Sadiyo Abdullahi
Bristol,United Kingdom
Summary
A dedicated professional with a strong foundation in time management and organisation, behaviour management, and problem solving. Demonstrates expertise in lesson planning and delivery, assessment and feedback, and effective modelling to foster inclusive practice. Known for critical thinking, adaptability, and collaborative skills, complemented by IT literacy. Committed to advancing educational methodologies while supporting diverse learning needs.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Primary Teacher
Christ Church Infant School
Bristol, Avon
2026.01 - Current
- Classroom Management: Created calm and focused learning environments for mixed-year groups, even during frequent transitions. Set clear expectations, used timers and seating strategies, and reinforced routines consistently. Recognised positive behaviour with praise, stickers, and peer modelling, encouraging all pupils to stay engaged.
- SEND & Inclusion: Supported pupils with additional needs to fully access lessons through sensory activities, structured learning stations, outdoor tasks, and one-to-one guidance. Adapted lessons so both struggling and more confident learners could participate and succeed across core subjects.
- Curriculum Delivery: Taught engaging literacy and maths lessons, including phonics, sentence correction, counting backwards, and addition/subtraction with bar models. Used scaffolding, modelling, and personalised examples to help pupils understand concepts and work independently.
- Adaptability & Lesson Coverage: Responded effectively to last-minute cover lessons, adjusting plans and resources for multiple year groups. Used discussions, videos, and hands-on activities to ensure learning continued even when time or resources were limited.
- Student Engagement: Encouraged active participation through structured routines, interactive tasks, and targeted praise. Pupils grew more confident, independent, and focused, particularly in writing and mathematics.
Primary Teacher
Southville Primary School
Bristol, Avon
2025.10 - 2025.12
- Differentiated Instruction and Scaffolding: Effectively applied differentiated scaffolding techniques across Maths, English, and Foundation Subjects (e.g., History, Geography, RE), using strategies like bar model, visual aids, word banks, and model examples to support all learners
- Live Marking: Implemented live marking during lessons, providing immediate feedback to students as they worked. This approach helped them stay engaged and make real-time adjustments, ensuring they could improve their work during the lesson
- Marked a range of assessments, including maths exams, SPaG assessments, and writing tasks (e.g., non-chronological reports on the Maya civilisation), providing timely, constructive feedback that helped track student progress and identify key areas for improvement
- Provided translation support for Somali-speaking families during Parents' Evenings, ensuring effective communication between school and home, and helping parents fully understand their child's progress and next steps
- Inclusive Practice: Provided tailored support for pupils requiring additional assistance, including extra time during assessments, sentence context prompts, and personalised word banks. These strategies ensured that all students could access the curriculum, engage with the tasks, and complete their work successfully, regardless of their individual learning needs
Education
LLB - Law
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom 2017.09 - 2021.06
A Level - Humanities
St Brendan's Sixth Form College
Bristol, United Kingdom 2015.09 - 2017.06
GCSEs -
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom 2010.09 - 2015.06
Primary PGCE -
University of the West of England
Bristol, United Kingdom 2017.09 -
Skills
- Time Management and Organisation
- Behaviour Management
- Problem Solving
- Lesson Planning and Delivery
- Assessment and Feedback
- Effective Modelling
- Inclusive Practice
- Critical Thinking
- Collaborative
- Adaptability
- IT Literacy
LANGUAGES
English - Native
Somali - Native
REFERENCES
Available upon request
Timeline
Primary Teacher
Christ Church Infant School
2026.01 - Current
Primary Teacher
Southville Primary School
2025.10 - 2025.12
LLB - Law
University of Bristol
2017.09 - 2021.06
Primary PGCE -
University of the West of England
2017.09 -
A Level - Humanities
St Brendan's Sixth Form College
2015.09 - 2017.06
GCSEs -
The City Academy Bristol
2010.09 - 2015.06