Andrew London

Coaching football has long been a passion of mine and this has led me to seek work coaching part time as well as teaching full time. I am a highly motivated individual who is committed to helping young people progress and develop. I feel rewarded when I have personally made a positive difference to my student's lives.

I am a calm and approachable individual, an asset invaluable in teaching and coaching. I am confident and have excellent communication skills which help to keep students interested in learning and making progress. I am dedicated to raising attainment levels and ensuring that each child makes continued progress in their social, emotional, and academic development.

Humanities Lead, Teacher at Brookways School (2019-09 – Present)

Teaching English, Geography, History and Religious Studies at KS2, KS3 and GCSE level. Class tutor, Humanities and SMSC lead for the school.

• Planning and preparing effective teaching modules and lessons.
• Participating in school events, liaising with parents and school trips.
• Contributing to the formation and implementation of school and departmental improvement plans.
• Preparing resources for lessons.
• Using regular assessments to monitor progress and set targets, then responding accordingly to the results.
• Maintaining and updating documentation on every student's progression.
• Assessing pupils' abilities, providing feedback, and writing reports.
• Promoting creativity, innovation, and the use of appropriate new technologies to achieve excellence.
• Challenging and assisting children with additional needs.
• Keeping children safe.
• Reporting any safeguarding issues to the relevant people.
• Embedding SMSC within the school.
• Differentiating lessons and delivery to ensure every student has access to the curriculum and is appropriately challenged in order to progress.
• Planning and risk assessing educational visits relating to the programmes of study.

Teacher at Leaways School (2013-01 – 2019-12)

Teaching PSHE, Geography and History at KS2, KS3 and GCSE level. Class tutor and SMSC lead for the school.

• Catering for pupils of all abilities and providing education for students with Special Educational Needs.
• Teaching children how to think for themselves in a fast-paced academic environment.
• Good knowledge of national and local curriculum policies and also assessment procedures.
• Looking after and supervising the control and proper use of teaching rooms, materials and resources.
• Experience of dealing with challenging and disruptive pupils.
• Marking pupils' coursework and then providing constructive feedback to students.
• Providing nurturing and attentive pastoral care for all pupils.
• Preparing the classroom for lessons, and also tidying up at the end of a session.
• Able to inspire, challenge and motivate students.
• Giving information, emotional support and reassurance to pupils, their parents and fellow teachers.
• Can effectively communicate and build rapports with other staff, parents and students.
• Adaptable and willing to try new ways of teaching and working.
• Always sharing with colleagues any examples of good practice.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work as a team member.

GCSE in Maths, English and Sciences – Glyn Technology School

Access to Teaching Diploma – Guildford College of Further and Higher Education

BSc (Hons) in Geography and Environmental Science – Open University

FA Licenced UEFA C Coach