Katie Swinburn

I am an enthusiastic and qualified primary school teacher with over four years of experience, creating inclusive, engaging, and supportive learning environments. I am passionate about helping people reach their full potential, both academically and personally. Not only am I a qualified primary school teacher but I also have experience in many other industries.

I am knowing for my kindness, effective communication skills, and the ability to adapt in varied working environments. I will always bring positive attitude, strong organisation skills and I will be proactive in every approach I undertake. I consistently show high standards of practice, whether that is teaching, admin and achieving KPIs or in positive customer service interaction.

I thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy working with a wide range of people. I am forward-thinking, adaptable, and committed to contributing to any team or any challenge I face.

Primary School Teacher (2021-09 – 2025-05)

My teaching experience has allowed me to learn and now transfer a range of skills and qualities across many career paths. I am extremely organised and I am always excited to deepen my understanding and learn new concepts, whether that is through research, staff meetings, curriculum briefings, and subject-specific CPD. I keep a calm, consistent approach to managing situations, underpinned by strong rapports, clear expectations, and a positive social culture.

It is essential that the workplace policies are consistently adhered to, and most importantly the safeguarding of all children. I have vast knowledge of supporting all children, including Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH). It is crucial to understand the importance of adaptive and therapeutic approaches.

This role strengthened my behaviour management skills, and my ability to work collaboratively with relevant professionals. I gained significant knowledge of understanding trauma informed support. It was crucial that I not only appreciated the vast heart-wrenching situations, but I recognised and explored each circumstance with compassion and a can-do attitude to support appropriately.

I have strong data inputting, analysis, and strategic planning skills, through teaching. I am experienced in accurately recording and managing data, analysing outcomes to show patterns, strengths, and areas for improvement. Using this information, I created next-step plans, short-term and long-term.

I continually developed and implemented clear, structured plans, setting measurable and achievable targets, adapting my approach where necessary. These skills have allowed my attention to detail to flourish, analytically thinking and showing my ability to plan effectively for future progress.

Gymnastics and Trampoline Coach (2015-01 – 2018-05)

I am a quailed level 3 gymnastics and level 3 trampoline coach. I delivered trampoline and gymnastics sessions for children and adults at local leisure centres and primary schools, building trusting relationships with the children and parents. My excellent organisation skills enabled me to keep track of each child's progress and plan personalised training programs for various groups of children with a wide range of skills and abilities.

I was also in charge of a squad of competitive gymnasts where it was my responsibility to choreograph floor routines adhering to health and safety guidelines and follow British Gymnastics rules and regulations. Within two years I progressed to a leadership role where I became the first point of contact for parents and managed a team of coaches. This involved scheduling colleague task rotas, dealing with payments of merchandise, enquiries and any complaints that may arise.

As part of my role, I also worked at head office completing administrative tasks such as providing customer service to parents and helping to process new student applications.

Hospitality Professional (2014-07 – 2021-12)

I have extensive hospitality experience within the hotel and restaurant environment. During my employment within the hotel sector, I developed a wide range of skills through working on my own and as part of a team, supporting weddings and large events through first-class service. My roles included night porter duties, cocktail making, restaurant waitressing with assistant management responsibilities, and handling cash management tasks such as money counting stock taking and ordering.

I regularly dealt with customer enquires, professionally, managing both complaints and positive feedback, ensuring guest left feeling heard and valued. This experience strengthened my customer service skills, working under pressure and multi-tasking whilst making quick decisions.

BA (Hons) in Primary Education – Sunderland University (2018 – 2021)

Further Education in Sport (Triple Award) – Whickham School and Sports College (2016 – 2018)

Further Education in Art and Textiles – Whickham School and Sports College (2016 – 2018)

Secondary Education in English, Maths and Science – Whickham School and Sports College (2009 – 2016)

Secondary Education in PE – Whickham School and Sports College (2009 – 2016)

Secondary Education in German – Whickham School and Sports College (2009 – 2016)

Secondary Education in Art and Textiles – Whickham School and Sports College (2009 – 2016)