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Dafydd Wiliam Edwards

Cardiff,Cardiff

Summary

Qualified, competent NQT, recently completed PGCE. Have worked in a variety of schools and settings with different age groups and backgrounds. Specialise in Welsh (fluent) and Sport (degree).

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Student Teacher

Whitchurch Primary School
Cardiff, Cardiff
02.2023 - 05.2023
  • Balanced university-based study alongside weekly teaching duties.
  • Developed interventions for students currently struggling or at risk of falling behind.
  • Planned and organised classrooms that consistently facilitated positive learning experience.
  • Supported a 3-day outdoor educational residential trip.
  • Established classroom rules and standards of behaviours.

Student Teacher

Windsor Clive Primary School
Cardiff, Cardiff
10.2022 - 01.2023
  • Gained exposure to different school settings and teaching roles.
  • Developed creative, varied curriculum to meet diverse student needs.
  • Created lesson plans that incorporated mandated topics and included immersive activities for student engagement.
  • Boosted student success by maximising individual learning, balancing group and individual instruction models to accommodate different academic levels.
  • Stimulated critical thinking through effective questioning.

Teaching Assistant In Primary School

Mount Street Nursery and Infants School
Brecon, Powys
09.2020 - 07.2022
  • Managed pupil behaviour to cultivate focused and productive classes.
  • Supervised pupils during lunchtimes and educational visits.
  • Offered support to special needs students, guaranteeing safety and access to equitable learning.
  • Created positive, engaging learning environments to improve student experiences.
  • Developed and maintained positive, impactful relationships with students, facilitating improved learning outcomes.
  • Used curriculum with life-based approach.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Sport and Physical Education

Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff
09.2017 - 06.2020

PGCE - Primary Education

Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff
09.2022 - 06.2023

A-Levels - History, PE, Welsh Bacc

Brecon High School
Powys
09.2015 - 07.2017

Skills

  • Student engagement
  • Hands-on learning
  • Pastoral care
  • Literacy skills
  • Interactive classroom instruction
  • Welsh speaking

Languages

Welsh
Fluent

Timeline

Student Teacher

Whitchurch Primary School
02.2023 - 05.2023

Student Teacher

Windsor Clive Primary School
10.2022 - 01.2023

PGCE - Primary Education

Cardiff Metropolitan University
09.2022 - 06.2023

Teaching Assistant In Primary School

Mount Street Nursery and Infants School
09.2020 - 07.2022

Bachelor of Science - Sport and Physical Education

Cardiff Metropolitan University
09.2017 - 06.2020

A-Levels - History, PE, Welsh Bacc

Brecon High School
09.2015 - 07.2017
Dafydd Wiliam Edwards