Syed Zaidi

Experience

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  Cameo's Consultancy

  May 2003 - Jan 2004

  Assistant Planning Engineer

  Cameos is an engineering and architecture consultancy that deals with complex and challenging civil engineering, environmental engineering, construction management, public health engineering and hydro systems projects. The firm provides services throughout a project cycle, from initial feasibility studies to impact assessment.I assisted the Project planning engineer in maintaining closer communication with its clients at all levels of design and implementation. One of my duties was to assist the planning engineer in planning processes at the design level and assisted in the drawings and providing technical support on computer based planning using specialist planning and design software. Show less

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  Bexleyheath Academy

  Sept 2008 - Aug 2011

  ICT instructor

  I taught at the school as an instructor taking on full teaching responsibilities from assigning work to marking class/homework, planning, communicating, presenting, liasing, maintaing the environment, and following the school and departmental policies in line with the day to day teaching responsibilities. Below are some of the responsibilites more relvant to the recent work. More responsibilites related to the teaching experience can be found on my CV. ---------------------------------------------------------------• Attend appropriate meetings where relevant and provide feedback to team members.• Attend team meetings and contribute to discussions.• Contribute to effective liaison with institutions outside the school, including primary schools (Pelham Primary School) and post-16 institutions (Chis and Sid Grammar School and The University of Greenwich, Avery Hill) organised by the Training Institute and University (Canterbury Christ Church University) • Liaise with parents, as and when appropriate (Parents meetings and Head of year).•Participate in extra curricular activities such as sports, after school drama and music productions and school trips (Bembridge (Isle of wight), Disneyland trip France, Jerusalem educational staff trip). Show less

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  E-NAM Traders Ltd

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Manager/ Web Administrator (part time)

  My day to day duties involves managing the company website, developing the website, advertising/marketing the company electronically using online tools such as Google Aps and other networking websites. Adding blogs to the company blogger. Liasing with the director and team members on a daily basis to discuss business opportunities at different locations and arragning/ managing the business meetings and appointments. Communicating on the phone/emails with potential clients and also researching the market for appropriate goods available for the company use/purchase. Making contacts and networking on behalf of E-NAM Traders Ltd and attending specific events as and when opportunity arises. Show less

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  Mobile App Developer

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2014

  Android App Developer

  Private android developer ( part time)

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  MARLOWE ACADEMY

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2013

  IT teacher & second incharge

  I taught at the school as an NQT in ICT taking on full teaching responsibilities from assigning work to marking class/homework, planning, communicating, presenting, liasing, maintaing the environment, and following the school and departmental policies in line with the day to day teaching responsibilities. Below are some of the responsibilites more relvant to the recent work. More responsibilites related to the teaching experience can be found on my CV.• Attend appropriate meetings where relevant and provide feedback to team members.• Attend team meetings and contribute to discussions.• Liaise with parents, as and when appropriate (Parents meetings and Head of year).•Participate in extra curricular activities such as sports, after school drama and music productions and school trips and CPD. Show less

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  The Thomas Aveling School

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2017

  I have been a KS3 computer science Co-ordinator in my school where I have been making schemes of work, help guides and resources for the KS3 computer science teachers and also make plans for the KS3 curriculum. I have currently been promoted to TLR where I manage a whole school Pixl resources and advise the staff of the use of new resources as they come out. I am also managing ECDL in my school within my department. Currently, I have produced and arranged schemes of work and resources for teaching 6 of the KS3 units since September 2014 that includes: E-safety; Computer Networks (Internet Infrastructure); Computer Systems (Hardware, Software, Encryption etc);HTML & CSS; Python and Java Programming; Mobile Phone Development.DatabasesECDLCreative computing (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash animation)I am currently preparing resources for Data Representaion (Think like a Computer Scientist, using a range of teaching resources including Hodder Education) and Algorithms and sequencing (Using Scratch). I have also been participating in discussions with Lead CS on the KS4 curriculum and plans for the next year. I provide support to the teachers on programming from time to time. We are also now a computer science lead school in Rochester. I am now a lead computer science contact for the Thomas Aveling School in the Network of Excellence CAS (Computing at School) community which is part of BCS (Chartered Institute For IT). I liaise with the Computer Science Lead and the Head of Department at my school to produce better computer science experience for pupils. Show less Currently working as a qualified ICT and Computer Science teacher at the school and contributing towards the ICT department's Computer Science Resources and teaching with another member of the ICT department. Looking to introduce mobile phone app building projects for KS3 and KS4 with control systems and game making projects using programming across KS4 and KS5 having successfully completed a computer programming course called 'Java For Teachers' delivered by 'Network of Excellence', 'Computing At Schools' sponsored by School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. I am undertaking the full teaching responsibilities with in the department and also running the G&T clubs for the department where introducing and experimenting the use of Python and will be introducing the extended use on new technologies such as Raspberry Pi and Lego (soon). More details can be produced upon request or can be found on CV. Show less

  • ICT/ Computer Science Teacher & KS3 Computer Science Co-ordinator

    Aug 2014 - Sept 2017

  • ICT and Computer Science teacher

    Sept 2013 - Sept 2014
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  The Leigh UTC

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2022

  I have been involved in the -levels with the co-ordinator of T-levels at the time since 2019 in prepartion of running it in 2020. I have been part of board meetings with Baker Dearing Trust, DFE and the UTCs in preparation for the new T-level in Digital including the employer engagment for the apprenticeships with a colleague at my school. My involvment in the feedback processes and help in preparation of the resources and delivery of this course has encouraged and enhanced my subject knowledge and understanding of this new course. Show less I have been working at the Leigh UTC as a computer science leader/ 2ic, in the department where I am incharge of building and running of a completely new IB MYP curriculum which is suited to our new feeder school (inspiration academy). As a KS3 coordinator in my role I work with 4 other members of my team to help them run the new curriculum smoothly and to achieve the best out of and for our pupils. I also currently mentor a computer science KMT trainee who is improving from where he started with no experience of teaching to delivering good lessons. as part of the 2020 initiative of T- levels I work closely with my head of department and have been in consultation with the head teacher, planning board and external bodies when the process had started early on in 2018 in London. As part of wider school level and community level development I have been working with personnels at Nucleus to make ties between UTC and the business community around us to collaborate in bringing the innovation in the community by arranging school trips and liaising with business manager at the Nucleus to form apprenticeship and work experience opportunities for our KS5 pupils. Currently two of our year 12s have been provided with a challenging opportunity to be an apprentice at KBC networks should the candidates successful have an attempt to finding a solution to the challenge. Three of our pupils from same group have been offered work experience where they will be programming and testing devices at primary schools working with HUG group. I closely work with my director of Computing in problem solving, assessment, moderation and any innovation in the department that will help our pupils learning such as working on the server room dedicated for our pupils to ensure its integrity for its use for hands on experience by our pupils. I am dedicated to one lesson a week of learning walk to ensure best learning experience provided by minimising disruptions during learning. Show less

  • Director of Learning Computer Science and IT

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2022

  • Director of Learning Computer Science and T-levels

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2022

  • 2ic Computer Science The Leigh UTC

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2019
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  Department for Education

  Jul 2022 - now

  T-level Ambassador

  This role is a volunteering role which will be running quarterly along side my main duties in my main role to offer support to the T-level in Digital Communities in North East, South East and Main City of London.

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  Flourish Learning Trust

  Aug 2022 - now

  Assistant Principal

  Head of Sixth formCurriculumPlacements and apprenticeshipsWhole school exams (E.O)Designated Safeguarding LeaderControlled MedicationPaediatric First Aider

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  Ambition Institute

  Sept 2022 - now

  NPQ assessor

  Assessor to National Professional Qualifications in Teaching and Leading Teacher Development