Experience

Bede Sixth Form College
• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Teacher of PE

  • Sep 2023 - Present


East Coast College

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

• Teacher of PE and Sport Science

  • Sep 2020 - Sep 2023

• Maternity Leave

  • Sep 2021 - Jul 2022



Lowestoft Sixth Form College

• Maternity Leave

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2020

• Director of Student Care & Guidance

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2019

  Responsible for all pastoral areas across the college. Line management of an effective student mentoring team. Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead, Designated Teacher and Senior Lead for Mental Health across the college. Responsible for ensuring the following areas are effective in supporting students and providing independent advice and guidance: the college tutorial programme, extracurricular provision and enrichment activities across the college, student progression, development of the NEACO project to raise greater awareness of HE opportunities for students, UCAS application process, Careers Guidance and Work Placements, Employability skills development. Currently developing the college's mental health and emotional wellbeing strategy for all students and staff and updating the college equality and diversity strategy. Additionally holding responsibility for all students completing a Level 2 programme of study and curriculum management of the Level 2 BTEC programme. Show less

• Director of Faculty (Achievement & Progress) - Creative and Performance

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2016

  Successful line management of Sport, Performing Arts, Music Technology, Art, Photography, Media, Film, English and Languages, to achieve Ofsted Good. Ensuring that teaching and learning within these departments is good or outstanding, through effective quality assurance procedures. Leading on Self Assessment development within the area. Responsibility for ensuring health and safety is effective within faculty subject activities. Management and deployment of the faculty budget. Pastoral responsibility for a cohort of the college's student population. Member of the Senior Leadership Team. Designated Senior Person for Safeguarding. Show less

• Tutor Team Leader

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

  Responsibility for tutoring and student welfare across the college. Provide leadership to a team of tutors. Development of an effective tutoring programme, covering study skills, revision and exam prepartion, progression advice and university preparation. Monitoring and tracking of attendance, punctuality and achievement data. Directing and providing intervention where necessary for students, liaising with external agencies to provide support for students where needed. Building relationships with parents to ensure student progression and success. Working with the Assistant Principal to develop pastoral care within the college. Dealing with disciplinary issues where necessary, following the college's policy. Designated Safeguarding Officer for the college. Show less

• Level 2 Coordinator

  • Dec 2012 - Jul 2014

  Provide student care and guidance for Level 2 students, inform and support progression of the Level 2 cohort, point of contact for Level 2 students, parents, personal tutors and subject teachers, monitor assessment, recording and reporting systems of student progress and provide reports to Assistant Principal, monitor student progress and implement effective intervention and support strategies, promotion of achievement, retention and progression. Development of Level 2 curriculum available to students. Show less

• Teacher of PE & Sport Science

  • Feb 2012 - Dec 2012

  Current Responsibilities: Coordinating the PE department, mentoring NQT's and trainee teachers, teaching BTEC Level 2 Sport, BTEC Level 3 Sport, BTEC Level 3 Sport & Exercise Science, AS Physical Education, A2 Physical Education, AS Dance, A2 Dance and Skilled for Life. Tutoring students, supporting in UCAS applications. Leading enrichment activities. Organising a College Basketball, Badminton and Volleyball team. Writing Schemes of Learning, assessing work, completing departmental Self-Assessment Reviews, and completing risk assessments. Liaising with external facilities to organise their use and promotion within college. Introduction of Sports Leadership programme. Developing departmental resources, liaising with the LRC to improve support resources available to students. Developing the use of VLE. Contacting parents to inform of student progress (positive and negative). Minibus Driver. Show less



Benjamin Britten High School

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

• Science Teacher

  • Nov 2011 - Feb 2012

  Teacher of Science: teaching KS3 General Science, GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics, BTEC Level 2 Applied Science. Year 8 Tutor. Teacher of Science: teaching KS3 General Science, GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics, BTEC Level 2 Applied Science. Year 8 Tutor.


Gap Year
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• Round the World Travel

  • Sep 2010 - Oct 2011
• Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator

  • Apr 2009 - Aug 2010

  Duke of Edinburgh Unit Leader: coordination of the DofE programme at Bronze, Silver and Gold level across the school. Duke of Edinburgh Unit Leader: coordination of the DofE programme at Bronze, Silver and Gold level across the school.



Benjmain Britten High School

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

• Head of House

  • Sep 2007 - Aug 2010

  Head of House: pastoral responsibility for 175-200 students, line management of 9 tutors and a student officer, attendance tracking, liaising with the Education Welfare department, developing the behaviour discipline system for the school, overseeing behavioural issues for students within my house, contacting parents where necessary, ensuring ECM policy was implemented effectively, dealing with child protection cases, liaising with Social Services; the Police; Mental Health department and Sexual Health department, implementation of new tutorial programme for the school, coordination of student transfer from middle to high school, chairing of meetings, lead assemblies, organise celebration evenings, coordinate open evenings and parents evenings, mentoring PGCE student and NQT’s, teaching PE KS3 to 5 and Science KS3 & 4 . Show less

• School Sports Coordinator

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2008

  School Sports Coordinator: teaching KS2 & 3 PE at Lothingland Middle and Foxborough Middle schools, teaching PE KS3 to 5 at BBHS, liaising with feeder Middle and Primary schools, development of assessment tracking across the subject from Middle into High School, organisation of Top Link Festival for 200+ year 6 students annually, organising regular competitive fixtures for the middle schools through use of high school students, development of scheme of work for middle schools, ensuring standards of PE met Sportsmark criteria in BBHS, organising intra and inter school competitions in BBHS. Show less

• Second in PE

  • Apr 2004 - Aug 2008

  Second in PE: standing in as Head of Department in their absence, management of girls’ PE on a daily basis, coordination of examination courses within the department (including Entry Level PE, GCSE PE, A Level PE, Junior Sports Leader Award), line management of staff with regards to examination PE, line management of female staff, coordination of extra-curricular activities for all girls’ sports, development of resources to support exam PE, implementation and development of departmental handbook, completion of SEF for PE, design and development of Schemes of Work and progress trackers for exam PE and girls’ PE, liaison with other middle and high school, teaching of A Level PE across the consortium, implementing and overseeing the behaviour of girls within PE, liaising with parents where necessary, mentoring PGCE students and NQT’s, teaching PE KS3 to 5. Show less

• Teacher of PE i/c GCSE PE

  • Apr 2003 - Mar 2004

  Teacher of PE i/c GCSE PE: implementation of the GCSE PE course into the PE curriculum (started Jun 2002), developing resources for GCSE PE, liaising with exam boards and other high schools regarding examinations and moderation, line managing other GCSE PE teachers, teaching PE KS3, 4 & 5.

• Teacher of PE

  • Jun 2002 - Mar 2003

  Teacher of PE: teaching of PE at KS3 and 4, teaching GCSE PE and CSLA, responsibility for girls extra-curricular programme, mentoring an NQT for one term, producing a departmental handbook, updating schemes of work to NC 2000.