Edwina Harvey

• Lead a department of 11 teachers throughout KS3-KS5.
• Apply rigorous pupil progress traching to ensure accurate assessment of attainment levels and progress.
• Secondment to Senior Leadership Team (July 2024) for a 2-year period.
• Managed resources effectively, ensuring availability of necessary textbooks and reference materials for teachers.
• Strengthened critical thinking skills in students through debate sessions and essay writing assignments.
• Ensure the team are regularly updated with opportunities for Continuous Professional Development so that the quality of teaching and learning is prioritised.
• Apply current knowledge of educational approaches to continuously strive for improvement.
• Have taught in a range of settings, both rural and urban, with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Leadership experience in two subjects (English and drama) and experience of improving outcomes significantly.

• Collaborated closely with headteacher on strategic planning and decision-making processes to drive school improvements.
• Line managed two departments (music and English)
• Led whole-school Diversity and Inclusion Team.
• Bolstered staff morale with regular team-building activities.
• Co-ordinated a Parent Reader Scheme to improve reading across the school.

• Subject Lead for drama for Ormiston Academies Trust. Led Trust-wide CPD.
• Led the drama department, improving overall quality of performances.

Delivered lessons across two subjects from KS3-5.

Collaborated with Teacher in Charge of drama to improve results significantly.

Directed whole-school productions.

• Improved student reading comprehension by implementing innovative teaching methods.
• Developed creative lesson plans for an engaging learning environment.
• Increased offer of enrichment activities in the department.

• Supported teaching of English with small-group intervention to improve results at KS4.