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Overview
Work history
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Howard I. Tucker

Howard I. Tucker

Swindon,Wiltshire

Summary

Dedicated educator with extensive expertise in classroom management, lesson delivery, and student support. Proficient in safeguarding procedures and SEN support, including ASD and ADHD. Demonstrates strong communication skills and adaptability across diverse school environments. Skilled in behaviour management, curriculum development, and educational leadership. Committed to fostering positive learning environments through differentiated learning techniques and personalised instruction. Career goal: To enhance student engagement and achievement through innovative teaching methods.

Overview

46
46
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Cover Teacher/Maths

The Deanery Senior School
Swindon
04.2024 - 07.2025
  • Company Overview: (Academics Education Agency Contract)
  • (Academics Education Agency Contract)

Cover Teacher/Maths

UTC Senior School
Swindon
01.2024 - 04.2024
  • Company Overview: (Academics Education Agency Contract)
  • (Academics Education Agency Contract)

Cover Teacher/Maths

Highworth Warneford Senior School
09.2023 - 12.2023
  • Company Overview: (Academics Education Agency Contract)
  • (Academics Education Agency Contract)

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects

Parks Academy Swindon
Swindon
12.2022 - 09.2023
  • Company Overview: (Tradewind Agency Contract)
  • (Tradewind Agency Contract)

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects

Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon
11.2022 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: (Tradewind Education Agency Contract)
  • (Tradewind Education Agency Contract)

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects Safeguarding Lead

The Deanery School
Swindon
10.2022 - 11.2022
  • Company Overview: (Tradewind Agency Contract)
  • (Tradewind Agency Contract)

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects Safeguarding Lead

Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon
09.2022 - 10.2022
  • Company Overview: (Tradewind Agency Contract)
  • (Tradewind Agency Contract)

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects Safeguarding Lead

The Deanery School
Swindon
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • Company Overview: (Tradewind Agency Contract)
  • (Tradewind Agency Contract)

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects Safeguarding Lead

Holy Cross Junior School
Swindon
10.2021 - 01.2022
  • Company Overview: (Long Term Teachers Agency Contract)
  • (Long Term Teachers Agency Contract)

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects Safeguarding Lead

Kingsdown School
Swindon
09.2021 - 10.2021
  • Company Overview: (Monarch Agency Contract)
  • (Monarch Agency Contract)

Cover Supervisor/HLTA

Watchfield Junior School
Swindon
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Company Overview: (Long Term Teachers Agency Contract)
  • (Long Term Teachers Agency Contract)

Alternative Provisions Unit Manager/Maths English Functional Skills Lead

Devizes School
Devizes
10.2020 - 06.2021
  • Company Overview: (Sesame Education Agency Contract)
  • (Sesame Education Agency Contract)

Cover Supervisor/Head of Maths English Functional Skills/ Progress Lead/ Pastoral Lead

Fernbrook School
Swindon
08.2019 - 10.2020
  • Company Overview: (Long Term Teachers Agency Contract)
  • (Long Term Teachers Agency Contract)

Cover Supervisor/Maths English/SEND Lead

Ruskin Junior School
Swindon
01.2019 - 08.2019
  • Company Overview: (Long Term Teachers Agency Contract)
  • (Long Term Teachers Agency Contract)

HLTA/Cover Supervisor/Maths/English/ General Subjects

Mountford Manor School
Swindon
11.2018 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: (Long Term Teachers Agency Contracts)
  • (Long Term Teachers Agency Contracts)

Owner/Managing Director

Gibson's Bar
Old Town Swindon
08.2014 - 11.2018
  • Company Overview: Owner/Managing Director/Free house
  • Owner/Managing Director/Free house

Owner/Master Practitioner

Swindon Therapy Ltd
08.2014 - 11.2018
  • Company Overview: Owner/Master Practitioner, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Music Therapy
  • Owner/Master Practitioner, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Music Therapy

Owner, Manager & Music Director

The Guitar School Swindon Ltd.
Swindon
08.2002 - 08.2014
  • Company Overview: Owner, Manager & Music Director
  • Owner, Manager & Music Director

Head of Music

U.S. Air-Force
Aviana Air-Force Base, Italy
08.1998 - 08.2002
  • Company Overview: Head of Music
  • Head of Music

Pub Landlord

(Wadworth Brewery)
01.1994 - 08.1998
  • Company Overview: Pub Landlord
  • Pub Landlord

Pub Landlord

(The Bear Hotel)
Chippenham
01.1983 - 01.1994
  • Company Overview: Pub Landlord
  • Pub Landlord

Market Place Music
09.1979 - 01.1983

Education

GCSEs/A levels - Maths, English/Art/Music, Design

Chippenham Grammar School
Chippenham, Wiltshire
05.1977 - 06.1979

Skills

Classroom Management: Maintaining order and discipline in diverse classroom settings


- Lesson Delivery: Effectively delivering pre-planned lessons and activities


- Student Support: Providing individual and group support to students, addressing diverse learning needs


- Communication: Excellent communication skills with students, teachers, and staff


- Adaptability: Highly adaptable to different school environments and curriculum requirements


- Safeguarding: Certified in Safeguarding Children and Adults


- SEN Support: Experience supporting students with Special Educational Needs (SEN), including ASD and ADHD


- Behaviour Management: Proficient in positive behavior management strategies

  • Stem education
  • Psychological understanding
  • Artistic technique demonstration
  • School event coordination
  • Classroom safety protocols
  • Positive reinforcement usage
  • School software navigation
  • Maths instruction methods
  • Standardised testing knowledge
  • Audiovisual equipment operation
  • Educational technology use
  • Pupil motivation
  • Numeracy enhancement
  • Public speaking
  • Training and Development
  • Lesson planning
  • Educational leadership
  • UK Coaching
  • Fast learner
  • Student engagement
  • Progress monitoring
  • Safeguarding procedures
  • Classroom planning
  • Teaching material development
  • Subject Matter Expertise
  • Differentiated learning techniques
  • Teaching methods mastery
  • Classroom management
  • Excellent reading comprehension
  • Teaching/tutoring
  • Interactive teaching/learning
  • Strong collaborator
  • Personalised Learning
  • Child development knowledge
  • National curriculum implementation
  • Creative questioning
  • Instructional design
  • Parent-teacher communication
  • Teaching, tutoring and counselling
  • Curriculum Development
  • Course material development
  • Effective time management
  • Inquiry-based learning
  • Exam proctoring
  • Student counselling
  • Special needs students
  • Varied lesson plans
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Adult education
  • Physically strong and agile
  • Secondary education
  • In-class SEND support
  • Tutoring and after school help
  • Age-appropriate lesson planning
  • Flexible and adaptive
  • Verbal and writing communication
  • Video lesson recording
  • Explicit Instruction
  • Examination supervision
  • First aid administration
  • Positive learning environment
  • TESOL certification

Affiliations

  • People, Art, Music, Teaching, Sport, Psychology, Animals, Walking, Swimming

Accomplishments

Association of Holistic Complementary Practitioners Academic & Science & Psychology

Fully Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Master Practitioner

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC (Guitar Bass and Vocal)

THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MUSIC (Classical Guitar Exams)

RGT LONDON (Guitar and Bass)

TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON ROCK “N” POP SCHOOL EXAMS (Guitar Bass and Vocal)

The Institute London (Cert H, Diploma, Higher Diploma, B.A (hons) Degree) in (Guitar, Vocal, Bass, Song writing, Music Business and Management.)

Accredited member of AHCP

Qualified Session Musician

Fully Accredited member of RGT The London School of Music

Timeline

Cover Teacher/Maths

The Deanery Senior School
04.2024 - 07.2025

Cover Teacher/Maths

UTC Senior School
01.2024 - 04.2024

Cover Teacher/Maths

Highworth Warneford Senior School
09.2023 - 12.2023

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects

Parks Academy Swindon
12.2022 - 09.2023

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects

Nova Hreod Academy
11.2022 - 12.2022

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects Safeguarding Lead

The Deanery School
10.2022 - 11.2022

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects Safeguarding Lead

Nova Hreod Academy
09.2022 - 10.2022

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects Safeguarding Lead

The Deanery School
01.2022 - 09.2022

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects Safeguarding Lead

Holy Cross Junior School
10.2021 - 01.2022

Cover Supervisor/English Maths & General Subjects Safeguarding Lead

Kingsdown School
09.2021 - 10.2021

Cover Supervisor/HLTA

Watchfield Junior School
06.2021 - 09.2021

Alternative Provisions Unit Manager/Maths English Functional Skills Lead

Devizes School
10.2020 - 06.2021

Cover Supervisor/Head of Maths English Functional Skills/ Progress Lead/ Pastoral Lead

Fernbrook School
08.2019 - 10.2020

Cover Supervisor/Maths English/SEND Lead

Ruskin Junior School
01.2019 - 08.2019

HLTA/Cover Supervisor/Maths/English/ General Subjects

Mountford Manor School
11.2018 - 01.2019

Owner/Managing Director

Gibson's Bar
08.2014 - 11.2018

Owner/Master Practitioner

Swindon Therapy Ltd
08.2014 - 11.2018

Owner, Manager & Music Director

The Guitar School Swindon Ltd.
08.2002 - 08.2014

Head of Music

U.S. Air-Force
08.1998 - 08.2002

Pub Landlord

(Wadworth Brewery)
01.1994 - 08.1998

Pub Landlord

(The Bear Hotel)
01.1983 - 01.1994

Market Place Music
09.1979 - 01.1983

GCSEs/A levels - Maths, English/Art/Music, Design

Chippenham Grammar School
05.1977 - 06.1979
Howard I. Tucker