Heather Flannery Email & Phone Number

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

78-80 Old Liverpool Road Warrington

British Weightlifting Instructor offering classes, coaching and online coaching for all ages (6-11, youth and adults) and abilities from beginners to competitive athletes.Specialised in olympic weightlifting, strength & conditioning and general fitness training.

Cheshire

Mainstream, 1-1, and SENDay to day, short and long term workDescription: Mainstream, SEN and 1-1 teaching assistant in both mainstream and SEN schools.• ABLLS-R• Team Teach• PIVOTS• Integrating children into mainstream schools• CAHMS meetings• Adjusting work for ability• Building positive relationships with parents, guardians and children• Safeguarding• An ability to adapt to new surroundings, staff, children and expectations• Covering lessonsOne specific supply role included integrating children into mainstream classes working with MLD, ADHD and PDA leading me to working closely with CAHMS, monitoring progress through the use of PIVOTS, adapting work to their ability and making individual resources to progress their learning whilst still being included in the class activity and giving 1-1 lessons when any sessions have been missed. Although working closely with the children, I encouraged independence to allow them to thrive. This role allowed me to support the children academically, socially and emotionally, increasing peer interaction, and confidence within themselves and their work.Another supply role, I completed a short-term supply in a specialised SEN setting, working in a classroom with various special educational needs including ASD, MLD, SLD, and emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. In this class, I was working 1-1 with a child that has downs syndrome, building a trusting relationship that allowed us both to work together in order to progress both socially and academically through the completion of his ABLLS-R. Despite significant difficulties in behaviour, listening and attention, and communication, we were able to complete a number of targets in a short space of time due to creative activities which he enjoyed and allowed him to learn in engaging ways, allowing him to enjoy his learning more and increase his interaction with peers and their lessons.

Warrington, United Kingdom

Description: Nursery practitioner ensuring a safe environment which allows children to develop and take risk whilst being protected and well cared for in Pre-school but often covering with other ages ranging from babies to 5.• Key worker group, planning and tracking• Outstanding Ofsted Inspection• Activity Plans• Building positive relationships with parents, guardians and children• Understanding British Values Course• Safeguarding• Paediatric First AidI gained considerable professional experience within an Early Years setting, ranging from children aged 0-5, and specifically working with 3 - 4 year olds in pre-school. As an outstanding nursery practitioner, committed to the development of each unique child within my setting, I am conscientious, thorough and well organised in all areas of my observations, planning, and tracking. In my previous position, I was a key worker for as many as 10 children. This involved individual planning based on each child’s interests, and developing activities to help the children achieve their unique goals linking to the EYFS. Within this role, I had the opportunity to work with children from a variety of backgrounds and a range of different abilities including a number of SEN children, and currently 4 EAL children. This challenged me as a practitioner and pushed me to develop myself further in order to help these children achieve their unique goals as they head towards school. During this role, I completed a number of CPD courses, both personally and through my setting, e.g. First Aid, British Values.During my time working in my previous setting, I have worked in a highly successful team gaining outstanding during our last OFSTED inspection, December 2015. In addition to this, I was personally requested, by both my own and their manager, to work during the inspection of one of the other branches of our nursery. This also resulted in a grade of outstanding, August 2016.

Postgraduate Certificate, Therapeutic Play Studies, Postgraduate Certificate

Postgraduate Certificate, Early Childhood, Postgraduate Certificate

Undergraduate, Sociology, 2:2

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