- Participating in fundraising events to support local charities, schools, and community projects
- Gardening
- Volunteering for Auskick Team Manager 2024-2025
- Exploring various forms of art, such as painting, dance and photography to nurture creativity and personal growth
Suellyn Mapleson
Teacher
North Beach,Australia
Summary
Dedicated Early Childhood Teacher and Centre Educational Leader with a passion for fostering strong relationships with children and families. Committed to supporting cultural beliefs through play-based programs and developing child-led initiatives that promote learning from the environment using a multimedia approach. Experienced in collaborating with families and schools to enhance school readiness and bridge learning gaps. Skilled in curriculum development, varied teaching methods, and classroom management techniques to ensure engaging and productive learning experiences for students. Committed to continuous learning and reflective practices to adapt to evolving educational landscapes.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
ECT Educational Leader
Kidz Biz Early Learning Centre
09.2019 - Current
- Supervise & engage with children aged from birth to five years
- Deliver quality education programming & care that meets the needs & interests of each child
- Ensure delivery of embedded daily routines
- Create a safe, healthy & happy learning environment for the children
- Identify current knowledge and developmental strengths to create child led programmes focusing on learning from our environment using a 21st century multi-media approach.
- Develop partnerships with families and schools to ensure the development of learning gaps to improve quality of care and learning for both children and parents to ensure school readiness.
- Continuously engage in learning and reflective practices to improve my own skill set to adapt to the changing environment and new developments.
- I love learning myself and I’m always down at a child’s level seeing what wonderful things there are to explore, every day is a learning opportunity.
- Designed innovative lesson plans that catered to diverse learning styles and abilities.
- Established a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement within the classroom through regular reflection on instructional practices and student outcomes.
- Supported special education students by implementing individualized accommodations and modifications within the general education setting. Applied for funding and resources to accommodate special needs in a classroom setting.
- Organised centre-wide events such as science fairs, road safety programme, excursions and incursions, fundraising events.
- Developed strong rapport with parents through regular communication, promoting active involvement in their child''s education.
- Implemented effective classroom management techniques, fostering a positive and safe learning environment for all students.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on educational trends and research-based instructional strategies.
- Led professional development workshops for colleagues on topics such as differentiated instruction or integrating technology in the classroom effectively.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behaviour to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey.
- Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning.
Police Constable
WA Police
12.2014 - 09.2017
- Community Safety and Child Protection
- Safety and Tactical training
- Foster a positive organisational image in the community
- Investigative and Legal studies
- Mental health, Domestic Violence and Cultural awareness studies
- Legislation, Policy, Procedures, Protocols and Regulations
- Gather, Collate and Record Police information
- Manage personal and ethical performance
- Engage with the community with Honesty, Respect, Openness, Fairness and Accountability.
- Identify, Investigate and Respond to criminal activity
- In this challenging and rewarding role I was awarded 3 awards during my 6 month training course for investigative skills, communication, and the Good Samaritan award for dedication to my team and fellow officers. On a daily basis I engaged with all walks of the community with compassion, integrity and fairness. Showing resilience and leadership in the face of adversity, having the ability to remain calm and deescalate volatile situations. Taking responsibility and pride in making the community a better place for all and in particular a better place for children to grow and evolve in.
Teacher and Centre Manager
Riviera Dance Centre
- Coaching and development
- Teaching children with Disabilities
- Teaching within the NSW schools systems
- Functions Manager
- Sales and Marketing
- Diary and Client database management
- Accounts/Purchasing/MYOB
- Staff management and recruitment
- Compare and International Lecturer
- I have over 16 years experience in coaching and developing people for social and competitive dance. I have represented Australia 8 Times in the World Championships and led teams of dancers in both Australian and International competitions. The most challenging and rewarding part of my teaching career is developing a curriculum for schools and those with varying learning abilities such as Disruptive disorders, ASD, Down Syndrome, and ADHD. Dance has a wonderful ability to bring out the best in children, it uses both their left and right brain hemispheres, it is proven to have cognitive advantages in increasing memory, improving focus and attention span, socialization, spatial awareness, mathematics, oral communication, balance and co-ordination and repetitious learning skills, however most importantly it gives children social competence and confidence.
Education
Graduate Diploma of Primary Teaching - undefined
ECU
Bachelor of Art - Psychology, children and families
ECU
Diploma of Children’s Services - Early Childhood Education and Care
Diploma of Community Safety - Policing
Teachers Licentiate Diploma - Modern Dance
Teachers Diploma - Latin American Dance
Skills
- Effective classroom management
- Relationship building
- Critical thinking
- Lesson planning
- Student engagement
Accomplishments
- Named "Educator of the year" KidzBiz Early Learning Centre Beaumaris in 2022
- WA Police Academy Good Samaritan Award 2014
- WA Police Academy Geoff Bowen Investigative Award 2014
- WA Police Academy Communication Award 2014
- 1994-1998 Australian Professional 10 Dance Representative to the World Championships
Interests
<Enter your own>
Date of Birth: 02 December 1975
Timeline
ECT Educational Leader
Kidz Biz Early Learning Centre
09.2019 - Current
Police Constable
WA Police
12.2014 - 09.2017
Graduate Diploma of Primary Teaching - undefined
ECU
Bachelor of Art - Psychology, children and families
ECU
Diploma of Children’s Services - Early Childhood Education and Care
Diploma of Community Safety - Policing
Teachers Licentiate Diploma - Modern Dance
Teachers Diploma - Latin American Dance
Teacher and Centre Manager
Riviera Dance Centre
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