Laura Galley
Leeds,Yorkshire
Summary
Self-motivated and adaptable professional with a proven track record in project management, delivering quality outcomes through effective leadership and team motivation. Collaborates with clients and professionals to identify requirements, share insights, and solve problems, ensuring tailored services and successful results.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Resourced Provision Leader
GORSE Academy Trust
Leeds, Yorkshire
09.2024 - Current
- Led assessment and learning initiatives within provision to elevate educational outcomes.
- Partnered with academy leadership teams to drive provision development for expansion.
- Led team of 11 educators, including teachers and assistants, to uphold high standards.
- Developed, instructed, and assessed curricula to enhance student engagement.
- Collaborated with parents and external agencies to obtain supportive resources for families.
- Facilitated work experience opportunities in line with Gatsby Benchmarks to enhance skill-building and promote independence
- Facilitated secure environments by conducting customised risk assessments for diverse activities and specific needs.
- Prepared range of written communications, documents and reports.
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
- Promoted safe working environment by implementing regulatory standards, policies and guidelines.
Teacher with SEND responsibility
COOP Academy Southfield
Bradford, Yorkshire
09.2022 - 09.2024
- Designed and delivered a bespoke curriculum tailored to the individual needs of specialist classes.
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
- Used effective teaching methods to assist with student development, including collaborative learning, positive reinforcement, modelling and explicit instruction.
- Maintained trusting student relationships by providing both educational and emotional support to students.
- Observed and assessed student performance to identify areas requiring improvement.
- Prepared unit and lesson plans for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines and common core standards.
- Adapted teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs, interests, and abilities, promoting inclusive education.
- Collaborated with parents and guardians during parent-teacher meetings to discuss student progress and address concerns.
- Supervised learning support assistants in the classroom while cultivating a respectful environment that enhanced staff upskilling.
- Created classroom-based learning resources that enhanced independence skills tailored to personalised EHCP targets for individual students.
Teacher of Physical Education in Secondary Schools
COOP Academy Grange
Leeds, Yorkshire
04.2022 - 09.2022
- Motivated students through positive reinforcement to achieve full potential in physical activities, fostering transferable skills applicable to other curriculum areas and relevant in the workplace.
- Modified teaching strategies to address priority needs of students, including EAL, SEMH, and those with significant SEND requirements.
- Assessed student performance and progress in physical skills, understanding of game rules, and sportsmanship qualities, providing constructive feedback.
- Built student confidence through interactive teaching and conducting character-building exercises.
- Evaluated students' progress and possible barriers to learning.
- Implemented positive discipline techniques, cultivating an atmosphere of mutual respect and constructive communication with students and parents/carers.
- Created inclusive and well-rounded lessons, accommodating to all student abilities.
- Collaborated with team to develop innovative schemes of work for curriculum areas.
- Established additional extracurricular sports programmes within Academy.
Leader of Key Stage Four
Springwell Mablethorpe
Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire
09.2019 - 04.2022
- Collaborated with the leadership team to devise a new curriculum bespoke to the SEMH needs of students.
- Attended meetings with the Leadership Team and conducted personal research to collaborate in deciding on appropriate assessed courses of study for students.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Line managed a team of eight members of staff, including teachers, HLTAs, teaching assistants, and learning mentors.
- Developed schemes of learning relevant to courses of study and SEMH-related needs to be used across sites.
- Developed innovative learning resources and lesson plans to be used across sites.
- Planned, taught, and marked in line with course specification and within the marking guidelines set by myself and fellow year leader.
- Organised extra-curricular activities and bespoke external experiences relating to Gatsby benchmarks as a gradual progression for students into future work experience placements.
- Modelled the concept of the importance of unconditional positive regard.
Curriculum Leader for PSHE/ Citizenship/ Careers
Cleethorpes Academy- Tollbar Academy Trust.
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
09.2014 - 09.2019
- Revamped PSHE and Citizenship curricula alongside curriculum leaders, aligning resources with government legislation.
- Secured consistent, high-quality learning in PSHE and Citizenship across entire school
- Directed Relationship and Sex Education initiatives, standardising resources across trust
- Partnered with agencies to achieve Gold award for National Citizenship Service.
- Collaborated with careers services to achieve Gatsby Benchmarks and advance towards Humber Gold award.
- Exhibited outstanding teaching practices in lesson planning, delivery, and assessment.
- Oversaw extra-curricular activities, including Young Reporters, Youth Parliament, fitness club, and rugby.
- Facilitated year group assemblies on Careers and Aspirations featuring insights from external partners.
Assistant Curriculum Leader PE
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
09.2011 - 09.2014
- Developed and implemented a new curriculum map for girls' physical education.
- Introduced practical schemes of learning, updating all existing programs.
- Oversaw all extra-curricular activities and competitions for girls' physical education.
- Organised regional and national competitions, including the National Cup and Humberside Games.
- Hosted many different local sports events, as well as introducing tag, touch, and contact rugby opportunities.
- Established inter-house sports competitions in rounders, cross country, girls' football, netball, and dance.
- Implemented baseline testing and assessment methods to guide students toward GCSE or BTEC pathways.
- Managed female staff members, including trainee teachers and newly qualified teachers.
- Planned and delivered outstanding practical PE lessons.
- 100 percent A*- C pass rate with my GCSE PE class I taught from year nine through to eleven.
Education
PGCE including QTS and module towards MA Education - PGCE- Physical Education
University of Wales Institute Cardiff
Cardiff2010
Bachelor of Arts - Sports Studies and Sociology
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton2008
Foundation Degree in Science - PE, Sports Science combined with Social Science
Chester University
Chester2007
A-Levels - Physical Education, Sociology, Psychology, Geography
Notre Dame Sixth Form College
Leeds2003
GCSEs - Various Subjects
Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster2001
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Team leadership
- Student assessment
- Risk assessment
- Special education strategies
- Inclusive teaching
- Behavioral management
- Parent engagement
- Communication skills
- Extracurricular coordination
- Problem-solving
- Willingness to learn
- Calm under pressure
- Active listening
- Team leadership and motivation
- Commitment to excellence
- Project planning and coordination
- Public speaking
- Deadline management
Timeline
Resourced Provision Leader
GORSE Academy Trust
09.2024 - Current
Teacher with SEND responsibility
COOP Academy Southfield
09.2022 - 09.2024
Teacher of Physical Education in Secondary Schools
COOP Academy Grange
04.2022 - 09.2022
Leader of Key Stage Four
Springwell Mablethorpe
09.2019 - 04.2022
Curriculum Leader for PSHE/ Citizenship/ Careers
Cleethorpes Academy- Tollbar Academy Trust.
09.2014 - 09.2019
Assistant Curriculum Leader PE
Cleethorpes Academy
09.2011 - 09.2014
PGCE including QTS and module towards MA Education - PGCE- Physical Education
University of Wales Institute Cardiff
Bachelor of Arts - Sports Studies and Sociology
University of Wolverhampton
Foundation Degree in Science - PE, Sports Science combined with Social Science
Chester University
A-Levels - Physical Education, Sociology, Psychology, Geography
Notre Dame Sixth Form College
GCSEs - Various Subjects
Tadcaster Grammar School