Sumayyah Ismail
Alva,Clackmannanshire
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Learning Assistant, bringing eight years of experience within the Education sector. Positive role model, successful in quickly building meaningful rapport with students. Adept at working with lead teachers to develop and implement engaging and interactive lessons, and raising attainment within the classroom.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Learning Assistant
Clackmannanshire Council
Clackmannan Primary School
05.2024 - Current
- Collaborated closely with teaching staff for the successful implementation of lesson plans and to promote a safe, inclusive, nurturing and child-centered approach to learning and education
- Maintaining student safeguarding and wellbeing is of paramount importance in order to lead to effective learning outcomes.
- Assumed responsibility of supervising field trips, ensuring student safety at all times as well as supervising during daily break and lunch times, administering basic first aid where necessary.
- Implemented inclusive teaching strategies, ensuring equal opportunities for all learners.
- Showing flexibility in my approaches and providing student support appropriate to the setting, such as one-to-one, within the classroom setting or groups of students focusing on a given task.
- Providing support based on the needs and requirements of the student whose challenges may arise from behaviour, learning, sensory or physical impairment or family circumstances.
Care Assistant
Cera Cares (Forth Valley Branch)
Alva, Clackmannanshire
04.2024 - Current
- Assisting elderly and disabled people lead independent and dignified lives within the security and comfort of their own home setting.
- Administered medication to patients, ensuring proper health management.
- Adhered strictly to professional standards, regulations and policies at all times while executing duties.
- Respected privacy and dignity of each resident during provision of care services.
- Helped with personal care tasks, promoting hygiene and cleanliness amongst patients.
- Maintained confidentiality and compliance standards for optimised patient care.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on latest care practices by attending regular meetings and training opportunities.
Private Tutor
Self-employed
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11.2018 - 07.2023
- Managed scheduling and lesson planning, promoting consistency in learning.
- Boosted student confidence with one-on-one tutoring sessions.
- Refined and implemented different learning strategies in accordance to individual learner's abilities and needs.
- Provided feedback and progress reports to parents on a regular basis.
- Increased academic achievement by providing focused attention in areas of difficulty.
Learning Support Mentor
School of Research Science
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
08.2015 - 07.2016
- Ensured a safe and respectful classroom environment with clear rules and expectations.
- Assisting the classroom teacher by preparing and developing resources such as charts, flash cards and organising displays.
- Conducting group sessions and learning tasks, providing support to weaker students
- Carrying our duties to support the wider school network, such as break and lunch duties, and on-rota for after school duty.
- Organise and facilitate with trips, sports days, National Day and religious celebrations. I also ran a Henna Club to help encourage creativity and cultivate an appreciation of different cultures.
Education
CELTA - English
University of Cambridge
Cambridge 01.2012 - 04.2012
A-Levels - Biology and Psychology
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, Kent 09.2007 - 07.2008
AS levels - Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Sociology, General Studies, Chemistry, Geology
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, Kent 09.2006 - 07.2007
GCSEs - 10 GCSE Subjects
Dartford Technology College
Dartford, Kent 09.2004 - 07.2006
Skills
- Sensitivity to diverse needs
- Behavioural management techniques
- Child safeguarding
- Responsive listening
- First Aid
- Calm under pressure
Affiliations
- Cooking, Henna, Hiking and walking in nature
Accomplishments
Certificate in Paediatric First Aid - February 2025
Attended ‘What Works: Global Citizen’ Teacher workshop, hosted by the KHDA, April 2016
Successfully achieved a certificate on Special Education Needs in February 2016 from the International Open Academy
Attended ‘What Works: Early Years’ Teacher workshop, hosted by the KHDA, February 2016
Languages
English
Native
Urdu
Fluent
Timeline
Learning Assistant
Clackmannanshire Council
05.2024 - Current
Care Assistant
Cera Cares (Forth Valley Branch)
04.2024 - Current
Private Tutor
Self-employed
11.2018 - 07.2023
Learning Support Mentor
School of Research Science
08.2015 - 07.2016
CELTA - English
University of Cambridge
01.2012 - 04.2012
A-Levels - Biology and Psychology
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
09.2007 - 07.2008
AS levels - Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Sociology, General Studies, Chemistry, Geology
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
09.2006 - 07.2007
GCSEs - 10 GCSE Subjects
Dartford Technology College
09.2004 - 07.2006
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