Gareth Avenell

Experience

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  Canterbury Taekwondo

  Aug 2005 - Jan 2015

  Sports Coach

  Part time sports coach for the local martial arts club working with children, juniors, adults and employed by the local university.

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  Chaucer Technology School

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Teaching Assistant

  Graduate teaching assistant responsible for raising attainment in English, maths, and science. Responsibilities include working with children who have additional educational needs and children who are learning English as an additional language. Tutor of a year 8 form group.

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  The Westlands School

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2013

  Teacher of Secondary Science

  Teacher of biology, chemistry, and physics across key stages three and four for both high and low ability children. Experience of AS level biology. Tutor of a vertical form group.

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  St Anselms Catholic School

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Teacher of Science

  Teacher of biology, chemistry, physics at KS3 and GCSE. Teacher of applied science at A Level. Teacher of OCR National course in science with a lot of experience of coursework marking and moderation. Tutor of a vertical form group. A small amount of teaching history and ICT at KS3 as secondary subjects.Responsible for outreach of science in primary schools around the Canterbury area by arranging school visits to specialised labs and additional training for teachers.Actively involved in extra curricular activities including Taekwondo club and residential trips abroad for our students. Afișează mai puține

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  Avenor College

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2018

  Science Coordinator

  Formation of the science department at the new Avenor International High School, Romania. Overall responsibility for teaching and learning focused on achievement and attainment in biology, chemistry, and physics in the highschool school and chemistry and physics curriculumin the Romanian middle school.Management of the science labs and resources to provide motivation for pupils and help generate a love of scientific understanding and method.Organisation of the delivery of science in the school and contribution to the development and maintenance of whole school strategy, policies and ethos. Afișează mai puține

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  International School of Bucharest

  Aug 2018 - now

  Head of science department for the middle and high school at ISB leading a team of 8 talented teachers. I support the team by providing induction, leadership, management, mentoring, challenge, professional development and information necessary to sustain staff motivation and high performance. Teacher of middle school Biology, Chemistry & Physics, and highschool IGCSE Chemistry, and IB Environmental Systems and Societies. Form tutor. Eco coordinator for the high school. Involved with extracurricular martial arts club and the Duke of Edinburgh award.

  • Head of Science

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Teacher of Science and Eco Coordinator

    Aug 2018 - Sept 2023
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  International Baccalaureate

  Oct 2019 - now

  IB DP Examiner: Environmental Systems and Societies

  Examiner for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS). Internal assessment and paper 2

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  Asociația Club Sportiv Fortis București

  Jan 2021 - now

  President of NGO

  Sports Club Fortis București teaches Taekwon-Do as a martial art, a sport, a philosophy, and a tool for social development. I lead a team that works with every aspect of the club from marketing and acquisition of new members, to fundraising, and development of our athletes. We are all united in our belief that sport and martial arts provide innumerable benefits for everyone, from the youngest members of our society to the oldest.