As the Head of International Science Assessment, I provide technical assessment expertise within the Assessment division, as well as across UK Schools and Pearson UK as appropriate, while ensuring the strategic, timely, cost effective and error free delivery of high stakes international qualifications.In this role I am accountable for high-stakes International GCSE and A Level qualifications including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Human Biology, Geography and Psychology. I manage… Show more As the Head of International Science Assessment, I provide technical assessment expertise within the Assessment division, as well as across UK Schools and Pearson UK as appropriate, while ensuring the strategic, timely, cost effective and error free delivery of high stakes international qualifications.In this role I am accountable for high-stakes International GCSE and A Level qualifications including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Human Biology, Geography and Psychology. I manage a team of five Assessment Leaders (UK) and three Assessment Coordinators (Philippines) to provide on-time delivery of the International GCSE and A Level Sciences, Geography and Psychology suites of qualifications.Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:- Assessment development, incl. onscreen assessment testing, modular assessment development and implementation- Incident and Risk Management, incl. global communications, active management of risks and issues, including contingency plans- Line management, incl. external management of contracted workers, identifying and promoting talent- Customer Expertise, incl. developing effective relationships with schools and customers- Technical Assessment Expertise, incl. advising teams across UK Schools on assessment issues, influencing future changes to qualifications and regulatory landscape- Quality Assurance and Improvements, incl. articulating quality assurance and improvement works, accountability for accuracy and confidence in results- Cost Management, incl. accountability for delivery budget, driving cost efficiencies- Strategic Relationships, incl. building an Assessment Associate population for the future, evaluation of Assessment Associate population including nurturing talent- Data Management, incl. making strategic use of management information (MI), maximising use of marking technology to improve assessments and informing stakeholders Show less

Overseeing the procurement, design, delivery, examination, marking and grade awarding of Pearson | Edexcel AS and A Level English Language, Literature and Language and Literature.• Manage and lead eighteen simultaneous projects with conflicting deadlines• Manage the delivery of Pearson Edexcel AS and A Level English qualifications: scrutinise exam papers during development in relation to regulatory standards; manage training for eighteen teams of examiners prior to marking; analysis… Show more Overseeing the procurement, design, delivery, examination, marking and grade awarding of Pearson | Edexcel AS and A Level English Language, Literature and Language and Literature.• Manage and lead eighteen simultaneous projects with conflicting deadlines• Manage the delivery of Pearson Edexcel AS and A Level English qualifications: scrutinise exam papers during development in relation to regulatory standards; manage training for eighteen teams of examiners prior to marking; analysis of large sets of quantitative and qualitative data to propose grade boundaries for all UK Pearson Edexcel AS and A Level English qualifications• Motivating and leading teams of senior examiners and subject coordinators within my team. Show less

• Appointed to the governing body on the recommendation of the headteacher at Bude Park primary school.• Evaluation of school’s ethos and values; support school leaders in setting the annual school budget; evaluation of spending intentions and financial plan; held to account leaders for implementing agreed curriculum aims, pupil performance and SMSC development; evaluation of school development plans.

• Collaboration with fellow senior leaders to develop school curriculum intent• Designed and led a year-long teaching and learning project to increase long-term retention of knowledge; researched and designed long-term plan and resources; trained staff in one-hour weekly CPD sessions; observed and collaborated with staff members to implement and embed practices• Responsible for distilling large amounts of research into focused and purposeful information for colleagues.

• Responsible for: designing engaging daily lesson plans and original resources alongside long- and short-term curriculum plans for core and curriculum subjects; regular assessment, ensuring that pupils achieved the expected standard; re-design of Computing curriculum, implementation of stated aims across Key Stages and management of whole-school pupil outcomes• Led school’s teaching and learning response to COVID-19: built remote learning capacity by organising the acquisition of an online… Show more • Responsible for: designing engaging daily lesson plans and original resources alongside long- and short-term curriculum plans for core and curriculum subjects; regular assessment, ensuring that pupils achieved the expected standard; re-design of Computing curriculum, implementation of stated aims across Key Stages and management of whole-school pupil outcomes• Led school’s teaching and learning response to COVID-19: built remote learning capacity by organising the acquisition of an online learning platform to be used throughout school closures; liaised with outside organisations to provide vital equipment such as laptops (Department of Education) and data SIM cards (Vodafone) for home learning; organisation of maintenance for IT systems across school. Show less

• Taught across KS2, responsible for lesson design, delivery and assessment of classes with high SEND proportion. Responsible for PCSO liaison project, designing and facilitating sessions with local PCSOs.

2016 East Midlands Primary cohort (Priory Witham Academy)