Rosemary Hakim
Kirkcaldy,Fife
Summary
A law graduate (LLB Hons, DipLP) with experience of legal research, international policy (UNHCR), and public sector delivery in education.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ASN Teacher
Adapted Curricullum
Moray Council
08.2025 - Current
- Support schools to embed inclusive practices using a strategic approach
- Work alongside team to embed new skills
- Deliver training on areas to develop
ASN Teacher
Linkwood Primary School
08.2024 - Current
- Lead strategist for pupils with significant Additional Support for Learning Needs (ASN)
- Decision Making & Risk Management: Led an intervention for a pupil at risk of exclusion. Conduct dynamic risk assessments to balance the health and safety of staff with the statutory rights of the child. Make real-time operational decisions to de-escalate violence and maintain safety.
- Managing Priorities & Deadlines: Successfully juggle competing priorities—managing direct 1-to-1 crisis support while simultaneously leading a team of support staff. Delivered a full reintegration plan against taking into account funding deadline, preventing the pupil from being placed on a part-time timetable.
- Working Together: Lead strategy meetings for a team of teachers and support staff. Negotiated with leadership to secure resources for team collaboration, transforming a fractured team culture into one of consistency and shared goals.
- Communication & Influencing: Managed a complex relationship with disengaged parents by implementing a new communication protocol (pre-warning systems), which successfully rebuilt trust and re-engaged the family in the statutory process.
- Moray Council
Intensive Support Teacher
Moray SEBN Service
08.2022 - 06.2024
- Deployed to support vulnerable learners with trauma backgrounds, ensuring multi-agency support packages were effectively delivered.
- Working Together (Multi-Agency): Acted as the central lead for complex cases, coordinating input from Educational Psychologists, Social Workers, and Health professionals to create bespoke support packages.
- Decision Making: Accountable for the design and implementation of 'Pathways to Inclusion,' making autonomous decisions on when to increase or decrease support levels based on behavioral data analysis.
- Communication: Influenced school leadership teams to adopt trauma-informed practices rather than punitive measures. Used data and case studies to demonstrate the long-term effectiveness of these strategies to skeptical stakeholders.
- Moray Council
EAL (English as an Additional Language) Teacher
Moray Council
10.2021 - 08.2022
- Communication & Influencing: Designed and delivered a 'Diversity and Inclusion' training strategy across the Local Authority. Influenced senior management to adopt a Whole School Approach to diversity.
- Strategic Training: Created and rolled out training resources for staff, translating complex EAL theory into practical classroom strategies that improved learner engagement.
Communications & Content Strategist (Freelance)
Various Organizations
01.2016 - 12.2021
- Crisis Communication: Managed social media channels for high-profile events/charities. Demonstrated political astuteness by crafting 'neutral' responses to sensitive/controversial comments, mitigating reputational risk.
- Deadlines: Produced high-quality video and written content under strict 'breaking news' deadlines.
- Creating content strategy to share vision and communicate events
- Create engaging promo reels
- Use of social media strategy to create engagement.
PA / Legal Secretary
CCW Business Lawyers
01.2008 - 01.2008
- Compliance: Implemented Money Laundering checks and managed the opening of client files, ensuring full regulatory compliance.
Intern (Protection & Policy)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
12.2006 - 06.2007
- Legal Analysis: Analyzed official documentation to ascertain refugee status under the principle of family unity.
- Decision Making: Conducted sensitive interviews with refugees to advise on status and entitlements, requiring sound judgment and detailed knowledge of international policy.
- Policy Development: Played an active role in the development of procedural workflows for the Cairo office.
- Cairo
Legal Research Assistant
Robert Gordon University
01.2006 - 08.2006
- Research: Conducted in-depth analysis of domestic and international case judgments and statutes to support academic publications and lectures.
- Aberdeen
Education
Diploma in Inclusive Practise -
Aberdeen University
10-2025
Post Graduate Diploma in Education -
University of Edinburgh
01.2014
Diploma in Legal Practice -
University of Aberdeen
01.2009
LLB Law (Honours) - 2:1
University of Aberdeen
01.2005
Skills
- Strategic Decision Making
- Managing Priorities & Deadlines
- Working Together
- Digital Communication & Content Strategy
- Campaign Management
- Video Production
Websites
Certification
- Google Online Marketing and Communications Course (2018)
- Child Protection
- Data Protection (GDPR)
- Conflict Resolution
Technical Skills And Training
- Digital Communication & Content Strategy using Canva, Adobe Suite, GoDaddy and Pagecloud to create accessible, high-impact visual resources.
- Campaign Management, Experienced in using Mailchimp and GoDaddy to design and manage stakeholder newsletters and communication campaigns.
- Video and podcast production, skilled in end-to-end video production (filming, editing, sound) using iMovie, Filmora, and GarageBand, alongside professional hardware (gimbals, dual-camera setups)
- Interviewer - Interview creatives and leaders online and in person at Summer festivals. Skilled in asking questions to create engaging content.
Core Competencies
- Strategic Decision Making, Experienced in conducting dynamic risk assessments and making autonomous decisions in crisis environments involving violence and complex needs.
- Managing Priorities & Deadlines, Proven ability to juggle direct casework with strategic leadership, ensuring statutory reporting (IEPs/CSPs) and funding deadlines are met.
- Digital Communication, Expert in using digital media and content creation tools to drive stakeholder engagement and translate complex policy into accessible formats.
- Working Together, Extensive experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and coordinating with Social Work, Police, and Educational Psychology.
Timeline
ASN Teacher
Adapted Curricullum
08.2025 - Current
ASN Teacher
Linkwood Primary School
08.2024 - Current
Intensive Support Teacher
Moray SEBN Service
08.2022 - 06.2024
EAL (English as an Additional Language) Teacher
Moray Council
10.2021 - 08.2022
Communications & Content Strategist (Freelance)
Various Organizations
01.2016 - 12.2021
PA / Legal Secretary
CCW Business Lawyers
01.2008 - 01.2008
Intern (Protection & Policy)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
12.2006 - 06.2007
Legal Research Assistant
Robert Gordon University
01.2006 - 08.2006
Diploma in Inclusive Practise -
Aberdeen University
Post Graduate Diploma in Education -
University of Edinburgh
Diploma in Legal Practice -
University of Aberdeen
LLB Law (Honours) - 2:1
University of Aberdeen