Laura Moore
Histon, Cambridge,Cambridgeshire
Summary
Primary School Teacher with over 20 years experience in delivering diverse and creative curriculums to KS1 and KS2. Dedicated and resourceful individual with solid communication and organisational skills, well-suited for fostering a positive and engaging learning environment. Proficient in classroom management and curriculum development, ensuring students' holistic growth and academic success. Excited to contribute to shaping young minds in a tutoring, coaching or mentoring role.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Class Teacher
Orchard Park Community Primary School
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
01.2023 - 12.2024
- Communicated effectively with parents regarding students' progress.
- Boosted student success by maximising individual learning, balancing group and individual instruction to accommodate different academic levels.
- Promoted commitment to school's safeguarding processes to ensure student safety and wellbeing.
- Worked collaboratively with teaching assistants to offer optimal care and education to pupils with special needs.
- Kept up-to-date with new teaching methods and developments.
Primary class teacher
Kings Hedges Educational Federation
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
09.2002 - 12.2022
- Participated actively in continuous professional development courses for enhanced teaching skills.
- Developed engaging lesson plans for cohorts, ensuring comprehensive coverage of curriculum across KS1 and KS2.
- Led after-school clubs fostering extra-curricular interests among students.
- Contributed to developing school curriculum, ensuring alignment with national education standards.
- Supported children with Special Educational Needs by adapting teaching style according to their individual requirements.
- Organised and took part in school events, outings and activities happening during weekends and evenings.
- Led staff and collaborated with senior leaders as part of curriculum leader roles including Science and Maths.
Teaching assistant in primary school
Mayflower Primary School
Evington, Leicestershire
09.2000 - 07.2001
- Delivered friendly, enthusiastic support to pupils in individual and group settings while providing additional learning opportunities to select number of students, fostering enhanced academic confidence through improved literacy skills for EAL pupils.
Education
PGCE - Middle Years Education
Homerton College - Cambridge University
Cambridge 09/2001 - 06/2002
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire 09/1997 - 07/2000
Specialist Teacher - Primary Maths
University of Northampton
Northampton 09/2010 - 11/2012
Skills
- Positive relationships and building trust
- Motivating disengaged learners
- Guidance towards academic goals
- Communicating and collaborating
- Promoting safeguarding and well being
- Tailoring support to pupils with SEN, EAL or Pupil Premium
Affiliations
- Looking after retired greyhound Garry and elderly pony Fizz.
- Live music, comedy and theatre.
- Camping and enjoying the outdoors.
- Reading especially fantasy books for children e.g. Phillip Pullman and Garth Nix.
Accomplishments
- Helping my school achieve the Primary Science Mark in 2023.
- Leading From the Middle Certification in 2008.
Certification
- A Trauma Responsive Approach 2023
- Making Sense of autism Level 1 2013
- Dyslexia friendly classrooms 2004
- Developing pupil self esteem 2005
- Emergency First Aid at work 2023
- CEOP think you know 2014
- Fire Safety Awareness 2019
- Anaphylaxis and Asthma awareness.
- PREVENT
Timeline
Class Teacher
Orchard Park Community Primary School
01.2023 - 12.2024
Primary class teacher
Kings Hedges Educational Federation
09.2002 - 12.2022
Teaching assistant in primary school
Mayflower Primary School
09.2000 - 07.2001
PGCE - Middle Years Education
Homerton College - Cambridge University
09/2001 - 06/2002
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
Anglia Ruskin University
09/1997 - 07/2000
Specialist Teacher - Primary Maths
University of Northampton
09/2010 - 11/2012
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