Elizabeth McEwen
Chester Le Street,England
Summary
A motivated, committed and adaptable educator with vast experience in contributing to the academic and personal development of young people from a variety of backgrounds. Proficient in fostering a supportive and creative environment, utilising excellent skills in spoken and written communication for a variety of stakeholders in multiple situations. Organised, adaptable and dependable, successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive and enthusiastic attitude, as well as a good sense of humour. Willing to undertake continual professional development and to take on added responsibilities to ensure the success of any project.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work history
Teacher of English
St Joseph’s Catholic Academy
Hebburn , UK
9 1992 - Current
- Performing effectively as part of pastoral teams, tutoring pupils from year 7 up to year 13, with responsibility for their day to day wellbeing, academic aspirations and personal development, including preparation and delivery of PSHE materials.
- Adherence to GDPR and safeguarding policies and legislation to ensure compliance and up to date knowledge of these.
- Mentoring trainee teachers on PGCE, Schools Direct and Teach First programmes for more than twenty years, offering emotional and practical support and ensuring successful development of their teaching practice, as well monitoring progress through observations and preparing summative reports for a variety of stakeholders.
- Managing challenging behaviour with a firm, but approachable and fair style, building resilience and a sense of personal responsibility within students.
- Advising students and providing formal and informal guidance on academic progress and life goals, as well as supporting with mental health issues on an ad hoc basis.
- Leading on organisation of and participating in a range of large scale residential activities, including school's annual visit to Normandy for 70+ pupils, which involves working with pupils, parents and external agencies to ensure accessibility and compliance with health and safety requirements. Managing a team of staff throughout the visit.
- Currently assessment coordinator for Level 3 English courses, with responsibility for managing assessments, curriculum development, intervention, stretch and challenge and internal / external enrichment opportunities.
- Design and development of activities to encourage recruitment of internal and external students to Level 3 English courses, through production of promotional materials and presenting at subject open events to students and parents.
- Planning of engaging and dynamic lessons to increase student comprehension of texts and linguistic / literary concepts, as well as developing competence and confidence in literacy skills.
- Utilising multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in contemporary and interesting ways.
- Preparing comprehensive curriculum materials for multiple classes at all key stages, incorporating long, medium and short term goals.
- Creating and implementing activities to foster critical thinking skills.
- Designing and implementing robust formative and summative assessments to measure student progress in English at all key stages, providing timely feedback.
- Working with other teachers and support staff to enable struggling students to achieve and provide thorough help to rectify comprehension issues.
- Participating in regular internal and external professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date on teaching best practices and enhance pedagogical skills.
- Coordinating and running activities to encourage interest in reading, as well as raising aspirations for key groups such as pupil premium and SEND students.
- Attending department meetings to develop and update course curricula, working both independently and as part of a team.
- Deputising for curriculum leader as necessary at online and face to face meetings.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate Of Education - English
Moray House College of Education
Edinburgh06-1992
MA (Hons) - English
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen07-1990
A levels - English Literature, French and Computer Science
St Edmund Campion RC Secondary School
Gateshead08-1986
O Levels - English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, French, Spanish, History, RE, Biology, Chemistry,
St Edmund Campion RC Comprehensive
Gateshead08-1984
Skills
- Full clean UK driving licence, with own vehicle
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Proficient in use of Google suite: Documents, Slides, Forms and Sheets
- Data handling and processing
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight simultaneous deadlines, adapting to changes with positivity and imagination
- Excellent oral presenting and written communication skills
- Accredited Mental Health First Aider, also with current certificate in Basic First Aid
- Organiser of multiple visits to theatre performances, excursions to university outreach activities and residential activities in UK and abroad
- Facilitator for and organiser of wide range of extracurricular activities, including performing arts productions, public speaking competitions and reading / creative writing groups
Additional Information
Current salary: 54, 000
Salary expectations: 30,000+
Reason for leaving current employment: seeking a new challenge outside of the classroom but within a customer-facing, public sector, utilising my vast range of skills in working with people and offering empathetic and practical support .
References
Mr James Crowe, Headteacher, St. Joseph's Catholic Academy, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 2ET.
email: SLewisdale@stjosephs.uk.net
Mr P. Clarke, Solicitor and HMCTS Senior Legal Advisor
email: paul.clarke1@justice.gov.uk
Timeline
Teacher of English
St Joseph’s Catholic Academy
9 1992 - Current
Post Graduate Certificate Of Education - English
Moray House College of Education
MA (Hons) - English
University of Aberdeen
A levels - English Literature, French and Computer Science
St Edmund Campion RC Secondary School
O Levels - English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, French, Spanish, History, RE, Biology, Chemistry,
St Edmund Campion RC Comprehensive