Ben Burrows Email & Phone Number

Twickenham, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

• Inspiring children with enthusiasm for the subject and a love of learning and encouraging the education of pupils beyond the exam specifications;• Teaching across the full age and ability range, according to school policy, and preparing lessons, following the department’s schemes of work or agreed syllabus;• Records of course outlines should be kept for perusal by the Head of Department, Line Managers and Inspectors;• Contributing to schemes of work and resources and to the development of the departmental policy• Accompanying overseas exchanges and study trips;• Maintaining an orderly working environment in the classroom, following the school’s policies on behaviour and equal opportunities;• Keeping up to date with current developments in the subject and attending relevant in-service training both within and out of the school;• Regular marking of pupils’ work, keeping attendance registers and carrying out assessments according to the department and school policy, including regular feedback given to pupils and parents as required;• Regular setting and marking of homework, according to school policy;• Maintaining and regularly changing stimulating displays in classrooms and corridors;• Attendance of departmental and school meetings;• Liaison with parents and colleagues where appropriate;• Adhering to all the school’s policies including equal opportunities and health and safety;• To refer to tutor and Undermaster where necessary over pupils causing concern;• Promotion and support of extra-curricular activities;• To be available for library, Private Study supervision and general cover as required;• To be part of the Duty rota;•Invigilation of examinations as required;• To attend Monday morning assemblies and whole school events as required by the High Master;• To run or be involved with at least one lunchtime commitment per week over the year;• Involvement with tutorial system as required;

Teacher and lecturer in Biological science's. Expert in vocational education deliveryLead IV for BTEC courses in Environment baded subjectsConsultation in BTEC delivery

Ensure that academic and policy knowledge is up to date through CPD & researchLead internal verifier and standards verifier for various courses at City & Islington CollegeLecturer for ecology & conservation, statistics, informatics and general biological sciences Actively created working relationships with external organisations, businesses & stake holders Setting and reviewing targets regarding recruitment, retention, success and achievement of studentsManaging course files, ensuring that they are up to date and to OFSTED standardCreating and implementing new courses and the specifications Writing new BTEC units under new QCF framework and rewriting and adapting old NQF units to fit the new guidlinesCoordinator and chair for the London Region Environmental Educators for the Learning and Skills Improvement Service Ensuring health and safety is implemented by carrying out workplace H&S visits and writing risk assessmentsPromoting and marketing the department to local schools and organisationsRepresent the college on various boards including the Student Engagement Board for Foundation Year, Engineering Degree at City UniversityDesigned and implemented a project to increase Virtual Learning and reduce paper usage in the centre. Virtual learning environment usage up by 65% and paper usage down by 50% as a resultBlended and E-learning champion for the centre, creating units and modules delivered in full by electronic methods & creating a policy where all assessments in the department are submitted and marked electronically, including tests, essays and practical activitiesOrganisational improvement by authoring the Annual Departmental Self-Assessment Review Understand and enforce all college policies including (but not limited to) health & safety, equal opportunities, environment and data protection. Advising the centre senior management team on various policies such as student disciplinary, web usage policy and sustainability

Responsible for guiding student course selection to complete their Science degree'sReviewing and approving M.Sc. applications Adhering and advising on the University of Canterbury policies designed to support completion of degree’sAcademic counselling to failing studentsStudent enrolments and course changes to science and enginnering degreesWriting a new third year ‘Science and Enterprise’ unit for all science degrees

Carried out field work collecting data on reproductive biology of New Zealand birds to examine the consequences of population bottlenecks on the quality of spermMicroscope and laboratory work analysing the field data that was collectedAnalyse data examining the conservation consequences of species that have gone through severe population bottlenecks

Responsible for running, planning, teaching and marking laboratory courses for 130 students in 'Ecology, Evolution and Conservation'; 70 students in 'Diversity of Life'. Developing and writing the coursebook for students, including unique field based assessment activitiesWrote and compiled local wetland plant and bird guide for students to use; Outreach ProgramPresenter, where I went to local high schools to give one hour lectures on a variety of topics; Evolution, Genetic Engineering, Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety, Conservation Delivered Q&A sessions on careers in these fields along with academic lectures

Master'S Degree, Zoology/Animal Biology, 1St Class Honours

Courses in Vertebrate Evolution, Animal Behaviour, Terrestrial Ecology & Conservation Biology Thesis in Conservation Genetics "Do Severe.

Bachelor'S Degree, Zoology/Animal Biology