
Qualified primary school teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse, creative learning opportunities. Skilled in motivating pupils through positive reinforcement, interactive instruction, and targeted observation. Committed to supporting the development of literacy, numeracy, self-esteem, and personal responsibility.
Strong understanding of the importance of school community and collaborative working to ensure every child feels safe, included, and valued throughout their educational journey.
Having built up these experiences, I now possess a wide range of transferable skills including leadership, organisation, communication, and relationship-building. Adaptable, eager to learn at any opportunity given, and motivated to contribute positively in new professional environments.
Liaise with teachers, departments, businesses, and employers to provide meaningful opportunities that enhance learning experiences and expose pupils to diverse career pathways.
Organise and manage events throughout the academic year, including careers fairs, workshops, employer talks, and site visits. These initiatives support employer engagement and help pupils understand varied routes into employment.
Deliver employability-focused activities such as CV workshops, mock interviews, and skills sessions with industry professionals.
Use strong communication and organisational skills to build and maintain relationships with partners, ensuring events align with curriculum needs and support positive, sustained destinations beyond school.
Manage logistical planning including layouts, timetables, and resource preparation to ensure events run effectively. Collect and analyse participation data and feedback from pupils, teachers, and employers to measure impact and report outcomes.
Previous teaching experience supports effective collaboration with senior leadership and staff to ensure provision is relevant, beneficial, and aligned with school priorities.
Delivered engaging and inclusive learning experiences across the curriculum, working with pupils of varying abilities and needs.
Built strong, positive relationships to create a supportive and trusting classroom environment. Implemented differentiated teaching strategies to address barriers to learning and appropriately challenge all ability levels.
Collaborated closely with Enhanced Provision staff to support pupils with additional support needs, contributing to and implementing ABLe plans to enhance learning outcomes.
Used formative and summative assessment strategies to monitor progress and track attainment. Contributed to raising attainment in literacy, including supporting pupils to achieve Early Level in reading.
Worked collaboratively with stage partners to plan and evaluate learning using the learning, teaching, and assessment cycle. Participated in professional dialogue, peer observation, and CLPL to enhance practice.
Led the school football team, organising training sessions and coordinating fixtures across the city, strengthening relationships with pupils and the wider school community.
Supported pupils across a range of ability levels in both mainstream classrooms and nurture settings.
Assisted in Enhanced Provision classrooms, supporting children with additional support needs.
Supported teachers with classroom organisation, resource preparation, and administrative tasks. Developed strong skills in relationship-building and behaviour support strategies.
Provided high-quality customer service across multiple departments, handling enquiries, transactions, refunds, and product guidance.
Completed operational tasks including stock monitoring, merchandising, delivery processing, and maintaining store standards.
Acted as a trusted key holder, responsible for opening procedures and managing weekend deliveries. Led small teams, delegated tasks, supervised training opportunities and ensured effective communication during shift handovers.
Referee 1
Referee’s First Name- Lesley-Anne
Referee’s Last Name- Weir
Referee’s Job Title- Head Teacher
Organisation- Dundee City Council
Referee’s Email- laweir587@dundeeschools.scot
Contact Number- 01382435917
Referee 2
Referee’s First Name- Jacqueline
Referee’s Last Name- Thoms
Referee’s Job Title- Depute Head Teacher
Organisation- Dundee City Council
Referee’s Email- jthoms244@dundeeschools.scot
Contact Number- 01382438846
I enjoy playing in a local band where we put on shows in Dundee and around Scotland.
I also enjoy spending time with friends and family.