Jonathan

Hi,

I am a qualified secondary school teacher and senior leader with ten years experience in the UK education system, specialising in RE, Government and Politics, Citizenship and careers advise and guidance into higher education. I have taught both in London and Manchester schools and have worked most recently as an Assistant Vice Principal (AVP) in Manchester.

I specialise in Religious Studies (RE) at KS3 and KS4. My classes have consistently above national and school averages. My most recent GCSE class produced the best progress score for any cohort in the school (the whole school Progress 8 score 0.78). I was especially pleased with the results for the EAL cohort, where students made sigificant progress from their target grade.

I also specialise in careers advise and guidance into higher education. I currently work in Access and Participation to higher education for the University of Manchester. In my recent role of AVP I oversaw the school`s personal development provision, including careers advise and guidance. I ensured that students going on to further and higher education was above national average, and in a recent Ofsted report, the personal development provision was ranked as Outstanding.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: Experience:
University of Manchester: Access ad Participation Officer (April 2023-present)
Assistant Vice Principal for Personal Development and the Co-Curriculum (September 2021-April 2023)
Head of Department for RE and Pastoral Strategy Leader for Year 7 and Transition (April 2020-September 2021)
RE Teacher and Head of Year for Year 10 (September 2018-April 2020)
History, Politics and Civics teacher (January 2016-September 2018)
Head of Department for RE and Citizenship (September 2015-January 2016)
Humanities Teacher (September 2013-September 2015)

Education:
Sept 2014 – July 2016
University College London (IOE): Teach First Leadership MA at the Institute of Education; Pass
Sept 2013 – Sept 2014
Canterbury Christchurch University: PGCE (Teach First) – Citizenship; ‘Merit’ in academic assignments and ‘Outstanding’ in teaching.
February 2011
Manchester Academy of English: CELTA Course Qualification; Pass
Sept 2006 – May 2009
University of Nottingham: BA (hons.) Politics and American Studies; 2.1

DBS Check: Yes