Class Teacher
International Community School
Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months
Setting up a Foundation Stage department
Conducting entrance exams
Planning, assessing and preparing resources
Ensuring the well-being of each child
Teaching through the medium of English
Working as a team to ensure consistency and quality in teaching across the Foundation Stage.
• Full time job share Year 3, 4 & Literacy Intervention.
• Teaching years 1-6 & KS2 Literacy Enhancement Co-ordinator (Catch Up Literacy).
• Intervention teacher - English and Maths Year 4 focus group.
• Planning & teaching Religious Studies & Music from WAG’s National Curriculum, the framework for children’s learning & the Skills Framework & the LEAs teaching framework for Religious Studies.
• Classroom management strategies, Good to be Green behaviour management & reward schemes, positive reinforcement, celebrating work & exceptional behavior.
• Managing & implementing Catch Up Literacy with a selection of children below reading age.
• Establishing & running a school choir.
• Running a tag rugby extra curricular club.
• Supporting fellow team members & promoting the schools’ values & expectations amongst school staff & pupils.
• Supporting pupils in life & learning & adhering to all school policies.
General role of class teacher in various schools and in various year groups teaching the Welsh curriculum.
Sept 2004-Aug 2005 - Asda Supermarket - Retail Assistant
2013 - present Cardiff University Masters of Educational Practice Will be completed up to the year 2017
2008-2011 University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC) BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS
2007-2008 Ystrad Mynach College Access to Higher Education Humanities Diploma
2003-2005 Yeovil College A2 English Language, AS Citizenship, AS Sociology
1998-2003 Bucklers Mead Academy 9 GCSE A-C passes - including Maths & English, 1 GNVQ Information Technology Grade 1 Piano