Experience

Yorkshire Education Recruitment Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Teacher

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  - Stay abreast of all changes to child protection statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023). - Contribute to a safe, secure learning environment through modelling self-regulation and a calm manner. - Work with and deploy support staff effectively. - Ensure any communications with parents are made promptly and professionally. - Promote in-class engagement and behaviour through implementing my own strategies as well as the school’s behaviour policy. - Get to know the pupils in the class in order to understand the class dynamic. - Understand which pupils are on the SEN register, monitor and support them appropriately through a range of strategies and techniques. Show less



Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School

• Pollington, England, United Kingdom

• Primary Teacher and Subject Lead

  • Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

  Key Achievements: - Independently planned and delivered a holistic curriculum that met the National Curriculum guidelines - Prioritised demanding workload based on short and long-term goals of the school - Managed relationships through regular verbal and written communication with key stakeholders: senior leaders, parents and external school improvement partnership - Executed wider school-improvement policies, such as a new music curriculum, within tight deadlines - Promoted use of technology to improve efficiency, transform ways of working and curriculum delivery. Show less



NET Academies Trust

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

• NQT, Primary Teacher and Music Lead

  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2022

  Key Achievements: - Collaborated with colleagues to create a curriculum tailored specifically to close the knowledge gap after COVID - Defined the scope of all lessons based on data collected on pupil’s progress - Actively managed my own and the team’s backlog of work to ensure key priorities were met - Maintained positive relationships with parents and pupils through a ‘hands-on’ approach and communicated feedback clearly - Lead the school’s Music curriculum development and implementation, organising workshops and extra-curricular events to enhance the pupil’s education. Show less



Hillyfield Primary Academy

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PGCE and Schools Direct Trainee

  • Sep 2019 - Aug 2020

  Key Achievements:- Successfully obtained PGCE in Primary Education and Qualified Teacher Status, working at master's level- Worked with other trainees on projects such as planning and delivery of lesson sequences- Solve problems for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) by delivering a curriculum that is accessible to all.

• Learning Support Assistant for SEND Pupils

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2019

  Key Achievements:- Delivered literacy project to accelerate the use of shape coding in writing to improve inclusive practice - Broke down barriers to independent learning and development through the provision of specialised resources- Used specialist software to create personalised resources and upskilled colleagues - Lead speech, language and Lego therapy workshops to achieve individual targets- Tracked, analysed and interpreted data based on these groups to provide teachers with focused outcomes. Show less



Hillborough Junior School, Luton, Bedfordshire

• Luton, England, United Kingdom

• Learning Support Assistant for SEND Pupils

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2017

  Key Achievements: - Supported children with Autism and ADHD, ensuring clear boundaries were set and challenging behaviours were managed effectively - Researched effective strategies to help pupils with SEND achieve in mainstream education - Executed these strategies to give children tangible goals that allowed them to succeed every day - Remained flexible and resilient in difficult situations and built a support network with colleagues. Key Achievements: - Supported children with Autism and ADHD, ensuring clear boundaries were set and challenging behaviours were managed effectively - Researched effective strategies to help pupils with SEND achieve in mainstream education - Executed these strategies to give children tangible goals that allowed them to succeed every day - Remained flexible and resilient in difficult situations and built a support network with colleagues.



HARPENDEN MENCAP

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Support Worker

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Achievements: - Supported residents in purpose-built accommodation and within the community, as part of the supported living team - Aided individuals with housework, cooking, medication, budget planning and offered emotional support when required - Delivered large social events and sports clubs - Used interpersonal skills to form relationships with individuals I supported, as well as my colleagues - Attended numerous training sessions on autism, medication and record keeping. Achievements: - Supported residents in purpose-built accommodation and within the community, as part of the supported living team - Aided individuals with housework, cooking, medication, budget planning and offered emotional support when required - Delivered large social events and sports clubs - Used interpersonal skills to form relationships with individuals I supported, as well as my colleagues - Attended numerous training sessions on autism, medication and record keeping.



Currys plc

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Analyst

  • May 2011 - Aug 2013

  - Used critical path to determine and manage competing priorities and meet deadlines - Collated data to improve the end-to-end set up of over 8,000 products - Managed relationships with suppliers and challenged ways of working to ensure maximum efficiency - Communicated regularly with suppliers and other stakeholders - Lead the transition from Mainframe and implemented new software, in order to better the department's productivity - Delivered training to company staff on new software. Show less