James Smith Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

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• Joined school as Teacher of Science in April and promoted to Director of Learning area (head of department) by August, including membership of extended leadership team of the school. Science Department was then highlighted for excellence in recent Ofsted report. • Managed strategy and implementation of Science teaching, including people management of all department; ranging from entry-level to highly experienced employees, including senior leaders.• Responsibilities included hiring & appointment, performance management reviews and career development, and disciplinary issues. Managed and improved timetabling of staff and allocation of workload to increase effectiveness and to improve positive work-ethic within the team.• Trained in, and responsible for, managing full departmental budget. This included long and short-term spending to meet strategic goals. • Instrumental in designing new school laboratory, requiring varied risk assessments and liaising with the health and safety department of the local council and external specialists.• Building effective working relationships with peers from other institutions in order to improve moderation and standardization processes; using my network to research & help implement best practice from the broader academic community.

• Progression through a graduate scheme into a permanent position on the teaching staff. Due to significant positive impact during initial role, the required additional qualification (PGCE) was fully funded by the school.• 5 years experience in teaching Science to 11 - 18 year old students. • Developed strong and successful communication and relationship-building skills with staff, students and parents. Notably through coordinating timetables for staff and students. • Balanced varied and complex roles, including pastoral responsibilities (Assistant Housemaster in multiple boarding houses) alongside the rigorous academic curriculum.• Junior management of school-wide cricket teams - leading on timetabling staff responsibilities, sharing planned sessions, handling fixtures, organising mass participation tournaments and ‘gifted and talented’ schedules.• Leading and organising numerous trips, including residential excursions for groups of +40 students and staff.• Key school representative and ambassador, including conducting tours for prospective parents and students, developing policy, interviewing new hire candidates, and attending intensive lecture programs and placements in other local schools. • Excellent organisational skill in both short and long-term planning: daily lessons and term-long schedules of work. Involved significant and effective collaboration with colleagues and prioritisation of responsibilities. • Attended range of conferences and career professional development courses, and shared resources to upskill Biology department and wider groups.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

• Initial 6 week placement as Sport Development Officer in the Programming & Development team.• Received sponsoring from organization to complete an external coaching award, whilst leading part-time coaching on an ongoing basis, all conducted alongside my university studies.• Principal responsibilities included liaising with organisations and institutions about venue use, promoting the venue through developing relationships with local schools, and direct coaching of students.• As a coach, I worked with a range of age groups from 5 to 17 years old, centered around (but not confined to) athletics.• Additional fiscal responsibilities.