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Carrie Salisbury

Angmering,West Sussex

Summary

Dedicated educator with expertise in phonics teaching, interactive learning techniques, and pupil assessment proficiency. Skilled in creating engaging teaching resources, fostering classroom engagement, and supporting emotional well-being to enhance student progress. Demonstrates strong leadership in extracurricular activities and pastoral care, with a commitment to child safeguarding and pupil motivation. Aims to inspire creativity and holistic development through innovative teaching methods and drama instruction.


Caring and dedicated individual with strong communication and classroom management skills, combined with knack for creating engaging lesson plans and fostering nurturing learning environment. Bringing proficiency in child development and curriculum planning, along with ability to collaborate seamlessly with colleagues and parents. Poised to make positive impact on students' academic and personal growth.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Administrative executive

Innov8 R&D
Lancing, West Sussex
04.2021 - Current

Supported Managing Director with key administrative responsibilities such as:


  • Supported preparation of reports and documentation for key areas such as business insurance, banking and internal CRM system.
  • Facilitate smooth office operations and workflow for areas such as new employees, website and other marketing support.
  • Assisted operations by managing documentation and ensuring compliance with company policies.
  • Monitored inventory levels and processed supply orders, ensuring timely availability of essential materials.

Primary School Teacher

The Orchards Junior School
Durrington, West Sussex
09.2012 - 01.2020
  • Class Teacher (Year 6) 2012-2014
  • After maternity leave (2015) Year 4.
  • PPA cover in for Years 3-6 (after second maternity leave-2017)


Key responsibilities/achievements:


  • Assessed student progress regularly to identify areas for improvement and provide targeted support.
  • Developed engaging lesson plans tailored to diverse learning styles and abilities.
  • Fostered a supportive classroom environment that encouraged social and emotional growth.
  • Responsible for planning several trips over the years for groups of 150+ children, plus a gifted and talented trip for our WW2 topic for 30.
  • Implemented innovative teaching strategies to enhance student understanding of core subjects.
  • Plan, structure and resource materials for several themed days (spanning over 5 year groups) on topics such as the ancient Greeks, and World War 2.
  • Class assemblies encouraging the children to have active roles in creating materials as well as performing to the whole school.
  • After school clubs; including drama, video production and poi club.


Head of training and development

Megameeting UK Ltd
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
01.2008 - 08.2011

Responsible for training 300+ customers to use real time video communication software at enterprise level.

Also assisted Sales and Marketing Director in marketing strategies and business development.

Key responsibilities included:


  • Mentored new trainers, providing guidance and support in instructional methods and techniques.
  • Outlined HR objectives and assessed learning outcomes to guide planning activities.
  • Collaborated with management to evaluate training effectiveness and implement improvements.
  • Tracked impact of training programmes against pre-established metrics.
  • Increased accessibility to training workshops and materials by catering to specific requests.
  • Implemented research findings and client feedback to improve programme material and delivery.
  • Developed audio and visual presentations to enhance training sessions.
  • Created training programmes guaranteed to achieve key organisational objectives.
  • Led initiatives to identify new business opportunities and expand market reach.
  • Delivered outstanding customer service, resulting in repeat business collaborations.

Education

PGCE (SCITT) - Teaching

University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
09.2011 - 06.2012

Film and Television Studies

University of Wales Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
09.2001 - 06.2004

A Levels - Theatre Studies, Media Studies, English Language and Literature

South Downs College
Waterlooville, Hampshire

GCSEs - 10 GCSE’s all grades A - B, including English and Maths

Swanmore Secondary School
Swanmore, Hampshire
09.1991 - 07.1996

Skills

  • School event organisation
  • Leadership in extracurricular activities
  • Students progress monitoring
  • Creating teaching resources
  • Proficiency in phonics teaching
  • Interactive learning techniques
  • Pupil assessment proficiency
  • Child safeguarding awareness
  • Supporting emotional well-being
  • Pupil motivation
  • Creativity in teaching
  • Drama teaching
  • Classroom engagement techniques
  • Teaching material development
  • Pastoral care

Affiliations

  • A drama enthusiast, both reading and performing. Maths and English literature; particularly Shakespeare. Keen to travel and explore new places with our children. An outdoors person; whether it be by the sea or in a field for festivals or camping- it is incredibly grounding.

Languages

Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Administrative executive

Innov8 R&D
04.2021 - Current

Primary School Teacher

The Orchards Junior School
09.2012 - 01.2020

PGCE (SCITT) - Teaching

University of Portsmouth
09.2011 - 06.2012

Head of training and development

Megameeting UK Ltd
01.2008 - 08.2011

Film and Television Studies

University of Wales Aberystwyth
09.2001 - 06.2004

GCSEs - 10 GCSE’s all grades A - B, including English and Maths

Swanmore Secondary School
09.1991 - 07.1996

A Levels - Theatre Studies, Media Studies, English Language and Literature

South Downs College
Carrie Salisbury