Experience

St Dominic's Sixth Form College
• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• Head of PE and Lead Practitioner for Sport and Enrichment Development

  • Aug 2022 - Present


City and Islington College

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

• Teacher of A Level PE

  • Sep 2019 - Aug 2022

  I have been teaching on the AQA A Level PE syllabus since September 2019. I have responsibility for the Anatomy and Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Sports Psychology and Sport and Society sections of the course.Prior to the course starting, I was part of a team of three who helped plan and set up the course, designed in a way that it would have the most impact on the students learning.

• Curriculum Leader in Science

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2022

  Overall responsibility, along with the Head of School to drive improvement in the Science’s department. Lead teachers who deliver on the Health, Applied and Biomedical BTEC level three courses. Line manage a team of seven through probation cycles, lesson observation feedback and professional development reviews.

• Learning Enhancement Coach

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2020

  Responsibility to set up and run the centre’s teaching and learning community as well as contributing to the teaching and learning college bulletin. Researching into current best practice, including new technologies to best engaged learners. Support and mentor staff who have under performed in recent lesson observations through one to one sessions as well as peer observations. Design and deliver professional development day training sessions for staff.

• Team Leader in Sport and Forensic Sciences

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2018

  Responsibility for the success, retention and achievement rates of both the Sports and Forensic Science teams. Overseeing timetabling with the Curriculum manager as well as conducting lesson observations and ensuring the quality of the department as the lead internal verifier. Completing mid year quality improvement plans as well as end of year self assessment reports to see distance travelled as a department from the start of the year.

• Sport and Exercise Science Lecturer and Co-ordinator

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2012

  Teaching on the BTEC Level 2 and 3 Sports Science pathways as well as lecturing on the Foundation Degree in Coaching (in association with Arsenal Football Club). Responsibility for quality assurance for the department through collaboration with the examining boards, timetabling and writing unit specifications.