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Polly Janata

Hertfordshire,LONDON

Summary

I am an enthusiastic Classteacher and Year Group Leader with a passion for making learning exciting and enjoyable, motivated by the belief that all children can be successful learners. I am skilled in working with diverse student classrooms and have more than 8 years of experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering a wide range of subjects. I pride myself on motivating children through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. I am successful in helping children develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work history

Classteacher, YGL and ECT Mentor

North Star Community Trust - Woodpecker Hall
Edmonton, Enfield
2023.09 - Current
  • Prepared detailed reports on each pupil's performance at end of term meetings.
  • Maintained up-to-date records of each student's academic progress and attendance.
  • Collaborated closely with colleagues to plan school events and projects.
  • Incorporated hands-on activities into daily lessons to boost comprehension levels.
  • Adapted teaching methods for diverse student needs and abilities.
  • Implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage students in the learning process.
  • Promoted inclusion within the classroom, ensuring equal opportunities for all learners.
  • Organised school trips, providing pupils with enriching experiences outside the classroom.
  • Developed engaging lesson plans aligned with the national curriculum.
  • Coordinated with special education professionals for developing individualised education plans.
  • Communicated effectively with parents regarding students' progress and behaviour issues.
  • Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Planned and organised classrooms that consistently facilitated positive learning experience.
  • Worked collaboratively with other teachers to review data and develop instructional strategies to address student learning objectives.
  • Encouraged a love of learning in students of varying abilities, enhancing positive educational experiences.
  • Created lesson plans and scheduled each day to promote maximum student learning and enrichment.
  • Planned lessons according to national standards to cover all requirements and prepare for standardised tests.
  • Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.
  • Tracked student attendance and performance, intervening early in concerning issues.
  • Planned and resources targeted daily interventions for both children with SEND and EAL needs who were working below expected. This was continuously monitored and adapted to the needs of the year group.
  • Monitored ECTs in both their first and second year. Meeting with and observing weekly and setting appropriate targets to ensure continued progress.
  • Supporting ECT’s through planning, teaching and overall wellbeing.
  • Implemented constructive feedback process to improve teaching methods amongst peers.
  • Established strong relationships with colleagues, promoting a collaborative work environment.
  • Collaborated with other staff members for cohesive teaching approach.
  • Fostered team cohesion by organising regular group meetings.
  • Delegated responsibilities, achieving balanced workload distribution amongst team members.
  • Promoted open communication for better problem-solving and decision-making processes.

Co-Leader of Maths

Hazelwood Schools
Enfield, London
2022.09 - 2023.07

This role included providing feedback to staff after completing learning walks across the school and further to this, I co-presented parent workshops from EYFS to Year 6 to inform parents on how to best support their children in maths at home.

Year Group Leader

Hazelwood Schools
Enfield, London
2021.01 - 2023.07
  • Progressed to Team Leader position within 2 and a half years working at the school.
  • Managed daily planning of workplace operations, clearly communicating targets to staff for smooth, efficient task delivery.
  • Provided leadership and direction for employees, supervising activities to drive productivity and efficiency.
  • Increased team productivity through effective staff planning, coordination and task delegation.
  • Ensuring parental enveloment via verbal discussion, Tapestry, website and the fortnightly newsletter.

The academic year 2022/23 saw the introduction of a bulge year to Hazelwood Schools increasing the Reception Year from three classes to four. The necessary change in staff numbers has given me further experience of differing staffing arrangements which includes a trainee in my own class, an NQT and two members of staff on a job share.

Classteacher

Hazelwood Schools
Enfield, London
2018.09 - 2023.07
  • Established strong, supportive relationships with families, encouraging parental involvement to boost children's achievement.
  • Created welcoming, positive classroom environments, encouraging children to express opinions, thoughts and feelings.
  • Assessed, recorded and reported on child development, progress and attainment to ensure education goals were consistently met.
  • Organised classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings and to meet learning needs.
  • Established and enforced rules of behaviour to drive social development and maintain positive environments.
  • Provided positive classroom experiences with creative, engaging learning-through-play activities.
  • Planned and delivered an engaging and quality curriculum to classes of up to 30 children in line with EYFS framework.
  • Maximised achievement of children with special education needs, liasing with the SENDCo to apply positive reinforcement strategies to boost confidence and understanding.
  • Established a trusted rapport with parents, encouraging parental involvement to continually meet individual needs of children.
  • Monitored physical and emotional child development, logging individual progress and communicating to family members.
  • Built excellent relationships with children and family members, offering continued trust and safety in care provisions.
  • Worked alongside the PE teacher to coach the school netball and rounders teams after school and attended matches.
  • Planned and organised classrooms that consistently facilitated a positive learning experience.
  • Completed training courses to keep up-to-date with new teaching methods and developments in the field.
  • Organised both visitors and external trips for the whole year group and completing the appropriate risk assessments.

Sales Assistant

Linzi Shoes
Stratford, London
2016.06 - 2016.08
  • Provided service with a smile, offering courteous, helpful advice to best meet customer needs.
  • Worked energetically to maintain efficient operations during peak trading hours.
  • Maintained impeccably high standards of store presentation and hygiene through cleaning.
  • Ensured high levels of customer satisfaction through outstanding product knowledge and attentive, personalised service.
  • Consistently achieved sales targets through outstanding service, product expertise and upselling abilities.
  • Addressed customer enquiries and concerns, facilitating decision-making and minimising hesitation.
  • Updated product labelling and promotional pricing.
  • Effectively and efficiently carried out back-of-house maintenance, for clear, easy-to-navigate stockroom management.
  • Replenished floor stock and processed deliveries promptly, maximising product availability for customers.
  • Prepared products for sales floor, steaming and presenting items immaculately for appealing displays.

Sales Assistant

Jones Bootmaker
Stratford , London
2015.06 - 2015.08
  • Greeted customers and offered assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories, and completing purchases.
  • Worked energetically to maintain efficient operations during peak trading hours.
  • Maintained impeccably high standards store presentation and hygiene through cleaning.
  • Provided excellent sales services by offering bespoke product advice to meet exact customers needs.
  • Shelved and merchandised new products in visually appealing, organised displays to engage customers.
  • Performed daily store opening and closing, readying sales floor and ensuring security measures.
  • Assisted customers with signing up for store loyalty programmes and provided details about key benefits.
  • Ensured high levels of customer satisfaction through outstanding product knowledge and attentive, personalised service.

Karate Instructor

Matsuri
Highams Park, Waltham Forest
2010.01 - 2015.05
  • Optimised learning plans, quantifying student progress through test administration.
  • Earned positive feedback from parents regarding classroom instruction and student learning success.
  • Worked closely with students and parents to increase positive feedback from parents and boost overall student success.
  • Inspected sporting equipment and participants to check compliance with event and safety regulations.
  • Awarded points at sporting competitions based on performance judgments.
  • Encouraged athletes, fellow coaches and judges to engage in good sportsmanship with hundreds of competitors every year.
  • Officiated international and in-house competitions for hundreds of competitors per year.
  • Assisted with fundraising events for international team travel and other expenses.
  • Explained rules, regulations and league guidelines to competitors and coaches.

Education

PGCE - Primary Education

Forest Independent Primary Collegiate
London
07.2018

Bachelor of Arts - History

University of Greenwich
London
07.2017

A-Levels - Geography, History, Sociology, Media (AS) and General Studies (AS)

Highams Park School
London
07.2014

BTec - Spanish

Highams Park School
London
07.2012

GCSEs -

Highams Park School
London
07.2012

Skills

  • Creative and purposeful lesson planning at both individual and Year Group levels
  • Positive and encouraging
  • Effective time management
  • Student motivation
  • Student engagement
  • Classroom management
  • Mentor to both ECTs in both their first and second year
  • Curriculum development
  • Creating a positive learning environment
  • Experience with special-needs students and those who have English as an additional language
  • Managing staff relationships at all levels

Additional Information

I successfully completed a National Professional Qualification for Leading Teaching (NPQLT) course in January 2023.

Interests

Yoga

Reading

Walking

Music

Netball

Karate

Running

Timeline

Classteacher, YGL and ECT Mentor

North Star Community Trust - Woodpecker Hall
2023.09 - Current

Co-Leader of Maths

Hazelwood Schools
2022.09 - 2023.07

Year Group Leader

Hazelwood Schools
2021.01 - 2023.07

Classteacher

Hazelwood Schools
2018.09 - 2023.07

Sales Assistant

Linzi Shoes
2016.06 - 2016.08

Sales Assistant

Jones Bootmaker
2015.06 - 2015.08

Karate Instructor

Matsuri
2010.01 - 2015.05

PGCE - Primary Education

Forest Independent Primary Collegiate

Bachelor of Arts - History

University of Greenwich

A-Levels - Geography, History, Sociology, Media (AS) and General Studies (AS)

Highams Park School

BTec - Spanish

Highams Park School

GCSEs -

Highams Park School
Polly Janata