Kelly Cooke

Y2 Class Teacher

• Planned and taught engaging lesson plans aligned with the National Curriculum and catering for outcomes within children's EHCPs, PEPs and SEND Support Plans.
• Ensured quality first teaching by adapting teaching methods and planning to cater for children with complex needs, SEND, additional needs, CLA/ post CLA & EAL.
• Promoted commitment to school's safeguarding processes to ensure paramount student safety and wellbeing.
• Fostered a love of learning by planning and delivering memorable learning experiences catering for a range of different learning styles and children's personal interests.
• Fostered a nurturing and positive learning environment to enable all learners to feel safe, cared for, increase confidence and therefore learn.
• Built positive relationships with parents and families to ensure clear communication with parents/ carers and keeping them well informed of progress, attainment and targets.
• Developed an open door policy so that children, parents and carers could discuss emerging needs or concerns. This ensured timely early help and support to be offered in order support the children and their family.
• Built a class team culture by ensuring all support staff (HLTAs/ TAs) felt valued, communicated with and confident in supporting children with a wide range of additional needs.
• Maintained up-to- date records of each student's academic progress and attendance.
• Prioritised my continued professional development by attending courses, seminars, briefings and staff meetings to keep up-to-date and knowledgeable with new teaching methods and developments in the field.
• Worked collaboratively with other teachers, leaders and teaching assistants to work towards whole school School Development Plan targets.

Senior Leadership Team/ KS1 Leader

• Attended weekly senior leadership team meetings to discuss actions, progress and next steps towards the shared goal of School Development Plan targets
• Managed and delegated lunchtime provision to ensure play and lunchtimes promoted positive play and safety of all children.
• Responsibility for leading a Key Stage and area of the School Development plan- assessing, monitoring and reviewing progress.
• Monitored, analysed and evaluated data regarding progress, attainment and attendance.
• Created strategic plans aligning with school mission and vision.
• Leading staff meetings and CPD to improve team cohesion, collaboration and confidence.
• Preparing and presenting detailed half termly reports and action plans to keep Governors up-to-date and well informed about KS1/ SEND.
• Collaborating with class teachers and teaching assistants to implement actions from the SDP or organising extra- curricular events.

SENCo/ Backup Designated Safeguarding Lead

• Committed to CPD within the role outside of school hours to achieve NASENCo Award at Edge Hill University.
• Led School Development Plan to achieve recent "good" in March 2024 OfSTED report- with the leadership of SEND and Inclusion being a notable strength within the report.
• Maintained and attended regular CPD to stay up to date with SEND Code of Practice, Safeguarding legislation, Early Help and specific policies, referrals and procedures.
• Managed SEND budgeting to carefully track EHCP/ SEND funding and expenditure communicating this regularly with the School Business Manager and SEND Governor.
• Maintained up-to-date SEND register and records of attainment, progress and attendance.
• Built good working relationships across a range of teams including: social workers, Educational Psychologists, Virtual Schools, Early Help Team, Family Support Workers, Specialist Teachers, Inclusion Hubs, Speech and Language Therapists, Inclusion and Engagement Service Teams and local cluster networks.
• Assessed developmental milestones of students regularly, ensuring accurate tracking of progress.
• Managed and prioritised time to maximise efficiency in a fast paced environment to ensure all deadlines were met.
• Maintained up-to-date records of referrals, teacher parent meetings, PEPs, Annual Reviews, TAF, CIN and meetings and tracking progress with support from external services.
• Good communication skills with different teams within the Local Authority.
• Effective communication with children and their families to ensure their views, wants and needs were taken into consideration to ensure they felt supported.
• Devised strategies for managing challenging behaviours effectively within the classroom setting.
• Developed individual learning plans by assessing each student's unique needs.
• Fostered inclusive classroom setting, promoting peer interaction and acceptance.
• Set clear short-term and long-term goals to maximise children's wellbeing and progression.
• Supported team by listening to their needs and providing CPD opportunities to ensure teachers and teaching assistants felt confident in meeting the needs, provision and outcomes listed in SEND Support Plans, PEPs or EHCPs.
• Monitoring impact of provision, interventions and expenditure.
• Being a point of contact for parents, carers, children and staff to access for support or advice.
• Trained staff in Makaton and PECs to support students with communication difficulties.

Headteacher maternity leave for her first and second child meant the Deputy Head in post in 2019 stepped up to be Headteacher and myself as Deputy Head in both instances. Upon the Headteacher's return in 2022, the Deputy Head remained in post and I have continued to be an proactive member of the Senior Leadership Team and continued to develop my leadership across SEND. Inclusion, Safeguarding and different curriculum areas.

• Stayed up-to-date with National Safeguarding policies and initiatives.
• Delegated roles and responsibilities to teachers and teaching assistants to ensure clear roles, play to strengths and maximise efficiency.
• Wrote School Development Plan with clear long and short term targets to support the vision of all stakeholders within school.
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures to uphold high standards of teaching, learning and behaviour.
• Collaborated with head teacher and Senior Leadership Team on strategic planning leading to continuous school improvement.
• Managed and motivated team of senior teachers and middle leaders.
• Played key role in developing and implementing school's improvement plan, driving continuous improvement in teaching and learning outcomes.
• Managed budget allocations efficiently to ensure optimal resource utilisation.
• Attended and led regular staff training, briefings, CPD, and Governor's meetings.
• Provided nurturing pastoral care and support to students and staff, promoting wellbeing and personal development
• Maintained up-to-date attendance and attainment records- carefully tracking and analysing.
• Supported teachers in developing and implementing innovative teaching methods and curriculum enrichment activities.
• Led appraisals for performance related pay reviews- praising and setting new CPD targets.
• Responsible for re-writing English Reading and Writing curriculum offer and policies.
• Building positive relationships with children, staff and families to ensure wellbeing, safety and progress of all children.
• Coordinated assemblies, lunchtime provision and extracurricular programmes to promote holistic development of students.
• Monitored and evaluated student progress, identifying and addressing any potential learning difficulties or barriers.
• Addressed parent concerns promptly with satisfactory resolution leading to increased trust and confidence in school management.
• Conducted regular observations of teachers and provided constructive feedback to enhance teaching practices.

• Kept up to date with the changes in the new National Curriculum.
• Led whole school CPD to re- write school's policies and medium term plans to maximise pupil progression and attainment across the curriculum.
• Led weekly staff meetings to collaborate and write our own bespoke curriculum to reflect the new National Curriculum and needs of our children and families.
• Conducted regular monitoring, lesson observations, pupil voice interviews to monitor impact of changes and create next steps.
• Reported progress, attainment and action planning to Governors.
• Kept up-to-date with statutory Year 6 SATs assessment, carefully following all statutory guidelines, assessment and reporting arrangements.
• Maintained detailed records of progress and attainment.
• Using progress and attainment records to inform short term interventions and SEND support plans.
• Planning engaging lessons that also catered for a range of learning styles and complex additional needs.
• Building positive and nurturing relationships with children and their families to promote wellbeing.
• Effectively communicating wellbeing, behaviour, progress and attainment with parents and carers.
• Arranged residential trips and writing risk assessments to ensure maximum safety and minimise risk.
• Planning and delivering whole school assemblies and performances.

• Developed engaging lesson plans aligned with the National Curriculum.
• Fostered positive learning environment by maintaining strong pupil relationships and high expectations.
• Maintained up-to-date records of each student's academic progress and attendance.
• Planned and organised classrooms that consistently facilitated positive learning experience.
• Adapted teaching methods for diverse student needs and abilities.
• Worked collaboratively with teaching assistants to offer children optimal care and education.
• Wrote SEND Support Plans and implemented provision to help children overcome their barriers to learning and maximise progress.
• Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Collaborated closely with colleagues to reflect on practice and proactively seek advice or support.
• Communicated effectively with parents regarding students' progress and wellbeing.
• Assisted in organising school trips, providing pupils with enriching experiences outside the classroom.