2015-Present: Full-time Teacher of English and journalist working in Secondary Education. Currently holding a middle-management position at Secondary School as Key Stage Five Co-Ordinator, focusing on crafting a curriculum and assessment framework that effectively supports progress and prepares students for their formal examinations in AQA English Language and Literature. Previously held a position as Head of Media Studies and at same school and oversaw rapid increase in results in successive academic years, from 29% A-C in the year before takeover to an improvement of first to 42% in 2019 and then 73% in 2020. Also worked as Assistant Learning Lead during academic year 2020-21 while colleague went on maternity leave.A teacher currently in seventh successive year as a fully-qualified member of staff with several successive years of excellent results, never achieving a pass rate of lower than 71% Grade 4-9 as the main class teacher. Alongside teaching, has also been an examiner for AQA English Literature during the summer of 2018, and has led the department on good practice and marking in that cohort since.A fully qualified teacher with practice graded at "Good with Outstanding Features" by West Midlands Consortium Training Provider and further reiterated by formal subject reviews, termly NQT observations and external educational observations including LEA, HMI and OFSTED. Previously held holding numerous positions working for online media outlets covering sports, music and other topics. Journalism and English Language graduate, degree at 2:1 classification. Currently hosts an alternative music podcast that has listens in the thousands and features guests from prominent artists within alternative music.Previous experience: (2011-2017)Paid journalist and writer creating online sports content. Also previously held unpaid editorial positions.Previously also an editor of a news website covering North American sports with a speciality in the NFL and the NBA as well as Deputy Editor of Forza Italian Football, a website focusing on football league Serie A, during which oversaw an exponential increase in readership from 2011-14, including hosting weekly podcast covering the league. Worked afterwards for Football Italia as Milan correspondent, and wrote features for online magazine Soccer Italia. Additional experiences include appearing on national radio and television, hosting own student radio show and pursuing my interest in music, which has allowed me to perform with various instruments over the last 15 years in ranging styles and groups.
Listed skills include Feature Articles, News Writing, Journalism, Podcasting, and 16 others.
