Jazmine Okolo
Glasgow
Summary
A highly professional teaching student with strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and spoken. Experience teaching primary school pupils in different schools in Glasgow with varying learning needs as part of the degree. Possesses excellent planning and organisational skills. Highly flexible and adaptive. Experience working with IT systems and demonstrate the ability to work positively with others. Eager to put experience and skills into practice to support young people in learning the English language in a safe and welcoming environment.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Club helper
St Columbkille's Catholic Church
Glasgow , Lanarkshire
09.2024 - Current
- Experience looking after the welfare of young people under the age of 18.
- Helped foster a safe and positive atmosphere for young people under 18.
- Led and supported individual children and small groups of children in games.
- Attended meetings with other youth club helpers to support the success of the youth club for the parish.
Fourth Year Teaching Placement
University of Glasgow
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Planned and implemented highly detailed lessons over various curriculum areas, including core subjects such as Literacy and Numeracy.
- Demonstrated knowledge of grammar in my lessons.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills with mentor and pupils.
- Demonstrated flexibility in teaching practice.
- Showed awareness of responsibilities when working with young people under 18.
- Differentiated learning according to the needs of the learners.
- Accessed and used classroom resources to support learning as well as made resources to suit the needs of the learners.
- Used digital technology programmes such as SEEMIS to take registers and record absences.
- Had weekly observed lessons by my mentor and an observed lesson by my university tutor.
- Marked pupil work and student recount writing assessments.
- Demonstrated ability to work well with others, including my mentor, other teachers, staff and pupils.
- Attended planning meetings with my mentor and his stage partner.
- Attended staff meetings.
- Developed positive relationships with the pupils, teachers and other staff members of the school community.
- Kept a smart and tidy appearance.
Third Year Upper Primary Teaching Placement
University of Glasgow
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Maintained open communication with my mentor.
- Experience working with multicultural young people under the age of 18.
- Maintained a smart and tidy appearance at all times.
- Demonstrated willingness to demonstrate different approaches to teaching.
- Attended staff meetings for continuing professional development.
Third Year Lower Primary Teaching Placement
University of Glasgow
11.2023 - 12.2023
- Completed detailed weekly reflections about my teaching.
- Planned and implemented lessons for pupils under the age of 18.
- Knew about important contacts in the school such as student regent.
Second Year Teaching Placement
University of Glasgow
01.2023 - 02.2023
- Demonstrated ICT skills such as using iPads to airdrop learning to pupils and using the smartboard to support pupil learning.
- Planned, organised and implemented lessons for primary.
- Adjusted learning to meet the needs of different pupils in the classroom.
Education
Master of Arts - Master of Education with Primary Teaching Qualification
University of Glasgow
Glasgow 09.2021 -
St Augustine's RC High School
Edinburgh 08.2015 - 06.2020
Holyrood Secondary School
Glasgow 08.2020 - 06.2021
Skills
- Friendly, polite and attentive
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and spoken)
- Ability to work with IT systems
- Ability to work well with others
- Flexible and adaptive
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Professionalism
- Awareness of responsibilities when working with under-18s
Timeline
Fourth Year Teaching Placement
University of Glasgow
01.2025 - 04.2025
Youth Club helper
St Columbkille's Catholic Church
09.2024 - Current
Third Year Upper Primary Teaching Placement
University of Glasgow
03.2024 - 05.2024
Third Year Lower Primary Teaching Placement
University of Glasgow
11.2023 - 12.2023
Second Year Teaching Placement
University of Glasgow
01.2023 - 02.2023
Master of Arts - Master of Education with Primary Teaching Qualification
University of Glasgow
09.2021 -
Holyrood Secondary School
08.2020 - 06.2021
St Augustine's RC High School
08.2015 - 06.2020
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