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Waleedullah Jan

Birmingham

Summary

Passionate biology teacher with experience delivering curriculum-based planning, teaching and assessments. Builds student confidence and abilities through personalised support. Forges constructive staff and student relationships for positive learning environments.

Experienced Biology Teacher committed to delivering high-quality instruction to varied ages, abilities and backgrounds. Builds positive, productive classroom environments through good behaviour management, increasing engagement and attainment. Experienced teacher with demonstrable expertise improving exam results. Uses strategic classroom and behaviour management techniques to enhance student engagement and academic performance. Collaborates with staff to maximise department attainment.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Biology teacher

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
Birmingham
08.2019 - 08.2023
  • I have worked at Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College for 4 years where I taught biology
  • Prepared students for exams using thorough revision and sample exam exercises.
  • Researched new topics and teaching styles to incorporate into lesson plans.
  • Liaised closely with laboratory technicians to facilitate engaging experiments and maintain safe learning environment.
  • Adapted teaching resources to multimedia platforms to reach students with diverse needs.
  • Organised biology field trips to zoos and museums for multiple classes.
  • Motivated students by demonstrating deep subject knowledge and passion for scientific practice.
  • Outstanding teaching practice and very positive feedback received from teaching observation reports.
  • Attended recommended professional development programmes to strengthen my teaching practice.

Teaching Assistant

Moseley School Sixth
Birmingham
01.2015 - 03.2015
  • Give tuition to GCSE and A level students., Worked with teachers to help students with their problems
  • Helped students with revision and helped them prepare for the exams.
  • Supervised students in wider school environments, offering reliable dining room, library and playground support.
  • Maintained sensitivity towards students with additional needs, continually improving their development and confidence.

English teacher

Colegio Calasanz A Coruña
A Coruña, Spain
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • I worked as an English language teacher in a Spanish private secondary school and sixth form
  • Managed challenging behaviour with firm and fair style.
  • Engaged with students through conversational language, simplifying curriculum into relevant, understandable information.
  • Highlighted importance of composition, grammar and sentence construction rules.
  • Provided additional support to struggling students, promoting improved academic confidence.
  • I was also the head of English language spoken exam as well as in charge of after school evening classes.

Interpreter

Word 360
Birmingham
06.2016 - 08.2016
  • Managed conversational flow without dominating or intruding.
  • Consulted specialised dictionaries, thesauruses and reference books, identifying closest equivalents for nuanced terminology, words and phrases.
  • Informed supervisor when interpreting or translating sensitive and reportable issues.
  • Offered cultural input to speakers, assisting parties speaking different languages communicate.

Healthcare Assistant

NDH Care
Birmingham
03.2016 - 05.2016
  • Built patient confidence through physical exercise, promoting positive lifestyle changes and improved wellbeing.
  • Provided personalised care and support to vulnerable individuals, helping them retain maximum independence.
  • Supported service user engagement in socialisation activities, promoting independence and positive wellbeing.
  • Maintained up-to-date patient records to enable care continuity between support providers.
  • Helped individuals with day-to-day activities while consistently encouraging independence and self-belief.
  • Provided compassionate personal care for elderly patients, offering support with washing, dressing and toileting.

Education

GCSEs - Science, IT, Urdu, Arabic, Maths, English

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
Birmingham
09.2011 - 07.2012

A-Levels - Biology, Chemistry, Urdu

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
Birmingham
09.2012 - 07.2014

BSc - Human Biology

Aston university Birmingham
Birmingham
09.2014 - 07.2018

Postgraduate Certificate in Secondary Education - Biology specialist

Newman University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
09.2018 - 07.2019

Birmingham2015Healthcare training, CPR (Basic life support), Safety at work, infection control,awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities, fluids andnutrition.I have also done other extra courses such as art and design and drugsmisuse and abuse. - undefined

Joseph Chamberlain College
2014

Skills

  • Personal Skills:
  • IT:

  • Acquired essential IT skills I can use most of the
  • Microsoft office software
  • Such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and database
  • Technology integration
  • Laboratory based skills:

  • Good laboratory based skills, which I have developed throughout my degree
  • Programme
  • Health and safety
  • Classroom behaviour management
  • Lesson planning
  • Edexcel curriculum
  • OCR curriculum

Accomplishments

  • Animal Conservation Project- Joseph Chamberlain College
  • This project saved thousands of baby eels (Anguilla Anguilla)
  • I had theopportunity to release 200 baby eels into the pond in Cannon Hill Park
  • Birmingham
  • This event was covered by BBC news and was aired on T.V
  • Carbon week- Aston University
  • I attended the Carbon Week conference “ climate change, decarbonisationand the future business landscape” and elective during Carbon WEEK, whichincreased my awareness of climate change and its impact on future businessrequirements
  • Life and Health Science Professional Development Portfolio
  • I successfully completed the School Professional Development Module whichhas enabled me to broaden my academic horizons, and my reasoning skills,and demonstrate leadership skills, teamwork and employability includingself-employability
  • Peer Mentor- Aston University
  • Voluntary role to offer support, information and guidance to peers in theprevious years groups
  • Peer mentoring opportunities for every year group tosupport transitions across the student lifecycle
  • Compulsory trainingprogramme and additional developmental and employability workshops
  • Rolesinclude: pre-entry, transition, placement, on-placement and final year mentors
  • Supports students' employability, enhancing transferable skills andconsolidates their own learning
  • Minnie Moore Prize in First Year
  • I was awarded the above prize in my first year at Aston University forachieving first class marks across the whole exam board.

Interests

Achievements and awards:, I have taken part in different activities throughout my education life fromschool to college to University. I have joined different clubs and societies andwas involved in different social activities such as fundraising for registeredcharities and comic relief charity. I have also done mentoring for differentstudents at Aston university. I worked with junior students to help with theireducation life at Aston university. I also joined religious societies to learnabout different religions.

Languages

English
Fluent
Urdu
Fluent
Arabic
Beginner

Timeline

Biology teacher

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
08.2019 - 08.2023

Postgraduate Certificate in Secondary Education - Biology specialist

Newman University
09.2018 - 07.2019

Interpreter

Word 360
06.2016 - 08.2016

Healthcare Assistant

NDH Care
03.2016 - 05.2016

English teacher

Colegio Calasanz A Coruña
01.2016 - 01.2017

Teaching Assistant

Moseley School Sixth
01.2015 - 03.2015

BSc - Human Biology

Aston university Birmingham
09.2014 - 07.2018

A-Levels - Biology, Chemistry, Urdu

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
09.2012 - 07.2014

GCSEs - Science, IT, Urdu, Arabic, Maths, English

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College
09.2011 - 07.2012

Birmingham2015Healthcare training, CPR (Basic life support), Safety at work, infection control,awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities, fluids andnutrition.I have also done other extra courses such as art and design and drugsmisuse and abuse. - undefined

Joseph Chamberlain College
Waleedullah Jan