Suzanne McCormick

Supportive, Compassionate and dedicated Primary School Teaching Assistant using exceptional communication skills, experience and enthusiasm to enable positive outcomes, aiding both educational, emotional and social development through confidence, self belief and independence.

Qualified

Level 2, Level 3 and HLTA with almost 10 years experience of working within an early Years setting.

Senior Teaching Assistant - Beetham CofE Primary School - Beetham, Cumbria

(2018-09)

Nursery and TA support duties with Reception class.

• Planning and delivery of Daily Phonics and Maths activities
• Planning and setting up of Nursery room continuous provision
• Organising and supervising play and work activities
• Creating wall displays from children's work and to support the EYFS
• Formative and summative assessments using Tapestry/assessment sheets and Development Matters
• Intimate care for Nursery children who need support
• Supporting the children at lunch times
• Singing/reading stories/Outdoor supervision/cooking/forest school activities/dough disco
• Responsible for a group of 11 children in Nursery, the most in any single session is 9
• Assisting with Topic planning
• Continuous Provision planning and set up
• Cutting and sticking Reception work and learning objectives in their exercise books
• Class displays
• 1:1 support for children who require additional help
• Delivering Art and RE lessons to Reception and Nursery together in the afternoons

Teaching Assistant/Mid Day Supervisor - Selside Endowed C of E School - Kendal, Cumbria

(2014-09 - 2018-09)

Started as a Mid Day Supervisor and continued training by gaining Level 3 Supporting Children and Learning in Schools and HLTA status. Worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Early Years classroom consisting of Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 and also supported KS2 as was needed.

• Working under the supervision of the class teacher
• Supervising the children's work and play activities
• Class displays
• PPA cover
• Setting up activities
• Maintaining class resources
• Supervising play and lunch times

Housing Assistant - South Lakes Housing - Kendal, Cumbria

(2011-10 - 2014-09)

Supported the Housing Team by providing administration support.

• Answering calls
• Filing
• Reception cover
• Administering Tenancy agreements
• Amendments to Tenancy documents
• Dealing with Housing application queries
• Attending training as required

Higher National Diploma - HLTA Status - HLTA North (2017)

NVQ Level 3 - Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools - Kendal College (2015)

NVQ Level 2 - Child Care, Learning and Development - Kendal College (2012)

GCSE - Aylesford High School (1992)