Tailored and delivered lectures using modern technology to enhance student teachers' comprehension and meet their needs.
Mentored trainee teachers with their secondary PGCE Languages programme.
Visited all secondary schools where aspiring educators were placed.
Evaluated student teachers' progress according to the ITT Core Content Framework, identifying areas of difficulty, delivering constructive feedback necessary for professional and academic success.
Initiated and conducted online after school support classes.
Built strong rapport with aspiring educators by facilitating online discussions among trainees on topics related to individual experience in secondary schools and providing academic advisement.
Attended conferences and workshops to stay up-to-date on best practices in higher education.
Head of Languages
Harris Academy Orpington
London
09.2021 - 07.2023
Led a department of four teachers, conducting performance management reviews, addressing appraisal targets and coaching for professional development.
Reinstated effective communication with parents/guardians, praising and celebrating their child's successes, informing them about the wide variety of activities and challenge conducted by the MFL Department and providing diverse solutions that support their child's unique educational needs.
Transformed the culture regarding how languages are perceived within the MFL Department, the school, and at home.
Promoted equal opportunities and celebrated diversity in all aspects of the school.
Applied Extensive Processing Instruction and Communicative Language Teaching approaches across the MFL Department.
Raised attainment from 47% Grades 9-5 in June 2019 (prior to my employment and last exam condition before Covid-19) to 80% Grades 9-5 in June 2022 (Progress 8 score: +0.8 in GCSE results).
Raised progress 8 of my French GCSE class from -0.82 Foundation Tier and 1.22 Higher Tier in June 2022 to 0.18 Foundation Tier and 1.78 Higher Tier in June 2023.
Ensured the input and maintenance of accurate student data, making use of analysis and evaluating performance data, taking appropriate action to secure improvement.
MFL Teacher
Cheam High School
London
09.2018 - 07.2021
Took additional responsibilities as MFL Curriculum Development in Nov 2019.
Took additional responsibilities as MFL Key Stage 3 Leader in Sep 2020.
Took an active role alongside the MFL Lead Practitioner in supporting the Newly Qualified Teachers within the MFL Department with behaviour management.
Applied the Communicative Language Teaching approach.
Created and delivered relevant, comprehensible and compelling lessons in a positive learning environment.
Established strong classroom routines to give pupils the confidence to communicate in the Target Language and lead the classroom for the first twenty minutes of each lesson under my supervision.
Developed pupils sense of interest and motivation in exploring and collaborating during pair work and/or group work activities.
Shared good practice and new ideas implemented within my own classes with the MFL Department team.
French Teacher
La Petite Ecole Française d'Elmbridge
London
11.2014 - 07.2017
Taught primary multilingual pupils (aged 4-6 years old) who have French as a second language.
Applied the Phonetic teaching approach in which pupils explore in five steps the sounds of the Target Language (the alphabetical letters, their combination with other letters, the syllables, the words and the sentence) through a captivating story called "Les Alphas": https://editionsrecrealire.com/content/11-la-methode.
Education
PGCE With French And Spanish - Secondary Education
Goldsmiths University
London
06.2018
Bachelor of Art in English Language, Literature and History, French Linguistics and Didactics - Education
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle
Paris
06.2016
A Levels - Social Science-Economics
Lycée Georges Clémenceau
Villemomble
07.2008
Courses And Awards
d'ElmbridgeClémenceau
Concevoir et Animer Des Activités en Français pour Les Enfants, 2017
Enfants
Languages
French (Native)
English (Full professional proficiency)
Spanish (Intermediate proficiency)
Hobbies and Interests
Teams sports
Community-building
Listening to audiobooks and music
Mindfulness
Dancing
Cooking
Travelling
Languages
French
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Limited
Certification
UK Qualified Teacher Status REF N° 1776209
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Lecturer in Education: Secondary PGCE Languages
Goldsmiths University
09.2023 - 12.2023
Head of Languages
Harris Academy Orpington
09.2021 - 07.2023
MFL Teacher
Cheam High School
09.2018 - 07.2021
French Teacher
La Petite Ecole Française d'Elmbridge
11.2014 - 07.2017
PGCE With French And Spanish - Secondary Education
Goldsmiths University
Bachelor of Art in English Language, Literature and History, French Linguistics and Didactics - Education