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Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Recent Courses and Training
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Elizabeth Davey

London,London

Summary

Educator with over ten years of leadership in geography departments at secondary schools with a deep interest in teaching sustainability issues. My aim is to provide students with a wider interest in the world around them and to empower them with the skills to take action for a more sustainable future.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Head of Geography

Highams Park School
London
09.2017 - Current

Head of Geography

Heathcote School & Technology College
London
09.2015 - 08.2017

Geography teacher/Student leadership coordinator

Valentines High School
London
09.2005 - 08.2015

Geography and Social Studies Teacher

Manurewa High School
Auckland, New Zealand
01.2004 - 12.2004

Head of Geography

Central Foundation Girls School
London
09.2001 - 12.2003

Teacher of Geography

Central Foundation Girls School
London
09.2000 - 08.2001

Education

Masters - Geography in Education

Institute of Education
London
09.2007 - 07.2009

PGCE - Geography

Goldsmiths University, UCL
London
09.1998 - 07.1999

Bachelor of Arts (2:1) - Geography

Newnham College, University of Cambridge
Cambridge
10.1996 - 06.1999

A-Levels - Geography (A), Art & Design (A), English Literature (A), German (C)

Rochester Grammar School for Girls
Rochester, Kent
09.1993 - 07.1995

GCSEs - 9 at A grade

Rochester Grammar School for Girls
Rochester, Kent
09.1991 - 07.1993

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Knowledge of curricula linked to education for sustainability
  • Team building
  • Communication skills
  • Organisation

Recent Courses and Training

National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership (Nov 2023)

PGCE and early career teacher mentor

Completed the IOE course on "Teaching for Sustainable Futures"

Timeline

Head of Geography

Highams Park School
09.2017 - Current

Head of Geography

Heathcote School & Technology College
09.2015 - 08.2017

Masters - Geography in Education

Institute of Education
09.2007 - 07.2009

Geography teacher/Student leadership coordinator

Valentines High School
09.2005 - 08.2015

Geography and Social Studies Teacher

Manurewa High School
01.2004 - 12.2004

Head of Geography

Central Foundation Girls School
09.2001 - 12.2003

Teacher of Geography

Central Foundation Girls School
09.2000 - 08.2001

PGCE - Geography

Goldsmiths University, UCL
09.1998 - 07.1999

Bachelor of Arts (2:1) - Geography

Newnham College, University of Cambridge
10.1996 - 06.1999

A-Levels - Geography (A), Art & Design (A), English Literature (A), German (C)

Rochester Grammar School for Girls
09.1993 - 07.1995

GCSEs - 9 at A grade

Rochester Grammar School for Girls
09.1991 - 07.1993
Elizabeth Davey