Kathryn Shoesmith
Basildon,Malaysia
Summary
Forward-thinking whole-school PE teacher with extensive curriculum development and leadership experience. Demonstrates a growth mindset and excels in being organised and prepared for events, trips, planning and meetings. Committed to creating innovative learning environments that drive student success and providing positive learning experiences.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Primary Head of Department
Alice Smith School
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
08.2023 - 07.2024
- Deliver high quality curriculum lessons to Early Years, KS KS1 and 2
- Contribute highly to the extensive extra-curricular programme provided at KLASS, including leading the senior and U15 netball teams.
- This includes leading and planning overseas trips for a number of sports across the year
- Contribute to the wider life of the school
- Lead and manage a team of 11 staff in PE and Swimming department in curriculum, including professional development and personal goals
- Develop and enhance the PE curriculum
- Improve performance of both PE and Swimming departments
- Led recruitment to hire quality professionals for department growth.
Secondary Physical Education Teacher
Garden International School
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
08.2022 - 07.2023
- Deliver high quality curriculum lessons to KS3 and 4, including iGCSE
- Contribute highly to the extensive extra-curricular programme provided at GIS with a lead on Netball
- This includes leading and planning overseas trips for a number of sports across the year
- Contribute to the wider life of the school, including the Eisteddfod Production
Primary Physical Education Teacher
Garden International School
Kuala Lumpur
08.2017 - 07.2021
- Deliver high quality curriculum lessons to Early Years, KS KS1 and 2
- Contribute highly to the extensive extra-curricular programme provided at GIS
- This includes leading and planning overseas trips for a number of sports across the year
- Contribute to the wider life of the school, including Primary School Production
Head of Department of Physical Education
Grays Convent High School
08.2010 - 07.2017
- Teach classroom PE to high quality setting realistic challenges for pupils and develop department curriculum
- Support department, including the completion for induction year for NQTs
- Teach examination GCSE PE to a high standard, planning and delivering lessons and provide and promote extra-curricular support and revision and intervention lessons
- Communicate with departments, Senior Management, Heads of Year, form tutors and parents if a pupil is underachieving or continuously disrupting lessons, developing an appropriate action plan for the pupil and teacher to adopt in order to improve behavior, increase participation in curriculum and extra-curricular activities to develop learning
- Provide and support extensive extra-curricular programme for all pupils to attend, with opportunities to represent the school at local borough, county and national competitions
Physical Education Teacher (Part-time)
Tormead School
04.2009 - 07.2009
- Part-time (maternity)
- Teacher of Physical Education
- Deliver high quality PE to KS2, 3 and 4 pupils
- Coach athletics, rounders and gymnastics within the extra-curricular programme of the department
- Plan and deliver examination AS PE
Education
Advanced Level - D Psychology, B Drama, D Biology
The British School in The Netherlands
Netherlands 09.2003 - 07.2005
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) - B English, B Maths, CC Science (Double Award), B English Drama, C History, A French, B Dutch (iGCSE)
The British School in The Netherlands
Netherlands 09.2001 - 07.2003
BA Honours Degree - Physical Education with QTS
University of Chichester
United Kingdom 09.2005 - 06.2009
Skills
- Competitive and driven to achieve in professional and personal life
- Digital literacy: administration work, including examination PE moderation filming/assessment and editing Extensive use of Google apps on a daily basis
- Meticulous organisation
- Excellent communication and planning skills
- Curriculum development experience
- Forward thinking
- Growth mindset
- Committed to staff well-being and staff morale, including being conscientious of work-life balance
Certification
- Emergency First Response (EFR) First Aid, 2023
- NASSEA- Language, Literacy and Learning, 2022-23
- Performance Coach Training for Schools, 2024
Personal Information
- Family Status: Married, two children
- Date of birth: 10/12/86
- Nationality: British
References
- Mr Alan McCarthy, Primary Principal, Alice Smith Primary School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, +60321483674, klass@alice-smith.edu.my
- Mr Danny Hodnett, Director of Sport at Alice Smith School, +601123055207, dhodnett.ep@alice-smith.edu.my
- Mr Robert Stitch, Former Principal of Garden International School, robertrstitch@gmail.com
- Ms Amy Ward, Secondary Head Teacher, Garden International School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, +60362096888, ward.a@gardenschool.edu.my
- (Please allow me to request this reference first if you need) Mrs Penny Johnson, Head Teacher, Grays Convent High School, Essex, +44 (0) 1375 376173, headpa@graysconvent.thurrock.sch.uk
Timeline
Primary Head of Department
Alice Smith School
08.2023 - 07.2024
Secondary Physical Education Teacher
Garden International School
08.2022 - 07.2023
Primary Physical Education Teacher
Garden International School
08.2017 - 07.2021
Head of Department of Physical Education
Grays Convent High School
08.2010 - 07.2017
Physical Education Teacher (Part-time)
Tormead School
04.2009 - 07.2009
BA Honours Degree - Physical Education with QTS
University of Chichester
09.2005 - 06.2009
Advanced Level - D Psychology, B Drama, D Biology
The British School in The Netherlands
09.2003 - 07.2005
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) - B English, B Maths, CC Science (Double Award), B English Drama, C History, A French, B Dutch (iGCSE)
The British School in The Netherlands
09.2001 - 07.2003
- Emergency First Response (EFR) First Aid, 2023
- NASSEA- Language, Literacy and Learning, 2022-23
- Performance Coach Training for Schools, 2024
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