London, England, United Kingdom
● Teacher and leader with extensive experience in comprehensive, international, and independent sectors. ● Current role as member of SLT with whole school responsibility for SEND provision. ● Recently completed Educational Leadership MA with a dissertation focus on provision for students with identified SEMH needs. This is an area of particular professional interest: it should be foregrounded in the broader conversations about the direction of travel for the sector as a whole. ● Now undertaking NPQH Headship through the IoE with an implementiation focus on suporting students with ADHD-type profiles in mainstream classroom settings.
● Member of Senior Leadership Team with associated strategic and operational responsibilities. ● SENCo and Head of Learning Support, including management of EHCP students. ● Review, redesign, and implementation of vision for TA deployment across the Upper School. ● Liaison with the Lower School SENDCo with focus on management of the transition programme. ● Liaison with relevant Heads of Year and admissions team regarding student recruitment. ● Line management of Access Arrangements Coordinator, Examinations Officer, and select HODs. ● Review and redraft of relevant school policy documents.
● Review and redesign of KS4 PSHE programme in line with DfE regulations and KAS Attributes. ● Collaboration with pastoral team to ensure vertical alignment of the programme. ● Management of tutors in delivery of programme and support of tutees. ● Implementation of Year 10 outdoor education trips. ● Liaison with a wide range of other internal and external professionals: SENCo; Access Arrangement Coordinator and Exams Officer; external agencies, such as CAMHS, EPs, and health professionals.●
● Teacher of English: KS3-KS5. ● Part of the teaching team developing the vision, implementation, and delivery of the 6-8 interdisciplinary curriculum.
● Lead working group sessions. ● Facilitate an iterative design process on developing teaching practice over two years with leaders from primary and secondary school contexts. ● Seek opportunities to instigate change at policy level.
● Critical friend to the Head of school. ● Key liaison between the Trust (Lift Schools) and the school. ● Chair termly meetings. ● Attend termly regional meetings. ● Attend annual national meeting.
● Teacher of English for Grades 7 & 8. ● MS Coordinator of English since September 2010, overseeing English instruction across the whole division, Grades 5 - 8 and interdisciplinary work in Grades 5 - 6. ● 8th Grade Level Coordinator, managing the Advisory program for the grade and liaising with relevant colleagues regarding student welfare. ● Assistant International Award Coordinator, planning and chaperoning international trips with a service component for students in Grades 9 - 12.
● Teacher of English for Years 7 - 13. ● Experience teaching Media Studies GCSE. ● Role as Lead Teacher for Literacy with responsibilities including whole school literacy and data tracking for new students.