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Graduate Teacher at Holy
Family Technology College.
September 2006 -
present
Outline of
responsibilities:
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Teaching 9 KS3
resistant materials, textiles and food technology classes.
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Teaching 1 KS4
GCSE graphic products class.
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Observing KS4
GCSE resistant materials and KS5 A’ level product design.
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Shared
responsibility for a year nine tutor group.
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Leading a group
of six year nines in the Go4Set Design / Engineering competition to
design a sustainable water system for school.
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Preparing and
selecting resources, both for theoretical and practical lessons.
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Assessing
pupils’ work for achievement, effort and progress.
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Reporting to
parents through letters home, school reports and parents’ evenings.
My GTP year at Holy
Family has given me the opportunity to train while assuming all the
normal responsibilities of a class teacher. I have built successful
relationships with my classes and am confident now in my classroom
management skills. I have become particularly adept at creating my own
resources for the classroom and am working on improving the range of
differentiated activities I can offer my classes.
Designer at Flour Ltd
June 2005 - present
Outline of
responsibilities:
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Work placement
during industrial experience at Goldsmiths College.
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Designing the
exhibition for Projeto Manual Colourido, a collaborative art project
with Brazilian street children.
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Designing and
sending out proposals for the exhibition.
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Designing a
catalogue book to support the exhibition.
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Applying for an
arts council grant.
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Designing a
press release.
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Designing and
running an arts workshop for Key stages 2 and 3.
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Stretching and
preparing canvases for the exhibition.
Working at Flour
gave me the opportunity to experience the challenges and rewards of
working in a small company. The mix of necessary day-to-day tasks, from
creative to administrative and communication work gave me a good
understanding of the dedication and self-motivation needed to run such a
company. This work experience helped me develop my communication skills
and sense of self-responsibility and motivation in my work.
Sustainable Designer at
Redbridge Council
September 2004 -
April 2005
Outline of
responsibilities:
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Paid work
placement during industrial experience at Goldsmiths College.
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Worked in the
planning policy department on urban regeneration and sustainable
development projects.
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Designed
consultation tools for children and young people to identify their
perceived contributing factors to a degenerated local area.
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Promoting
sustainable development to developers and the public.
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Worked on both
individual and team projects, arranging my own timetable and
appropriate deadlines to achieve the objectives of the projects.
Part-time administrative
assistant at Sainsbury’s South Woodford
August 1999 -
November 2004
June 2005 - August
2006
Outline of
responsibilities:
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Working on my
own and as leader of a team to ensure product pricing, advertising
and stock were correct.
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Trusted to
organise my work to fit deadlines and placed in charge of a small
team.
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Helping solve
customer problems.
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