Experience

Galapagos Conservation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Writer

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  • Research and development of online resources for an innovative, bilingual educational project ‘Discovering Galapagos’ and soon to be launched site ‘Discovering Darwin.'• Establishing school links and designing workshop activities to deliver to schools, including GCSE groups.• Bringing modern scientific data and research techniques into the classroom, including MOVEBANK and GPS tagging.• Working collaboratively in resource development with other UK organisations including ZSL, The Royal Geographical Society, The Deep, Erasmus House.• Participation in event at the Royal Geographical Society - Teacher Training workshop for ‘Discovering Galapagos.’• Working visit to the islands, delivering educational activities to rural classroom settings across the primary phase.• Collaboration with organisations in Galapagos (National Parks, Charles Darwin Foundation, WWF, GTMEP Programme (Giant Tortoise Movement Ecology Programme) in promotion and development of suitable resources for Galapagos and mainland schools in Ecuador.• Planning and designing children’s workbooks for ‘The Book Bus,’ an organisation that provides Literacy support to children in Galapagos, coastal Ecuador and Africa.



Staffordshire County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Primary MFL and Science Teacher

  • Sep 2005 - Present

  • Resource design, planning schemes of work and implementation of MFL across the Primary Phase (R-Y6), with subject specialism in Spanish and French, in line with current curriculum.• Writing and introducing new assessment schemes for MFL and Science for Primary Phase.• Monitoring whole school teaching and learning in Science.• Regular attendance of training and updates, keeping up to date with current teaching and learning practice.• Providing workshop activities for Primary Teachers on teaching Evolution, as part of Entrust teacher training.• Liaising with outside organisations to develop science projects, including RSPB, Inland Waterways, SETPOINT, BAYS, INSPIRE. Organising whole school activities for National Science weeks.• Up to date Safeguarding training and DBS.• Competent in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, IWB programs including ActivInspire, Notebook.



Queen's College International School

• Primary Science Co-ordinator and Year 5 Class Teacher

  • Sep 2004 - Aug 2005

  • Delivering the British Curriculum to native Spanish speakers at an International School Abroad.• Responsibility of leading and developing Primary Science, including resource writing and planning schemes of work.• Attendance at training events organised by the Consell de Mallorca.• Supporting students in 1-1 sessions in Numeracy and Literacy. • Delivering the British Curriculum to native Spanish speakers at an International School Abroad.• Responsibility of leading and developing Primary Science, including resource writing and planning schemes of work.• Attendance at training events organised by the Consell de Mallorca.• Supporting students in 1-1 sessions in Numeracy and Literacy.

• Primary Science Co-ordinator and Year 5 Class Teacher

  • Sep 2000 - Aug 2004

  Job role and responsibilities as highlighted in current work at Staffordshire County Council. Job role and responsibilities as highlighted in current work at Staffordshire County Council.