Kayleigh Daglish

A lead school laboratory technician and private tutor who is a creative, complex thinker who can communicate efficiently and adapt to fast changing conditions, whilst maintaining high standards of teaching. Strong focus on attention to detail and watching my students achieve their individual goals.

King Edwards VI Five Ways – Senior laboratory technician – February 2024- current

Leading a team of 4 technicians in a high demanding science focused school consisting of 13 laboratories.

• Diary management of all practical’s taking place throughout the week to ensure they are all complete to a high standard.
• Creating new practical’s for both GCSE and A-level chemistry.
• Responsive to changing priorities and assigning workload to maximise efficiency of the whole department by splitting work equally between the team.
• Organising and running engaging open days/evenings for students.
• Quality control and safety, ensuring all experiments and procedures adhere to strict quality control guidelines and safety standards.
• Filing of lesson content for all staff to access.

Private chemistry tutor – September 2023 – current

Running a small Alevel/GCSE chemistry tutoring business for around 8 students.

• Diary management of tutoring lessons for students, varying week on week.
• Creating engaging lessons for students which focus on their specific weaknesses.
• Strong relationships with both students and parents to gain trust and respect for one another.
• Motivation to see other people succeed and reach their dream goals.

King Edwards VI Five Ways – Chemistry laboratory technician – September 2022-February 2024

Preparing chemistry lab experiments for students aged 11-18.

• Accurate preparation of standard and stock solutions following CLEAPSS health and safety guidelines.
• Maintenance and upkeep of laboratory equipment.
• Performing a wide range of chemical experiments such as titrations, chromatography, and pH measurements.
• Planning and trailing new experiments to improve areas of the course which lacked problem-solving skills used in industry by chemists to make it more applicable to the modern world.

Education

University of Birmingham

BSc Chemistry (Achieved a high 2:1)

– Including modules in Organic, Physical, Inorganic and Practical Chemistry

• Optional Modules in Analytical and Medicinal Chemistry. King Edwards Sixth Form College

A-levels ABB in Chemistry, Biology and Statistics

King Charles I School

9 GCSE’s A*-C