Kanwal Mahmood
SEN Level 3 Teaching Assistant with 5 years experience and 18+ years professional interpreting expertise
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About
I am currently employed as a Level 3 SEN Teaching Assistant within a primary school setting and have worked in this field for the past five years. During this time, I have supported children and young people from Early Years through to Post-16 education, enabling them to achieve their educational objectives through tailored interventions and individualised support. In addition, I bring over 18 years of professional interpreting experience in Urdu, Punjabi, Mirpuri, and Hindi.
I have delivered both face-to-face and telephone interpreting services across a wide range of settings, including healthcare consultations, legal proceedings, home visits, conference calls, and other professional environments. My responsibilities have included facilitating accurate and effective communication while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality, professionalism, impartiality, and cultural awareness.
Experience
SEN Level 3 Teaching Assistant EYFS - Billesley Primary School
(2025-10)
SEN Level 3 Teaching Assistant EYFS – NCY13 - Uffculme School
(2022-03 - 2025-09)
SEN Level 2 Teaching Assistant EYFS (Agency) - Leycroft Academy
(2021-12 - 2022-03)
Housing support worker (Temp contract) - Midland Housing
(2021-11 - 2021-12)
Freelance Weekends over the phone Interpreter - On Call Interpreters and Translators
(2021-01)
- Urdu, Punjabi, Mirpuri and Hindi
Care Assistant - Bright Dawn Home Care
(2021-02 - 2021-06)
Freelance Face to Face Interpreter - BILCS
(2017-01 - 2021-09)
- Urdu, Punjabi, Mirpuri and Hindi
Freelance Face to Face Interpreter and Translations - Five Star Interpreting & Translations
(2013-01 - 2021-10)
- Urdu, Punjabi, Mirpuri and Hindi
Education
CACHE Level 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification (RQF) & SEN - Special Educational Needs - The Learning College (2023)
Care Certificate - Care, Safeguarding, Health and Safety - My Learning Cloud (2021)
British Sign Language Level 2 - British Sign Language - Trittiford Centre, Birmingham, UK (2017)
British Sign Language Level 1 - British Sign Language - Trittiford Centre, Birmingham, UK (2014)
English Level 1 - English - Learn direct, Birmingham, UK (2013)
Urdu A & AS Level - Urdu - City College, East Birmingham Campus, Birmingham, UK (2008)
ESOL English Skills for Life Level 1 - English - City College, Golden Hillock Campus, Birmingham, UK (2006)
