Catherine Thompson

I am an empathetic and enthusiastic education professional with over three years' experience as a primary school teacher in diverse London schools, alongside previous experience in education and childcare settings in the UK and France. I am looking to transition into museum education, applying my expertise in designing engaging learning experiences and fostering curiosity to support educational programmes for visitors of all ages.

Year 4 Class Teacher - Sellincourt Primary School - London

(2025-09)

• Planned and delivered engaging lessons across the Key Stage 2 curriculum for a Year 4 class, supporting pupils from a wide range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• Created a positive and inclusive classroom environment that prioritised pupil wellbeing, confidence and independence in learning.
• Adapted teaching and learning activities to support a range of Special Educational Needs, working closely with support staff to ensure all pupils can access the curriculum.
• Collaborated with colleagues to plan and organise curriculum enrichment opportunities, including educational trips, school visits and the annual school play.
• Delivered an after-school club, providing additional opportunities for pupils to develop creativity, teamwork and confidence outside the classroom.
• Communicated regularly with families to support pupil progress and wellbeing.

KS2 Class Teacher - Fulham Bilingual School - London

(2022-09 - 2024-09)

• Taught the full English national curriculum to two classes of 28 pupils each year in a bilingual French and English setting.
• Supported 56 Year 6 pupils as their class teacher to attain excellent SATs results
• Directed and adapted the script for a bilingual production of Romeo and Juliet for 28 Year 4 pupils, which was performed on a professional London stage as part of the National Shakespeare Schools' Festival.
• Planned and led residential trips for Year 4 and Year 6, including a three-day outdoor residential and a five-day visit to Paris, and organised multiple educational visits across London while managing risk assessments, safeguarding and parent communication.
• Worked closely with French partner teacher to support all learners across our 2 shared classes.
• Collaborated with colleagues from a Four School partnership to develop planning across the curriculum in Year 4 and Year 6.
• Communicated frequently with parents through regular informal feedback to support pupil behaviour and progress.

Internship in Youth Work - APJC Social Centre - Paris, France

(2020-09 - 2021-08)

• Completed a BAFA (Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur). Qualification awarded by French Government to Certify Extracurricular Education Practitioners
• Planned, resourced and delivered extracurricular activities as part of three different youth groups for children aged 6 to 18.

English Tutor - Self-employed - Paris

(2019-11 - 2021-08)

• Planned and delivered weekly sequence of lessons to meet different language levels of a 5-year-old and an 11-year-old, meeting the National Curriculum requirements in France and individual interests of the children.

Language Assistant - Académie de Creteil - France

(2019-10 - 2020-06)

• Planned and delivered English lessons to primary aged classes across 3 schools outside Paris.
• Provided feedback to local authority as part of a long term government project to raise standards of English teaching across primary schools in the region.

English Camp Tutor - Lingue Senza Frontiere - Bergamo, Italy

(2018-08 - 2018-09)

• Adapted and delivered structured English lessons for fifteen 7 year olds during summer holidays.

PGCE - Primary (5-11) with QTS - Sheffield Hallam University (2021-09 - 2022-07)

BA (Hons) - Combined Honours in Social Sciences (Sociology and Anthropology) - Durham University (2015-09 - 2019-06)

Erasmus Study Abroad - University of Bordeaux A levels - History, English Literature, French - All Saints RC School

GCSE - English, Maths, Sciences - All Saints RC School