Lauren Lucien
Lytham St Annes,Lancashire
Summary
Reflective practitioner with comprehensive SEND and SEMH experience. Engaging educator with vast knowledge of designing English, phonics and reading interventions. Working within a team, my strength is as a curriculum and problem solving think tank who demonstrates forward-planning skills, behaviour management practices, and performance evaluation to deliver enhanced student outcomes. Adaptable, warm but firm communicator with proven rapport-building ability.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work history
Educational Skills Coordinator
AKS Lytham
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
09.2024 - Current
- Operational management and development of senior school Library
- Developing and facilitating KS3/4 Maths and Literacy interventions
- Teacher of English and Drama
- Inquiry and Oracy development and delivery for KS3
English Teacher and Curriculum Lead
Red Rose School
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
02.2023 - 08.2024
- Created and carried out Curriculum audits with subsequent plans for collating and improving current frameworks in accordance with School standards and EHCP.
- Developed whole school Sharepoint and delivered CPD on use.
- Supported course staff in undertaking research and professional development for improved understanding of subject matter, technology options and instructional methodologies.
- Identified learning gaps and whole school issues and provided solutions to address needs.
- Recommended additional materials and resources to improve student skills and staff training.
- Supported staff in managing pupil behaviour to cultivate focused and productive classes.
- Offered support to special needs students, guaranteeing safety and access to equitable learning.
- Provided full cover for classes on a long and short term basis including assessment and curriculum planning and delivery.
- Reviewed adherence to established curriculum and communicated required changes and development to staff team.
- Invigilated tests and exams for SEND students
- Reviewed adherence to established curriculum and communicated required changes and development.
English Curriculum Lead, Teacher of English
Poplar House School - Educ8
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Supported subject leads in their curriculum planning, delivered CPD on Curriculum Mapping and embedding phonics at KS3/4 across the school. Delivered CPD with Deputy head at in company day school.
- Enabled students to develop a love of reading by creating a reading hub and school library, implementing designated daily whole school reading time into the curriculum and timetable. Resulting in student NGRT reading scores improving.
- Planned English Functional Skills, AQA Step Up and bespoke English Reading lessons, workbooks, SOW, LTP and medium term plans.
- Applied various classroom management techniques, such as modelling expected behaviour, having high expectations an differentiating the curriculum in line with student EHCPs to maintain discipline whilst developing confidence, a love of language and behaviour.
- Implemented creative, innovative teaching techniques, vocabulary games, within bespoke thematic curriculum linked to the AQA GCSE English Lang/LitSpecification.
- Delivery of Phonics intervention, RSE, PE Practical, English reading intervention (Read Up) , library lessons, morning assembly and Wellbeing sessions for students. Supervising break and lunchtimes.
- Working as part of a small close knit team in a therapeutic school to enable the best outcomes for vulnerable children in our care.
- Completed SSS CPD training including safeguarding, prevent, KSIE, CSE.
Teacher of English
Walthamstow Academy
London
08.2020 - 08.2022
- Planned and delivered UK curriculum for English to KS3 students with over 120 students, one class high SEND demographic, planned and delivered KS4 curriculum to my Year 10 class also LPA and SEND.
- Increased student engagement by implementing creative teaching techniques grounded in differentiation.
- Used our behaviour policy firmly and fairly with humour when necessary to build respect and maintain discipline whilst developing confidence, language engagement.
- Created resources shared within department, prepared students for assessment and recorded their progress.
- Held pastoral role as form tutor, attended parent evenings, trips and encouraged parental engagement by updating them with progress and intervention.
- I also ran our Creative Writing Workshop in which many students' work was published through winning competitions.
Teacher of English
AKS Lytham
Lytham, Lancashire
09.2018 - 07.2020
- Utilised outstanding time management and strategic planning to ensure teaching and marking deadlines were met.
- Planned engaging schemes of work for statutory and non-statutory assessment.
- Enhanced performance of Gifted and Talented students through adapting current schemes of work for HPAs.
- Attended residentials to build relationships with the students and staff.
- Promoted student welfare and followed safeguarding procedures.
- Tracked student progress data using markbook and providing feedback at parents evening.
- Engaged with students through conversational language, humour and a firm but fair approach.
Director
Pendragon Education Consultancy
Buckhurst Hill, Essex
11.2010 - 08.2019
- Directed my own private 1:1 tuition company since 2010.
- During this time I also held the position as education consultant utilising my 1:1 skills by training in ASDAN, then creating and delivering a bespoke curriculum for my students.
- Delivered Functional Skills (entry level and assessing) to the students with Fragile X and some ASC traits.
- In this role I supported the students for three years at the school (Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Chigwell) as well as supporting their SEMH by accompanying them on shopping trips, work experience and taking them to the gym.
- I provided pastoral care and supported the school SENDco by writing policies, updating EHCP, writing reports and liaising closely with the family and LA team.
Education
TQUK Level 2 Certificate in SEND - SEND
Equal - The Skills Network
National Professional Qualification Leading Teaching - Curriculum
UCL Institute of Education
London05.2023
TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism - SEND
Equal - The Skills Network
03.2023
PGCE (QTS) - Secondary
Goldsmiths, University of London
London2019
PG Cert Psychology -
University of East London
London2015
Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing with English Literature
Kingston University
Kingston upon Thames2011
NPQ Leading Literacy - Literacy
Ambition Institute
London 09.2025 -
A-Levels - English Lang-Lit: B, Media: B, Drama and Theatre Studies: C
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool2004
Skills
- Reflective practitioner with Leadership experience
- Support and challenge to enhance and implement excellent SEND offer within school and curriculum
- Alternative Education AQA Awards, ASDAN, Functional Skills experience and assessor training
- Performance monitoring, challenge and troubleshooting
- Group leadership
- Student behaviour management
- 'Hands on' CPD development and delivery
- Differentiated instruction
- Student engagement strategies
- Curriculum auditing, administration, organisation and development
- Library, phonics and whole school reading development
- Reading and Phonics implementation
Timeline
NPQ Leading Literacy - Literacy
Ambition Institute
09.2025 -
Educational Skills Coordinator
AKS Lytham
09.2024 - Current
English Teacher and Curriculum Lead
Red Rose School
02.2023 - 08.2024
English Curriculum Lead, Teacher of English
Poplar House School - Educ8
08.2022 - 02.2023
Teacher of English
Walthamstow Academy
08.2020 - 08.2022
Teacher of English
AKS Lytham
09.2018 - 07.2020
Director
Pendragon Education Consultancy
11.2010 - 08.2019
TQUK Level 2 Certificate in SEND - SEND
Equal - The Skills Network
National Professional Qualification Leading Teaching - Curriculum
UCL Institute of Education
TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism - SEND
Equal - The Skills Network
PGCE (QTS) - Secondary
Goldsmiths, University of London
PG Cert Psychology -
University of East London
Bachelor of Arts - Creative Writing with English Literature
Kingston University
A-Levels - English Lang-Lit: B, Media: B, Drama and Theatre Studies: C
St Mary's Catholic Academy
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