Nicholas Prior

I am a qualified teacher, with two decades of experience, whose journey began with a range of experiences such as working in the local authority, retail, warehouse, and leisure. My rich working background enables me to have a unique perspective which has developed me to become an adaptable and insightful person in a range of areas.

01/05/06 – 31/08/24

Secondary School Physical Education Teacher (With various additional roles), Turves Green Boys School

Duties involved delivering a Physical Education programme to students at KS3/KS4, tracking data at KS3/KS4 and behaviour management at KS3/KS4.

Other responsibilities have included

Teaching other subjects at KS3/KS4:

English KS3/KS4 (Foundation), Maths KS3/KS4 (Foundation), Science KS3KS4, RE KS3/KS4, Art KS3, Geography KS3, Citizenship KS3/KS4, PHSE KS3/KS4 and C.O.P.E. (ASDAN) KS4.

Head Of Year for 8, 9 and 10: Duties involved managing a team of staff, tracking data for the year group, implementing strategies to improve academia and behaviour, improve attendance.

Raising Achievement Coordinator: Duties involved developing teaching and learning, improving online learning, tracking data.

Careers Coordinator: Duties involved working with the careers officer, integrating CV writing/ interview techniques into the curriculum, working with different businesses.

Extra-Curricular Coordinator: Duties involved developing the extra-curricular program in the school.

01/11/04 – 01/05/06

Supply Teacher (Primary and Secondary), Monarch Education/Select Education

01/11/04 – 01/05/06

Duty Manager and Barman, Rowheath Pavilion

Duties involved serving drinks, dealing with the public, working as a team, handling money, tilling up, closing down and locking up.

01/11/03 – 01/11/04

Work whilst travelling (part time), various companies in Australia

Work types included

Bar work: Duties involved serving drinks, dealing with the public, working as a team, handling money.

Hostel work (Cleaner/Driver/Bar/reception/recruitment): Duties involved cleaning, public relations, public transportation, till work, customer service, telephony, IT skills (Word, Excel).

Fruit/Vegetable picking: Duties involved labouring, quality control.

International agency receptionist and head of record keeping and admin.: Duties involved telephony, IT skills (Word, Excel, Access), filing, data entry.

01/09/02 – 01/07/03

Primary School Teacher, Wychall Primary School

Duties involved those needed for a Year 5 teacher including teaching all subjects, assessing and behaviour management.

01/09/00 – 01/05/01

Ski, boots and clothing sales assistant (part time), snow and rock

Duties involved handling money and till work, customer care, sales.

01/09/99 – 01/09/02

Receptionist and ski and boot hire (part time), ackers adventure

Duties involved record keeping, handling money, telephony, customer services, customer care.

01/09/99 – 01/09/00

Bar tender (part time), man on the moon

Duties involved serving food and drinks, customer care, handling money.

01/09/99 – 01/09/00

Grocery assistant (part time), tesco

Duties involved till work, money handling, customer care, shelf staking.

01/02/98 – 01/09/98

Agency work, Prime Time Recruitment Agency

Duties involved inspection and quality appraisal of parts, picking, packing, shrink raping.

01/01/96 – 31/12/01

Various part time roles, Birmingham City Council

Work types included

Data Entry and Public Adviser for Housing Department: Duties involved data entry and IT skills (Word, Excel), working with the public, form filling.

Data collection for the Election Department: Duties involved canvassing/delivery, extracting data, data input.

Events assistant for the Events Department: Duties involved driving wagons, distribution of event equipment, logistics, working with the public, directing traffic, coordinating people.

Life Guard for the Leisure Departments: Duties involved pool side duties, putting out equipment, working with the pubic, customer care.

Assistant Play Scheme Organiser: Duties involved running the sports activities, dealing with the public.

09/02

Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE), Birmingham University

09/01

Sport Science and Health Science, Coventry University

2.1 Honours

09/97

A Levels, Kings Norton Boys’ Sixth Form

Geography D

Biology E

General Studies E

09/95

GCSE, Kings Norton Boys’ School

English Literature B

English Language B

Mathematics C

Double Science B/B

History B

Geography B

French B

Technology D