, carers and exam board moderation team.