My name is Steve and I am a very experienced teacher. Whilst training , I worked as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, supporting class teachers and leading lessons in their absence. I have many years of experience in supporting learning, differentiating the tasks to best support the individual. I live in Christchurch and teach in Ferndown, where I teach KS2 English, Maths and History. I am also the Head of of Year 6. Formally, I was Head of Drama, which was explicitly delivered to all 720 children fortnightly. Drama is well known for supporting literacy, speaking and listening skills thus deepening the skills required for English. I am married, with a 12 year old son and 4 very playful dogs!!!
I trained as a Primary practitioner following a successful career in professional musical theatre. Whilst studying, I worked in a primary school as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant for 5 years. This role required supporting children with complex needs, working 1-2-1 with children with ASC and supporting whole class learning.
I currently teach in a large Middle School, specialising in English. I lead Year 6, supporting 150 children’s learning, behaviour and wellbeing.
As well as this, I have tutored years 4,5 and 8.
My Year 6 English class achieved passes at SATS, with 45% at Greater Depth in both SPAG and Reading.
I approach learning with your child’s well-being in mind first and foremost , especially in the current climate with children having missed so much schooling and peer interaction. Learning will be deeper when these needs are met at the very start of working together. Every child is individual and their needs will be also.
I start every initial interaction by assessing what the student already knows - why waist time on the things they are already successful at? From this point, we can work together on the areas needing development. I work with your child, discussing my metacognition and setting goals with them - they are also in control of their learning and setting of targets.
Languages | English (British) |
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Availability | Weekends, Weekdays (evenings) |
References Available | On File |
University of the West of England | 2015 | Professional | FdA Supporting Learning | |
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University of the West of England | 2015 | Bachelors | BA Primary Education and Professional Studies | |
University of Worcester | 2016 | PGCE | Post Graduate Certificate in Education |