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Hilary Arimoro

Wellingborough,Northamptonshire

Summary

  • 16 years' teaching experience of Psychology
  • 4 years' experience as a Housemistress of a girls' Day House
  • GRJ Education: Effective Middle Leadership Programme 2022-2023
  • Edexcel A level Psychology Examiner 2024, 2025
  • Coached Hockey (U15B) and Netball (3rd VII) teams, level 1 coaching qualification in Tennis


Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Head of Psychology and Housemistress

Wellingborough School
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
09.2016 - Current
  • Promoting a positive and collaborative environment among the department
  • Teaching students from Years 12 - 13 A level Psychology and A level Sociology
  • Facilitating the sharing of effective teaching and learning strategies
  • Creating schemes of work and individual lessons
  • Regular standardisation of work across the department to improve practice
  • Organising trips and external speakers
  • Analysing assessment data and reflecting on department goals
  • Managing a team of five tutors to provide effective pastoral and academic care for 66 girls
  • Regular communication with parents and colleagues to support individual pupils
  • Writing UCAS references for year 13 pupils
  • Ensuring behaviour policies are being implemented, monitoring attendance, attending regular meetings

Head of Psychology

Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
London, London
09.2011 - 08.2016
  • Changing the specification from AQA to Edexcel Psychology
  • Mentoring an NQT teacher in the department
  • Analysing the quality of pupil achievement and tracking progress throughout the year
  • Implementing an intervention programme
  • Community Service Coordinator - overseeing the volunteering of year 12 pupils, liaising with local primary schools, running a charity committee

Teacher of Psychology and Sociology

Northolt High School
Northolt, Ealing
09.2009 - 08.2011
  • Developed engaging teaching strategies to suit individual pupil needs
  • Regularly assessed pupil progress, providing constructive feedback for improvement
  • Completed NQT year
  • Fostered strong relationships with a year 9 tutor group

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Durham University
10.2004 - 06.2007

PGCE - Social Sciences

University of Leicester
Leicester
09.2008 - 07.2009

A-Levels - Psychology, Geography, English Literature

Wellingborough School
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
09.2002 - 08.2004

GCSEs - English Literature, English Language, Mathematics, Double Science. Geography, History, Latin, RS

Wellingborough School
09.2000 - 08.2002

Affiliations

  • Sing in a community choir
  • Travel and learning about other cultures

Referees

Mr Andrew Holman: Headmaster, Wellingborough School - headmaster@wellingboroughschool.org

Miss Jill Livingstone: Deputy Head (Pastoral), Wellingborough School - jml@wellingboroughschool.org


Timeline

Head of Psychology and Housemistress

Wellingborough School
09.2016 - Current

Head of Psychology

Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
09.2011 - 08.2016

Teacher of Psychology and Sociology

Northolt High School
09.2009 - 08.2011

PGCE - Social Sciences

University of Leicester
09.2008 - 07.2009

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

Durham University
10.2004 - 06.2007

A-Levels - Psychology, Geography, English Literature

Wellingborough School
09.2002 - 08.2004

GCSEs - English Literature, English Language, Mathematics, Double Science. Geography, History, Latin, RS

Wellingborough School
09.2000 - 08.2002

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