An experienced early childhood educator with a focus on nurturing and developing young minds. Currently working in a Nursery attached to Primary School in a deprived area of the UK and am looking to further career once again and explore pastures new. Compassionate leader with knack for fostering nurturing environments, ensuring children's emotional and educational development. Demonstrates strong communication and organisational skills, excelling in team collaboration and curriculum planning. Committed to creating positive and impactful learning experiences for young minds. Skilled in creating engaging, safe, and inclusive learning environments that promote social, emotional, and cognitive growth. Specialise in collaborative work with parents and staff to ensure cohesive, supportive approach to child development using the 'Development Matters' and 'Birth to Five' frameworks.
Passionate about early years education with a firm belief that children should receive inspiring learning experiences in every aspect of school life, with opportunities to develop and grow holistically and learn these through play. This allows children to develop self-awareness, resilience and independence in a safe environment where all are valued. Highly motivated, enthusiastic, resilient and ambitious teacher as seen previous relocation moving independently to the Middle East, without having any former insight into the country and its culture. Had the honour of setting up a brand new school in Qatar. Used experience and pedagogy to influence how the Kindergarten was set up in a converted villa, creating all plans, systems and resource orders needed for each individual area of learning development. Free flow could take place in a contained environment by having focus tables and child lead activities set up. Effective CPD & role-modelling used to train all staff to plan, teach and deliver the Development Matters Curriculum to untrained, non-UK staff. Advised management to purchase 'iPads' and Software needed to create the observations and reports so that pupil progress could be measured. The assessment data collected confirmed that progress was made throughout by a team of staff, pupils and parents who all have little or no English.
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GPA: Pass
GPA: Upper Second Bachelor Degree
GPA: Pass
GPA: Pass Diploma
GPA: Pass Diploma
I left Eastbury Comprehensive school with an O Level pass in Religious Education taken in 1982, 4 GCE O Level passes inc Maths and English Literature and 5 CSE Grade 1 passes inc English Language, Maths and Chemistry.