Sarah Vickers

Reliable, hardworking and caring individual with over 20 years of professional experience. Organised, responsible and confident working independently, with strong communication and time-management skills. A genuine love of animals, with experience caring for and handling horses and regularly spending time around a range of animals including dogs.

Patient and attentive to individual needs, with a responsible approach to animal care and wellbeing. Trustworthy, adaptable and committed to providing a high standard of care, now seeking a new opportunity to combine transferable skills, practical experience and a genuine interest in working with animals.

Internal Quality Assurer at NCFE (2024-04 – Present)

Responsible for ensuring the quality, consistency and integrity of assessment decisions across Early Years and Education qualifications.

• Conducting Internal Quality Assurance activities across multiple standards.
• Mentoring new assessors and supporting ongoing assessor development.
• Planning and facilitating standardisation meetings to promote consistency and best practice.
• Conducting audits to monitor compliance and identify quality improvement opportunities.
• Supporting the review and development of assessment materials and operational resources.
• Ensuring compliance with awarding organisation policies and regulatory requirements.
• Analysing trends and providing feedback to improve assessment quality.

Independent End Point Assessor at NCFE (2022-02 – 2024-04)

Delivering End Point Assessments across multiple standards while maintaining excellent quality and compliance.

• Reviewing learner portfolios and preparing for End-Point assessments
• Delivering EPA in line with the relevant standards – Teaching Assistant L3 v1 and v1.1, Early Years Educator L3 v1.2 and v1.3, EYP L2, EYLP L5
• Maintaining up to date records and efficient diary management
• Actively participating in standardisation meetings and quality assurance
• Ensuring knowledge and competency CPD is kept relevant and up to date
• Using the SEPA / epaPRO systems
• IQA activities for Early Years and Education

Nursery Lead Practitioner at St Luke's C of E Primary School, Cannock (2019-09 – 2022-02)

• Leading the Nursery provision, managing staff and supporting professional development
• Planning, delivering and assessing high quality teaching and learning
• Maintaining up to date records
• Maintaining an inspiring, safe and functional learning environment
• Contributing to whole school development
• Maintaining online learning systems for home learning
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with parents and external professionals

Childminder at Self employed (2018-09 – 2019-09)

• Achieving and maintaining a safe and educational setting in the home environment
• Planning and delivering educational and nurturing experiences for babies – 4 year olds
• Administration tasks – emails, filing, record keeping, telephone calls, data collection
• Sourcing and undertaking CPD
• Tracking and charting progress of children, identifying next steps and working with parents to achieve these

Supply Teacher at Aspire Recruitment (2018-04 – 2018-08)

• Teaching across the primary age range (primarily Early Years) in a number of different school settings
• Developing instant working relationships with different staff on a daily basis
• Adapting practise to suit the age and abilities of a range of different pupils

Nursery Teacher (maternity cover) at Princefield First School, Penkridge (2017-04 – 2018-04)

Contributing to whole school development – Nursery was expanded during this time so my role involved setting up the new environment to utilise the new space for maximum learning development. This included a sensory zone for a child with specific difficulties.

• Teaching Nursery cohort
• Planning and assessment, record keeping

Teacher (Nursery-Y5) at Littleton Green Community School, Cannock (2009-09 – 2017-04)

Teaching across the primary age range (4 years in Early Years) – adapting practise for different age groups and needs of learners. SENCo role for 3 years – this involved identification and tracking of SEN children, working with outside agencies, developing relationships with parents, attending meetings.

• Planning and assessment – identifying gaps and next steps in learning
• Mentor for trainee teachers – observing lessons, giving feedback, matching assessments to criteria
• Lead teacher in implementing the online learning journey system – Tapestry
• Leading staff meetings and parents meetings

Teacher (Y3) at County Bridge Primary School, Walsall (2008-04 – 2009-08)

Supply Teacher at Aspire Recruitment (2008-02 – 2008-04)

Teacher (Reception and Y1) at Christ Church Infants School, Wolverhampton (2006-04 – 2007-02)

Teacher (Y1) at St Chad's C of E First School, Pattingham (2005-09 – 2006-04)

Owner at Aston Equestrian (2007-02 – 2008-02)

Equine tack shop. These roles developed strong commercial awareness, customer service, organisation and leadership skills.

Groom at Seisdon Livery (2021 – 2024)

These roles developed strong commercial awareness, customer service, organisation and leadership skills.

PGCE in Primary – University College Worcester (2004-09 – 2005-07)

BSc (hons) in Equine Studies (1998-09 – 2001-07)

HND in Equine Studies

A-levels – St Peter's Collegiate School, Wolverhampton (1991 – 1998)