Sarah Ramage

• Planned academic courses to align with updates to national curriculum.
• Prepared appropriate learning resources to aid student comprehension of new concepts.
• Differentiated lesson delivery and activities based on individual learning needs for a number of students.
• Actioned feedback from lesson observations to continuously improve quality of teaching.
• Used varied resources and technologies to maximise student engagement and understanding.
• Collected, analysed and tracked data on student progress.
• Offered counselling to help students deal with academic, personal, or behavioural issues.

I have taken on the role of Acting PT 0.4 FTE of the Social Subjects department for a period of 6 months. This has allowed me to enhance my leadership and communication skills. During my time as Acting PT I have been responsible for;

• Completing the departmental improvement plan in line with the whole school improvement plan.
• Mentoring Social Subject students, ensuring they were supported at all times.
• Providing high quality cover work during periods of staff absence, ensuring pupils remained engaged and supported in their learning. - Submitting pupil work for SQA verification. This provided me with the opportunity to gain an insight into moderation and verification activities ensuring whole school policy was followed.
• Celebrating pupil success through the creation of a 'punch card reward scheme'. - Working

• Supplemented course content with modern cinematic representations of historical periods.
• Planned exams and in-class assignments to support student comprehension.
• Reported progress to parents in line with school policy.
• Celebrated academic successes and implemented interventions to meet all targets.
• Preparing for and delivering lessons to classes ranging from S1 to Higher
• Meticulous planning and organisation of programmes of work in line with national curriculum models.
• Marking the work of students and providing effective feedback.
• Creating and maintaining positive relationships with pupils and following school policy to address behaviour issues and welfare concerns.
• Redevelopment of department resources ensuring that redevelopment is in line with Social Studies benchmarks and that literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing benchmarks are signposted throughout.
• Using tracking and monitoring tools such as Insight to allow me to me to effectively assess, record, and report on the work of pupils to raise attainment and achievement.
• Delivering interactive lessons to suit a range of learning and behavioural needs.
• Researching and developing new learning and teaching strategies.
• Working as a private mentor to a group of targeted pupils.
• Working collegiately within the Social Subjects faculty.
• Developing positive relationships and positive behaviour strategies that enable me to work with all learners through the use of varied strategies to build these
• Working hard to create a safe, caring and purposeful learning environment that will enable learners to thrive in the classroom environment
• Reflecting on and improving my professional practice.
• Taking part in school plans for raising attainment.
• Creating a safe environment in which promotes health, welfare and safety of pupils.

• Administered assessments to determine each student's specific educational and social needs.
• Created lesson plans and scheduled each day to promote maximum student learning and enrichment.
• Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
• Completed training courses to keep up-to-date with new teaching methods and developments in the field.
• Designed innovative teaching techniques that earned positive feedback by school management.
• Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
• Worked collaboratively with other teachers to review data and develop instructional strategies to address student learning objectives.
• Promoted physical, mental and social development by implementing classroom games and outdoor recreational activities.
• Planned and organised classrooms that consistently facilitated positive learning experience.
• Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Prioritised strategies to develop responsible, independent learners.
• Set up lesson materials, bulletin board displays and demonstrations.
• Provided reading instruction to special needs students.
• Created lesson plans and scheduled each day to promote maximum student engagement.

My work within South Ayrshire as a teacher of both Modern Studies and History involved;

• Prepared lesson content and delivery in line with curriculum guidelines.
• Identified student strengths and weaknesses, providing constructive feedback to improve results.
• Assessed student performance, behaviour and class engagement.
• Created and marked homework, exams and class activities to monitor individuals' progress.
• Established and enforced classroom rules in line with school behavioural policy.
• Collaborated with teaching assistants and mentors to deliver additional support to struggling students.
• Established clear learning outcomes and targets for different abilities.