A professional, highly motivated and dedicated teacher with excellent communication, inter-personal and leadership skills. Experienced with developing and implementing teaching schedules and ensuring that a high standard is maintained. Adept at providing a nurturing, supportive and positive classroom climate that is conducive to learning and which encourages student responsibility, using positive motivation, clear classroom routines, challenging instructional strategies and effective classroom management techniques. Accomplished at using effective presentation skills when employing direct instruction, including appropriate vocabulary and examples, clear and legible visuals and articulate and audible speech. Practised in the ability of redirecting students exhibiting behavioural problems by replacing disruptive, unproductive patterns with positive behaviours.