Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
References
Timeline
Hi, I’m

Sylvia Olesiak

Crawley,West Sussex
Sylvia Olesiak

Summary

I am a compassionate, creative, and experienced professional with strong leadership skills that promote teamwork and collaboration. I have successfully implemented inclusive strategies to support diverse needs, ensuring that every child feels valued. My experience in performance monitoring and report generation has enabled me to prioritize tasks effectively, ensuring that both educational and administrative objectives are consistently met.
I am dedicated to organisational development and have facilitated training sessions tailored to staff needs, always fostering a culture that celebrates diversity and equality. My solid educational background and excellent references demonstrate my commitment to exceeding expectations.

Overview

10
years of professional experience
9
years of post-secondary education
5
Certification

Work history

St Piers School

Phonics Lead
06.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Establishing a cohesive whole-school approach with progression and continuity in the teaching and learning of phonics throughout the school with a focus on quality first teaching.
  • Providing consistent, high-quality phonics teaching that ensures all children have a strong foundation to tackle the complex reading and writing processes.
  • Working with leaders to develop and implement policies for phonics in line with our school’s commitment to high-quality teaching and learning.
  • Promoting students’ spiritual, moral, social, cultural, physical and mental development alongside British values in teachingthe subject.
  • Consulting students, parents and staff about the subject and its effectiveness and assessing the feedback against the school’s values, visions and aims.
  • Delivering comprehensive subject training to staff.

St Piers School
Lingfield, Surrey

SEND Teacher
01.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Adapting teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Creating an inclusive classroom setting to ensure all students feel accepted and valued.
  • Planning, coordinating, managing a team and training staff
  • Working closely with colleagues and other professionals to implement cross-curricular projects that engage students in comprehensive learning experiences.

St Francis Catholic Primary School
Crawley, West Sussex

Acting SEN Teacher
11.2014 - 01.2021

Job overview

  • Enhanced understanding of complex concepts by creating and implementing individualised learning plans.
  • Developed strong rapport with students, improving their confidence and participation in classroom activities.
  • Created a safe and inclusive classroom setting, encouraging open dialogue among students.
  • Fostered an inclusive atmosphere in class through respectful interaction with all students irrespective of their abilities or backgrounds.

Education

University of Lodz
Poland

Diploma of Higher Education from Teaching
09.2014 - 05.2016

University overview

  • Coursework in Nursery and Early Years Education

University of Lublin
Poland

Certificate of Higher Education from Speech and Language
09.2016 - 02.2018

University of Kielce
Poland

Master of Pedagogy from Teaching and Social Work
10.2003 - 06.2008

Crawley College
Crawley

NVQ Level 3 from Social Care, Children and Young People's Workforce
09.2013 - 07.2014

Skills

  • Leadership skills
  • Physical resource management
  • Staff mentoring
  • Excellent communication
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Inclusive environment and strategies
  • Report generation
  • Task prioritisation
  • Performance monitoring
  • Organisational development
  • General office administration
  • Training and Development
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Flexible and adaptive
  • Fast learner

Affiliations

  • Music, Social Studies, Cinema

Certification

QTS - 2016

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Phonics Lead

St Piers School
06.2024 - Current

SEND Teacher

St Piers School
01.2021 - Current

University of Lublin

Certificate of Higher Education from Speech and Language
09.2016 - 02.2018

Acting SEN Teacher

St Francis Catholic Primary School
11.2014 - 01.2021

University of Lodz

Diploma of Higher Education from Teaching
09.2014 - 05.2016

Crawley College

NVQ Level 3 from Social Care, Children and Young People's Workforce
09.2013 - 07.2014

University of Kielce

Master of Pedagogy from Teaching and Social Work
10.2003 - 06.2008
Sylvia Olesiak