Sarah Kirk

• Collaborated with staff to develop classroom policies, management strategies and discipline methods. As part of my time at the school and on SLT, I led several whole school projects:

- The Mobilise Project led to a collaborative way of working between teachers and teaching assistants across our school. I delivered Insets, staff meetings and invited colleagues into my classroom to observe, and model the latest strategies founded on research.

- The ‘Spaced Learning' Project. Following the success of the first project, I looked into ways of placing knowledge into children's long term memory; the need to boost our retention scores in the areas of spelling and tricky words had been on our School Development Plan for a while. The whole school began to use the Leitner Model for fifteen minutes each day. After three terms , the data analysis showed an improvement in our children's spelling scores and the majority of children were now achieving the expected level at the end of the year. On this project, I collaborated with the parents. I was able to teach the method and many now followed it for the weekly spellings homework.

- Curriculum by Design Project. Finally, I was asked to lead a project that would help us to redesign a new and meaningful curriculum for our school. I led parents and staff through a consultation process before deciding on the key drivers and vision that we wanted to implement. I then led staff through a series of staff meetings, where we developed short term and long term schemes of work that incorporated our new values. We also applied the spaced learning strategies into our new curriculum following the success and results of my previous project

• Differentiated lesson delivery and class assessments to needs of various abilities, learning styles and educational needs. Over this period of time, I have had many lesson observations. my record shows outstanding and good feedback. I was delighted to receive a grading of ‘outstanding' from the School Improvement Partner.
• Strengthened class management techniques to elevate student behaviour, improving focus and engagement.
• Set up lesson materials, creative displays and demonstrations. During my time at the school, I have had the pleasure of mentoring four NQT students.
• Boosted student success by maximising individual learning, balancing group and individual instruction models to accommodate different academic levels.
• Kept classrooms clean, organised and safe for students, teaching staff and visitors.
• Collected, analysed and tracked data on student progress.
• Worked collaboratively with other teachers to review data and develop instructional strategies to address student learning objectives. I also achieved the Senco Accreditation, and operated in this role for several years at the school. I was able to train and advise colleagues on the different programmes, ways to adapt resources and intervention techniques to meet the needs of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Students. This job involved writing personalised ANP targets with staff and communicating these effectively to parents.
• Planned and organised classrooms that consistently facilitated positive learning experience.
• Assessed student progress by administering and evaluating the Year 2 SATs for five years. I have also worked in Year 1 for several years and have experience of teaching phonics and carrying out the Phonics Screening Check. I have used these results to compile documents for Governors and end-of-year student reports.
• Stayed abreast of changes to school policies and educational trends by attending professional development courses and in-service training. I completed the Leadership Pathways Course for middle leadership and obtained Masters Credits.
• Prioritised strategies to develop responsible, independent learners.
• Planned lessons according to national standards to cover all requirements and prepare for standardised tests.
• Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Involved myself in all aspects of school life and worked on the Governing Body for 7 years I have also led a number of extra curricular clubs across Key Stage 1 and 2. These have included Bike Club, Animation Club, Reading Club and Boardgames Club.
• Chaperoned students on field trips, maintaining safety and encouraging broadened learning.
• Taken on the role of Deputy Head Teacher. I have also covered the Headship role for a period of absence.

Year One - NQT

• Collaborated with administrators to develop classroom policies, management strategies and discipline methods.
• Differentiated lesson delivery and class assessments to needs of various abilities, learning styles and educational needs.
• Strengthened class management techniques to elevate student behaviour, improving focus and engagement.
• Set up lesson materials, bulletin board displays and demonstrations.
• Boosted student success by maximising individual learning, balancing group and individual instruction models to accommodate different academic levels.
• Kept classrooms clean, organised and safe for students, teaching staff and visitors.
• Promoted physical, mental and social development by implementing classroom games and outdoor recreational activities.
• Collected, analysed and tracked data on student progress.
• Worked collaboratively with other teachers to review data and develop instructional strategies to address student learning objectives.
• Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
• Planned and organised classrooms that consistently facilitated positive learning experience.
• Adapted teaching materials to meet needs of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) students.
• Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results, compiling termly and end-of-year student reports.
• Stayed abreast of changes to school policies and educational trends by attending professional development courses and in-service training.
• Prioritised strategies to develop responsible, independent learners.
• Administered assessments to determine each student's specific educational and social needs.
• Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Planned lessons according to national standards to cover all requirements and prepare for standardised tests.

• Liaised with agencies and provided training on security breaches under the Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act
• Analysed client files to identify threats and vulnerabilities.
• Detected and disposed of prohibited material using thorough search skills.
• Managed resources to efficiently contain potential threats.
• Completed background checks with exceptional research skills.
• Handled confidential information to protect client reputation and assets.
• Completed training and an accreditation in GDPR