Karley Freeman
Woolton,Liverpool
Summary
A business owner since 2014 offering dog grooming services and accredited dog grooming qualifications. Working towards a PGCE in Primary Education (deferred until September 2025). Looking to gain experience working in a primary school as a teaching assistant and educational support. Proficient in classroom management, lesson planning, and phonics instruction, with an understanding of SEN. Enjoy creating engaging classroom displays. Supervising school trips while ensuring adherence to child protection policies. Committed to empowering students through tailored support and innovative teaching strategies.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
12039
12039
years of post-secondary education
Work history
PGCE Placement
Stockton Wood Primary School
Liverpool, Merseyside
10.2024 - 01.2025
- Prepared and delivered engaging lessons in line with curriculum guidelines
- Maintained punctuality and organisation
- Collaborated with colleagues for development of effective lesson plans
- Implemented behaviour management strategies for optimised learning environment.
- Managed classroom effectively to maintain discipline and focus.
- Worked with a range of student abilities including SEN
- Organised extra curricular activities such as, book club and an assembly on dog safety by Dogs Trust
- Assisted on school trips
Quality Assurance
Aim Group
03.2023 - 01.2025
- Monitoring five dog grooming colleges around England to maintain compliance with Aim Group standards and procedural accuracy
Business owner, tutor, assessor, and dog groomer
Woolton Accredited Grooming School
Liverpool
01.2014 - 01.2025
- Established and successfully managed profitable business, demonstrating exceptional entrepreneurial skills and business acumen.
- Provided dog grooming services and accredited industry courses
- Staff management, handling payroll and delivering detailed appraisals to support career development
- Recruited and registered students with awarding body
- Created full schemes of work for two accredited dog industry courses
- Created website and online learning portal
- Evaluated coursework for City & Guilds and Open College Network students
- Conducted internal verification of assessors' work
Administrator/Tutor support
Manchester International College
03.2013 - 09.2013
- Provided student support, assessed progress, and managed certificate applications with strong IT skills
- Oversaw secure opening and closing of centre
English teacher
CIT College, Thailand
10.2012 - 03.2013
- Planning lessons, teaching English (up to 45 students per class), creating exams, performed assessments, recording results, private tutoring
Support Tutor and Administrator
Elite Schools, Education Provider
09.2009 - 06.2012
- Administration tasks, registers, supporting students, assessing work, recording results, occasional teaching of English GCSE and BTEC in Sport
Skin care specialist and sales advisor
John Lewis, Elemis
08.2009 - 11.2010
- Carrying out facial treatments and massages, advising customers about different products
- Part of an award-winning Elemis sales team, reaching the highest over target in the UK for 2009/10
Beauty, massage therapist and receptionist
V Spa at The Vincent Hotel
10.2007 - 07.2009
- Greeting customers, organising bookings, preparing treatment rooms, carrying out beauty and massage treatments, advising customers on products and treatments, cashing up at the end of the day
Receptionist, membership sales advisor and duty manager
Executive Fitness Clinics
07.2006 - 09.2007
- Greeting members, answering enquiries, giving prospective members a tour of the facilities, advising on memberships
- As duty manager; opening and closing the gym, safety checks, risk assessments, team management
- Helped organising events such as the gym grand opening and promotion evenings
Fashion Assistant & P.A placement
Harpers Bazaar & Esquire magazine
04.2006 - 06.2006
- Attending fashion shoots, collecting designer clothing for shoots, packaging and returning items of clothing and accessories, admin tasks
Placement (articles published)
Liverpool Echo & Daily Post
07.2004 - 09.2004
- Researching information for journalists, going to photo shoots, interviewing an artist at Lady Lever art gallery, two articles published
Placement (article published)
Southport Visiter newspaper
07.2003 - 08.2003
- Attending interviews, carrying out research for journalists, proof reading, one article published, answering phone calls
Education
PGCE - Primary
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool 09.2024 -
Level 4 Certificate - Professional Pet Sitting, Dog Walking, Dog Daycare and Boarding (RQF)
Aim Group
Online 05.2024 - 07.2024
MBA - Successful Leadership
University of London
London 09.2020 - 01.2021
Level 3 Diploma - Dog Grooming
City & Guilds
LiverpoolCertificate of Higher Education - Assessing Vocational Achievement
Brooks and Kirk
ManchesterPreparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector - Education
Brooks and Kirk
ManchesterDog Grooming Assistant -
City & Guilds
LondonGCSEs - Information Technology
Manchester International College
LiverpoolNVQ Level 2 & 3 - Beauty Therapy and Massage
Liverpool Community College
LiverpoolBA (Hons) - English Literature & Psychology
Nottingham Trent University
NottinghamA Levels - English Literature, P.E, Sociology and Key Skills
Calderstones C.C. School
LiverpoolGCSE - English, Maths and Science (A-C)
Calderstones C.C. School
LiverpoolSkills
- Educational support
- Classroom management
- Strong empathy
- PPA cover
- Assisting with school trips
- SEN understanding
- Lesson planning
- Student administration
- Child protection policies
- Reward-based behavioural management
- Phonics and literacy knowledge
- Teaching dog grooming courses
- TEFL in Thailand
Affiliations
- Creative writing
- Canine adoption - Greyhound Trust
- Reading- fiction and nonfiction
- Cooking
Accomplishments
Merseyside and North West badminton champion Under 14. Member of the England badminton squad.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
PGCE Placement
Stockton Wood Primary School
10.2024 - 01.2025
PGCE - Primary
Liverpool Hope University
09.2024 -
Level 4 Certificate - Professional Pet Sitting, Dog Walking, Dog Daycare and Boarding (RQF)
Aim Group
05.2024 - 07.2024
Quality Assurance
Aim Group
03.2023 - 01.2025
MBA - Successful Leadership
University of London
09.2020 - 01.2021
Business owner, tutor, assessor, and dog groomer
Woolton Accredited Grooming School
01.2014 - 01.2025
Administrator/Tutor support
Manchester International College
03.2013 - 09.2013
English teacher
CIT College, Thailand
10.2012 - 03.2013
Support Tutor and Administrator
Elite Schools, Education Provider
09.2009 - 06.2012
Skin care specialist and sales advisor
John Lewis, Elemis
08.2009 - 11.2010
Beauty, massage therapist and receptionist
V Spa at The Vincent Hotel
10.2007 - 07.2009
Receptionist, membership sales advisor and duty manager
Executive Fitness Clinics
07.2006 - 09.2007
Fashion Assistant & P.A placement
Harpers Bazaar & Esquire magazine
04.2006 - 06.2006
Placement (articles published)
Liverpool Echo & Daily Post
07.2004 - 09.2004
Placement (article published)
Southport Visiter newspaper
07.2003 - 08.2003
Level 3 Diploma - Dog Grooming
City & Guilds
Certificate of Higher Education - Assessing Vocational Achievement
Brooks and Kirk
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector - Education
Brooks and Kirk
Dog Grooming Assistant -
City & Guilds
GCSEs - Information Technology
Manchester International College
NVQ Level 2 & 3 - Beauty Therapy and Massage
Liverpool Community College
BA (Hons) - English Literature & Psychology
Nottingham Trent University
A Levels - English Literature, P.E, Sociology and Key Skills
Calderstones C.C. School
GCSE - English, Maths and Science (A-C)
Calderstones C.C. School
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