Lucy Pottinger

Senior Teacher

Nationality: British

Contact Information

Address: * ****** ******, *********, *******, Wales, U.K, CF4 5ET

Telephone number: 044**********

Mobile number: 044**********

Email: h2kawv@r.postjobfree.com

Area of Expertise

• Classroom organization

• Classroom management

• Resource management

• Pupil motivation

• Total communication

• Curriculum planning & development

• Policy implementation

• Development, implementation and review of IEP’s.

• Development, implementation and review of behavior management plans

• Behaviour analysis

Personal Profile

I am an experienced, enthusiastic and focused teacher who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the education and well being of children and young people at all times. Passionate about giving young children the best possible education in life, I enjoy working in a busy environment and relishe the challenge of managing a diverse workload. I am most rewarded when working with those students who have special educational needs and am committed to a total communication teaching approach utilizing methods such as TEACCH, sign language and work systems. I am able to establish a supportive relationship with not only students but also their parents and fellow teachers all with the aim of promoting and reinforcing a student’s independence and self-esteem.

I am someone who is fundamentally committed to good practice and innovation and who is very much a team player. Always engaged in continuous learning in order to broaden my knowledge and experience, I am confident, passionate and enthusiastic about working with children ad young people. My dedication to my role, students and professional development can be evidenced in the rapid climb into senior management since graduating. I am currently looking for a new, challenging teaching role that that will provide me with opportunities to develop and grow within my career as well as enabling me to transfer my own skills in a new role.

Career Statement

“Apart from my extensive knowledge of current education legislation, practices and procedures, I feel that my greatest strengths are firstly my ability to build sound relationships with staff and pupils. Secondly my skill at gaining a clear understanding of a pupils individualized needs, and thirdly my commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people at all times.“

Lucy Pottinger

Career History

Ty Coryton Residential School, Wales, U.K

Senior Teacher July 2012 - Present

An active member of the senior management team, responsible for a large staff load providing education to students with autism under the direction of the head of education. In charge of organising timetables, offsite activities, external accreditations, chairing annual reviews, development, implementation and review of IEPS, behaviour management plans and baseline assessments.

Duties

• Working directly with pupils with Autism, EBD and challenging behaviour

• Development and implementation of schemes of work, materials and resources

• Introduction and management of formal accreditations provided at appropriate levels individualised to the learner

• Shared responsibility for line management and performance management of all teachers and learning support staff assistants

• Lead on curriculum review and development

• Ensuring confidentiality at all times

• Liaising with all individuals involved in the care of the young person, such as parents, social workers, careers workers and placement officers

• Implementation and management of extra curricular activities such as the student council, student newspaper and student café

• Monitoring and assessing pupil progress

• Contributing to the writing and development of the schools self assessment report (SAR)

• Attending and chairing Annual and LAC reviews

• Producing qualitative and quantitative data for funding authorities as well as behaviour analysis

• An active member of the multi disciplinary team

• Providing twilight training sessions to education and residential teams on topics such as sex education for pupils with special needs and external accreditation implementation

• Carrying out staff observations, supervisions and appraisals

• Primary person for the organisation and monitoring of accreditation and assessment, including annual baseline of every student

• Demonstrating high standards among education team by leading by example

• Support and develop school timetables

Ty Orbis Residential School, Wales, U.K

Senior Teacher August 2011 – July 2012

Leading the school through a difficult transitional period whilst being taken over by a larger company. Responsible for introducing new systems and processes that hadn’t previously existed in the school. Tasked with writing and introducing schemes of work, as none were in use as well as leading the school through a full inspection.

Duties

• Working directly with pupils with Autism, EBD and challenging behaviour

• Introduction of systems and processes to aid with planning such as weekly plans, termly plans and schemes of work

• Re assessing all students baselines levels with new, more effective assessment tools

• Introduction and implementation on new IEP format insuring SMART targets set for all students

• Supporting classroom management as dictated by students individual behaviour management plans

• Acting as the nominee for a full, 4 day ESTYN inspection ensuring that I was the only individual that had full contact with all inspectors, attending their morning and evening meetings and communicating all messages to company CEO

• Providing training for all staff on the implementation of external accreditations

• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with external accreditation/awarding bodies such as ASDAN, OCN and the WJEC, reviewing and evaluating internal systems and processes where required

• Support of total communication such as PECS, TEACCH, and Makaton signing in everyday lift at the school

• Working collaboratively and flexibly with the schools residential education team

• Maintaining effective partnerships with parent/carers to promote students learning and to providing information to parents regarding targets, achievements and progress via the six monthly review process, including chairing progress reviews

• Promoting the positive ethos of Ty Orbis.

Beechwood College, Wales, U.K

Lecturer August 2010-July 2011

Responsible for teaching life skills and vocational education to post 16 students with a primary diagnosis of autism as well as presenting challenging behaviours, mental health conditions and brain injuries.

Duties

• Providing high quality teaching and learning opportunities within a variety of subject areas

• Maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge of developments in meeting the needs of pupils with autism and special educational needs

• Planning lessons and activities and sequences of lessons to meet pupils’ individual needs

• Planning and managing associated resources/teaching materials, teaching programmes, courses of study, methods of teaching and assessment

• Providing detailed reports for parents and others as required

• Lead and manage team of Learning support assistants effectively

• Plan teaching to achieve progression in students learning taking into account students’ learning and holistic development

• Ensuring all students are working towards agreed accreditations

• Support and contribute to schools total communication approach

• Offer teaching opportunities which give concrete learning experiences

• Evaluate own teaching critically to improve effectiveness

• Maintaining effective partnerships with parent/carers to promote students learning and provide information about targets, achievements and progress

• Providing detailed plans for teaching, ensuring each session has clear objectives and planned activities to enhance learning and develop key skills

• Produce quality displays around the college ensuring that they are updated regularly

• A key staff member in a full inspection, receiving ‘sector leading practice’ in an observation of sex education

New Directions Education

Supply teacher 2008 – 2010

Llanedeyrn High school, Wales, U.K

Teaching assistant – Visually Impaired Unit September 2007-July 2008

T.G.I Fridays, Wales, U.K

Door host & Waitress December 2000 – July 2005

Educational Qualifications

2009 – 2010 Cardiff University, Faculty of Education

• PGCE (Distinction)

2002 – 2005 UWIC University, Faculty of Social Sciences

• Psychology (BA Hons)

1995 – 2002 Howells School, Wales, U.K

• 3 A. Levels

• 4 A.S Levels

• 9 G.C.S.E’s

• (All grades A-B)

Personal Skills

Critical thinking

Professional conduct

Sense of humor

Teamwork

Perseverance

Attention to detail

Confident

Creative

Energetic

Positive attitude

Professional Skills

Advanced First Aid at work

CRB cleared

Physical Intervention training

Makaton

TEACCH

Autism awareness

POVA

Child Protection

Manual Handling

Basic food hygiene

Additional Information

• Full and clean U.K driving license held

• Currently undertaking research study aimed at provided bilingual age appropriate teaching resources to those students with special educational needs

In My Spare Time…

My interests include yoga, Pilates, nutrition, travel, snowboarding, surfing, climbing, reading, volunteering at events to raise funds for the National Autistic Society and Save the Children.

References

Available on request

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