Steve M. - Teacher in Barnsley
| Institution | Town | Speciality | Degree | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University | Sheffield | History | Secondary | PGCE 11-18 |
| University | Huddersfield | History | Bachelor | 2:1 |
I believe I am a strong candidate for tutoring roles for numerous reasons. I have worked in the local area for nearly twenty years and as such I have the personal and social skills required to work with the students from our community regardless of the socio-economic challenges they present. I believe that schools such as my current one and Yewlands are unique in the fact they allow students and staff to grow their skill set and relationships constantly with each other and firmly believe that the students we teach should have the same life chances of others regardless of their post code and backgrounds. I have been successful in my career to date after joining Chaucer as an NQT in September 2001 I became Head of History within three years and a qualified AST in 2009. I worked in this role to coach and mentor countless NQTs and experienced staff alike to ensure they developed their own pedagogy and further their careers. I joined the SLT at Chaucer in January 2013 as an Associate Leader with teaching and learning responsibilities and was responsible for coaching and mentoring at whole school and individual levels as well as implementing new whole school homework policies and being instrumental in the introduction of the current new uniform. At the same time as this role I was asked to oversee the History department due to the long term staff illness of the SL at the time. I have a great deal of experience of line management of staff all at differing stages of their careers and have no difficulty in holding challenging conversations with staff to help them develop their own pedagogy to enhance the outcomes for their classes and their own further development. Throughout my career I have organised and led many enhanced curriculum opportunities both at home and abroad for Humanities subjects and taken part in countless additional activities within school. In 2017 following the birth of my daughter I made the incredibly difficult decision to stand down from my SLT role whilst retaining the SL role for History to allow myself more family time to enjoy at the crucial early development of my then baby girl. I believe now is the ideal time for myself to begin to take on a new challenging role to reignite my career. |
