Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
References
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Victoria Perry

Holmfirth,West Yorkshire

Summary

Teacher/Manager with demonstrated success in motivating staff and optimising learning opportunities across a thirty five year history of accomplishment in education. Experienced in managing wide-ranging needs. Highly-organised, resourceful and a forward-thinking leader.


Always stiving to personalise the learning experience, finding interests and ways to utilise them alongside curriculum requirements.



Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Deputy Head Teacher

Kirklees Council
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
04.2015 - 08.2023
  • Planned and facilitated a creative curriculum for the children in my class (year R, 1 and 2)
  • Monitored and evaluated classroom practice throughout school and recommended improvements.
  • Supported school mission and values in daily operations and interactions.
  • Collaborated with parents and carers to support and improve student development.
  • Promoted and safeguarded welfare of children and young people within school compound.
  • Supported families through school closures due to COVID.
  • Developed an overgrown Forest School by encouraging parents to offer their time and skills.
  • Supported staff through formal and informal training to use the Forest School area to enhance curriculum areas and engagement of children.

EYFS manager

Kirklees Council
Honley, Kirklees
09.2009 - 04.2015
  • I joined Honley Infant and Nursery School at a point where OFSTED had graded the EYFS department as Requires Improvement.
  • Over six years I appointed new team members and ensured training issues were addressed and raised performance by the department to 'Outstanding'. We became a 'beacon school'.
  • Established supportive, stimulating learning environments to maximise staff and student success.
  • Identified knowledge, skills and development gaps and implemented teacher training to bridge them.
  • Supported teachers, learning assistants and volunteers with understanding and delivering subject curriculum.
  • Collaborated with parents and teaching staff on strategies to reduce disruptive behavioural incidents.
  • Led and motivated teaching and support staff to continuously improve knowledge and abilities for optimum student education and support.
  • Recruited and hired qualified staff to build successful education team.
  • Hired and mentored well-qualified job applicants for teaching and support staff roles, boosting programme success.
  • Updated files for individual children and teachers for record-keeping.
  • Performed assessments on each child and documented results.

Education

Master of Arts - Music Education

Leeds University
Leeds, West Yorkshire
09.1993 - 11.1995

Bachelor of Education - Music

Leeds University
Leeds, West Yorkshire
09.1985 - 08.1989

LTCL Performers' Diploma - Pianoforte

Trinity College
London
09.1987 - 08.1988

Skills


  • Inspiring leadership style
  • Behaviour management
  • Effective communicator

Affiliations

  • Being outside, gardening, walking, hiking. Having moved house I am keen to integrate chickens, ducks, pigs and goats to help to maintain my 'urban greenspace'.

Accomplishments

As mentioned previously.

Certification

Specialist Lead in Education (SLE) for Early Years through the Yorkshire Teaching Allliance.

This has brought income to my school by being requested by other schools to support them in the development of their Early Years Provision.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Deputy Head Teacher

Kirklees Council
04.2015 - 08.2023

EYFS manager

Kirklees Council
09.2009 - 04.2015

Master of Arts - Music Education

Leeds University
09.1993 - 11.1995

LTCL Performers' Diploma - Pianoforte

Trinity College
09.1987 - 08.1988

Bachelor of Education - Music

Leeds University
09.1985 - 08.1989

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