James Petrie

Experience

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  Arbour Vale School

  Sept 2008 - Dec 2012

  • Assistant Secondary Team Leader

    Sept 2011 - Dec 2012

  • ICT Curriculum Leader

    Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

  • Primary and Special needs teacher

    Sept 2008 - Dec 2012
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  Voluntary Services Overseas

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Primary Teacher Trainer / Educational Development Volunteer

  • Actively facilitated the completion of eight new Language courses for the PNG Department of Education.• Trained over 600 pre-service and in-service teachers in teaching in the primary classroom.• Planned, co-ordinated and facilitated 18 national training workshops and 2 national conferences. • Monitored and evaluated the impact of the programme at national level. Contributing to, and supporting administration and reporting across the programme.• Developed new assessment tools and teaching materials for use in teaching colleges and schools across Papua New Guinea which are continued to be used today. Show less

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  LANGLEY HALL PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2019

  Led the Lower School (312 children on roll, 35+ staff), within a larger multi-site free school; overseeing year on year improved pupil outcomes.Responsibility for the development and implementation of strategic planning, taking responsibility for the planning, monitoring, reviewing and evaluating of school actions and standardsIdentified and led on the implementation of whole school projects, programmes and initiatives which met school objectives, helped raise attainment and impacted positively on the children involvedDeveloped and sustained effective partnerships with a full range of stakeholders including external groups, school and organisations.Whole school lead on assessment and data. Developed and embedded a robust system of assessment utilising National, Local and School dataDesigned, developed and delivered regular training for staff, parents and stakeholders that supported school and community needs and developments. Team management Show less

  • Head Of School

    Sept 2015 - Aug 2019

  • Year Group Coordinator and Class Teacher

    Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
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  Self-employed

  Aug 2020 - Jan 2023

  Education Specialist

  • Producing a comprehensive series of 53 adult literacy lessons for an online training and education provider which will be accessed in the UK and internationally.• Increasing access to educational resources for 7800 children through the delivery of over 100 comprehension sets for Western eLearning Project, Save the Children, Papua New Guinea.

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  Real Nation

  Sept 2021 - Apr 2025

  • Head of Education

    Jan 2023 - Apr 2025

  • Agency Manager

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2023
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  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland

  Mar 2025 - now

  Programme Officer