Malak Taha

Experienced pastoral and behaviour professional with over four years’ experience supporting children and young people in mainstream, primary and alternative provision settings. Skilled in attendance management, safeguarding, behaviour interventions and supporting vulnerable pupils.

Holds

Level 3 DSL and safeguarding qualifications, with strong communication, organisational and relationship-building skills. Proactive and resilient, with a commitment to helping individuals overcome challenges and achieve positive outcomes.

Attendance & Behaviour Officer - Hasmonean High School

(2025-10)

Part of the pastoral team, supporting student behaviour, wellbeing and attendance. Monitor persistent absence and work with the local authority and external agencies. Manage behaviour incidents, including lesson removals and reintegration. Build relationships with students to address barriers to learning. Maintain accurate safeguarding and behaviour records.

Behaviour Mentor - The Supply Room / LTF Recruitment

(2023-03 - 2024-12)

Supported pupils with SEMH needs and challenging behaviour in one-to-one and group settings. Applied de-escalation and restorative approaches. Recorded incidents on SIMS and CPOMS, and supported classroom management. Worked with SENCOs and pastoral teams to improve pupil engagement.

Behaviour Support - Greenwood Primary School

(2023-12 - 2024-07)

• Supported pupils with SEMH, ADHD and behavioural needs in a long-term agency role.
• Used tailored strategies to improve behaviour and engagement.
• Built strong relationships to support learning.

Lead After-School Teacher - Code Camp

(2022-09 - 2022-10)

Delivered structured sessions and managed behaviour effectively. Taught coding to young primary school children in whole-class after-school sessions, with support.

Code Sensei - Code Ninjas

(2021-03 - 2022-07)

Supported children’s learning, behaviour and engagement by teaching coding to groups of 4–15 students in the centre’s classroom.

Mental Health Nursing - City, St George's University, East London (2024-09 - 2025-07)

GCSEs - Harrow High School, Harrow (2015-09)

Law - Brunel University, Uxbridge (2022-09 - 2023-07)

A Level English Literature - William Morris Sixth Form (2021-09 - 2022-05)

A Level Media - William Morris Sixthfrom (2021-09 - 2022-05)

A Level Sociology - William Morris Sixthform (2021-09 - 2022-05)