Sara Silverman
Twickenham,Surrey
Summary
Dedicated early childhood education professional with expertise in play-based learning and a child-centred approach.
Proficient in lesson plan preparation, phonics teaching, and promoting social emotional learning.
Demonstrates strong skills in child observation and assessment, ensuring safeguarding and fostering creative and innovative educational environments.
Committed to nurturing young minds through energetic delivery and empathetic understanding, aiming to advance the field of early years education.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Nursery Teacher
Littleton C of E infant school
Shepperton, Middlesex
01.2018 - Current
- Plan and deliver development matters curriculum to enhance early childhood development.
- Teach White Rose Maths scheme and Little Wandle phonics scheme.
- Apply Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework knowledge to drive curriculum attainment.
- Conduct assessments of children's progress to identify and plan for areas needing improvement.
- Foster positive learning environment by implementing inclusive teaching strategies.
- Collaborate with colleagues to create engaging lesson plans, improving learning outcomes.
- Manage children's behaviour with consistent rules and boundaries.
- Facilitate growth of social skills through group play activities.
- Maintain detailed records of each child's progress for annual reports and parents evenings.
- Offer emotional support to distressed children, ensuring a nurturing environment is maintained at all times.
- Establish strong parent-teacher relationships for effective communication about child's progress.
- Maintain rigorous safeguarding procedures for continued child safety and wellbeing.
Nursery teacher
Portman Early childhood Centre
London, London
09.2007 - 06.2016
Education
PGCE - Early Years education
Middlesex University
Middlesex 09.2006 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Theatre with Visual Practise
Brighton University
Brighton 09.1998 - 07.2001
Skills
- Play-Based learning expertise
- Empathy and understanding
- Lesson plan preparation
- Child-Centred approach
- Social emotional learning promotion
- Phonics teaching
- Child observation and assessment
- Early childhood education knowledge
- Safeguarding proficient
- Early Years expertise
- Creative and innovative
- Energetic delivery
Affiliations
- Allotment holder with a passion for growing.
- Knitting and crafting.
- Love of nature and the outdoors
Timeline
Nursery Teacher
Littleton C of E infant school
01.2018 - Current
Nursery teacher
Portman Early childhood Centre
09.2007 - 06.2016
PGCE - Early Years education
Middlesex University
09.2006 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Theatre with Visual Practise
Brighton University
09.1998 - 07.2001