Angela Thomson

• Focus on well-being and good mental health
• Facilitated personal development through one-on-one sessions to empower individuals in achieving their growth objectives.
• Assist in developing strategies for personal and professional growth
• Promoting positive thought patterns
• Retreats in Mindfulness, Identity, and Self-Esteem
• Promoted mental wellbeing through mindfulness practices and stress-reduction techniques.
• Led mindfulness retreats in various settings, offering immersive experiences for deep personal growth and stress reduction.

Developed community projects to help alleviate poverty and enhance mental health.
Established foodbank, community café, support group.
Created open-door policy for community to access pastoral care and support for food poverty, furniture initiatives, and clothing assistance.

Planned refurbishment of café as a community hub.
Promoted healthy eating initiatives
Facilitated skill development and employment opportunities through volunteering programmes.

Developed and trained a pastoral team to enhance counselling capabilities.

Collaborated with community organisations to coordinate volunteer support.

Trained café volunteers and staff on food safety and hygiene certification standards to ensure compliance and quality service delivery.

Delivered presentations at various churches and conferences, sharing personal experiences with suicide to foster understanding and empathy.

• Used effective teaching methods to assist with student development, including collaborative learning, positive reinforcement, modelling and explicit instruction.
• Created lesson plans in accordance with national curriculum and school-wide curriculum standards.
• Adapted teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, interests, and abilities, promoting inclusive education.
• Counselled students working through educational, personal and behavioural problems.
• Mentored and counselled students with adjustment and academic problems maximise potential and improve grades.