Sal A

Motivated Business Teacher and expert at presenting insightful and interactive and informative lectures to 14 to 19-year-old learners on Business GCSE and vocational courses as well as adult learners on Access courses for Higher Education. Skilled at assessing student development through assignments, exams, classwork, and projects. Expert communicator, bringing over a decade worth of experience from working in industry in the UK and overseas.

Furthermore, in possession of Business qualifications ranging from a degree to master's level of achievement and chartered professional achievement.

Head of Department of Business, Business Teacher - Crestwood School - Dudley

(2024-08)

• Managed and delivered Cambridge National Specification and OCR GCSE Specification in Business studies to 14–16-year-old students.
• Form tutors responsible for year 9 students and pastoral care duties.
• Monitored student progression through formative assessments, teacher assessments and differentiated lessons for struggling learners according to their additional needs.
• Helped students understand topics by initiating and moderating classroom discussions as well as utilising digital learning via Microsoft Teams and Padlet.
• Taught PSHE lessons to year 7-10 group learners focusing on wider curriculum issues to help deliver a holistic approach to curriculum and wider understanding of society.
• Undertook parents evening duties discussing student's academic performance.

Course Leader Marketing/Lecturer in Business - BMET College - Birmingham, West Midlands

(2019-08 - 2024-08)

• Course leader for Level 3 Marketing course.
• Delivered personalised high-quality lessons to learners on BTEC FE Level one to three courses which include old specification units and new specification units.
• Managed, taught and created innovative lessons for Access students attending HE courses.
• Monitored student progression through formative assessments, lecture assessments and differentiated lessons for struggling learners.
• Helped students understand topics by initiating and moderating classroom discussions as well as utilising digital learning via Microsoft Teams and Padlet.
• Utilised curriculum teaching to reflect diverse educational, cultural backgrounds of students and challenged students to move beyond innate socio-cultural biases to reflect fundamental British values of society.
• Regularly attended departmental meetings to reflect and evaluate on departmental needs and review progression and targets for myself, learners and the department as well as the college.
• Mentor to new NQT teachers.
• Helped recruit students to business programs at the college, assisted with registration activities and directed placement of individuals into appropriate courses.

Sales Consultant - Everyone Active - Birmingham, United Kingdom

(2018-11 - 2020-08)

• Articulated various gym membership packages value and explained options and differences to maximise customer satisfaction while driving sales.
• Fostered relationships with customers and corporate clients to expand customer base and enhance loyalty and retention and customer objectives via KPI targets.
• Handled credit and debit card payment processing to complete purchasing experience.

Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) - Business - University of Wolverhampton (2020 - 2020)

Master of Science (MSc Masters Post Graduation) - Human Resource Management and Business CIPD Accredited - Aston University (2012 - 2012)

Bachelor of Science Degree - Public Policy and Management combined with Sociology - Aston University (2008 - 2008)