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Margaret Young

Margaret Young

Cambusbarron,Stirling

Summary

Highly skilled and experienced, pro-active Depute Head Teacher driven to deliver high quality service and consistent results. Committed team player demonstrating excellent leadership and interpersonal skills developing positive, professional staff and pupil relationships for enhanced school performance. Promotes school vision, values and aims through daily interactions. Dedicated to building positive outcomes for staff and students by promoting positive learning environments through compassion and restorative justice, enhancing staff and student development and success. Dedicated educator with strategic mindset, ready for a new challenge; brings strong leadership and communication skills, coupled with proven ability to manage and inspire staff and students. Committed to fostering positive learning environment and driving academic success. Solid understanding of training, mentoring and coaching staff to use data and effective improvement strategies to aid school performance and achievements. Leading by example in dynamic, innovative, motivational teaching methods, inspiring staff and students to consistently develop and thrive. Thirty year history of accomplishment in education. Seasoned teaching professional with leadership experience in both Nursery, Primary and Fire Service educational settings. Enhances learning outcomes through constructive performance management. Leads by example to develop dedicated, motivated teaching teams. Experienced, capable, organised, resourceful, dedicated and forward-thinking leader who can offer strong leadership, creativity and organisational skills, from a background in educational management and classroom teaching. Knowledgeable about curriculum development, staff supervision, and fostering positive learning environments. Ready to use and develop communication, problem-solving, and team-building skills in the STEM position advertised.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work history

Depute Head Teacher

Highland Council
Grantown on spey
08.2021 - Current
  • Recruited and hired qualified staff to build successful education team.
  • Managed school budget efficiently, ensuring optimal use of resources.
  • Led school-wide initiatives, promoting inclusive and diverse learning environment.
  • Organised teacher training workshops to improve teaching methodologies.
  • Optimised ASN students educational care plans and strategies with clear targets and support to enable pupils to achieve success within mainstream settings.
  • Devised strategic plans that resulted in improved student achievement levels.
  • Developed programme structures and assessments to aid earlier identification of dyslexic traits in pupils, Educational experiences were planned with a range of local partners such as Dogs Trust/Country Rangers to enrich and engage pupils.
  • Coordinated successful school events, enhancing student engagement and participation.
  • Strengthened community engagement strategies to boost programme outreach by liaising with local independent bookshop.
  • Hired and mentored well-qualified job applicants for teaching and support staff roles, boosting programme success.
  • Led and motivated teaching and support staff to continuously improve knowledge and abilities for optimum student education and support. Trained staff in provision of early intervention programmes coordinating administrative operations to maintain positive outcomes for pupils.
  • Fostered effective partnerships with parents and guardians to support students' Literacy, Numeracy and Wellbeing development.
  • Aided educational and emotional development in students by creating positive learning environment within classrooms and implemented Nurture Provision creating a 'safe space' ensuring appropriate resources and staff were consistently readily available to students and teachers.
  • Collaborated with parents and teaching staff on strategies to reduce disruptive behavioural incidents.
  • Utilised Early Learning expertise, leadership and organisational skills to inspire and lead large Nursery Team preparing for Inspection.
  • Reviewed and updated school policies to maintain compliance with education regulations.
  • To do the above expertly manage allocated time and plan for training needs of EYP staff and support staff timetabling and planning daily activity to uphold stakeholders needs and in line with national care standards and HMIE.
  • Chair meetings with Nursery staff and Education Officers for effective operational planning.
  • Meticulously monitor Nursery and evaluate performance through audits, self - evaluation exercises and quality assurance calendar.
  • Pupil Data and student progress is assessed against Early Level targets, necessary changes are implemented to aid success.
  • Maintained thorough student safeguarding through local policy and national practice ensuring best-possible pupil wellbeing and care.
  • Built outstanding relationships with staff, student and parents through improved communication and consultation optimised nursery morale and confidence of stakeholders.
  • Built and maintained exceptional working relationships with organisations including Partner agencies and providers such as Occupational and Speech and Language Therapy .
  • Developed culture of continuous learning for staff development.
  • Established high expectations for staff, fostering professional learning and teaching environment.
  • Established and maintained family room to create warm, welcoming and safe environment to carry out partner work with the team around child.
  • Fostered positive relationships with parents through regular communication and meetings.
  • Mentored newly appointed Probationary teachers, support staff and Nursery staff to ensure alignment with school aims, vision and values.

Acting Principal Teacher

Education Perth and Kinross Council
Braco, Perth and Kinross Council
08.2019 - 08.2020
  • Built strong rapport with pupils staff and parents through promotion of school values, providing effective leadership, management and communication within and beyond our school community whilst recognising and utilising expertise within the community, developing optimised team morale.
  • Maintained and modelled nurturing positive learning ethos within school demonstrating Restorative Approaches to behaviour management and commitment to inclusion.
  • Ensured thorough child safeguarding thorough adherence to school, local and National Guidance for optimised pupil care.
  • Improved educational and emotional development through implementation of targeted support times within breakout areas, growing student and staff abilities and confidence.
  • Developed positive learning environments through classroom safe spaces, visual timetables, seating, partner and classroom supports for optimised staff and student performance
  • Mentored Probationer to identify current classroom concerns and diversify instructional strategies. Supporting, modelling, target setting and coaching to ensure breadth of experience, skills and standards achieved.
  • Implemented with Head Teacher strategic overview of school, working collaboratively with staff to ensure vision, values and priorities were progressed and embedded.
  • Assisted HT with Whole School Pastoral Role using restorative behaviour approach and House System, raising profile of values among pupils and wider community.
  • Line managed in absence of HT day to day running of school ensuring Health, Wellbeing and Safety of all within school including monitoring and updating pupil chronologies and First Aid.
  • Developed with HT and in consultation with all stakeholders, school curriculum, in particular within area of pupil voice/parental engagement, thereby improving quality of learners experience.
  • Engaged with robust moderation procedures to ensure continued improvement of standards, achievement and attainment in line with Curriculum for Excellence.
  • Delivered whole school assemblies when required ensuring continued focus on school values.
  • Implemented Risk Assessment Procedures for excursions, residential and playground equipment.
  • Planed and delivered with HT information evening to enhance key aspects of School Improvement Plan, including leaflet for parents detailing Emotion works cog system.
  • Carried out robust quality assurance procedures to ensure continued improvement of standards, achievement and attainment across setting.
  • Monitored pupil wellbeing using blob tool and pupil conferencing which was shared with colleagues and action plans created.
  • Met Pupil Council fortnightly to listen, respond and action pupil voice or enable pupils to evaluate and feedback to wider pupil suggestions.
  • Chaired support staff meetings ensuring opportunity to share expertise, plan and evaluate targeted intervention for individual pupils and information for SIP
  • Audited, managed and requisitioned school resources by professional reading/networking, meeting with reps to match suitable resources to pupil support needs and enhance learning, teaching and attainment in line with SIP
  • Evaluated funding grants to feedback impact on staff, pupils and attainment for example iPad grant, music teacher funding.
  • Effectively timetabled support staff to optimise impact on learners with timely interventions and support for pupils across school. This includes Hub facility where information and planning from Support Staff Meetings along with knowledge of child plans and pupil voice feeds directly into bespoke materials and targets for individuals and small groups.
  • Established protocols through consultation with staff. creating and updating school twitter feed.

Principal Teacher

Education, Stirling Council
Port of Menteith, Stirling
10.2015 - 08.2019
  • Actioned Whole School Pastoral Role using restorative behaviour approach and House System, raising profile of values among pupils and wider community.
  • Shared responsibility for Health, Wellbeing and Safety of all within school and to follow local and national guidance this includes monitoring and updating pupil chronologies.
  • Provided support and planning for Skills groups. Ensured impact monitored through pupil voice and suggestions for improvement taken forward.
  • Contributed as Numeracy Lead Teacher to learning Community modelling good practice, delivering presentations and resources, sharing professional reading with colleagues to enhance staff knowledge and practice leading to raised attainment for learners.
  • Ensured tracking and monitoring of pupil strategies and progress by introducing E- Profiles across Levels.
  • Embedded Cognitively Guided Instruction techniques into current practice and shared expertise and professional reading with staff providing challenge questions and activities.
  • Provided additional support for learning or nurture for identified pupils.
  • Raised profile of PRD process and targeted appropriate CPD opportunities for individual staff members.
  • Reviewed planning programmes to ensure pupils have frequent, progressive opportunities to learn outdoors.
  • Promoted parental engagement around pupil evaluative language and feedback by providing curriculum evening.
  • Audited,managed and requisitioned school Maths resources matching suitable resources to pupil support needs.

Depute Head Teacher

Education, Stirling Council
Killearn , Stirling
04.2015 - 10.2015
  • Modelled restorative behaviour approach and house system.
  • Delivered whole school assemblies promoting school values and celebrating success.
  • Line managed Nursery Class with and on behalf of HT. Specific responsibilities included Early Years, Nursery Transition, Support for Learning and Pastoral care.
  • Delivered child protection training and actioned child protection concerns in the absence of Child protection Officer
  • Attend Nursery Planning Meetings, promoting quality learning opportunities and encouraging team to identify areas of own practice that could be shared externally. Created transition schedules, policy and documentation
  • Interviewed and secured new staff in conjunction with HT following recruitment protocol and policy.
  • Risk assessed Lacrosse team residential in England. Generated and collated all paperwork and documentation.
  • Pioneered and co-ordinated whole school approach to skills groups ensuring pupils had opportunities to contribute to wider school.
  • Chaired Numeracy working party responsible for delivering key aspects of School Improvement Plan.
  • Followed robust quality assurance procedures to ensure continued improvement of standards, achievement and attainment across Primary and Nursery setting.
  • Supported inclusive practice to meet needs of pupils with Social, Emotional and Behavioural (SEBN) and Additional Support Needs (ASN)
  • Mentored staff to improve data analysis, tracking and communication of sustainable education across wider school community.
  • Provided high quality learning experiences for pupils with support needs, using quantitative and qualitative data analysis, sharing effective strategies and resources with staff.
  • Led, promoted and worked with Junior Road Safety Officers, Singing Group and After School Clubs to meet school and community priorities.

Principal Teacher

Education, Stirling Council
Port of Menteith, Stirling
08.2008 - 04.2015

Primary Class Teacher

Education, Stirling Council
Port of Menteith, Stirling
01.2006 - 08.2008

Primary/Nursery Class Teacher

Education, West Lothian Council
Armadale , West Lothian
10.2001 - 12.2005

Education Officer

Education, Lothian Council
Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade, Edinburgh
08.1999 - 10.2001
  • Coordinate and implement Fire Education Programme across Lothian and Borders Fire Service by deploying appropriate staff, delivering aspects or arranging partner providers to attend.
  • Foster strong teams and excellent communication working collaboratively as key member of community safety department.
  • Represented institution at conferences and workshops, contributing to professional development.
  • Planned and organised range of educational workshops for school parties.
  • Facilitated educational activities in local community, responding to requests from schools and community groups.
  • Refined educational programmes and materials to constantly improve offerings.
  • Evaluated impact of learning programmes and collated information into reports.
  • Conducted regular staff evaluations, thereby improving teaching standards.
  • Organised training seminars to enhance teacher skills.
  • Contributed to and submitted successful funding applications and grants
  • Further develop schools education programme within Headquarters by setting up Fire Brigade Museum.
  • Strengthened community engagement strategies to boost programme outreach with Open Day events and attendance at wide range of community events.
  • Developed curriculum for improved student comprehension and Higher Order Thinking skills.
  • Work in partnership with Officers to deliver Duke of Edinburgh courses.
  • Create and produce new resources working with graphics department and Fire Officers to ensure educational content matched new curriculum for excellence curriculum.
  • Train new recruits and Fire Officers to deliver aspects of education programme.
  • Analysed programme trends to identify areas of improvement and recommended corrective actions.
  • Conferred with educators to identify current classroom concerns and diversify instructional strategies.
  • Sought and incorporated feedback to refine education programme and identify areas for improvement.
  • Enhance knowledge and skills of key partners such as Health Visitors, Social workers to complete home safety assessments while visiting vulnerable members of community.
  • Attend public engagements, fairs, demonstrations etc while upholding professional standards expected of serving Brigade Officers.
  • Attend and report to Senior Commanding Officers regular updates including data collected, feedback, improvements, evaluations and impact.
  • Represent Lothian and Borders and education perspective at Senior multi brigade meetings.
  • Advise and collaborate with scriptwriters and design departments when educational films or new content were being produced.

Primary Class Teacher

Education, Lothian Council
Edinburgh -St.Davids Primary, Edinburgh
04.1993 - 08.1999

Primary Class Teacher

Education, Refrewshire Council
Gourock/Port Glasgow , Inverclyde/Renfrewshire
08.1992 - 04.1993

Primary Class Teacher -Probation

Education, Surrey Council
Dormansland County First School - Surrey, Surrey
09.1991 - 07.1992

Education

Post Graduate Module - Mathematics - Cognitively Guided Instruction

Strathclyde University
Glasgow
2017

First Aid at Work - First Aid at Work

SQA
2019

B.Ed

St.Andrews
Bearsden, Glasgow
1991

Skills

  • Effective Communicator able to form and sustain positive working relationships
  • Integrity, reliably meeting deadlines able to mentor/support/coach others
  • Solution focused, creative, resilient and adaptable to change
  • Strategic Planner eg Risk Assessments, policies,secure environments, procedure implementation
  • Classroom/behaviour/pastoral/wellbeing and staff management skills
  • Curriculum Planner - Depth of Knowledge, particularly within area of Numeracy and Mathematics
  • Initiative - Leading and developing programme development eg Outdoor Education, Fire Safety, Numeracy
  • Self Evaluation and Data Analysis
  • Commitment to mentor/support others to maximise success by flexible, holistic approaches, striving for inclusion and equity

Affiliations

  • Choir Singing, dance classes, amateur dramatics, wild swimming, hill walking, photography and painting/sketching.

Timeline

Depute Head Teacher

Highland Council
08.2021 - Current

Acting Principal Teacher

Education Perth and Kinross Council
08.2019 - 08.2020

Principal Teacher

Education, Stirling Council
10.2015 - 08.2019

Depute Head Teacher

Education, Stirling Council
04.2015 - 10.2015

Principal Teacher

Education, Stirling Council
08.2008 - 04.2015

Primary Class Teacher

Education, Stirling Council
01.2006 - 08.2008

Primary/Nursery Class Teacher

Education, West Lothian Council
10.2001 - 12.2005

Education Officer

Education, Lothian Council
08.1999 - 10.2001

Primary Class Teacher

Education, Lothian Council
04.1993 - 08.1999

Primary Class Teacher

Education, Refrewshire Council
08.1992 - 04.1993

Primary Class Teacher -Probation

Education, Surrey Council
09.1991 - 07.1992

Post Graduate Module - Mathematics - Cognitively Guided Instruction

Strathclyde University

First Aid at Work - First Aid at Work

SQA

B.Ed

St.Andrews

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