Experience

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  Clarity lighting / led storm

  Nov 2003 - May 2006

  Production supervisor and onsite troubleshooter

  organise a team to produce products to the highest standards, time management of four staff, allocation of work to the person with the correct skills, producing reports for directors, working on behalf of third parties, onsite evaluation and recommendations for customers. I was often taken on sales calls by the directors to help close deals and greatly enjoyed this aspect of the job

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  Thatchers cider company

  May 2008 - Sept 2008

  Seasonal labour

  Responsibilities: quality Control, Packaging, Cleaning, and filling of Kegs

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  Nhs professionals

  Sept 2008 - Apr 2010

  Porter

  Transport of patients to and from X ray, Worked in Accident and Emergency.developed customer service skills in a difficult environment

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  Weston super mare gc

  Oct 2010 - Aug 2011

  Barman

  Cash handling, opening and closing up of bar, organisation of major events, creating a relationship with regular visitors to the club. Advancing customer service skills. Handling and rectifying complaints

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  Forward futures

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2013

  Trainee teacher

  Trainee Lecture, Progress @ the HUB, Weston College foundation LearningSubjects include: Independent living, Team Enterprise, Sport (team Teach), Outreach at the Bourneville youth Centre (team Teach), and Tutor (entry 3 and level 1 program's)

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  Weston college

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2019

  Main responsibilities * Work with designated Heads of Faculty/Curriculum Managers to develop a strategy/action plan for improving tutorial provision (including the progress of learners).* Implement this strategy/action plan to create a culture of learner centred tutorial provision identifying key milestones and impact measures* Provide developmental observations of staff and improve their tutorial practice and the experience of learners through effective feedback, reflections and learning conversations* Support, coach and mentor new staff to improve the quality of tutorial, assessment and progress tracking and support for students* Develop and review eILP usage against expectations* Support staff in preparing for external scrutiny including Ofsted* Seek out best practice in tutorial and assessment practice including formative and summative assessment. Actively promote this within the faculty and across the College* Work with cross college teams to develop staffs practice and understanding in key themes e.g. Development of English and maths, Inspirational Learning Coaches/Leads and Additional Learning Support.* Deliver training and CPD sessions for teaching staff as needed and as directed by the Improving Teaching Learning Manager including INSET* Promote the sharing of good practice through half termly ‘teach meets’ within the faculty and the Wednesday CPD calendar* Actively participate in the Tutorial and Progress Strategy Group* Develop staff skills in the use of eILP, progress tracking and monitoring, target setting and the effective use of minimum expected grades* Chair student forums in their areas of responsibility* Work closely with the Welfare Team to ensure that tutors are effectively supported with ‘at risk’ learners. Show less The design and delivery of the curriculum for traineeships including the design of online modules, taught sessions and tutorial process. The tracking of learners while on the course to ensure they are meeting course expectations. Establishing a triage system to ensure learners needs are met while on the course and they recieve the correct level of support. Establishing a soft skills tracking system so that learners can see, visually, their own development in these hard to certificate skills. Teaching pre-employment sessions to long term unemployed learners reffered to the college for upkilling. Motivating learners to achieve more and set higher goals for themselves and others. Consistently delivering good to outstanding lessons to enure the best possable outcome. Trouble shooting daily problems concerning learners welfare problems and curriculum problems.Traineeship programme being used by NIACE as a best practise case study in resource bookTraineeships at Weston College has also been used as part of the funding framework for 2024/25. With special mention of the triage system I designed to support learners on their journey. Show less Ensuring that all staff within the curriculum area are aware of the importance of tutorial and the pastoral provision, also ensure that all staff adheres to the entitlement for students, and the tutorship and other policies and procedures which support this.Ensure that all personal tutors within those faculties with day-to-day issues relating to tutoring, including the tutorial scheme of work, use of eILP, target setting, progression, retention of at risk students, discipline policy and procedures and activities linked to the college plus programmeProviding 1-1 coaching and mentoring for teachers in their first year in a tutoring role, leading and monitoring the induction programme for tutoring.Quality assuring the tutorial process by checking and monitoring E-ILP records and usage, by undertaking cross-division audits which will be fed back to the individual tutors by the appropriate Tutorial Champion and review the induction programme for tutoringFeedback outcomes of e-ILP audits to Managers and ensure that actions are completed by all staff.Supporting the development of outstanding tutoring by observing tutorial sessions, and providing developmental feedback to tutors, share good practiced identified in faculty CPD sessions. Identify best practice in personal tutoring and actively promote this through faculty meetings.Deliver training and CPD sessions across college or in faculty/ division for teaching staff Work closely with the Curriculum Manager to support tutors with learners that are ‘at risk’. Show less

  • Curriculum Coordinator Level 1 Programmes

    Mar 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Tutorial & Student progress coach

    Sept 2015 - Jul 2018

  • Progress Coach LDD Maternity Cover

    Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Engagement Officer Foundation Learning

    Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Trainer and Assessor Pre Employment

    Sept 2013 - Jan 2016

  • Tutorial Lead

    Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
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  Healtheir together

  Aug 2019 - now

  Project manager