Sarah Vincent
Bayview,Australia
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Year 4 Coordinator
Abbotsleigh Junior School
01.2023 - Current
- led a team of teachers to collaboratively design, develop and implement long-term, medium-term, and daily programs aligned with the NSW syllabus outcomes for 3 Year 4 classes.
- Deliver engaging and differentiated instruction catering to diverse learning needs and styles, including high potential students and students with diverse learning needs who require additional support and individualised programs.
- Consistently evaluated student progress through daily annotations, regular assessment tasks and timely feedback to parent/carer .
- Organising year group events and camps which includes liaising with external providers, completing thorough risk assessment documentation and maintaining a professional conduct and clear communication of expectation.
- Supporting team members to achieve 'Experienced Teacher' status through the AIS NSW by providing feedback and guidance on current best practise in the classroom practice and program development.
- Liaising with the senior leadership team on strategic planning for the school development.
- Designing innovative integration of digital technologies into the classroom to maximise student engagement and to enhance and transform student learning.
Year 1 class teacher
Abbotsleigh Junior School
01.2019 - Current
- Having been trained by Pie Corbet in the UK, I have led a Talk for Writing approach to writing in Year 1
- In 2020 I was asked to write a vignette article for the AIS ‘Designing for Deep Learning’ to share a practical and successful example of a Geography unit I had planned and delivered which promoted opportunities for students to develop their Geography skills, tools and understanding through the deep learning lens of creative thinking
- In 2019 during professional development in the Junior School, I demonstrated practically how leveraging and integrating digital technologies could promote opportunities to capture assessment data using Seesaw as a learning platform
- Https://www.abbotsleigh.nsw.edu.au
Year 2/3/4 Classroom Teacher, K-2 Science Specialist Teacher
Pittwater House School
01.2014 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: http://www.pittwaterhouse.com.au
- Starting as a casual teacher, moving to a fixed term contract, I was made a permanent member of staff in December 2015
- In 2018 I held the position of Professional Learning Group Facilitator
- Created meeting agendas and chaired twice termly meetings with colleagues from the Junior and Senior School to address a whole school focus on Literacy
- Supported colleagues (cross faculty and stage) and guided them with professional target setting in Literacy
- Coached colleagues to reflect on professional reading and research to put ‘best practice’ theory into practical use in their classrooms
- Facilitated opportunities for robust discussion and for peer observation to provide opportunities for educators to reflect on their professional practice and on student learning growth in Literacy
- Http://www.pittwaterhouse.com.au
- Reason for Leaving: To further pursue my passion experiential learning
Casual Kindergarten Worker
Bardo Road Kindergarten
04.2013 - 12.2013
- In this role I prepared, organised and delivered creative learning activities to children aged 3 to 5
- I worked closely with my colleagues to plan and deliver learning opportunities to meet the need of the individual children in the group in line with the NSW National Quality Framework
- Reason for leaving: To further pursue my career as a classroom teacher
Senior Teacher Year 4 (Part time), Class Teacher Year 1 (Part time)
Kent College Methodist Preparatory School
09.2009 - 10.2012
- Company Overview: http://www.kent-college.co.uk/a-methodist-school-765/
- During an Independent School inspection at Kent College Preparatory I was personally awarded an ‘Outstanding’ grade by the UK Government Inspectors during observed lessons
- This is the highest grade that can be awarded to a teacher
- In February 2010 I was asked to become a Senior Teacher with responsibility for Teaching and Learning
- My duties in this role included: -
- Attending Senior Management Team meetings weekly to review whole school targets and progress
- Working with senior school leaders to develop a compelling and transparent vision for the school
- Organise training and development sessions for school staff to attend in-line with feedback from Independent Schools Inspectorate
- Analyse the teaching programs and the delivery of all areas of the curriculum to ensure there was consistency, coverage, continuity, progression and rigour
- The introduction and implementation of key initiatives to improve teaching and learning techniques across the school to empower teachers to adopt and plan for quality inquiry-based learning opportunities for their students
- Creation and coordination of opportunities for peer review and lesson observations to encourage teachers to reflect effectively on their own practice
- This was intended to identify areas for personal professional growth and opportunities to cascade skill mastery across the teaching staff
- As English coordinator at Kent College, I was instrumental in whole school adoption of the Ros Wilson ‘Raising Standards in Writing’ initiative
- This included training teachers in using the VCOP assessment technique to analyse and measure growth in student writing from the Reception class to Year 6
- Http://www.kent-college.co.uk/a-methodist-school-765/
- Reason for Leaving: Emigration to Australia
Part time class teacher, Year 3
Kent County Education Department
01.2008 - 07.2008
- Company Overview: http://www.st-johns-school.org.uk/
- Use of visual learning techniques including adopting Makaton sign language to assist communication with a student with Downs Syndrome in my class
- I have since found this learning tool invaluable in my subsequent classes
- In this role I was given the additional responsibility of coordinating Mathematics and Design Technology across the school in collaboration with a focus group 6 teachers
- Http://www.st-johns-school.org.uk/
- Reason for leaving: To take up permanent role at Kent College
Class Teacher Year 1 and Key Stage 1 Coordinator
Kent College Junior School
09.1997 - 10.2000
- For 2 Years I had the additional responsibility of coordinating Mathematics Key Stage 1
- As such, I produced comprehensive Schemes of Work to cover the Mathematic curriculum for Year 1 and Year 2
- In my position as, Key Stage 1 Coordinator my role included: -
- Supporting and motivating a staff of 4 teachers
- Organising and running fortnightly Team Meetings to discuss curriculum issues
- Support Key Stage 1 teachers in the planning and implementing of quality lessons across the curriculum
- Attending half termly Senior Management Team Meetings to discuss and make curriculum, staffing and timetable decisions
- Reason for Leaving: To raise my family
Class Teacher, Year 3
Hammersmith & Fulham Education Department
09.1994 - 08.1997
- In my time at Kenmont School I held the position of P.E
- Coordinator
- In this role I delivered the P.E
- Curriculum to Years 2, 3, 5, and 6
- I also set up and wrote comprehensive Schemes of Work to assist in the delivery of the P.E
- Curriculum from Reception to Year 6
- I was elected Teacher Governor to Kenmont Primary School October 1996 and was a member of the finance committee
- Reason for Leaving: Relocation
Education
Post Graduate Certificate - Education
Froebel College, University of Roehampton
07.1994
BSc Hon. - Sociology & Social Administration
University of Surrey
06.1993
Three ‘A’ Levels - Economics, French, Religious
Sheffield High School GPDST
06.1990
Skills
- Multitasking and organization
- Collaborative learning
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
Additional Information - First Aid Certification
Attended First Aid and Asthma and Anaphylaxis management courses and am up to date with current practises and procedures.
Teacher Id
1262016
Nesa Id
262539
Wwcc Number
WWC0003352E
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 11/10/71
Professional Development
- Teacher Writing Conference ‘Write That Essay’, 09/19/21, 09/20/21
- Seven Steps to Writing Success workshops 1 and 2, 06/01/21, 06/02/21
- IPSHA Umbrella Meeting Collaborating with STEAM across Units of Inquiry, 09/01/19
- Mini Certificate of Gifted Education from UNSW, 06/01/19
- Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies, 06/01/18
- A More Beautiful Question, 09/01/17
- Spelling K-6: More Than ‘I’ Before ‘E’, 08/01/16
- Catering for EAL Students in the Mainstream Classroom, 05/01/16
- Harvard University Visible Thinking Course, 2016
- Harvard University, Teaching for Understanding course, 2015
Certification
- NSW Driver's License
Timeline
Year 4 Coordinator
Abbotsleigh Junior School
01.2023 - Current
Year 1 class teacher
Abbotsleigh Junior School
01.2019 - Current
Year 2/3/4 Classroom Teacher, K-2 Science Specialist Teacher
Pittwater House School
01.2014 - 01.2019
Casual Kindergarten Worker
Bardo Road Kindergarten
04.2013 - 12.2013
Senior Teacher Year 4 (Part time), Class Teacher Year 1 (Part time)
Kent College Methodist Preparatory School
09.2009 - 10.2012
Part time class teacher, Year 3
Kent County Education Department
01.2008 - 07.2008
Class Teacher Year 1 and Key Stage 1 Coordinator
Kent College Junior School
09.1997 - 10.2000
Class Teacher, Year 3
Hammersmith & Fulham Education Department
09.1994 - 08.1997
BSc Hon. - Sociology & Social Administration
University of Surrey
Three ‘A’ Levels - Economics, French, Religious
Sheffield High School GPDST
Post Graduate Certificate - Education
Froebel College, University of Roehampton
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