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Alice Poulten

Leighton Buzzard,UK

Summary

I am an experienced teacher and leader with a passion for inclusion. My approach is grounded in treating all pupils and staff as individuals with valuable perspectives to be nurtured. I am dedicated, empathetic and creative and relish a challenge. I am passionate about helping all children to reach their full potential, and have the experience and attributes to play a pivotal role in enacting a school's vision and raising standards for all children.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education

Work history

SENCO

Sir Thomas Abney School
Hackney, UK
09.2001 - 08.2025
  • Formulating school SEND and inclusion policy and strategic development in conjunction with SLT and Governors.
  • Implementing SEND, inclusion and medical needs policy and provision across the school.
  • Training, advising and supporting staff in inclusive practice and meeting specific needs.
  • Managing Additionally Resourced Provision for Speech and Language.
  • Working collaboratively with families and professionals
  • Acting as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
  • Grade: UPS3 + TLR2

14-19 Phase Leader

The Chiltern School
Houghton Regis, UK
09.2015 - 08.2021
  • Leading a team of around 30 staff.
  • Teaching children with a wide range of SEND including ASD, MLD, SLD, PMLD, sensory impairments and SEMH needs.
  • Creating new curriculum for KS4 and KS5.
  • Overseeing and moderating work for formal qualifications for school leavers.
  • Leading training and ongoing support in Communication across the school.
  • Organising trips, work experience and events including an Art Exhibition and a Movie Premiere.

EYFS/KS1 Phase Leader

The Phoenix School
Tower Hamlets, UK
09.2010 - 08.2015
  • Leading a team of around 25 staff.
  • Teaching children with ASD and complex needs.
  • Writing a new curriculum for EY/KS1 and a new whole school Science curriculum.
  • Developing and supporting Communication, including whole staff training, organizing parent-child workshops and coaching staff.
  • Mentoring trainee teachers.

Creativity Lead/Class Teacher

Willow Brook Primary School
Leyton, UK
05.2009 - 08.2010
  • Leading Creativity across the school.
  • Teaching KS1 and KS2 classes, including adapting teaching methods for diverse student needs.
  • Attending 'The Power of Reading' training and leading in-house training to disseminate the approach throughout the school.
  • Establishing a school choir and a trumpet club.
  • Directing a performance of 'The Lion King' with 120 students.

Class Teacher

St Augustine’s Primary School
Kilburn, UK
09.2004 - 08.2008
  • Teaching KS2 class, including developing visual and hands-on resources to support learners with EAL.
  • Leading Humanities across the school.
  • Organising special events including Tudor Days and school productions.
  • Planning and delivering Maths Summer Schools.
  • Planning and leading Parent and Child trips during summer holidays.
  • Running Recorder and ICT clubs.

Teaching Assistant

Iffley Mead Special School
Oxford
09.2003 - 08.2004
  • Teaching Assistant in a KS3 class of children with Moderate Learning Difficulties and Complex Needs.

Education

National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership -

University College London/East London Teaching Schools Hub
11.2023 - 05.2025

National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination -

University College London
01.2023 - 09.2023

PGCE in Primary Education -

Oxford Brookes University
09.2004 - 08.2005

BA (Hons) - Jurisprudence (Law)

St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford
09.2000 - 08.2003

A Levels -

The Castle School, Thornbury
09.1998 - 06.2000

GCSEs -

The Castle School, Thornbury
09.1993 - 06.1998

Skills

  • Creative Therapeutic Approaches (2025)
  • Safeguarding Supervision (2025)
  • Neurodiversity in Mainstream Schools (2025)
  • Understanding ADHD
  • Word Aware (2024)
  • Disability History and Rights (2023)
  • Advanced Safeguarding for DSLs (2023)
  • Autism and Anxiety (2023)
  • Autism and Exclusion (2023)
  • Selective eating and feeding disorders (2023)
  • Developmental trauma and language development (2023)
  • The SCERTS Approach to Autism (2023)
  • Read Write Inc Phonics (2022)
  • Making Sense of Autism (2022)
  • Good Autism Practice (2022)
  • Understanding Developmental Language Disorder (2021)
  • Attention Autism (2019)
  • Lego Therapy (2018)
  • Trauma-informed Practice (2017)
  • Diploma in Leadership and Management (2016-17)
  • Intensive Interaction Implementer (2013)
  • Sensory Processing and Integration (2013)
  • Comic Strip Conversations (2012)
  • Social Stories (2012)
  • Picture Exchange Communication System (2011)
  • Makaton Level 1 (2011)
  • The Power of Reading (2009)


Timeline

National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership -

University College London/East London Teaching Schools Hub
11.2023 - 05.2025

National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination -

University College London
01.2023 - 09.2023

14-19 Phase Leader

The Chiltern School
09.2015 - 08.2021

EYFS/KS1 Phase Leader

The Phoenix School
09.2010 - 08.2015

Creativity Lead/Class Teacher

Willow Brook Primary School
05.2009 - 08.2010

PGCE in Primary Education -

Oxford Brookes University
09.2004 - 08.2005

Class Teacher

St Augustine’s Primary School
09.2004 - 08.2008

Teaching Assistant

Iffley Mead Special School
09.2003 - 08.2004

SENCO

Sir Thomas Abney School
09.2001 - 08.2025

BA (Hons) - Jurisprudence (Law)

St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford
09.2000 - 08.2003

A Levels -

The Castle School, Thornbury
09.1998 - 06.2000

GCSEs -

The Castle School, Thornbury
09.1993 - 06.1998

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