Afua Adu-Boateng
BILSTON
Summary
Dedicated Educator with 10 years teaching experience and a strong academic background across different disciplines. Experienced in supporting learners from diverse backgrounds to develop important academic skills, such as writing, research, critical thinking and organisation. Proven ability to deliver tailored learning support, provide feedback . Collaborating with relevant stakeholders to develop student tailored intervention strategies to improve outcomes. Keen and passionate about progressing into higher education and transfer skills acquired to enhance student academic success and experience.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
BTEC Quality Nominee
Phoenix Collegiate
West Bromwich, Sandwell
2021.09 - Current
- Led quality assurance process for 7 vocational subjects, ensuring compliance with Pearson exam board requirements, leading to excellent feedback reports from external moderators about student work, assessment and moderation procedures in place.
- Supported leaders of vocational subjects in designing assessment plans, moderation and feedback practices to ensure improved consistency and maintaining the expected academic standards. Vocational procedures and policies are embedded in programme activities.
- Delivered staff support sessions and guidance on strategies to improve outcomes. As a result vocational subjects have maintained improved attainment levels.
- Using data to analyse performance across vocational subjects and work with subject leads to develop strategies for underperforming students, These measures for improving outcomes are communicated to parents, pastoral and other teaching staff.
Teacher of Geography
Phoenix Collegiate
West Bromwich, Sandwell
2016.09 - Current
- Planned and delivered structured lessons that helped developed students analytical writing and evaluative skills for Sixth Former. As a result, students have progressed by a grade.
- Designed lessons and supported Sixth Form students with academic writing, developing research skills through independent study, organisation and academic writing skills, transferrable to higher level study. Consequently, 80% of students have demonstrated keen ability to critically assess Geographical concepts, processes and events, as seen in their written tasks.
- Created and designed scaffolded learning resources to support Low Prior Attainers, Special Education needs and students with English as an additional language.
- Provided detailed and tailored formative feedback to Sixth form students regarding their coursework or assignment, offering strategies to improve work, fostering critical thinking skills and open discussions through debates in lesson.
- Delivered targeted intervention sessions to improve students outcomes, working in collaboration with other staff and pastoral teams. This has led to underlying barriers being addressed and learning managed effectively.
- Delivered progress reports and discussed interventions with parents and other related staff.
- Coordinated Geography educational visit to London, Bournville to further engage students outside classroom hours. This developed their understanding of real life case studies, in the specification .
Education
Post Graduate Certificate Education - Secondary Education
University of Worcester
Worcester 2015.09 - 2016.07
Doctor of Philosophy - Urban Planning
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford 2010.01 - 2014.07
Master of Science - Urban Planning in Transitional Regions
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford 2008.09 - 2009.06
Post Graduate Diploma - Architecture
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ghana 2001.09 - 2003.07
Bachelor of Science - Architecture
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ghana 1997.09 - 2001.07
Skills
- Academic writing and referencing support
- Research Skills (Qualitative & Quantitative)
- Curriculum design
- Using data for tracking student progress
- Using digital learning tools and online resources
- Presentation and communication skills
- Quality assurance and programme monitoring
Affiliations
- DIY Skincare
Certification
First Aid
Educational Visit Leader
Safeguarding
Languages
English
Fluent
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
BTEC Quality Nominee
Phoenix Collegiate
2021.09 - Current
Teacher of Geography
Phoenix Collegiate
2016.09 - Current
Post Graduate Certificate Education - Secondary Education
University of Worcester
2015.09 - 2016.07
Doctor of Philosophy - Urban Planning
Oxford Brookes University
2010.01 - 2014.07
Master of Science - Urban Planning in Transitional Regions
Oxford Brookes University
2008.09 - 2009.06
Post Graduate Diploma - Architecture
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2001.09 - 2003.07
Bachelor of Science - Architecture
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1997.09 - 2001.07