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London, England, United Kingdom

• Providing engaging and stimulating lessons that encourage pupil enthusiasm and maintain consistency with existing schemes of work.• Confidently maintaining classroom discipline to establish a conducive learning environment.• Adhering to the school's curriculum and protocols for seamless lesson delivery.• Cooperating with fellow educators and school personnel to nurture a supportive educational environment.• Offering valuable feedback on pupils' progress and understanding.

London, England, United Kingdom

Class teacher for 7-12 year olds at Academic Camp - an international provider of educational summer camps that follows a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach for EAL pupils. My role was to plan and teach weekly programs of lessons based around a particular theme, incorporating maths, science, humanities and the arts.• Created a sequence of lessons for each week based on different themes, with an emphasis on collaborative activities that encouraged English-language communication between pupils of different nationalities.• Designed resources and lessons that supplemented the off-site trips pupils were taken on throughout the week.• Collaborated with other teachers by sharing resources and identifying activities that had been particularly effective in terms of pupils’ engagement.• Maintaining attendance records and providing weekly progress reports for parents.

London, England, United Kingdom

● Created, adapted, prepared and delivered lesson plans and produced resources to stimulate pupil engagement and active learning.● Provided feedback for pupils by utilising various summative and formative assessment methods (including Assessment for Learning).● Continually maintained strong lines with communication with parents and senior leadership to ensure consistent awareness of each pupil’s progress and wellbeing.● Successfully managed pupil behaviour by establishing and enforcing consistent rules in line with the school behaviour policy.● Maintained accurate and complete records of pupils' progress and development.● Organised off-site school trips and prepared necessary risk assessments.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Department of Film and TelevisionI designed and delivered a core component of the ‘Television History and Aesthetics’ module for a MA Film and Television course. Responsibilities included:● Selecting screening material for each lesson, as well as additional clips for seminar discussions and demonstrations.● Choosing and assigning course reading.● Creating weekly lesson plans that comprehensively covered the key concepts while also allowing for flexibility and the incorporation of student inquiries into the lessons, taking advantage of the small class size to more fully tailor the material to the students' research interests and knowledge base.● Aiding students in formulating essay research questions and providing on-going support and feedback throughout the essay-writing process.● Frequently liaising with the Head of Department to ensure consistency and continuity across the module and maintain high teaching standards.● Assessing student essays and providing comprehensive feedback.

London, England, United Kingdom

I worked as a replacement manager for the chain of charity shops operated by North London Hospice, providing cover in the event of staff absences. Responsibilities included:● Opening and closing the shop, including setting up the till in the morning and cashing it out at the end of the day.● Managing volunteers, teaching volunteers how to correctly sort and price donations, teaching volunteers to use the electronic register, ensuring volunteers were following current organisational policies.● Liaising with the retail management team regarding organisational policies and potential issues● Store administration including time sheets, stationery orders, accident reports, daily and weekly takings.● Cash handling, including at point of sale, paying shop takings into the bank, and managing petty cash● Responding to customer enquiries and complaints.● Managing stock rotation and deliveries.● Sorting and pricing donations.● Researching rare or antique items to extract maximum potential value from donations.● Visual merchandising.● Resolving technical issues with the computer and electronic till.

London, England, United Kingdom

Collated nominations from an online portal. Read and summarised the content of the nomination forms. Supplemented the information provided in the nominations with independent research on each candidate.Composed concise profiles of each nominee. Provided recommendations on which candidates should be shortlisted, according to the prize criteria.Composed a cover letter to the prize coordinator identifying the most eligible nominees that was shared with the judging panel.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Teaching Assistant for the Department of Film and Television. I lead seminar groups of 10-15 students taking the Introduction to Film Studies course, directing discussions of course material, selecting extracts for close study, and maintaining student interest and enthusiasm. I assessed student work, assigning marks according to set guidelines and co-ordinating with the course leader regarding student performance and attendance. I provided support for students outside of teaching hours, including one-on-one essay consultation and feedback and liaised with the course leader and the department secretaries to ensure prompt return of student work and maintain seminar attendance.

Enfield, United Kingdom

Worked as part of a well-coordinated team in a high-pressure, time-sensitive environment. Responsibilities included informing customers about available attractions, selling tickets and refreshments, and handling cash.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

I was initially hired as a relief manager for a St Vincent de Paul charity shop but was promoted to full-time manager after one month and given responsibility for the day-to-day running of the shop.

Loughton, England, United Kingdom

• Initially employed in a high-intensity office environment for three months as support for staff at the start of the school year.• Proceeded to be assigned responsibility for coordinating an Excel database to keep track of student absences, which required successful interaction with several school departments.• Assisted in implementing and maintaining a new student records filing system.• Dealt with teacher and parent inquiries in person and over the phone. • Handled multiple demands from various departments within the same time period.• Actively sought extra responsibilities when work volume was low and was rewarded with examples listed above.

Pgce, Primary With Sen (Inclusion), Pass

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Film And Television, Pass

Activities and Societies: Member of Midlands Television Research Group

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Film Studies, Merit

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Film And Television, 2:1

Activities and Societies: The Sanctuary - Satire Editor - Satirical monthly newspaper. Dodgeball society