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Zara Singh

Zara Singh

London, United Kingdom

Summary

With over 10 years of experience, I am a dedicated teacher with expertise in behaviour management and pastoral care. I have taught across a primary setting, and held roles in student teacher mentorship, subject leadership and supporting looked-after children. Skilled in task prioritisation and problem-solving, I have led whole-school initiatives, informed policy and delivered CPD. I have contributed to a school's wider growth by developing the Humanities curriculum, leading a Geography deep dive for Ofsted, ensuring the KS2 SATs outcomes exceeded the national average and recently discussing racial literacy in RE and behaviour during the school's racial equity audit. I believe a child's safety, mental health, and well-being should be central to pedagogy.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Year 2, 3, 4 and 6 Class Teacher, PPA teacher

Stroud Green Primary School
London
2020.09 - Current
  • Plan and deliver engaging, effective lessons, informed by formative and summative assessments.
  • Undertake self led professional development to ensure an in-depth understanding of the British National Curriculum.
  • Liaise with secondary schools to ensure smooth transitions for Year 6 pupils.
  • Monitor and ensure KS2 SATs outcomes meet or exceed national expectations, aiming to close the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils.
  • Implement various teaching strategies to enhance classroom practice.
  • Ensure the safety of all children by adhering to safeguarding procedures.

Class Teacher Mentor

Stroud Green Primary School
London
2021.01 - Current
  • Collaborate with the School Mentor Coordinator to develop strategies that support the professional growth of trainee teachers.
  • Mentor and guide trainee teachers, providing constructive feedback and supporting their classroom practice.#
  • Mentor and guide early career teachers, providing constructive feedback and supporting their classroom practice.
  • Conduct regular observations and provide tailored advice to improve teaching effectiveness.
  • Foster a supportive learning environment for trainees, helping them reflect on and improve their practice.
  • Liaise with the university mentor to ensure trainees meet required professional standards.

Behaviour Lead

Stroud Green Primary School
London
2023.09 - 2025.09
  • Ensure full implementation of the school’s behaviour policy, with a focus on SEN, SEMH, and trauma-informed approaches.
  • Oversee the whole school implementation of Zones of Regulation and a restorative justice approach.
  • Enhance behaviour management through effective oracy strategies.
  • Monitor and assess the application and impact of the behaviour policy across the school.
  • Deliver CPD to support staff in managing dysregulated behaviour.

Religious Education Lead

Stroud Green Primary School
London
2023.09 - 2025.09
  • Develop and deliver strategies to engage students and promote progress in RE.
  • Collaborate with Humanities leads to ensure consistent and robust assessment practices.
  • Ensure the RE curriculum reflects the school community.
  • Create core resources to support RE teaching.
  • Co-plan International Week and International Evening as part of the Humanities team.
  • Pursue self-directed CPD to enhance subject knowledge and teaching strategies.
  • Ensuring cross curricular links.

Designated Teacher for Looked After Children

Stroud Green Primary School
London
2022.01 - 2025.09
  • Ensure all looked-after children have a comprehensive Personalised Education Plan (PEP).
  • Lead the use of PEPs to monitor and track progress towards educational targets.
  • Facilitate smooth transitions for LAC students to new schools, ensuring efficient transfer of information.
  • Collaborate closely with the local authority and the school SENCO to support LAC students' needs.

Humanities Subject Lead

Stroud Green Primary School
London
2020.10 - 2023.07

Year 3 and 5 Class Teacher

Ashmount Primary School
London
2018.09 - 2020.07

Key Stage 2 Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Ashmount Primary School
London
2017.09 - 2018.07

Teaching Assistant

Ashmount Primary School
London
2013.11 - 2017.07

Education

National Professional Qualification - Leading Behaviour and Culture

IOE- UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
London
2023.03 - 2024.04

PGCE / QTS - Postgraduate Certificate in Education

London Metropolitan University
London
2018.09 - 2019.11

Bachelor of Arts - Media and Journalism

University of Westminster
London
2004.09 - 2007.07

Skills

  • Building meaningful relationships with children
  • Child safeguarding
  • British curriculum expertise
  • EYFS, KS1 and KS2 teaching
  • Purposeful and creative lesson planning
  • Subject leadership
  • Behaviour leadership
  • SEMH, SEN and trauma informed behaviour management
  • Informing and implementing whole school policy
  • Progress monitoring
  • Self led training and development
  • Delivering CPD
  • Planning whole school events for the wider community
  • Creating Personalised Education Plans (PEP) for LAC
  • Mentoring trainee teachers
  • Analysing KS2 data
  • Racial literacy in RE, behaviour and across the wider school

CPD and training

OFSTED deep dive training 

Safeguarding

Voice 21 Oracy Programme

WalkThrus

The Anchor Approach 

Behaviour Leads Workshops with Tracey Campbell

Phonics: Effective Teaching of Phases 5 & 6 

Behaviour and Inclusion

Becoming an effective subject lead

Primary Geography Network

Leading Primary Geography

Leading Primary RE

Developing the Effective Middle Leader

Making Black Lives Matter More in Primary History

Religious Education Curriculum and Development Respecting Multi-Ethnic Perspectives in the HEP

Advice on Achieving the Quality Mark in History with Andrew Wrenn

Humanities Curriculum Update

NQT training

Destination Reader training

Teacher mentor training- IOE

Timeline

Behaviour Lead

Stroud Green Primary School
2023.09 - 2025.09

Religious Education Lead

Stroud Green Primary School
2023.09 - 2025.09

National Professional Qualification - Leading Behaviour and Culture

IOE- UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
2023.03 - 2024.04

Designated Teacher for Looked After Children

Stroud Green Primary School
2022.01 - 2025.09

Class Teacher Mentor

Stroud Green Primary School
2021.01 - Current

Humanities Subject Lead

Stroud Green Primary School
2020.10 - 2023.07

Year 2, 3, 4 and 6 Class Teacher, PPA teacher

Stroud Green Primary School
2020.09 - Current

Year 3 and 5 Class Teacher

Ashmount Primary School
2018.09 - 2020.07

PGCE / QTS - Postgraduate Certificate in Education

London Metropolitan University
2018.09 - 2019.11

Key Stage 2 Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Ashmount Primary School
2017.09 - 2018.07

Teaching Assistant

Ashmount Primary School
2013.11 - 2017.07

Bachelor of Arts - Media and Journalism

University of Westminster
2004.09 - 2007.07

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