Samuel Akpalu-Davies
Head of Year/Teacher of Computing at Walton High, Milton Keynes- Claim this Profile
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Walton High, Milton Keynes
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Year/Teacher of Computing
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Sep 2021 - Present
Preparing, planning and teaching high quality lessons across KS3-KS4 Managing the progress and behaviour of a year group Responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school Leading on ensuring positive outcomes for disadvantaged students in year group Supporting on rewarding students and celebrating achievements Supporting disadvantaged students to fully participate and achieve in all aspects of school life Supporting high standards of behaviour in class and around the school through the consistent implementation of school policies Responsible for the preparation and development of teaching materials and teaching programmes for PSHE Show less
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Orleans Park School
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Teacher of Computing
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Jan 2020 - Sep 2021
Preparing, planning and teaching high quality lessons across KS1-KS3 Conducting parents’ evening/meetings to discuss students’ progress Delivering lessons in line with the departmental policies and schemes of work Developing the Computing curriculum for the primary partner school at St. Stephens Primary School Managing classes effectively, using approaches appropriate to students’ need to inspire, motivate and challenge students Monitoring, evaluating, and assessing pupil’s work in line with the schools’ assessment policy Providing students with regular feedback both written and verbal through accurate marking and encouraging students to respond to feedback and reflect on progress Establishing a safe and purposeful and stimulating environment for students, rooted in mutual respect through praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly Setting prep work and planning out of class activities Participating in relevant meetings /CPD at the school Carrying out duties such as front gate, break and lunch duties as well as adhering to safeguarding policies Providing a duty of care to all students as well as my form group in year 7 Show less
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Capital City Academy
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Teacher of Computing
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Sep 2018 - Aug 2019
Taught KS3-KS4 Computing and Digital Literacy Prepared students for exams through revision workshops and past paper session Taught Creative iMedia to KS4 as an equivalent GCSE course Conducted parents evening for KS3 and KS4 Marked and assessed students work Provided written and verbal feedback to students in the classroom Communicated with parents and guardians about the progress of their child Praised and reprimanded students where necessary Taught maths at lower school (low ability year 7-8) Worked with the head of year 10 to conduct interventions clubs for students under performing to improve their GCSE grades Show less
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BRONZEFIELD
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United Kingdom
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Teacher of ICT
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May 2014 - Aug 2018
Designed curriculum materials to be used in either internal or external organisations across a range of institutions for Maths/English, Employability, Customer Service, Hospitality, PSD/ICT and Retail Carried out 1:1 session/workshops to assist students with learning difficulties Encouraged prisoners to complete educational courses and be involved in other curriculum activities Provided progress feedback to learners ensuring they meet their targets Designed new projects to cater for the needs of the offenders within the establishment Carried out initial assessments and prepared session plans to deliver during the sessions Delivered IAG to learners about further training and progression opportunities Delivered training sessions to develop skills and knowledge, being creative and innovative in selecting and adapting strategies to help learners to learn Designed and applied initial vocational skills assessments and used the outcomes to create individual learning plans Marked assignments and monitored students’ progress throughout the course Show less
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learndirect Limited
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United Kingdom
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Education Management
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300 - 400 Employee
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Apprenticeship IT Skills/Trainer Developer
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May 2012 - Apr 2014
Developed and managed apprenticeship programmes for the centre Promoted the courses to the job centres via the marketing team and sales department Liaised with the vocational assessors to support framework achievement and the embedding of Functional Skills within the contextual delivery Delivered training programmes in the classroom, online e-learning, seminars and webinar settings Liaised with partners e.g. external course providers, employers, examining bodies to fulfil the needs of the organisation Worked in partnership with employers to design programmes of learning, which combines on and off the job training to meet both employer workforce skill development needs and awarding body requirements Show less
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Education
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University of Roehampton
PGCE in Computer Science, Secondary Education and Teaching -
University of Greenwich
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science -
UCL
NPQLBC: National Professional Qualification for Leading Behaviour and Culture, Secondary Education and Teaching -
City and Guilds College
Diploma, PTLLS -
Fortismere School