Highlights:National teachers award winner

Skills:Teacher, science, biology, H1B sponsorship

Goal:I would love to move to the US, as a science teacher. I am intrigued by the school culture and I believe that it is a great step for my career.

Membership:SACE

Certification:SACE

Honor:South African national teachers award winner as national SHERO

Teacher of science 09/22 - 04/2023
The Chalkhills academy, Luton, Bedfordshire United Kingdom
Industry: Education
Teacher of science. Teaching KS3-KS5 combined science.
Preparing and delivering engaging biology lessons to students from different backgrounds, who all have different interests and abilities. Monitoring student performance, and adjusting teaching strategies and techniques for improved content delivery. Establishing classroom, laboratory, and field trip rules and ensuring all students understand and accept them. Setting up exams, assessments, and experiments in accordance with curriculum requirements and standards of the state and district. Communicating any student issues to parents, counselors, and other relevant staff members. Attending school events, club meetings, and staff meetings as required. Representing the school at conferences, workshops, and other networking events. Coming up with suggestions to improve the Biology Department and general school operations. Building rapport with students so that they feel comfortable and safe discussing sensitive topics in class. Encouraging students to participate in science fairs, competitions, and expos, and preparing them for these events.--
Teacher of science 04/2023 - current
Kingswood Secondary Academy, CORBY, Northamptonshire United Kingdom
Industry: Education
Teacher of science KS3-KS4 combined science KS5 A level Biology
To teach effectively across a range of provision ensuring pupils achieve excellent outcomes. 2. To regularly assess and review pupils’ progress and achievement and to communicate effectively with parents/carers in line with school procedures. 3. To work with the head of science to develop, implement and monitor effective schemes of work, course delivery, assessments, pupil surveys and pupil data in line with school policy. 4. To ensure that teaching and learning is evaluated and action plans produced and implemented to promote best practice and ensure excellent pupil achievement. 5. To work with other teachers and staff to identify, develop and deliver staff training. 6. To remain up to date with national trends in education and in science and implement developments in curriculum design and delivery to reflect these. 7. Where appropriate, to mentor staff new to teaching, staff undertaking teacher training programmes and other staff as appropriate. 8. To develop and maintain a learning environment in line with the school’s values. 9. To deliver enrichment programmes.--
Biology Teacher 01/2017 - 08/2022
General Smuts High School, Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa
Industry: Education
To guide their investigations of scientific concepts. performing administrative duties to perform administrative tasks like taking the register, updating records and writing reports and to also attend staff and parent-teacher meetings to discuss students progress.
Preparing and delivering engaging biology lessons to students from different backgrounds, who all have different interests and abilities. Monitoring student performance, and adjusting teaching strategies and techniques for improved content delivery. Establishing classroom, laboratory, and field trip rules and ensuring all students understand and accept them. Setting up exams, assessments, and experiments in accordance with curriculum requirements and standards of the state and district. Communicating any student issues to parents, counselors, and other relevant staff members. Attending school events, club meetings, and staff meetings as required. Representing the school at conferences, workshops, and other networking events. Coming up with suggestions to improve the Biology Department and general school operations. Building rapport with students so that they feel comfortable and safe discussing sensitive topics in class. Encouraging students to participate in science fairs, competitions, and expos, and preparing them for these events.--

North West University 01/2013 - 05/2017
Vereeniging, Gauteng, United States
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Biology
Minor:English
Bachelors degree in educational life sciences/biology

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