Sean Taylor

PGCE in computer science with qualified teacher status.

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Animation and Illustration.

Working full time on a 4 month fixed contract. My responsibilities include Teaching 21 lessons per week, planning an effective computer science curriculum for the school, marking and safeguarding staff and pupils. I teach age range 11 to 16, KS3 and KS4. Every lunchtime I run a 3D animation club which is very popular amongst the pupils.

Working around 2 hours per day after my regular school teaching position I have been delivering English language improvement lessons to groups of 4 Filipino students at a time. These lessons have been highly successful with students achieving incredible improvements in speaking, listening, reading and writing. This job has been on a contract basis, self employed.

Working full time on a casual contract as a Supply Teacher/ cover supervisor teaching all year groups. So far in this role I have taught; Computer Science, Mathematics, English, Science, Design Technology, Geography, History, Music, Spanish, Cooking & Nutrition, Religious Education and Business Studies. In any free periods I help with on-call duties or help run the internal exclusion centre. In addition I also do lunch time duty every lunch time. For the past term and a half I have been running the Computing department on my own which has given me lots of good quality experience.

In my attendance roll at this school it was my responsibility to ensure all registers were submitted on time, make contact with parents of pupils not in school who did not leave a message, request penalty notices from the LA and produce attendance reports for SLT, Governers and the local authority. In addition I was lead in organising and hosting meetings with parents and pupils regarding poor attendance.
In my Learning Mentor roll I was tasked with primarily mentoring those pupils who fell into the pupil premium category in order to ensure they was on track to achieve the same results as non-pupil premium pupils. I would be set a year group and then I would mentor that same group as they moved up year groups until they left school. I would help with basic Maths and English, teacher and peer relationships, behaviour difficulties, attendance and just somebody they could come to if they was feeling too stressed.
In my First Aid roll I was the primary contact for any illness and injuries in the school as well as in charge of ordering supplies and recording and reporting of serious injuries where the school may have been liable.
In my Senior Midday Supervisor roll I was responsible for the staffing, placement of staff and lunchtime activities. I was on duty every lunch time and would patrol the corridors and playgrounds ensuring the good behaviour of all the pupils. After lunch I was responsible for reporting and recording any particularly bad behaviour I had to deal with.

As Detachment Commander of an Army Cadet Unit I was responsible for young people (aged 12 – 18) from very varied backgrounds, keeping in contact with Parents and Carers as well as attending regular meetings with other members of staff including the CEO of Lancashire Army Cadet Force.
I had cadets whom parents and care workers I needed to keep in regular contact with due to sensitive issues at home which I must keep confidential.
Throughout my career with the Army Cadet Force I attended multiple advanced safeguarding lectures and security training days.
I have 6 Years experience teaching cadets lessons in Fieldcraft, Navigation, Skill at Arms, Drill, Adventure Training, Bushcraft, First Aid, Signals, Fitness, History of the ACF and the organisation of several extra-curricular adventurous activities. As Detachment Commander I also observed the lessons taught by my staff and gave them constructive feedback to ensure the quality of the teaching.
I was the team leader for the Lancashire ACF Nijmegen marches in 2018 where we won an award for most professional British Army team and I was the first team leader from Lancashire ACF to finish the marches without a single cadet dropping out due to illness or injury. The Nijmegen marches is a 4 day, 100 mile military marching competition held annually in Nijmegen, Holland. I was responsible for the team selection, training and planning as well as the health and safety of 3 adults and 12 children.

A a qualified level 3 Personal Trainer I specialised in delivering Personal Training and Group exercise classes in both a gym and outdoor environment. As I was self employed I was entirely responsible for all of my accounts, advertising and planning of sessions. I had a keen interest in health and fitness and developed this interest by also gaining qualifications in Clinical Nutrition and GP Exercise Referral. In addition I also gained certificates in exercise for children and ran a children's exercise class twice a week for around a year which was very successful and the parents and children loved it.