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The Learning Common SchoolTeaching Specialist
Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada · On-site● Designed and taught the Ontario Curriculum, including lessons for students with learning exceptionalities, resulting in improved comprehension, performance, and fostering a culture of excellence and inclusivity.
● Developed and implemented school policies and management systems, creating a more organized environment and better student behavior.
● Recorded and evaluated children’s progress, planning tailored instruction for higher achievement levels.
● Collaborated with other teachers on cross-curricular projects, promoting holistic learning and enhancing critical thinking skills.
● Wrote and proofread report cards, ensuring accuracy and clarity in communicating student progress.
● Composed and edited emails to parents, maintaining clear and positive communication.
● Developed individual student learning plans, personalizing instruction to meet unique needs and goals.
Self EmployedCopywriter
Jan. 2021Remote● Email Copywriting: Crafted weekly newsletters, podcast emails, and email funnels to launch products and promote sales, achieving a 10% increase in open rates, a 5% rise in click-through rates, and an 8% boost in sales. Meticulously proofread and edited email content, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and consistency with the brand's tone of voice.
● Product Description Copy: Wrote SEO-optimized product descriptions, resulting in over 80% of products ranking on page 1 of search results. Ensured all product descriptions adhered to the brand's tone of voice, maintaining a cohesive and compelling message.
● Blog Writing: Utilized SEO strategies and keyword research to write high-quality blog posts, achieving a 90% success rate in top-page Google rankings. Proofread and edited blog posts for clarity and consistency, aligning with the brand's voice and tone.
● Social Media Copywriting: Created engaging copy for Facebook Groups, Instagram, and Pinterest to support product launches and boost engagement, incorporating SEO best practices. Edited social media posts to maintain accuracy and brand consistency across all platforms.
Self EmployedEducational Content Creation
Jan. 2021Remote● Designed and developed high-quality instructional materials, engaging learning activities, and comprehensive lesson plans, aligning with curriculum standards, resulting in enhanced learner engagement, improved student performance, and higher test scores.
● Implemented instructional design models, emerging technologies, pedagogical theory, and educational tools to guide the development process, ensuring a modern and effective learning experience.
Heathfield SchoolKey Stage One Coordinator
Aug. 2019 - Dec. 2020Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand · On-site● Developed and implemented school policies and management systems, including the School
● Development Plan, resulting in a more structured and efficient environment and enhanced student outcomes.
● Analyzed test data to inform primary curriculum choices, improving alignment and boosting overall student performance.
● Implemented a new reading and writing curriculum across the primary school, leading to improved literacy rates and higher student engagement.
● Organized and led meetings, playing a pivotal role in professional development training for staff, enhancing teacher effectiveness and growth.
● Conducted research to design comprehensive lesson plans tailored to various learning levels, resulting in improved academic achievements.
● Facilitated engaging classroom activities, incorporating innovative methods and technology to enhance understanding of complex concepts.
● Assessed student progress with formative and summative assessments, providing targeted feedback for continuous improvement and academic excellence.
● Collaborated with teachers to integrate cross-curricular projects, promoting holistic learning and critical thinking skills.
ArkMiddle Management
Sep. 2018 - Aug. 2019● Created and successfully implemented a whole-school vision for Maths; set to enable pupils with lifelong confidence in their mathematical ability, achieved by training teachers to use a Maths Mastery approach to teaching
● Set up a successful arithmetic scheme to improve pupils arithmetic scores by 40% ● Performed learning walks for maths lessons to identify areas of improvement across the school, which fed into masterclasses, team-teaching sessions/model teach sessions and co-planning ● Implemented and oversaw focused intervention across all year groups that supported pupils with more significant needs and helped all children succeed ● Used exemplary public speaking skills to deliver whole-school assemblies and parent workshops ● Set up an entire school approach to STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) teaching and learning, with drop-down STEM days
● Received specific praise for the strength of Middle Leadership Team and STEM implementation in Autumn 2018 Ofsted Report ● Taught using the complete National Curriculum with lessons differentiated to stretch pupils of all backgrounds and abilities – including EAL and SEN pupils ● Opened year groups (Reception to Year 3) by creating long-term, medium-term, and short-term planning and all resources ● Used superior conflict resolution skills to liaison for children’s behavior issues across the school ● Communicated daily with parents, hosted termly parent-teacher meetings, and produced end of year reports to ensure the highest level of student success ● Mentored a student teacher who completed her training successfully and is now in a full time teaching role
ArkLead Teacher
Sep. 2015 - Aug. 2018● Worked with the founding team at Ark Burlington Danes Primary Academy
● Led the creation of a whole-school behavior system, rules, and routines, and culture ● Developed a rich curriculum through the process of rigorous reflection and improvement and planned differentiated, outcome-driven lessons that stretched students of all abilities
● Contributed to achieving outstanding in Ark Monitoring report at the end of the first year
● Completed the first year with 92% of pupils achieving a Good Level of Development (national average 69%) and completed the second year with 89% achieving GLD, despite lower than average start points and high level of Pupil Premium
● Collaborated with other Math leads to create Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the British National Curriculum and a set of KPI tasks to assess pupils against the standards
Engage EducationTeacher
Sep. 2014 - Jul. 2015● Taught for three months in a variety of schools and year groups across west London ● Taught full-time for two terms at Perivale Primary school, working through Engage education ● Developed rich curriculum through the process of rigorous reflection and improvement at Perivale Primary school
RBCAccount Manager
May. 2011 - Sep. 2014As a summer intern as an account manager and customer service representative at Brockville’s RBC’s main branch, I assisted customers with everyday banking needs and helped with customer complaints. I consulted with clients about opening accounts, mortgages, lines of credit, credit cards, and investments.
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