Marina Sanmuganathan
Gillingham,United Kingdom
Summary
Dedicated educator with extensive expertise in teaching and making learning enjoyable. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of OFSTED and EYFS standards, alongside a strong commitment to safeguarding and child protection. Skilled in developing learning materials, phonics, autism strategies, and social emotional learning. Demonstrates effective communication, teamwork, and proactive problem-solving abilities. Experienced in managing challenging behaviour and providing Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support. Adept at maintaining safe environments, facilitating group work, and collaborating with parents to enhance student development. Career goal: To continue fostering a positive learning environment that supports the holistic growth of every child.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
2021
2021
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Teaching assistant
New Road Primary School
Chatham, Kent
10.2018 - Current
- Assisted children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Collaborated with teaching staff in organising school events, fostering community spirit.
- Liaised between teachers and parents, maintaining open lines of communication.
- Improved student engagement by utilising interactive learning techniques.
- Facilitated active learning environments with engaging teaching aids and resources.
- Provided additional support to students with special educational needs, ensuring inclusivity.
- Led small group sessions for enhanced focus on challenging topics.
- Supported classroom teacher with behaviour management, promoting a positive learning environment.
- Offered one-on-one guidance to struggling students for improved academic performance.
- Provided feedback on pupil's work, identifying areas for improvement.
- Maintained up-to-date records of pupil progress, tracking individual development effectively.
- Supervised students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips providing safe, supportive environment.
- Oversaw students during breaks to maintain safe environment.
- Maintained sensitivity towards students with additional needs, continually improving their development and confidence.
- Tutored students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts from core subjects.
- Provided safe, stimulating classroom environments to maximise student engagement and attainment.
- Cultivated close working relationships with students, teaching staff and parents.
- Prevented student misbehaviour through constant classroom monitoring and prompt interventions.
- Prepared positive, productive learning environments with engaging wall displays and effective resources.
- Established effective classroom routines by providing high-quality practical support to teaching staff.
- Delivered well-structured one-on-one support sessions to students with learning difficulties to improve test scores.
- Supervised students in wider school environments, offering reliable dining room, library and playground support.
- Recommended additional materials and resources to improve student skills.
- Boosted academic achievement of special needs students through compassionate, considered individual tutoring.
- Maximised student learning time by providing smooth transitioning support between lessons.
- Maintained child safety, security and good behaviour during classroom and outdoor activities.
- Offered students personalised support during in-class activities and projects.
- Encouraged students to work together to complete projects and solve problems.
- Observed children during social interactions and encouraged positive choices for minimising and resolving conflicts.
- Assisted teacher with using support equipment and computers during lessons.
- Delivered additional learning support opportunities to small student groups, enabling improved academic confidence.
- Organised class spaces and prepared materials for upcoming teacher lessons.
- Supported teachers in managing challenging student behaviour, conducting progress meetings to provide feedback and recommend appropriate action.
- Monitored children in spaces between classes, keeping disruptions to minimum.
- Applied student assessment information to personalise support for students struggling with assignments.
Voluntary Teaching Assistant
Warren Wood Primary School
Rochester, Kent
09.2013 - 04.2025
- Company Overview: Inclusive provision for language needs
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups in order to help them with the work set and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers and help them complete the work set.
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, and school playground and school trips.
- Distribute teaching materials such as reading books, workbooks, papers, and pencils and learning objectives to students.
- Distribute tests and homework assignments, and collect them when they are completed.
- Build up good relationship with pupils acting as a good role model to meet individual needs and personal needs.
- Building up relationship with teachers and agencies involved (e.g: speech and language, educational psychologists etc)
- Mark homework and tests, and record results, and report the feedback to the teacher.
- Assist the teacher to observe, monitor and maintain relevant data to assess children’s progress and do the relevant next step planning.
- Organise and label materials and display students’ work in a manner appropriate for their eye levels and perceptual skills.
- Organise and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
- Participate in teacher-parent meeting regarding students’ progression.
- Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English-speaking students, children with disabilities and help to implement IEP (Individual Education Plan)
- Take class attendance, and maintain attendance records.
- Attend staff meetings and training courses as and when required.
- Laminate teaching materials to increase their durability under repeated use.
- Requisition and stock teaching materials and supplies.
- Type, file, photocopy materials.
- Follow school policies and procedures (including inclusion).
- Undertake first aids duties as and when needed.
- Inclusive provision for language needs
Midday Assistant
ST. BENEDICT’S ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
Chatham
06.2013 - 04.2025
- To ensure the safety, welfare and good conduct of pupils during the midday break, in accordance with the practices and procedures of the Local Authority
- Supervise pupils in the dining areas, playgrounds or other parts of the school premises.
- Ensure good standards of behaviour by the pupils are maintained.
- Assist in dealing with problems arising from unruly behaviour and report such matters to the Head teacher or Deputy head teacher
- Assist with associated ancillary duties (Eg: cleaning up spillages, ensuring tables are clean etc
- Ensure school security regulations are upheld
- Provide welfare support to the pupils of the school, including undertaking first aid duties
- Change clothes, clean and care for the personal cleanliness of the children as appropriate.
- Engage children in developmental play in the playground
- To be a good team member and promote the primary school's positive ethos where children are highly valued members of our school community
- Be a good and positive role model
Voluntary Play Group Assistant
Hempstead Pavilion Play Group
Hempstead, Gillingham
09.2011 - 06.2013
- To provide the highest standards of quality care and education.
- To encourage children to learn self help skills (toilet training and dressing themselves) and become independent.
- Give children positive feedback and praise and encourage them to develop self confident and self-esteem.
- To ensure the health and safety and security measures are constantly maintained.
- To be aware of setting’s policies and procedures.
- To plan and supervise activities and encourage them to develop positive social skills.
- Supervise at play time to ensure the safety and security of the children.
- Supervising children at snack time. (preparing tables and making sure children wash their hands)
- Encouraging children to eat a healthy snack while maintaining good manners at the table (thank you and please).
- To help my manager to plan and implement IEP (Individual Education Plan) for children with Special Needs and support the learning process.
- Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
- To respect the confidentiality of information received.
- To work in close partnership and develop and maintain good relationship with parent and carers and other relevant agencies such as speech therapist and health visitors.
- To be flexible within the working practices of nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery.
- To ensure good standard of hygiene practice.
- To be able to promote positive behaviour.
- To assist my manager with observations and monitor the progress of children both educationally and socially.
Clerical Assistant
Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
King’s Lynn
10.2002 - 11.2003
- To record and process all Building Control related Land Charge Search Enquires.
- To process all building control related enquires related to actual or potential property transactions to the required time scale.
- To research computer, paper and micro film records to ensure an accurate reply to all enquires.
- To prepare a schedule of data in reply to each Land charge search enquires.
- To copy and supply copies of requested documents.
- Perform general filling duties as required.
Accounts Assistant
Param and co Solicitors
Colindale, London
04.2000 - 01.2002
- I worked as an accounts assistant for two years in a legal firm in London. This involved doing mostly cost accounting and some clerical work in a busy environment.
- My main duty was updating and maintaining a client database. The database, which we had called ‘Alpha Law’, provided by Management interface limited (MIL), which is an accounting package written specifically to be used in legal environment.
- Writing out cheques to the counsel, interpreter and medical reports and maintaining the relevant data entry in the computer.
- Calculating the work done and preparing the final cost of bill.
- Finally preparing the consolidated matter reported form (CMRF), which is designed by the law society and send them to the Legal Aid Board.
- Maintaining the records of the income generated by each fee-earner.
- Producing the necessary reports to the management.
- I also managed the post by classifying and filing them according to different business categories, after photocopying the documents.
Education
Diploma - children and Young People’s work force
Dartford Adult Education Centre
New EYFS 2012 course - undefined
Early years professional centre
Certificate - Children and Young People’s Work Force
Dartford Adult Education Centre
Certificate in Adult Numeracy - Level 2
Certificate in Adult Numeracy - Level 1
CACHE Level 1 - Introduction to Early Year’s Setting
Certificate in Adult Literacy - Level 2
CACHE level 1 - Introduction to Early years setting
Chartered Institute of Management Accountancy (CIMA) - undefined
01.1998 - 01.2001
G.C.E (A/L) - Science
Chundikuli Girls' College, Jaffna
Sri Lanka 01.1992 - 06.1994
G.C.E (O/L) -
Chundikuli Girls' College, Jaffna
Sri Lanka 01.1987 - 12/undefined
Certificate of Higher Education - Mathematics
The Open University
United Kingdom 02.2025 - 09.2026
NVQ Level 2 - Level 2 -Certificate in understanding children and young people's mental health
Ofqual Regulated
United Kingdom 03.2020 - 06.2020
BSL level 2 - British Sign Language
BSL
United Kingdom 04.2020 - 07.2020
Skills
- Teaching
- Making learning fun
- Comprehensive knowledge of OFSTED Standards
- Understanding of EYFS standards
- Stress management
- Responsible attitude
- Patient attitude
- Caring attitude
- Communication skills
- Teamwork
- Relaxed attitude
- Proactive problem-solving
- Enjoy working with children
- Confident
- Initiative
- Commitment to safeguarding
- Effective communication
- Understanding of equal opportunities
- Knowledge of health and safety issues
- Child protection training
- Knowledge of the Children's Act 2006
- Confidentiality
- Group work facilitation
- Phonics expertise
- Developing learning materials
- Autism strategies
- Social emotional learning
- Child protection awareness
- National curriculum familiarity
- Parent-Teacher collaboration
- Reading scheme implementation
- ICT literate
- Learning strategies delivery
- Use of teaching aids
- Parent-Teacher liaison
- Learner engagement
- Individual education plan development
- Patience and tolerance
- Safeguarding regulations compliance
- Team player
- Challenging behaviour management
- Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) assistance
- In-class SEND support
- Speech and language development
- Activity planning
- Student progress reports and record keeping
- Creative thinking
- Maintaining safe environments
- Class administration
- Marking assignments
- Lesson preparation
- Student development
- Teaching techniques
- Patience and empathy
- Classroom preparation and maintenance
- Low achieving student support
- Performance tracking
- Special needs support
- Special needs education
- Behaviour management
- Record-keeping
- One-to-one and small group instruction
- Teaching material development
- Clear communication
- Positive reinforcement
- Student safety
- Competent mathematics skills
- Oral communication
- Behavioural Management
- Social development
- Behaviour monitoring
- Child protection and safeguarding guidelines
Custom
- Experiencing other cultures and traditions
- Traveling
- Reading factual and fictional books
Affiliations
- Listening Music, Reading non fiction
- Enjoy walks in parks and nature
Timeline
Certificate of Higher Education - Mathematics
The Open University
02.2025 - 09.2026
BSL level 2 - British Sign Language
BSL
04.2020 - 07.2020
NVQ Level 2 - Level 2 -Certificate in understanding children and young people's mental health
Ofqual Regulated
03.2020 - 06.2020
Teaching assistant
New Road Primary School
10.2018 - Current
Voluntary Teaching Assistant
Warren Wood Primary School
09.2013 - 04.2025
Midday Assistant
ST. BENEDICT’S ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
06.2013 - 04.2025
Voluntary Play Group Assistant
Hempstead Pavilion Play Group
09.2011 - 06.2013
Clerical Assistant
Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
10.2002 - 11.2003
Accounts Assistant
Param and co Solicitors
04.2000 - 01.2002
Chartered Institute of Management Accountancy (CIMA) - undefined
01.1998 - 01.2001
G.C.E (A/L) - Science
Chundikuli Girls' College, Jaffna
01.1992 - 06.1994
G.C.E (O/L) -
Chundikuli Girls' College, Jaffna
01.1987 - 12/undefined
New EYFS 2012 course - undefined
Early years professional centre
Certificate - Children and Young People’s Work Force
Dartford Adult Education Centre
Certificate in Adult Numeracy - Level 2
Certificate in Adult Numeracy - Level 1
CACHE Level 1 - Introduction to Early Year’s Setting
Certificate in Adult Literacy - Level 2
CACHE level 1 - Introduction to Early years setting
Diploma - children and Young People’s work force
Dartford Adult Education Centre