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Ross Bayne

Dundee

Summary

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.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work history

School Coordinator

Developing the Young Workforce
Dundee
08.2025 - 03.2026

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.

Teacher - Primary School

Dundee City Council
Dundee
08.2023 - 06.2024

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.

Classroom assistant

Dundee City Council
Dundee
04.2021 - 06.2022

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.

Customer Advisor

Boots UK
Dundee
11.2014 - 04.2021

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.

Education

PGDE - Primary Education

University of Dundee
Dundee

Bachelor of Arts with Honours - Popular music

University of the Highlands and Islands
Perth

Advanced Higher - Music

Baldragon Academy
Dundee, Scotland

Higher - Music

Baldragon Academy
Dundee, Scotland

Higher - History

Baldragon Academy
Dundee, Scotland

Higher - Physical Education

Baldragon Academy
Dundee, Scotland

Higher - English

Baldragon Academy
Dundee, Scotland

Higher - Art & Design

Baldragon Academy
Dundee, Scotland

National 5 - Maths

Baldragon Academy
Dundee, Scotland

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Positive relationship building
  • Problem-solving
  • Organisation
  • Understanding and implementation of curriculum
  • Teamwork
  • Differentiation
  • IT Proficiency
  • Time management
  • Approachability
  • De-escalation
  • Emotional literacy

References

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

Hobbies and interests

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.

Timeline

School Coordinator

Developing the Young Workforce
08.2025 - 03.2026

Teacher - Primary School

Dundee City Council
08.2023 - 06.2024

Classroom assistant

Dundee City Council
04.2021 - 06.2022

Customer Advisor

Boots UK
11.2014 - 04.2021

Bachelor of Arts with Honours - Popular music

University of the Highlands and Islands

Advanced Higher - Music

Baldragon Academy

Higher - Music

Baldragon Academy

Higher - History

Baldragon Academy

Higher - Physical Education

Baldragon Academy

Higher - English

Baldragon Academy

Higher - Art & Design

Baldragon Academy

National 5 - Maths

Baldragon Academy

PGDE - Primary Education

University of Dundee
Ross Bayne