James Hetherington
London
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Career Break
9 months travel across Asia and Latin America
2024.08 - 2025.04
SENDCO
Plumcroft Primary School
Royal Borough of Greenwich
2022.02 - 2024.07
- Collaborated with school leadership to enact change effectively, introducing new ways of assessing progress for SEND pupils and delivering effective support. This included whole-school CPD for Zones of Regulation, Provision Mapping and a Children's Mental Health.
- Worked closely with parents of SEND children, fostering a close home-school relationship to support pupil needs. This involved setting up regular coffee mornings with guest speakers to support parents at home.
- Liaised with class teachers in a 5-form school across 2 sites to provide support for children on the SEND register.
- Worked with the Local Authority and other external agencies to support children with complex needs. This included applying for EHCPs.
- Managed staff within special provision classes and helped create new curriculum for children with most complex needs.
Class Teacher
Plumcroft Primary School
Royal Borough of Greenwich
2017.08 - 2024.07
- Communicated effectively with parents regarding students' progress and behaviour issues.
- Created a positive working environment for pupils within a classroom organised effectively for learning
- Identified diverse learning needs and abilities and adapted teaching methods accordingly, providing differentiated learning.
- Managed behaviour effectively with consistent and clear expectations
- Regularly assessed children's learning and maintained progress for all pupils.
- Planned engaging and exciting learning opportunities for all pupils in all areas of the curriculum.
- Participated actively in staff development training programmes and workshops.
Education
NASENCO - National Award for Special Education Needs Coordination
UCL
London 2022.09 - 2023.05
PGCE - Primary Education
University of Greenwich
London 2016.09 - 2017.07
BA - History and Politics
Goldsmiths, University of London
London 2013.09 - 2016.06
Skills
- Children's Mental Health First Aid
- Word Aware trained
- Read Write Inc trained
- Zones of Regulation
- Inclusive curriculum training
- Maths Mastery
- Dyslexia Support
Timeline
Career Break
9 months travel across Asia and Latin America
2024.08 - 2025.04
NASENCO - National Award for Special Education Needs Coordination
UCL
2022.09 - 2023.05
SENDCO
Plumcroft Primary School
2022.02 - 2024.07
Class Teacher
Plumcroft Primary School
2017.08 - 2024.07
PGCE - Primary Education
University of Greenwich
2016.09 - 2017.07
BA - History and Politics
Goldsmiths, University of London
2013.09 - 2016.06