Experience

Caludon Castle School

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

• Lead of Mathematics

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  • Leading curriculum planning and innovation to foster curiosities and promote positive learning experiences in order to achieve aspirational progress with students. Ensure curriculums and pathways are personalised to reflect individual needs, key priorities and Governmental changes.• Control of budget, resources and staff deployment. Strategic management of a department of 15.• Writing of Faculty SEF ensures high quality monitoring and effective self-evaluation which leads to improved performance.• Lead on faculty quality assurance, in the form of data review, student voice, planning/marking scrutinies and learning walks. Overview of performance management targets and associated CPD in aid of developing leaders within the faculty.• Liaise with stakeholders; Governors and parents at several points throughout the years ensuring they are better equipped to provide appropriate challenge and support.• Development and implementation of new AFL strategies, ‘Diagnose, Therapy, Test’ within the faculty, encouraging a high level of student teacher dialogue. • Member of the schools Strategic Management Group overseeing Faculty Centre Leadership, responsible for faculty calendars, meeting and QA schedules including structured CPD sessions when needed.• Significant involvement in the school’s Learning and Teaching focus group, ensuring implementation of new strategies to promote outstanding practise within the faculty. Deliver whole school CPD on demonstrating progress, collaborative learning, numeracy across the curriculum, stretch and challenge and ‘The Six principles to Support Great Teaching’.• Oversee the delivery of the new Core Mathematics (KS5) syllabus, implementing schemes of learning and assessments. Analyse data to identify areas of success and underachievement leading to effective intervention strategies.• Active member of the schools Well-being committee ensuring the mental wellness of staff is tended to through its people strategy. Show less

• Assistant Lead of Mathematics - Lead Learning Practitioner

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2018

  • Teach a variety of abilities at Key Stages 3/4/5. Lead on creative curriculum projects for Key Stage 3 in line with the school and faculty focus on fostering curiosity, collaborative learning and challenge. • Liaise with primary schools to facilitate Level 6 enrichment for HA Year 6 students and to transition of Year 6 pupils.• University of Warwick recognised Mentor to PGCE/Schools Direct/NQT students, aiding with the development of well-structured lessons encouraging a variety of active engagement and differentiation strategies. Mentor meetings centred on reflection and evaluation.• Identify key priorities for curriculum planning, write schemes of learning, summative assessments and mark schemes for Key Stage 3 across three tiers.• Leader of the school’s STEM club, encouraging students to make connections between core subjects through practical and innovative projects such as The First Lego League and Vex Robotics. Forged a working industrial partnership with ARUP (a multinational engineering company) who lead our students to the National Finals of the Big Bang Competition and facilitated our schools involvement in the ‘Coventry Festival of Imagineers’ which bought the application of engineering to an arts based project.• Member of the Year 11 tutor/mentor team contributing to the wider life of the school. Participating in GCSE subject and target review evenings. Participant in Year 11, Pupil premium and High Attaining Parental Engagement Sessions.• Trip Leader for annual school Ski Trip. Responsible for co-ordination, liaison with trip provider, finance department, students and parents. Undertaking health and safety requirements as stipulated by the school and government guidelines. Experienced in the use of Evolve trip documentation system. Organisation, communication and management of staff team so all parties are aware of their responsibilities on the lead up to and whilst on the school trip. Show less

• Leader of Creative Curriculum for Mathematics

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2014

  • Involved in the assessment process for year 7 and 8; writing, delivering and monitoring the student’s progress in line with personalised targets.• Significant involvement and utilisation of the faculty’s collaborative learning strategies. Continual reflection of lessons and activities allows for refining of lesson planning.• Proficient in the use of ‘Promethean’. Confident delivering and using ICT within all lessons and use this to meet the needs of all learners who have a range of learning styles. Show less



Caludon Castle School

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

• Graduate Learning Facilitator

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2012