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Information About Claire:

Personal Description:

I am a teacher/tutor, with 14 years teaching and tutoring experience living in Alfreton, Derbyshire. I graduated from Brunel University in 1998, with a BA QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) and Creative Arts Degree. I work in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire areas. I also work as an artist, selling work, photography and jewellery from my website.

In the past I have joined a group of Nottinghamshire artists in exhibiting over the May Bank Holiday as part of Derbyshire Open Arts.

I love dogs and have rehomed a few sighthounds. I currently have a greyhound cross called Conker!

Teaching Experience:

I have always tried to encourage the traditional values of high self-esteem, good behaviour, treating others as we would ourselves and responsibility and enjoyment of learning, amongst all of the children in my care.
I think love of learning - in other words, enjoying an activity so much we are almost unaware that we are learning, is at the heart of excellent teaching and learning. I always try to plan creative, engaging activities with lots of hands-on engagement, that enable learners of all levels, to take responsibility positively and empower themselves in the enjoyment and "flow" of their learning.

Being a member of the temporary governing body, when two schools amalgamated, gave me an insight into the structure of governors meetings, a new understanding and respect for the role of governors, it enabled me to communicate, liaise and bring together members of staff from both school, to form a new staff and connected me with concerns from the local community, at a time of change and potential upheaval for some pupils.
As the Creative Curriculum Coordinator at my last school, I led a staff INSET of approaches to integrating the Creative Curriculum within planning, teaching and learning. In my own planning and teaching, I enjoy teaching objectives, subjects and skills in variety of For example, I used a practical rhyme; "What's the time Mr Wolf?" to teach time through Primary Languages (French) in an active, kinaesthetic way. The playground game added to the children's weekly recommended physical activity, inspired them to approach their follow up work, back in class, in an enthused way and was marked by the observing LEA Inspector as "excellent".
Throughout my teaching experience, I have held language, dance, and art clubs.
I have over 11 years of full time teaching experience in a variety of schools, from a multicultural/multi-ethnic school, to church schools and working abroad in an independent school, teaching children from many differing backgrounds, ages and abilities. I specialised in Creative Arts and also have an Arts background, which I still pursue, in terms of exhibiting artwork and making jewelry, which I find enriches my teaching. However, I have also have had a wide experience of coordinating other subjects, and in my last post coordinated many subjects, including Primary Languages, Geography, History, Music, Art & DT. Previous posts have included coordination of Literacy and PE. I have worked with outside agencies, such as subject consultants, and SEN specialists and taken on roles in addition to "class teacher", such as teacher governor and Rounders Secretary. Supply teaching has also enabled me gain experience with a wide range of ages, backgrounds and cohorts of children and ensure I am flexible and creative with teaching approaches. I relocated to Derbyshire in November 2006 and bought a house in Alfreton. Since moving, I have been in full time work and have been able to take advantage of in school inset training and courses, to keep my professional knowledge up to date. I have mentored teaching students and enjoyed this role. I have also liaised with outside visitors such as drama companies, work-related initiatives, visiting poets, etc.

I have experience of working in a special school with children with severe special needs and working with SEN children within mainstream schools (including Cerebral Palsy, Hydrocephalus/Spina Bifida, ADD, ADHD, emotional and behavioral problems, pupils with English as a second language and refugees with no initial english).

Tutoring Approach:

I like to assess where the pupil is starting from and how they feel about themselves as a learner, before empowering them to move on to the next step in their learning. I enjoy involving the pupil in their own assessment and planning relevant, fun activities that foster a feeling of success and enjoyment as a learner.
Homework is often used to reinforce key aspects of learning or as preparation for the next lesson.

Qualifications:

• BA QTS HONS PRIMARY EDUCATION
• BA QTS HONS CREATIVE ARTS ( ENGLISH AND ART)
• FOUNDATION COURSE GRAPHIC DESIGN

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you / Online
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes