Vanisha Kerai

PPA Teacher at Newfield Primary School
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(386) 825-5501
Location
United Kingdom, GB
Languages
  • Gujarati Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • PPA Teacher
      • Sep 2018 - Present

      Currently work as a PPA teacher at Newfield Primary School teaching children from nursery up to year 6 in a diverse school in Brent. Ensured all planned lesson objectives had been met; built positive relationships with pupils and staff across the school and managed behaviour using a range of behaviour management strategies. The last two months involved teaching in Early Years ensuring all COVID protocols have been followed and taking responsibility for the progress and outcomes of pupils in the class. Also developed leadership skills whilst working as Acting Music Lead at the school.

    • Class Teacher
      • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

      Responsible for the learning and achievement of all pupils in the class ensuring planning of lessons and teaching approaches engaged learners of all abilities including SEN and EAL pupils. Used a range of AFL strategies, setting pupil targets and successfully helping the school achieve ‘Good’ during the Ofsted inspection.Key duties and experience included:• Prepared the classroom daily whilst ensuring the environment was safe, well organised and tidy• Prepared lesson plans in accordance with the curriculum• Differentiated all lessons for EAL, SEN, gifted and talented, higher, middle and lower attaining children• Updated children’s support plans• Built positive relationships with children and developed excellent behaviour management skills across the school• Deployed support staff effectively• Implemented a variety of assessment strategies including observations, 1:1 feedback and marking work of pupils in accordance with the school policy• Attended all staff meetings and contributed positively to any discussions• Held parents evening and updated parents on their child’s progress• Helped prepare for school events including bake sales and summer fair• Wrote reports and support plans for children in the classroom

    • United Kingdom
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Supply Teacher
      • Nov 2016 - Aug 2019

      Key duties and experience include:∙ Communicating effectively with a wide range of pupils and appropriately adjusting messages to suit the audience ∙ Extremely adaptable as a result of working in different schools on a daily basis which follow different policies and procedures and having the ability to be flexible when suddenly needed to work in a different class or year group∙ Communicating with pupils' parents about behaviour, incidents, lost property and school work∙ Maximising pupils full potential by providing them with specific feedback∙ Photocopying handout sheets and carrying out other general administrative duties∙ Strong presentation skills and confidence demonstrated by experience of delivering lessons to pupils up to year 6∙ Adapting teaching methods for different situations, schools, subjects and age groups∙ Preparing lessons and teaching pupils in accordance with the national curriculum framework∙ Marking pupils' work for each subject taught with necessary feedback, working to a tight deadline and needing to be marked by the end of the school day

    • United Kingdom
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Supply Teacher
      • May 2017 - Aug 2018

      Key duties and experience included:∙ Working to a demanding schedule ensuring all activities and tasks are completed by the end of the day using excellent time management skills∙ Following school procedures and policies using information to react quickly and make effective decisions∙ Possessing excellent attention to detail demonstrated through marking test papers which follow strict guidelines set out by the examining board∙ Teaching pupils from reception up to year 6, continuously improving numeracy and literacy skills in order to keep up to date with the national curriculum framework∙ Ability to remain calm and demonstrate a sense of tact and diplomacy in sensitive and high-pressure situations∙ Good grammar, editing and writing skills through working as a teacher and writing reports∙ Working within a team to plan school trips for 60 students involving budgets, schedules and risk assessments using good project management skills

    • United Kingdom
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Class Teacher
      • Sep 2016 - Oct 2016

      Key duties and experience included:• Updated and assessed relevant data to inform future planning in order to achieve optimal results• Worked independently and as part of a team to plan high quality lessons • Organised time effectively to meet deadlines and ensure accuracy at all times• Developed effective professional relationships with colleagues knowing when to draw on advice• Created captivating presentations to capture the attention of students• Photocopying, scanning, uploading and laminating documents

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Learning Support Assistant at Ysgol Y Deri
      • Jan 2013 - Aug 2015

      Supporting pupils in primary in a specialist provision for children with ASD and helping them to utilize their interaction skills; develop their communication and independence skills through various activities. Also developed a range of communication skills from the Speech and Language Therapists, including PECS and worked closely with the school’s Occupational Therapist. Supporting pupils in primary in a specialist provision for children with ASD and helping them to utilize their interaction skills; develop their communication and independence skills through various activities. Also developed a range of communication skills from the Speech and Language Therapists, including PECS and worked closely with the school’s Occupational Therapist.

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Learning Support Assistant
      • Feb 2012 - Nov 2012

      Supported statement pupils in KS3 and 4 with their reading and writing skills and helping them to engage with pupils in the classroom and providing one to one support for pupils needing to enhance their literacy skills by planning and preparing work and monitoring areas where further assistance was needed. Supported statement pupils in KS3 and 4 with their reading and writing skills and helping them to engage with pupils in the classroom and providing one to one support for pupils needing to enhance their literacy skills by planning and preparing work and monitoring areas where further assistance was needed.

    • United Kingdom
    • Health, Wellness & Fitness
    • Receptionist
      • Jul 2006 - Nov 2012

      ∙ Greeted clients, visitors and all levels of seniority with professionalism ∙ Responding promptly to customer enquiries by telephone, email and face to face to ensure customer satisfaction and retention∙ Demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of all products and services and strategically promoting quality options to customers to achieve targets∙ Quickly addressing customer concerns and complaints while complying with company policies and procedures at all times∙ Providing technical help to colleagues if required∙ Maintaining a friendly manner and calm, positive demeanour when handling complaints∙ Screening and directing a high level of internal and external communications including e-mail, telephone calls and post∙ Processing and cancelling contracts, offering options of renewing and upgrading contracts and contacting clients with payments in arrears∙ Scheduling appointments and assisting all management and sales team with general duties∙ Maintaining detailed records with accurate and timely information while managing filing systems∙ Creating spreadsheets using excel functions to calculate daily profits and discrepancies and delivering them to meet tight deadlines∙ Ensuring all documents are completed on behalf of the sales team before processing new application forms∙ Reviewing all deliveries and invoices are accurate and identifying any issues with suppliers∙ Promoted to temporary manager position with direct accountability for receptionist team∙ Acting as point of contact in Managers' absence to quickly resolve issues ∙ Leading and supporting a team of receptionists and training new staff members∙ Collaborating with a high-performance team to quickly build trust and provide compassionate support and guidance∙ Working independently during evening and weekend shifts to manage a fast-paced gym

    • United Kingdom
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Operations Assistant
      • Apr 2002 - Sep 2006

      • Merchandising new products and liaising with suppliers for stock and promotional displays to increase sales and public awareness• Processing transactions and refunds and handling cash tills• Advising customers on products • Replenishing stockTransferred to London on July 2006 until September 2006. • Merchandising new products and liaising with suppliers for stock and promotional displays to increase sales and public awareness• Processing transactions and refunds and handling cash tills• Advising customers on products • Replenishing stockTransferred to London on July 2006 until September 2006.

    • United Kingdom
    • Retail
    • Sales Assistant
      • Nov 1999 - Mar 2002

Education

  • Brunel University London
    PGCE, Education
    2015 - 2016
  • The Academy of Contemporary Music
    Bachelor of Music (Honours), Professional Music Performance
    2009 - 2011
  • University of South Wales (Formerly known as University of Glamorgan)
    Bachelor's Degree, Combined Studies
    2002 - 2005
  • Cardiff and Vale College (Formerly known as Coleg Glan Hafren)
    BTEC National Diploma, Information Technology Applications
    1999 - 2001
  • St Cyres Comprehensive School
    High School, 7 GCSE's at grade C and above including Mathematics, English, and Science
    1994 - 1999

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