Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
I am a dedicated and hardworking teacher who is passionate about education and I always strive to do the best for my students to shape a resilient future generation. I have a vast amount of skills and experience and can take on responsibility for learning. It is my goal to combine my range of experience with my ability to be a compassionate, enthusiastic and intelligent teacher.
I have been given extra responsibility as the lead for Music in the school. This role involved me organising professional practitioners to come to the school, following the music long-term plans. I oversee all teaching for music, ensuring the teachers are following the knowledge progression documents that I have planned for them, and I meet with school governors to update them with the progress of my subject.
During my time as a teaching assistant (TA) management staff noticed my potential and I was given the opportunity to replace a teacher who had left the school, I quickly built a great relationship with the children and impressed staff members in my department. I hold high expectations for the children in my care and encouraged them to engage more in their learning. I transitioned from TA to teacher well, after taking over as teacher the disruptive behaviour in the class reduced significantly due to my excellent behaviour management. Additionally, I have gained significant teamwork and leadership skills through working as a great team with the TAs in my classes. Due to my brilliant communication skills, I have been able to help the children trust me and feel safe being in a classroom environment. I have worked well with the staff in my department by understanding my colleagues’ roles with specific expertise and I have been able to draw on the expertise of fellow colleagues. I regularly call parents to inform them about how their child’s day was and sometimes have difficult conversations, finding ways to resolve issues.
I help with the general supervision and management of students. By working under the direction of the classroom teacher I am expected to assist with the implementation of instructional plans. I ensure to help promote students educational, social and emotional development. By working with challenging pupils I need to make sure I am caring, patient and understanding. I make sure I am attentive to the unique needs of each student and am able to identify proper solutions when students encounter issues. Throughout my role I have shown that I have strong interpersonal skills and am able to collaborate with other teachers, working with students and talking to families. I have been team teach trained so I understand how to deescalate children who are going through crisis and I also know how to report these experiences on CPOMS. I have also shown a commitment to building brighter futures and have enjoyed all the experiences I have gained in the job so far. Furthermore I have been given extra responsibility of supervising a number of children on the transport too and from school.
I have played drums in many different bands, including a band called Leap of faith who have recorded in White woods studios and have songs on Spotify and iTunes we managed to come 3rd in Liverpool rocks battle of the bands. I am currently in a band called Nocturnal Coast who have music released on Spotify which was recorded in the prestigious Motor Museum Recording studio. I have also played in many covers bands being paid to play a range of different music in bars around Liverpool.
Head coach for ages 3-16 delivering football, goalkeeping and multi sports sessions, including afternoon, after school, advanced sessions during the weekend and birthday parties. During the holidays I am the head coach for my own group at footballs camps.
I am currently working towards gaining my QTS and PGCE in primary education & PE by completing a prestigious teaching course with AMP SCITT through the Lydiate Learning Trust and Liverpool Hope University. Currently based at Redgate Community Primary School as well as gaining teaching experience at St Georges Primary School.
During my time at St Thomas's I worked as part of the NRG team during afterschool hours 15:30pm until 17:30pm looking after children from Reception age up until year 6. The job involves keeping the children occupied, making sure every child if engaged, enjoying themselves and most importantly safe. I gained a great deal of experience and was offered more responsibilities such as taking football sessions during afterschool for year groups 3 & 4 on Tuesdays and year 1 & 2 on Wednesdays.