Psychology and Social Science consultant
School / Beal High School
/ I relish the opportunity to help other schools succeed within their departments. I find myself increasingly driven to ensure that all students are given the opportunity to reach their full potential.
I have been Head of Psychology at Beal High school for four years and have enormously enjoyed the challenge of leading a successful department. I have overseen the huge transition from having just 20 pupils across year 12 and 13 to over 90 pupils whilst boosting exam results to within the top 10% of the country. This has been achieved through providing an engaging learning experience whilst ensuring continuous effective assessment. I look forward to sharing this experience with new schools.
I have had vast experience mentoring and supporting NQT’s, PGCE students and school’s direct trainees. This has stimulated my passion in developing staff members and ensuring high standards of teaching and learning.
As a Professional development consultant, I am able to extend my support beyond my own school into others, ensuring that all students receive the highest quality teaching and learning. I look forward to meeting with your team in order to work collaboratively and successfully achieve sustainable improvement.
Strengths/Experience / An outstanding teacher as graded by OFSTED and within Beal High School.
Consistent outstanding exam results across A level psychology.
Experience of mentoring colleagues in order to improve practice.
Experience in school to school support.
Supported the development of NQTs across the department.
Expert subject knowledge across psychology and social sciences.
Excellent links with local schools.
Use of data to improve attainment and teaching and learning.
Delivered whole school training sessions in relation to engagement, challenge and assessment.
Facilitated a number of training sessions for NELTA across a wide variety of areas.
Expert in online platforms that can be used as an educational tool.
Excellent people skills.
Impact /
- Improved student outcomes – exam results are within the top 10% of the country.
- Significantly increased the number of A-C grades at AS and A2 level.
- Current schools direct salaried trainees graded as outstanding under my mentorship.
- Successful intervention with partnership school.
- Significantly increased the uptake of students across KS5 Psychology.
- Improved the teaching and learning across the department through one to one mentoring.
- Inspired a number of pupils to follow a career in psychology at excellent universities including Cambridge.