Lorraine D.

Address students' pastoral needs, ensuring comprehensive support in emotional, social, welfare, attendance, and health matters through assemblies and establishment of a mentoring programme. Analyze assessment data to identify patterns in student performance,pinpointing areas for academic improvement and development. Cultivate strong, positive connections with families, serving as an accessible and professional liaison. Collaborate with staff to elevate educational standards and student achievement through strategic year group leadership, and delivering training. Motivate staff to enhance teaching efficacy by sharing outstanding practice, offering professional mentorship and through effective line management. Facilitate and organise mock exams, communicate with students and parents regularly. Schedule and co-ordinate the entry into 6th Form Process ensuring students chose suitable pathways and receive guidance throughout.

Integrated Prep and Senior School vision into the Computer Science and ICT curriculum, ensuring alignment and progress. Implemented diagnostic assessment tools to identify and support individual student learning needs. Successfully led department in preparation for inspections. Fostered academic excellence by coordinating parent-teacher meetings, setting student performance plans and delivering training on learning strategies. Updated teaching materials, ensuring inclusive, adaptive education. Enhanced student engagement through dynamic and interactive classroom experience.

Fostered student growth in social, personal, and academic domains. Articulated a clear strategic vision, identifying improvement areas and orchestrating targeted action plans successfully for the department and for student progress. Maintained proactive and positive communication with parents, ensuring transparency and engagement with the educational progress of students. Monitored and optimized student attendance and punctuality, achieving exemplary standards across the year group. Delivered training and offered expert guidance to stakeholders on pathways including University admissions, internships and apprenticeship applications.