Kate McCall - Primary School Teacher,

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Work Background

Self EmployedPrivate Tutor

Jan. 2025Dubai, United Arab EmiratesI am currently a private tutor for a number of students ranging from age 4-14 years old in Dubai. I offer both in-person and online sessions to support with assessment preparation, pre-teaching of upcoming concepts, reinforcement of prior learning and helping pupils to feel more confident and prepared for their daily lessons in school. My tutoring style is engaging and dynamic and allows pupils to make more rapid progress with their learning in school. I have had a direct impact on performance in assessments with several pupils achieving Age Related Expectations in the core subjects of English, Maths and Science having previously been graded below the expected level before working with me.

Repton DubaiHead of Year

Aug. 2021 - Jan. 2025Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIn my most recent teaching role, I worked as Head of Year Four at Repton Dubai – a British Curriculum school rated ‘Outstanding’. Previously, I taught English in Year 6 while also fulfilling the Head of Year 6 role. As year leader, I was responsible for the pastoral care of all staff and pupils within our eight-form entry year group. I also line managed the Head of Teaching and Learning, working closely to ensure consistently high-quality provision across all Year 4 classes. As Head of Year, I prioritised strengthening positive working relationships between parents and teachers, which enabled colleagues and I to secure maximum progress for pupils by supporting their learning in school and equipping families to assist at home. I was also accountable for ensuring consistent outstanding teaching and learning in every class within my year group. To achieve this, I mentored colleagues, set collaborative targets, and guided improvements based on lesson observations I carried out. Those I mentored showed clear progress, gaining a wide range of teaching and classroom management strategies that helped them thrive. Alongside lesson observations, I conducted planning quality assurance, book scrutinies, learning environment checks, and learning walks. These monitoring and moderation activities allowed me to draw on staff strengths, share best practice, and raise overall provision standards within the team. I actively prioritised my own professional development, attending workshops and courses that strengthened my understanding of highly effective teamwork. I consistently demonstrated strong leadership and applied productivity techniques so my team could work efficiently to a high standard while keeping well-being central. Beyond my leadership role, I contributed to the wider life of the school through whole-school events and brought my passion for performance into my role by leading year group productions and concerts, including a Year 6 stage production of The Lion King.

Emirates International SchoolHead of Science

Aug. 2019 - Aug. 2021Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAt EIS Meadows, I served as Primary Science Coordinator for two years. As Science Subject Leader, I was responsible for designing the Science element of all Programmes of Inquiry in the Primary phase. In my first year, I created a comprehensive Science overview for Years 1–6, ensuring cohesive and coherent curriculum coverage. This document supported planning across year groups, enabling students to be challenged, supported and to make accelerated progress through innovative, engaging learning. The implementation of these overviews was highlighted during the school’s DSIB inspection as a key strength, contributing to the school’s rating moving from “Good” to “Very Good.” In Science specifically, the Primary and EY phases showed notable improvements in curriculum design and active learning strategies that promoted authentic, student-led inquiry. As Science Coordinator, I managed a small team of ‘Curriculum Champions'. I led regular meetings with them to ensure consistent improvements in teaching and learning. My role also focused on inspiring the Champions to prioritise and celebrate Science on par with other core subjects. I shared and modelled examples of outstanding practice, including effective Science learning environments, marking and feedback, vocabulary development, opportunities to integrate reading in Science (in line with the UAE’s National Agenda) and efficient use of resources. I also worked closely with the PYP Coordinator to ensure Science provision met British Curriculum outcomes while aligning with the PYP inquiry-led approach; another highlighted strength in the DSIB inspection. Alongside my leadership role, I taught a Primary class where I consistently fostered progress and a love of learning through inquiry-based teaching. My experience across British and IB schools strengthened my mentoring and coaching skills and deepened my understanding of student agency, enabling children to become leaders of their own learning.

Scholars International AcademyHead of Year 3 and Primary Class Teacher

Aug. 2017 - Jul. 2019Sharjah, Sharjah Emirate, United Arab EmiratesWhen I moved to the UAE, I began teaching at Scholars International Academy. I taught a Year One class in my first year at the school and was then promoted to Head of Year Three and began teaching a Year Three class in my second year. As Head of Year, I was responsible for improving the standard of planning, teaching and assessment to ensure expected levels of progress were achieved by all pupils. I also took on the role of pastoral care for students in Year Three and communicated regularly with parents from all classes within the year group. As well as this, I mentored NQTs; carried out learning walks; completed lesson observations; collaborated with MLT colleagues to complete book scrutinies; analysed data and led CPD sessions to improve the standard of provision across the whole primary section. I was responsible for liaising with both SLT and MLT members in the school to ensure consistency across all year groups and different departments within the academy. Throughout my time at this school, I was observed a number of times by the Head of Primary and always received extremely positive feedback achieving a standard of ‘outstanding’ in many observations. In my first year at the school while teaching in Year One, I also took on the role of Deputy Head of House which involved assisting the Head of House and student House Captains to organise and manage whole school competitions and other extra-curricular activities. This role was the one that inspired me to take on a more significant leadership role. During my time at SIA, I successfully established strong working relationships between myself and the parents of the school community. I fully immersed myself into the whole school community by regularly participating in events and helping to embed the school’s vision of child centred learning.

Oxclose Primary AcademyPrimary Teacher

Sep. 2015 - Jul. 2017Sunderland, England, United KingdomPrior to working in the UAE, I taught at Oxclose Primary Academy and worked in Year Five for two years. I taught in a two-form entry year group and thoroughly enjoyed working in collaboration with another teacher to share planning, resources and ideas for good practice. I was employed at Oxclose Academy when it had recently been graded as a school in special measures by Ofsted. This initially triggered my interest in working there as I enjoy and work best during times of high pressure and challenge. From the beginning of my employment at Oxclose, I fully devoted my time to providing a good standard of teaching and ensuring good progress in the classes I was responsible for. As well as this, I further developed my behaviour management skills as some children in the school often displayed extremely challenging behaviour. In October 2016, Oxclose was visited by Ofsted again and was judged to be an overall standard of ‘good’. My own personal feedback from their lesson observations was extremely positive. I am incredibly proud to say I was involved in drastically improving the standard of provision at this school and gained an invaluable teaching experience during my time at Oxclose.

Durham Lane Primary SchoolPrimary Teacher

Sep. 2014 - Jul. 2015Stockton-On-Tees, England, United KingdomIn 2014/15, I completed my NQT year at Durham Lane Primary in Year Four. Throughout the year, I was able to observe a number of very experienced teachers in a wide range of curriculum subjects. This enabled me to gain a deeper understanding of what good teaching and learning should look like both inside and outside of the classroom environment.