Christopher Gerrard

Role Summary and Achievements:

• Experience in teaching classes Years 7-11; learning, adapting, and implementing the learning programme and curriculum for the year groups listed.
• Delivering, moderating, and marking assessments for each year group in accordance with the WA Curriculum.
• Collaborated with teachers on resources, differentiation, and teaching strategies to optimise results for students and a positive growth-mindset.
• Have developed and researched knowledge on Indigenous culture to share with classes on study programme units to promote respect, inclusion and diversity.
• Implemented a CMS approach to classroom behaviour and actions, aided by collegial guidance and professional learning development.
• Provide a focus on cognitive load and scaffolding in teaching strategies to yield embedded learning and higher assessment results.
• Apply and encourage the five college values and reward / show recognition to students who display and uphold one or more of the values.
• Participate and volunteer internal relief / supervision when required.
• Partake in Learning Area Meetings, EBA's, Parent-Teacher interview days and Professional Development sessions.

Fremantle College

Hammond Park Secondary College

Harrisdale Senior High School

Role Summary and Achievements:

• Delivered lesson plans provided by the class teacher, with an emphasis on maximising task completion and preventing disruption in sequenced learning / assessment preparation.
• Provided relief lessons / support for the following subjects: English, Maths, Science, HASS, Sport, Drama, Media, Art, Marine Sciences, Music.
• Acted as a relief teacher for Drama and English in an extended capacity between October and November 2022 at Fremantle College, covering a teacher's timetable and classes consistently for this time, which included assessment preparation, supervision and marking.
• Supervised with whole school activities, including sports carnival events.
• Followed the behaviour management policy and procedures in accordance with a school's system.

Role Summary and Achievements:

• Was requested by my final Practice Placement school to complete the school term as an English Relief Teacher.
• Supervised assessment preparation and in-class assessment tasks.
• Provided relief lessons for Years 7- A-Level (Y13)
• Continued to educate classes that I had been supervising during my Placement period.

St. Michaels Church of England High School (November - December 2021)

Holy Family Catholic High School (March - June 2022)

Role Summary and Achievements:

• Completed class observations, attended learning area meetings, and whole-staff meetings / agendas.
• Taught classes in year groups 7-13.
• Transitioned to teaching in a full-time capacity in the second placement school, providing lesson plans that tied to the school's implemented curriculum, and created a range of resources.
• Delivered and marked assessment tasks with feedback and reflective lessons.
• Implemented scaffolding and differentiation strategies in classroom lessons.
• Conducted recess and lunch duties, excursion supervision and internal relief.
• Introduced and ran a Creative Writing lunch-time club for students of all year-groups.

Role Summary:

• Casual relief contract based in Liverpool.
• Education Assistant role in primary school, providing learning support and supervision for students in their activities.
• Completed recess / lunch duties.
• Provided support for students with assisted learning needs (scribing, 1:1 support, task clarification and prompting).

Role Summary and Achievements:

• Completed the assessment requirements and offered entry into the DHEP (Degree Holder Entry Programme - accelerated training process).
• Training in data entry input on the confidential criminal database.
• Successful in passing the physical fitness training programme and the self-defence examination (PST course).
• Completed first-aid and personal safety procedures practices.
• Studied and completed Police legislation examinations, interrogation training, report processing, and courtroom procedures.