Jennifer Cairney

• Planning dynamic lessons to increase student comprehension of books and literary concepts.
• Preparing and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
• Leading interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
• Preparing comprehensive English curriculum for multiple classes.
• Teaching Y10 EFL, Key stage 3 Y9 & Y6
• Pastoral lead for Y6

• Planned and executed professional development sessions.
• Reinforced positive student behavior and established rapport with students.
• Used data to drive instruction and school-wide decisions related to content.
• Created lesson plans, video content and other associated lesson materials.
• Evaluated performance continuously to identify areas in need of improvement and implement strategies to keep team on-track.
• Enforced organisational rules and incorporated policy changes into departments' day-to-day activities.
• Collaborated with department personnel to coordinate multifaceted solutions to emerging problems.
• Observed, coached and mentored instructional staff to promote warm, structured and responsive classroom culture.
• Developed curriculum and lesson plans to achieve objectives of each course.
• Designed or used assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
• Planned, administered and controlled budgets and produced financial reports.
• ESL & EFL IGCSE Teacher.
• Grade 8 English Teacher.
• Offered Extracurricular opportunities for all students eg Malvern Spelling Bee, Poetry Slam and International Book week.

• IGCSE ESL & EFL teacher.
• Developed resources inline with the new curriculum.
• Marked, moderated and set exams for all level.
• Implemented the IPQ course.
• Worked with SENCO to offer support to students failing to achieve in English.
• Housemaster
• Delivered PHSE lessons.
• Offer student extracurricular experiences to expand their English skills eg Hongwen Speech Competition.
• Worked with SLT to prepare plan and deliver lessons during COVID 19 lockdown.
• Improved English results each year.

• Prepared and delivered classes.
• Gave constructive feedback to students.
• Kept up to date with company policies.
• Planed interesting activities for students outside of the classroom.
• Participated in whole center events.

• Planed and prepared classes.
• Produced Schemes of Work and Program of Study for all classes.
• Shared learning intentions and success criteria with the learner.
• Used a variety of AIFL techniques and active learning strategies within the classroom.
• Regularly used ICT.
• Collaborated with the Support for Learning Department to ensure all learners needs were met.
• Teacher of A level and IGCSE Religious Studies.
• Teacher of Year Nine History.
• Planed my time effectively to manage teaching priorities and whole school involvement.
• Reported pupil’s progress in reports to tutors.
• Sixth Form Tutor.
• Wrote reports to parents/ liaised with parents.
• Wrote UCAS references.
• Boarding House Tutor.
• Coordinated the Year Nine Mentoring Scheme.
• Marked common entrance examinations for potential new cohort

• Teacher of Higher and Intermediate 2 Religious Moral and Philosophical Studies.
• Whole school charity coordinator.
• Whole school chaplaincy coordinator.
• S4 mentor.
• Teacher of S2 enrichment program.

Followed school policy to organise effective reporting, tracking and monitoring.

Accountable to the HT for departmental examination results.

Analyses data and planed next steps for the Departmental Improvement Plan.

Assisted in the constructing of the DIP in line with the priorities of the School Improvement Plan.

Managed the departmental budget.

Established a behaviour management policy for the department.

Organised an annual calendar for guest speakers and external agencies (SCIAF, Mary’s Meals etc).

Managed supply staff- organise suitable work for supply staff.

Delivered the S5 Mentor programme.

An active member of the Learning and Teaching working group