Rosie

I graduated from the University of Manchester with a First and two awards and have a PGCE from King`s College London. In my previous job I was Head of the Department for Classics for three years and transformed GCSE results. I have taught Latin, Greek and Classical Civilisation up to Key Stage 5 in three different secondary schools in London.

Availability: Please send me a message to find out my current availability.

Willing to travel: 12 miles

Experience: Classics Teacher, South Hampstead High School, September 2020-present
• Teach A Level Greek Verse Iliad 18 to Year 12
• Teach Cambridge Latin Course to Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
• Run Classics Outreach and teach Minimus course to Year 4 at Eleanor Palmer, a state-maintained primary in Camden

Learning Director of Department for Latin and Classics, Kingsmead School, Enfield, February 2018 – July 2020
Key Achievements
• Joined a failing department in a non-selective academy and transformed the results. Progress 8 score increased by 2.77, GCSE grades 75% 7 and above, 100% of PPE students made expected and above progress
• Increased GCSE class sizes from 3 to 26, doubled number of students doing Latin at Key Stage 3
Responsibilities
• Responsible for all students’ progress and focus on data produced; key groups of students targeted and tracked and termly meetings with head teacher to review. Data on progress informs rewards, contact with parents and interventions
• Organised and led trips to Pompeii, Herculaneum, Rome, British Museum, St Albans, Cambridge University, Museum of London, Museum of London Docklands and John Soane’s Museum
• Mentored three PGCE students; monitored progress in weekly meetings, set targets, observed lessons and provided feedback
Latin and Classics Teacher, Kingsmead School, Enfield, September 2016 – present
Responsibilities
• Developed from scratch GCSE Latin and Classical Civilisation A-Level courses after attending examination feedback sessions, visiting other Classics departments, including Rooks Heath College and Tiffin Girls` Grammar School, in search of development of my own, and subscribing to social media outlets such as WJEC/Eduqas Latin Resource sharing. Wrote up all the schemes of learning based on cognitive theory such as retrieval practice and spaced learning (Kate Jones) and cognitive load theory (Daniel Willingham)
• Teach Cambridge Latin Course II, III and IV and WJEC Eduqas Latin GCSE to Year 9, 10 and 11
• Teach Cambridge Latin Course I to Key Stage 3 and students gain OCR Entry Level qualification in Year 8
• Taught A Level Classical Civilisation Roman Society and Thought and Virgil and the World of the Hero
• Teach several students with special educational needs and adapt lessons and resources to cater for their needs, based on SENCO advice
• Complete regular formative/summative assessment reflecting the GCSE exam question requirements
• Proficient at using iPad apps/websites e.g. Memrise, Quia, Quizlet Live, Kahoot, Showbie and Socrative

PGCE Student, Surbiton High School, February 2016 - May 2016
• Taught Latin to Years 7 and 8, OCR Latin GCSE language and literature to Year 10, Classical Civilisation Greek Tragedy, Latin literature and Greek language to Year 12

PGCE Student, Kingsmead School, October 2015 - January 2016
• Taught Latin to each year group in Key Stages 3 and 4 following the Cambridge Latin Course up to Book III in preparation for WJEC GCSE Latin Level 1