Summary
Resourceful leader remaining calm under pressure and promoting superior time management and conflict resolution skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Charity Trustee
Andover Trees United
ANDOVER, Hampshire
06.2016 - Current
Academies Coordinator
UNEP Plant-for-the-Planet, Tutzing, Germany
UK wide
01.2014 - Current
- Reviewed project materials and provided suggestions for improvement.
- Maintained resources and quality standards.
- Negotiated with vendors and donors to outsource services and secure funding
- Formulated and submitted progress reports to managements.
- Registered contact list of collaborators on database to maintain accurate information.
- Addressed customer complaints and resolved issues.
- Scheduled meetings to discuss progress of projects and tasks.
- Trained and assigned tasks to team members.
- Produced timeline and logistics for planning events.
- Scouted and booked venues for events and conferences.
- Edited and revised content to comply with organisation guidelines.
- Answered phone calls and responded to emails from clients.
- Managed internal communications through email and memos to deliver announcements.
Projects Coordinator
Andover Trees United
ANDOVER, Hampshire
01.2011 - Current
- Maintained project schedules by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows to suit.
- Maximised communication and transparency between clients, internal departments and stakeholders.
- Enhanced project transparency and accountability with rigorous evaluation and record-keeping.
- Created reference documentation for managing projects and preparing user manuals.
- Reviewed project documents and highlighted discrepancies and errors for correction.
- Communicated project progress and challenges to stakeholders for decision-making purposes.
- Adjusted different team sizes to meet task demands
- Established document control to regulate access to sensitive information.
- Applied project management methodologies to drive and deliver projects.
- Studied completed projects to pinpoint opportunities for improvement.
- Identified and developed solutions to curb risks to project implementation.
- Recorded user requirements and scope for reference and tracking purposes.
- Presented proposed solutions to stakeholders and governance teams for approval.
- Drafted financial budgets and secured funding for proposed activities.
- Enforced policies and procedures to keep projects on track.
- Procured resources and supplies to facilitate smooth project execution.
Primary School Teacher
Portway Junior School
ANDOVER, Hampshire
01.2002 - 09.2014
- Strengthened class management techniques to elevate student behaviour, improving focus and engagement.
- Differentiated lesson delivery and class assessments to needs of various abilities, learning styles and educational needs.
- Collaborated with administrators to develop classroom policies, management strategies and discipline methods.
- Set up lesson materials, bulletin board displays and demonstrations.
- Chaperoned students on field trips, maintaining safety and encouraging broadened learning.
- Adapted teaching materials to meet needs of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) students.
- Prioritised strategies to develop responsible, independent learners.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Worked collaboratively with other teachers to review data and develop instructional strategies to address student learning objectives.
- Boosted student success by maximising individual learning, balancing group and individual instruction models to accommodate different academic levels.
- Provided reading instruction to special needs students.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results, compiling termly and end-of-year student reports.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development by implementing classroom games and outdoor recreational activities.
- Kept classrooms clean, organised and safe for students, teaching staff and visitors.
- Stayed abreast of changes to school policies and educational trends by attending professional development courses and in-service training.
- Administered assessments to determine each student's specific educational and social needs.
- Collected, analysed and tracked data on student progress.
- Planned and organised classrooms that consistently facilitated positive learning experience.
- Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Education
A-Levels - English &Modern Languages
09.1963 - 07.1970
B.Ed - Education Studies (Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, History) with Special Education
09.1975 - 07.1979
Skills
- Recruiting and interviewing
- Exceptional leader
- Team-orientated
- Employee training
- Outstanding communication skills
- Budget supervision
Languages
English
Native
Accomplishments
Successfully led employer organisations to achieve local, regional and national awards in the following:
For Portway Junior School
- Learning Through Landscapes & Growing Schools Wallace & Gromit Growing Garden Winner 2006
- RIBI's (Rotary International Britain & Ireland) coveted Rodney Higgins award for best school and best overall environmental project 2007
- Hampton Court Flower Show - contributor to Chris Beardshaw's Best in Show Schools Growing Garden 2007
- A successful application for a Big Lottery Breathing Places award enabled Portway Junior School to complete a tree planting project and in both the Junior and Infant schools work began on planting a woodland walk. More than 1200 trees were planted by the pupils with the help of teachers and families, BTCV and a local conservation group 2007-8
- JGI Roots & Shoots Gold Awards 2007 through to 2019
- Year of Food & Farming Winner 2007-8
For Andover Trees United
- CPRE Awards, Winner 2012, 2013; shortlisted 2016
- Guardian/ Observer Ethical Awards, Winner 2015
- Hampshire Gardens Trust Peter Maunder Trophy 2016
The trophy is awarded for an outstanding contribution from a person involved in school gardening. Sue Stuart said this in her role as Chair of Education Committee:
“This year we award it to Andover Trees United Trustees and all the local schools for their continued work in developing Harmony Wood. Their commitment to raising awareness of the outdoor environment is reflected in varied and imaginative learning opportunities in the woodland. The achievements for creating the wood through projects that involved parents, the community and, most importantly, the children are inspirational.”
Of note is also the One Ash project 2019 - 2022 in collaboration with local-to-Andover Trinley Estate and Richard Benyon's Englefield Estate: https://www.andovertrees.org.uk/one-ash
Affiliations
- Dr Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Programme
- UNEP Plant-for-the-Planet
- North Wessex Downs AONB
- Woodland Trust
- Royal Forestry Society
- John Muir Trust
- Rotary International
Timeline
Charity Trustee - Andover Trees United
06.2016 - Current
Academies Coordinator - UNEP Plant-for-the-Planet, Tutzing, Germany
01.2014 - Current
Projects Coordinator - Andover Trees United
01.2011 - Current
Primary School Teacher - Portway Junior School
01.2002 - 09.2014
University of Winchester - B.Ed, Education Studies (Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, History) with Special Education
09.1975 - 07.1979
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School - A-Levels, English &Modern Languages
09.1963 - 07.1970
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