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Saoirse McCauley

Irvinestown,Fermanagh and Omagh

Summary

Passionate, enthusiastic, and adaptable primary teacher with a breadth of experience across Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, and Key Stage 2, developed through a PGCE and a range of diverse school placements. Confident in supporting whole-class teaching and meeting individual needs, with experience in mainstream, early years, and specialist SEN settings.

Skilled in planning and delivering engaging, inclusive lessons, managing behaviour positively, and fostering strong relationships with pupils, families, and colleagues. Brings over three years' prior experience as a 1:1 learning assistant supporting a pupil with autism, as well as early years experience through Cherish Sure Start.

Committed to inclusive, child-centred education with a calm, reflective approach. Eager to contribute positively to a supportive school community and help all learners thrive both academically and emotionally, reaching their full potential.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Summer Scheme Leader in Charge

Arc Healthy Living Centre
Irvinestown, Fermanagh
06.2025 - Current
  • Led the planning and delivery of a structured and play-based programme for 160 children aged 5-11 years, ensuring a safe, engaging and inclusive environment for all.
  • Managed and supported a team of 6 staff and 53 volunteers aged 12-18, modelling positive attitudes and behaviours and providing mentoring to achieve high standards of conduct and engagement.
  • Created a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment that encouraged participation, creativity and positive relationships.
  • Communicated effectively and developed positive working relationships with parents and guardians, providing updates on children's wellbeing, behaviour and progress throughout the scheme.
  • Demonstrated strong behaviour management and safeguarding awareness, responding sensitively and appropriately to incidents and maintaining consistent routines.
  • Adapted activities to meet the individual needs and interests of children, ensuring every child felt included and engaged.
  • Developed key organisational and time-management skills through daily schedules, team coordination and responsibility for administrative tasks.

Student Teacher

Bishop David Sheppard Primary School
Southport, Merseyside
03.2025 - 06.2025
  • Taught a full range of subjects across the KS2 curriculum, planning and delivering engaging lessons that supported progress and met learning objectives.
  • Built strong relationships with pupils in a socially deprived area, using restorative practices and trauma-informed strategies to manage behaviour effectively.
  • Developed strong behaviour management strategies in a socially disadvantaged context, promoting a safe, respectful learning environment.
  • Adapted teaching approaches to meet a wide range of pupil needs, including children with SEND, SEMH challenges, and those requiring additional behavioural support.
  • Proactively addressed safeguarding concerns, following school procedures and working closely with DSLs and support staff to ensure pupil wellbeing.
  • Demonstrated resilience, empathy, and adaptabilty in a high-need school setting, contributing actively to the wider school community.

Student Teacher

Enniskillen Integrated Primary School
Enniskillen, Fermanagh
01.2025 - 03.2025
  • Delivered play-based and child-centred learning experiences in line with the Foundation Stage curriculum.
  • Planned and implemented engaging activities that promoted early literacy, numeracy, and personal development through structured play.
  • Created a nurturing, language-rich environment that encouraged curiosity, creativity, and social interaction.
  • Developed behaviour management approaches tailored to early years, fostering positive routines and emotional regulation.
  • Adapted tasks to support varied learning needs within a large class, ensuring every child had access to meaningful learning.
  • Built strong relationships with pupils and staff, contributing to a warm, inclusive classroom culture.
  • Used continuous observation and informal assessment to track progress and inform next steps for learning.

Student Teacher

Hudson Primary School
Maghull, Merseyside
10.2024 - 12.2024
  • Completed placement in a specialist provision within a mainstream school, teaching 10 pupils with varying special educational, behavioural needs and EHCPs.
  • Developed a strong understanding of how to adapt communication, routines, and expectations to meet diverse learning profiles.
  • Developed creative, multi-sensory learning activities to support engagement, communication, and progress across all areas of the curriculum.
  • Improved classroom and behaviour management using a calm, consistent approach, promoting a safe and positive learning environment.
  • Worked closely with teaching assistants, SENCOs, and external specialists to ensure coordinated and personalised support.

SEN Learning Assistant

Kesh Primary School
Kesh, Fermanagh
08.2021 - 06.2024
  • · Assisted with the educational support and care of a pupil with autism, under the direction of the class teacher.
  • Adapted tasks and resources to meet the pupil’s individual needs, using visual aids, structured routines, and sensory regulation strategies.
  • Promoted the pupil’s independence, confidence, progress and participation in whole-class learning and school life.
  • Built a trusting, supportive relationship with the pupil and their family, contributing to a consistent approach between home and school.
  • Maintained records of progress and provided regular feedback to the class teacher.

Early Years Practitioner

Cherish Sure Start
Irvinestown, Fermanagh
09.2018 - 08.2021
  • Planned and delivered age-appropriate, play-based learning experiences aligned with the EYFS curriculum.
  • Supported children’s early development in key areas such as communication and language, physical development, and personal, social, and emotional wellbeing.
  • Observed, assessed, and recorded children’s progress, contributing to individual learning plans and supporting early intervention where needed.
  • Promoted early literacy and numeracy through storytime, phonics games, mark-making, counting, and exploratory play.
  • Maintained a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment, following safeguarding procedures and health and safety regulations.
  • · Established a homework club for disadvantaged children and the travelling community within the local area to improve student engagement and motivation.

Education

PGCE Primary Education with QTS -

Edge Hill University
Ormskirk
09.2024 - 06.2025

BA Honours Early Childhood Studies -

Stranmillis University College
Belfast
01.2022 - 05.2024

Foundation Degree Early Childhood Studies -

Stranmillis University College
Belfast
09.2019 - 05.2021

Skills

  • Curriculum planning and delivery
  • Classroom and behaviour management
  • Resilience and adaptability
  • Strong understanding and experience of supporting children with SEND and SEMH challenges
  • Safeguarding and Child Protection
  • Communication and parental engagement
  • Organisation and time-management

Training

  • Designated Safeguarding Officer
  • Paediatric First Aid
  • Autism NI Training
  • Trauma Informed Practice
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Sounds Write Phonics Course
  • Zones of Regulation
  • Positive Behaviour

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Summer Scheme Leader in Charge

Arc Healthy Living Centre
06.2025 - Current

Student Teacher

Bishop David Sheppard Primary School
03.2025 - 06.2025

Student Teacher

Enniskillen Integrated Primary School
01.2025 - 03.2025

Student Teacher

Hudson Primary School
10.2024 - 12.2024

PGCE Primary Education with QTS -

Edge Hill University
09.2024 - 06.2025

BA Honours Early Childhood Studies -

Stranmillis University College
01.2022 - 05.2024

SEN Learning Assistant

Kesh Primary School
08.2021 - 06.2024

Foundation Degree Early Childhood Studies -

Stranmillis University College
09.2019 - 05.2021

Early Years Practitioner

Cherish Sure Start
09.2018 - 08.2021

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