Ross

I grew up in southeast London, completing my A Levels in History, German and French in 2006. I began my undergraduate degree, German Studies, at the University of Manchester in 2007. I was drawn to German Studies as it combined developing my German language skills as well as studying much of the history, culture and politics of Germany. I spent my Erasmus year working as an English Language Assistant in a Mittelschule in rural Saxony, and graduated in 2011. I completed a PGCE in Secondary MFL at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2012. I returned to the University of Manchester to complete an MA in Modern European History. I finished my MA in September 2013, graduating with a Merit.
In November 2013 I started working as a teacher of history at a comprehensive school in Kent. I worked there continuously from November 2013 until August 2024 as a teacher of history, while also holding a variety of middle leadership roles. Most recently I have been Head of History and RE, before that Head of Humanities, Head of Sixth Form and Team Leader (Pastoral). In August 2024 I transitioned to self-employed freelance educational work, including tutoring.

Willing to travel: 15 miles

Experience: I am an expert classroom practitioner, with consistently good and outstanding lesson observations since I started teaching in 2011. I have accumulated more than 10,000 hours of sustained practice in the classroom, the recognised minimum amount anyone needs to invest in something before they can be considered “world-class.” I have wide ranging history subject knowledge, including the topics which I have taught for several years, and drawn more widely from my BA (Hons) in German Studies, MA in Modern European History and my own areas of historical interest. I am regularly praised in lesson observations for my use of in-depth subject knowledge to engage the pupils.

I employ various adaptive methods, including task variation, outcome differences, extra resources for additional needs, strategic seating plans, and targeted questioning for SEND and PP students. As a skilled behaviour manager, I was appointed a pastoral leader in 2015.

I have built up and accumulated this experience as a teacher through the following roles (most recent first):
Head of History and RE (2023-24)
Head of Humanities (2018-23)
Head of Sixth Form (2017-18)
Pastoral Leader (2015-17)
Teacher of History (2013-2024)

I have taught history (KS3-5), geography (KS3-4), German (KS3-5), French (KS3-4) and RE (KS3-4) throughout my career.

Since 2017 I have tutored private clients for GCSE and A Level History. This has been arranged through local contacts and word of mouth.

In 2014 and 2015 I worked for OCR as a GCSE Examiner for History.
In 2017 I worked for Pearson Edexcel as an A Level Examiner for History.

DBS Check: Yes