Salwa Zaveri
London
Summary
Engaging educator with vast knowledge of KS3 and KS4 geography, with a strong interest in teaching KS5. Demonstrates forward-planning skills, behaviour management practices, and performance evaluation to deliver enhanced student outcomes. Adaptable communicator with proven rapport-building ability. Creative and intuitive lessons which promote a love of learning and intellectual curiosity.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work history
Teacher of Geography
Loxford School
London
01.2022 - Current
- Teaching KS3 and KS4
- Planning, constructing and teaching high quality lessons
- Each lesson is inclusive of differentiation and challenge
- Immersive classroom display to stimulate and encourage interest in geography
- SEND ambassador for geography: created a centralised system for the department with SEND resources
- Attended EHCP workshops for each year group and relayed strategies and goals back to the department
- Anti-bullying games club supervisor: Ensuring that games club is run accordingly
- KS4 interventions held to ensure students are on track to achieve their predicted grades
- Completed ECT training
Teacher of Geography
Eden Park High School
London
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Taught KS3 for one term and completed my first term of my ECT induction
- Carried out all school duties.
ESG Analyst
Educate Global Fund
02.2020 - 09.2020
- Educate Global Fund is a private equity company that aims to achieve impact invesrment in predominantly healthcare, education and nutrition, amogst other sectors that coincide with this
- Taking on the role of ESG Analyst has enabled me to create the funds ESG and Due Diligence framework, as well as mitigating any challeneges that have arrisen from closing our first two deals, in relation to the environmental, social and goveranance issues that have come about.
Consultant
Akazi wa Akazi
Lusaka
09.2019 - 08.2020
- The aim of this NGO is to provide local women with basic literacy, numerical and additional skills for them to become self sufficent
- The organisation has already successfully graduated its first group of women who have qualified into becoming able to provide for themselves and their families
- The provision of a classroom with facilties for learning, baking, sewing and other skills is provided to the women with a teacher to assist their learning.
Trainee
The Aid by Trade Foundation
Hamburg
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Part of a Food Security Standard pilot, in Zambia
- Was a critical member in organising and directing group discussions with women groups, and a workshop on gender issues with the gender officers of Alliance Ginneries and Highlands Cotton
- In Hamburg, the main focus was on investigating and developing training material for ginnery workers with a focus on women empowerment and child labour
- Learnt to write policy reports for the company and was entrusted with coordinating between the company and their partners to ensure pesticide data for the season was delivered, checked and sent back.
Sustainability Coordinator
Alliance Ginneries
Lusaka
10.2018 - 04.2019
- Worked in the Zambia office where I was entrusted to coordinate our operations with COMPAQI to improve and uplift the lives of farmers from poverty
- Facilitated training models to enhance sustainable practices, as well as to allow better access to cotton and food crops by farmers
- Inputted into the designing of a sustainable business model, in order to uphold the company's environmental and civic duties, as well as updating parts of the website to reflect this
- Involved in Focus Group Discussions with farming communities- especially with the women- in poverty alleviation strategies based around the understanding of local traditions and customs
- Began an educational program for farming communities relating to the importance of crop rotation for self-subsistence and malnutrition mitigation, as well as the importance of education for children.
IVHQ Volunteering Livingstone, a community
06.2017 - 07.2017
- Overcame language, cultural and resource challenges in teaching English to students in year 2
- I was left in charge of the class all day without supervision, meaning that I had to make sure that each child was working diligently, as well as dealing with any discrepancies that arose
- The class consisted of children of different ages and a range of abilities
- I had to formulate a peer-tutoring program for children that were not able to keep up with the pace of the classes
- During break time I came up with educational games that fostered greater peer cooperation, especially between those who had friction with each other in the classroom
- Established the school's library program, where I held a weekly class about the environment and endangered animals.
Ho Chi Mihn
03.2017 - 04.2017
- Worked with physically and mentally disabled children, some of who are still suffering from the aftermath of Agent Orange administered during the Vietnam war
- Was responsible for the creation of learning games that assisted in aiding greater co-ordination and responses from the children
- Worked together with nurse aids to establish a daily routine for the children based on the synergy between learning, playing and resting.
Aga Khan Development Network and ISPOS
11.2016 - 01.2017
- Conducted a nutrition study to determine food accessibility in Nairobi and the role-played by wholesale and retail businesses
- Elected as AKDN's representative in IPSOS Nairobi offices
- Main responsibilities were: trusted with being designated as AKDN management representative in the IPSOS offices, requiring a holistic understanding of basic project management
- Improved proficiency in data and statistics management including compilation.
Education
PGCE -
University College London London
2021
MSc - Emerging Economies and International Development
King's College
2018
MA (hons) - Sustainable Development with, Social Anthropology
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh
2016
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St. Georges School For Girls Edinburgh
2012
Skills
- IT: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Office and PowerPoint
Interests
Activities: , Associate of the Edinburgh Zoological Society and the People and Planet Society.
Community Service: Volunteered with the National Spinal Injury Hospital on a weekly basis whilst attending high school in Kenya. Voluntary teaching projects with children from disadvantaged schools in Kenya, Zambia and Vietnam.
Sports: 1st team squash at St. Georges School: Won the Scottish League Championship.
Languages
English
Fluent
Swahili
Intermediate
French
Elementary
Timeline
Teacher of Geography
Loxford School
01.2022 - Current
Teacher of Geography
Eden Park High School
09.2021 - 12.2021
ESG Analyst
Educate Global Fund
02.2020 - 09.2020
Consultant
Akazi wa Akazi
09.2019 - 08.2020
Trainee
The Aid by Trade Foundation
06.2019 - 08.2019
Sustainability Coordinator
Alliance Ginneries
10.2018 - 04.2019
IVHQ Volunteering Livingstone, a community
06.2017 - 07.2017
Ho Chi Mihn
03.2017 - 04.2017
Aga Khan Development Network and ISPOS
11.2016 - 01.2017
PGCE -
University College London London
MSc - Emerging Economies and International Development
King's College
MA (hons) - Sustainable Development with, Social Anthropology
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh
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St. Georges School For Girls Edinburgh
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