Academic Manager
Bright Sparks Early Learning Centre
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :19 years, 11 أشهر
Reasons for Leaving:
\[The setting could not provide me with the visa - hence the management has told me that I can look for another suitable placement. The nursery management is willing to pay my fines for the over stay when the new employer can issue me the visa.\]
•Recruited staff and carried out induction sessions continuously as an on-going process. Inducted staff on: working hours, equality, diversity and inclusion, partnership working with other professionals, safeguarding, facilities at the centre, organisational culture, ethics, EYFS curriculum, observation and assessments. Took feedback on induction and devised action plan.
•Supervised staff - carried out the supervision meetings - devised action plans.
•Set the nursery kitchen according to the food and safety standards. Implemented all the food safety standards while cooking, serving, re-heating and storing food. (UK City & Guilds Course on Food Safety) - implemented HACCP. Designed recording sheets for maintaining records for the storage, serving, handling and cooking of food.
•Formulated 40 policies and procedures - (to name a few) safe guarding, sun protection, complaints, personnel, sick child policy, medication, hygiene, positive behaviour management, anti-bullying policy, parental partnership policy, partnership policy with other professionals, equality, diversity and inclusion policy, policy for the use of mobile phones, child's right and entitlements policy, confidentiality of children's record.
•Created the twelve yearly themes for the centre. Developed lesson plans for the entire academic year based on the themes - covered all the Seven (7) Learning Areas of the EYFS curriculum.
•Designed Summer Camp lesson plans and flyers. Designed three camps:
•School Readiness Camp
•Summer Camp based on 8 weekly themes.
•A Science and Discovery Camp.
•Supported and developed the nursery team - provided in-house CPD sessions of Jolly phonics, Mathematics in Classrooms, Positive Behaviour Management.
•Organized the open house for the nursery- got sponsors to sponsor the event.
•Carried out effective marketing for the nursery: I wrote: reviews, articles, published blog posts. Set up Booth for the nursery at the Dubai Nursery Show.
•Created management reports, and maintaining staff and child records.
•Running the centre in line with environmental, health and safety and fire regulations. I implemented all the quality care standards: worked closely with KHDA, Dubai Municipality and Civil Defense to meet all the regulatory requirements.
•Created a safe, caring and stimulating environment that promotes learning through play
•Supervised activity planning to make sure that children's needs were met
•Working closely with parents and practitioners, giving them a high standard of customer service, including regular progress reports.
•Worked with colleagues and other professionals (Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapist and Behavioural Therapist) to make sure that children's needs are met
•Making sure that equipment, such as furniture and toys, is in good condition. I had maintained inventory and repair records.
•Arranged and managed tours for parents.
The job was not a permanent placement. I was hired to raise the quality standards of the centre. It was a project based opportunity. It was agreed that as soon as I will find the placement in another set-up (preferably a nursery) I will move. \]
•Developed new learning projects for the discovery center, based on Brain Gym Curriculum for Music and Movement, Science and Technology, Language Literacy and communication, Mathematics and Creative Arts.
•Trained 20 Staff members and provided them an opportunity for on-site professional development. Trained staff on DIY cutting, running science labs, Music and movement curriculum, Language, Literacy and Communication, the creative arts (including modelling, sculpting, sketching, role-play, language of play and dramatics), customer services. Explained the benefits of the learning outcomes and the best ways to practice them.
•Organized on-site major events, arranged resources, trained staff, deputed staff and supervised the events.
•Supervised, managed induction, appraisals. Trained the Project Manager on customer service.
•Arrange and procured resources for the learning center, which added to the elevation of the customer image of the discovery center.
•Organized and carried out winter camps, designed a whole themed project based on the theme of the Winter Camp.
•Managed day to day operations of the discovery center, including staff scheduling, handling of customers and marketing through websites, social media etc.
•Worked with the director to execute new business plans for the new academic year.
•Worked on launching Birthday Party projects and organizing field trips for all the major American and British Schools.
•Managed to deliver presentations to schools for the after-school classes for Computer Explorers- a franchise from USA. Briefed about the educational benefits. Sold the program to the aspiring parents and teachers and managed the operations of the classes. Worked on 28 courses from Computer Explorers (Minecraft, green screen programming, Wedo Robotics, EV3 Mind Storm, video game programming, clay animation. (to name a few)
Reason for Leaving:
\[Personal Reasons\]
•Handled the marketing Portfolio of the Nursery on print, electronic, social and online media marketing websites: \[Parents plus & Atalati, Expat Women, Mother Baby and Child, Connector, UAE4kidz, brand leaders UAE, Reaach.com, whichschool advisor & Momzworld\] Managed a budget of AED 300000 - AED 500000 of advertising. Posted articles and features related to the nursery and parenting.
•Organized open days, events, celebrations and developed corporate partnership with leading brands in education, health and safety. \[Such as B-safe, Boecker, Dettol, Rite Bite, Dubai Drums, Soccer and sports, Cool and Cool, Barakat juices and some of the leading schools for opportunities of mutual business partnership.\]
•Supervised the staff and children in my area of responsibility and ensured that they adhere to Nursery's policies and procedures. Ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all the children and adults within my care.
•Provided in house CPD to staff on HighScope \[American Pre-School Curriculum\], conflict resolution, Jolly Phonics, program quality assessments and other modules of Early Childhood Education.
•Built trusting relationships with all parents, taking appropriate and prompt actions on any concerns raised and to encourage their active participation in the activities of the nursery.
•Structured and developed lesson and academic plans, provisional plans, monthly and summer theme plans, advertising plans for the entire academic year, schedules and routines.
•Developed, updated and maintained the nursery's official website and social media content, images and videos.
•Set - up the nursery according to the floor plans. Arranged resources, furniture and equipment as planned. Dealing with the suppliers and the vendors and working within the nursery budget, thus incurring low capital costs.
• Meeting the expectations and requirements of Dubai Municipality, KHDA and MOSA, DED, through providing exceptional quality care services. Working close in line with the regulatory authorities of UAE to establish academic regulatory and legal requirements of the nursery.
• Worked on targets of the enrollment of children, facilitated parents through tours of the nursery and the admission requirements and process. Managed payments and accounts of the academic fee.
•Provided assistance to the effective induction for new members of staff following the guidelines and using the resources provided by the nursery; liaising with the Nursery Director on performance and progress during the probationary period.
•Recognized and developed staff working, through regular feedback, supervision and the performance review process.
•Developed my teams individual Personal Development Plans and evaluated training and learning activities in accordance with guidelines, discussing outcomes with the Nursery Director.
•Ensured the children's spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is fostered appropriately.
Year 2012 - Year 2014(2 years)
Preparing lesson plans and schedule for the teaching and the support staff. Organizing events such as parent teacher's conferences, open days, costume & hat parades, outdoor activities, alphabet and colour days and publishing the in house school newsletter. Conducting workshops on jolly phonics, first aid, class management and team work in the nursery. Workshops on jolly phonics with parents were also conducted
3 years of professional experience of teaching in pre schools as a Class Teacher, while practicing the Early Years Program & handling children from 2 to 4 + years of age. Experience of working with children in a prepared environment, while linking the child with it with focus on activity with play. Working as a systematic observer of the child and an interpreter of his/her needs. Preparing the environment and keeping it in perfect condition, adding to it and removing materials as needed. Judging the effectiveness of my own work and the environment every day and evaluated the progress of each child, while communicating it to the parents and the school staff. Demonstrated clear and prepared lessons to the child in language & communication, mathematics & problem solving, physical and creative development, knowledge and understanding of the world, while creating the interest of the child into it. Worked as a consistent good example of desirable behavior for the children, following the ground-rules of the class herself, and exhibiting a sense of calm, consistency, grace and courtesy and respect for every child. As an Academic Supervisor I prepared lesson plans, academic plans and schedules for teachers. Monitored planning and followed, designed and implemented policy and procedures in the nursery.
2 years of professional experience of teaching at a day care and Montessori environment as a lead teacher. Practiced the Montessori methods of teaching. Supported scaffolding and learning as a remedial teacher for children with learning difficulties.
Professional Courses & Training:
Professional Jolly Phonics Trainer:
Teaching children how to read and write using this systematic phonics program. Focusing on the five basic skills such as: Learning the letter sounds, learning the letter foundation, blending for reading, identifying the sounds in words for writing and teaching the tricky (irregular) words. Conducted workshops for teachers and parents to familiarize them with the system.
List of professional teaching courses attended:
•First Aid
•Class Management
•Developing effective language & communication skills
•Story Sacks
•Brain Gym
•Music and Movement
•Summer Themes
•Math Beyond Carpet
•Conflict Resolution
129 hours of Internship and Community Services arranged by the school in the following organizations:
Intern
DAWN - Group of Newspapers
Computer editing and layout setting of the articles in the Herald magazine. Worked on the index maintenance of the articles published in the Herald from
Taught Children aged 2.5 - 3.5, using the High Scope method of Education. Promoted active learning where children were encouraged to follow their own initiative. I worked as a supportive partner with children and scaffold learning around the key developmental areas such as: creative representation, language and literacy, initiative, social relations, movement and music, science, social studies, mathematics. Followed the COR assessment program where children were observed and anecdotes were recorded and scored on a daily bases. I had arranged the class room and physical environment according to the needs of the High Scope program (PQAs). Maintained schedules, routine and planned on a daily basis. Prepared report cards with children's complete portfolio. I had maintained colorful bulletin boards in the classroom and around the school.
CPD - EYES Middle East: Language of Play [Neil Griffiths], Story Sacks and Summer Themes, Mathematics Beyond the Carpet. L'`ecole - for Advance Studies
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UK CERTIFIED AWARD: PRINCIPLES OF FOOD SAFETY WHEN PROVIDING FOOD AND DRINKS TO INDIVIDUALS.
Taught a disabled child who is permanently admitted in the Pediatrics ward of the hospital. Project: School Administration System Created the School Administration System for L'`ecole using the Oracle 7 products. Developer 2000 backed by SQL 3.2.