Kanwal Mahfooz
Blackburn
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculum's covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Caring, supportive and enthusiastic team player who is committed to welfare, safeguarding and promotion of pupils: possessing confidence and desire to be better.
Within work experiences involved in various job positions and worked with children from culturally diverse backgrounds, those with English as an Additional Language and children with Special Educational Needs. This required being diligent and adaptable in meeting individual student needs with warm, safe educational environments.
Throughout experiences as an early years teacher, a KG1 Homeroom Teacher, a Teaching Assistant specialising in SEN and a Youth Worker. This required the ability to implement various strategies whilst facing challenging situations and use what worked effectively.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Support Worker/ Teacher
Tradewind Recruitment
10.2023 - Current
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Presented wide range of information to students using hands-on instructional techniques for effective comprehension.
- Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
KG1 Homeroom Teacher & ICT Subject Teacher Lead
Al Faris International School
10.2021 - 06.2023
- Full class teacher in KG1 class
- ICT subject teacher lead for KG1, KG2, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3
- Developed high quality provision with thorough planning and assessment procedures.
- Managed students behavior by creating environment adjusted to their physical, social and developmental needs.
- Used flexible and ongoing assessments based on observation and probing questions to evaluate students learning outcomes.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning
Supply Teacher
Reed Agency
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Prepared and taught lessons in EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
- Write reports to regular teachers regarding lessons ad student progresses.
- Collaborated with regular teachers in developing plans for struggling students, as well as designing new activities to enhance learning engagement of students.
- 1:1 work with specific child with special needs (autism).
- Selected as long term cover in special needs school supporting main classroom teacher.
Student Teacher
St Albans Primary School
01.2020 - 02.2020
- Year 2 class
- Led whole class in several subjects English, Math's, Science, Art, I.C.T and Phonics lessons.
- Planned and led phonics lessons using Letters and Sounds Scheme covering all phases.
- Assisted main teacher in assuming responsibility for care and safety of students.
- Ran extra curricular activities and set up after-school arts club.
- Supported main teacher in administrative tasks such as preparing assessment and reports or communicating with parents.
- Investigated different teaching materials and techniques to understand strengths and weaknesses
Student Teacher
Intack Primary School
09.2019 - 11.2019
- Assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment for every pupil in class.
- Planned Numeracy and Literacy activities for small groups.
- Taught phonics every day with a middle ability group.
- Helped organise theme weeks in school and set up Art activities for Halloween.
- Attended staff meetings and extra training.
Youth Worker
Youth Zone
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Worked with children aged between 3 and 11
- Helping plan and carry out activities, including art, music and sport lessons
- Keeping everything tidy and safe for children, and setting up resources
Teaching Assistant
REED Agency
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Worked with children one to one and provided extra support
- Worked with lower ability groups and supported them
- Playground duty
- Helped classroom teacher set up resources for lessons
- Admin tasks such as photocopying and wall displays.
Student Teaching Assistant
Sacred Heart Primary School
01.2017 - 02.2022
- Worked with key stage 1 children
- Working with small group of children and carrying out activities
- Photocopying and wall displays
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
Sales Assistant
New Look
11.2017 - 03.2019
- Ability to be friendly and polite, even whilst being under pressure
- Confidence in giving advice and information
- Ability to follow procedures correctly
Education
PGCE -
University of Cumbria
Lancaster06.2020
BA Hons Early Childhood Studies -
Blackburn University
Blackburn06.2018
A-levels -
Blackburn College
Blackburn06.2018
Skills
- Ability to build positive relationships with parents, staff and children
- Ability to work under pressure to meet academic deadlines and complete variety of tasks effectively
- Highly organised with academic work due to excellent planning skills, enabled to be able to correspond and meet different deadlines
- Classroom management
- Positive Learning Environment
- Age-Appropriate Lesson Planning
Accomplishments
- PYP Professional Development- Play based Learning Workshop (Jan 2022)
- PYP Professional Development- Agency: what, how and why Workshop (Oct 2021)
- Level 3 Blended Learning 12 Hour Paediatric First Aid Training Course (July 2021)
- CPD Course- Teaching Phonics in Early Childhood (April 2020)
- CPD Course- Making best use of teaching assistants (April 2020)
- CPD Course- Education for Sustainable development (April 2020)
- Anaphylaxis & Epipen Training (Oct 2019)
- Safeguarding Children- Levels 1 and 2 (July 2019)
Timeline
Support Worker/ Teacher
Tradewind Recruitment
10.2023 - Current
KG1 Homeroom Teacher & ICT Subject Teacher Lead
Al Faris International School
10.2021 - 06.2023
Supply Teacher
Reed Agency
09.2020 - 09.2021
Student Teacher
St Albans Primary School
01.2020 - 02.2020
Student Teacher
Intack Primary School
09.2019 - 11.2019
Teaching Assistant
REED Agency
01.2019 - 06.2019
Youth Worker
Youth Zone
01.2018 - 01.2019
Sales Assistant
New Look
11.2017 - 03.2019
Student Teaching Assistant
Sacred Heart Primary School
01.2017 - 02.2022
PGCE -
University of Cumbria
BA Hons Early Childhood Studies -
Blackburn University
A-levels -
Blackburn College
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