Tina Callaghan

• Managed classroom behaviour effectively, employing positive reinforcement techniques to maintain a respectful learning atmosphere.
• Facilitated smooth transition experiences for pupils entering from early years settings into reception class.
• Adapting the transition experiences for a number of SEND children to ensure a successful start to school for all children.
• Fostered a positive learning environment, encouraging curiosity and a love for learning among young students.
• Effective job-share partnership for continuous reception and daily teaching.
• Delivered full-time reception teaching at Attleborough for one-year period.

• Reworked the formal reception class into a child-led experience with environmental changes.
• Collaborate with less-experienced colleagues and outdoor learning specialists on EYFS environment overhaul.
• Planned and coordinated outdoor activities focused on physical health, exploration, and well-being.
• Coordinated staff meetings supporting colleagues' professional development across outdoor provision.

• Delivered independent living coaching for care leavers on key daily skills.
• Coordinated budgeting walkthroughs to help young adults track spending and priorities.
• Collaborated with social workers and support workers to draft support plans.
• Provided safe, supportive day-to-day guidance for independent living.
• Created a stable home routine that encouraged young adult independence.

• Provided a safe, supportive home for ex-offenders and homeless men through daily support.
• Assisted residents with cooking healthy, well-balanced meals and room cleaning routines.
• Coordinated with charity trustees to promote charity work and shared goals.

• Chaired school council meetings, and set discussion priorities for student representation.
• Directed KS2 and EYFS partnership sessions, strengthening cross-phase learning continuity.
• Led weekly religious education and collective worship planning for consistent delivery.

Support lessons by effectively aligning visual, kinesthetic, and auditory learning needs.

Apply practical strategies to strengthen collaborative working across large school teams.

• Built relationships across feeder pre-schools through consistent scheduled contact sessions.
• Decluttered classroom resources, creating clearer learning spaces for children in daily activities.
• Coordinated whole-school mathematics planning.