Samuel McKeown

• Working alongside children and young people in groups, or one-to-one; pupils with a whole range of challenges – from foetal alcohol syndrome, autism, or trauma; trauma sometimes due to a history of abuse.
• Planning and leading lessons involving literacy and mathematics for a classroom of up to eight SEMH (social, emotional, mental health) pupils, aged between six to fourteen.
• Working with pupils on a one-to-one basis who are not able to emotionally regulate themselves.
• Distributing roles to staff including teaching assistant level one and two; and monitoring their progress with a pupil every five to ten minutes.
• Communicating with fellow staff members, teachers, social workers, guardians, parents, and even police regarding an incident or situation involving a pupil.
• Trained in confidentiality regarding mental health.
• Eighteen months experience dealing with children and young people regarding their mental health state in highly-pressured environments.
• CMS – efficient in BehaviourSmart and CPOMs, management systems used to deal with SEMH pupils.
• Team player and leader – chief reporter for both Dorset Echo and Bournemouth Echo.
• High-level experience – former acting editor across two trade magazines liaising with directors, production designers, sales, and marketing.
• Accuracy – experience publishing content across daily and weekly newspapers and online, specialising in the health sector: for example, covering and writing mental health stories, and sensitive information such as inquests.
• Juggling role as a teaching assistant with providing interventions for pupils with complex needs who find it challenging in the classroom environment.

Achieved Level 3 certificate in teaching assistant, specialising in social emotional mental health practice. Training to be a counsellor with an aim for the Masters in Counselling and Therapy with the University of Salford. For chief reporter and court reporter for Bournemouth Echo and Dorset Echo - NCTJ qualified in: Reporting and Essential Journalism

• Media Law
• Public Affairs
• Court Reporting
• Ethics & Regulations
• Production and Sub-Editing
• Sports Reporting; received A-grade for portfolio; and 100WPM Shorthand

Graduate Skills in Counselling (CPD): pass.

Safeguarding training Level 3 with vulnerable children and young people.

Criminology & Criminal Justice (undergrad): 2:1