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Emma Butterworth

Education
Ossett,West Yorkshire

Summary

One of the most important elements of education is to develop a generation of young people who will make a valuable and constructive impact within our ever-diversifying society.

By integrating individual academic success, with a focus on the infrastructure of how we learn, and the personal development of each individual child, we will develop a generation of confident, secure, independent, creative, knowledge rich young people who can effectively

communicate through a wide range of methods and diversity of skills. Education should actively champion individual growth and be innovative, inspirational, accessible, challenging and developmental at all levels. I am a challenging, innovative, and creative leader and practitioner who believes that every student’s and teacher’s development should be stretching, creative, inspiring and supportive, underpinned by current research into subject specific pedagogy which aligns with wider pedagogy.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Creative Lead Teaching and Learning

STAR ACADEMIES
Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE
01.2018 - 03.2023

CPD design and delivery

Action Research and pilot/experimental strategic developments

Teacher of Drama KS3-5, A-Level English Literature, A-Level Sociology, Performing Arts and Music.

Coaching Triads

Supervisor of NPQSL

Data analysis and intervention

Faculty Rapid Improvement Plan

UCAS lead

English Curriculum Development (attached alternative provision unit)

Curriculum design and delivery Music and Performing Arts

Budget holder

Progress Lead for KS3

Peer Mentor Programme

ECT and ITT Mentor


Advanced Skills Teacher

Dixons Allerton Academy
Bradford, West yorkshire
01.2008 - 12.2016
  • Teacher of Drama, Performing Arts and Music and English at all Key Stages
  • Professional Mentor for Teach First
  • Teaching and Learning lead Practitioner across the Academy
  • Appraisal of Teaching Staff
  • SeF (T&L)
  • Curriculum development for PA
  • Running the Capability Programme
  • CPD design and delivery
  • Post 16 T&L
  • KS4 and 5 Achievement Lead
  • Lead Teacher Coaching and Mentoring
  • Rapid Improvement Lead KS3
  • Writing Policy


Head of Performing Arts

Airedale High School
Castleford, Wakefield
09.2002 - 12.2007

Management of teaching staff

Budget holder

Curriculum Performing Arts and Drama

Musical Director

Artistic Director of Children's Theatre

Dekalb School for the Arts
Atlanta GA, Georgia
05.2000 - 08.2002
  • Put on contemporary, classic and experimental performances for varied show calendars.
  • Established quality and artistic standards to maintain first-class theatre reputation.
  • Developed unique, engaging videos through expert coordination and direction of actors, writers and producers.
  • Upheld company values in delivering equality, diversity and cross-cultural collaboration.
  • Teacher of Literature, Theatre History and Language Arts
  • Managed theatre budgets to achieve spending targets and maintain profit levels.
  • Oversaw and directed sound and lighting teams to achieve artistic vision.
  • Ran community programmes to increase engagement with new audiences.

Teacher of Drama and English

France Hill School
Camberley, Surrey
09.1996 - 05.2000

Education

PhD - Education

University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, Kirklees
09.2018 -

Master of Arts - Education

University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield
01.2017 - 03.2018

PGCE - Drama/English

Reading University, Reading
09.1995 - 05.1996

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature and drama

Leicester University, Northampton
09.1991 - 06.1995

Skills

Leadership

Leading the following:

Whole school Teaching and Learning

CPD

Line management for Faculties

T&L Team

Teach First Programme

NQT/ITT programme

Leading Curriculum for Performing Arts, creativity in the curriculum across whole school and MAT

Implementing strategic policies

Using whole school data for intervention

Successful capability strategy

Passion projects for staff development

Action research

Pedagogical research


Communication

Working with a diverse demographic

Motivating

Inspiring, working with and learning from colleagues

I am an excellent team player and lead by example

Open and approachable with high expectations and not afraid to challenge


Creativity

Directing and writing youth theatre

Designing curriculum models

Designing and implementing innovative CPD

Playing in a band; vocals, piano and drums

Set design Writer Actor Singer

Thinking outside the box

Organisation

Work ethic

Determination

Innovation

Humour

Overcoming adversity

Setting and achieving high expectations

Challenging the ‘safe’ and ‘comfort zone’

Ability to inspire and motivate

Delivering Innovative Teacher Training: Questioning, Modelling, Independent Learning, Pace, Group Work, Active Learning, using Data to inform planning, AFL, Objectives and Outcomes, Chunking, Levelled Learning Outcomes, Success Criteria, Games based Learning, RaiseOnline, SISRA, Using Technology in the Classroom, Lighting and Sound Workshop, Music for learning, Creativity in the Classroom, Adaptive Strategies

Teaching: students and teachers

Humour: I can diffuse, inspire, motivate, self-depreciate, create, imagine and entertain

Timeline

University of Huddersfield - PhD, Education
09.2018 -
Creative Lead Teaching and Learning - STAR ACADEMIES
01.2018 - 03.2023
University of Huddersfield - Master of Arts, Education
01.2017 - 03.2018
Advanced Skills Teacher - Dixons Allerton Academy
01.2008 - 12.2016
Head of Performing Arts - Airedale High School
09.2002 - 12.2007
Artistic Director of Children's Theatre - Dekalb School for the Arts
05.2000 - 08.2002
Teacher of Drama and English - France Hill School
09.1996 - 05.2000
Reading University - PGCE, Drama/English
09.1995 - 05.1996
Leicester University - Bachelor of Arts, English Literature and drama
09.1991 - 06.1995

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