Qualifications: CertEd, with additional training in Health & Safety, Prevent, First Aid, Child Safeguarding, Data Protection, Anti-Bullying, Gifted & Talented Education, Mindfulness, ICT, and Pedagogy.
Teaching Experience: Qualified teacher since 1972 (52 years)
Role: Member (partner) of SDE (Tuition) LLP
I have over 50 years of experience as a teacher and I have taught all the curriculum subjects to Primary age children throughout Key Stages 1 and 2 from Year 1 up to Year 6 in both State and Independent schools. I have also taught verbal and non-verbal reasoning at Year 6 level and overseen mock 11 plus exams. These schools were located in Birmingham, Bedfordshire, London Borough of Hillingdon and Buckinghamshire.
I have held various posts of responsibility including Head of Department, Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator and Head of Junior School. I have been a mentor to newly qualified teachers, overseen the pastoral care of children and Staff, interviewed prospective Staff and worked closely with the other senior managers.
I have also written, monitored and updated schemes of work for different curriculum subjects and year groups and overseen the implementation of these within the school. I have organised workshops for Gifted and Talented pupils, inviting neighbouring schools to attend. In addition, I have experience suporting children who have special educational needs, developing strategies for their learning in consultation with an educational psychologist.
In my role as a class teacher, I have used data to identify pupils who are underachieving and where necessary, implemented action plans to support them.
I was part of the Senior Management team in my last role and therefore, I was involved in major decisions affecting school life. I had the responsibility of running the Junior School department and making sure that a high standard of teaching and learning was maintained whilst providing effective leadership. I worked collaboratively with other members of Staff to ensure the best outcomes for the pupils.
Although I retired as a full time teacher, I continued to work at school in a part time role before joining SDE.
I love to see the children achieving amazing results, improving their knowledge and fulfilling their potential as they progress through the SDE course.
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BSc, PGCE
Colin has 38 years' teaching experience. Earlier in his career he was responsible for devising CAT tests, the BSTS (British Spelling Test Series) as well as developing the real 11+ tests for the organisation now known as GL Assessment. In more recent years at SDE he has focused on delivering the Year 5 11+ Course. Colin is also a published 11+ author.
MSt Hist. (Dist.), PGCE, QTS and BSc Psych.
Anna has over 15 years of experience in the primary education setting. As well as achieving a PGCE in Primary Education she has also completed a Masters in History . She has undertaken the roles of Head of Maths and Head of History and also has experience with SEN students.
BA Hons
Nikki has 13 years of experience in teaching primary education. She has mostly taught Key Stage 2 but also has some Key Stage 1 teaching experience. She also has a qualification in SENDCo. As well as tutoring for SDE, Nikki is the Deputy Headteacher of a local primary school.
BSc (Hons), MSc, PGCE
Niketa has 22 years' of classroom teaching experience in both the independent and state sector. Before completing her PGCE she obtained a degree in Biological Sciences and a Masters in International Management. During her career she has held the role of Assistant Headteacher.
B.Ed. (Hons)
Kim Lomax has over 25 years' teaching experience in primary education. She was a teacher at her most recent school for over 20 years before joining the SDE 11+ Tuition Centre (franchise) in Earley, Reading. In recent years she has focussed her efforts on teaching the 11+ curriculam in particular the entrance tests to Kendrick School and Reading School teaching both year 4 and year 5 students.
BA, PGCE, NPQH
Janice has over 30 years' experience in primary teaching. She has held senior positions in school, including as Head of School, and alongside classroom teaching has worked on driving an increase in levels of attainment particularly in English, Reading and Maths.
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