Rehana Dalal

• Promoted critical thinking skills through thought-provoking discussions and assignments.

• Fostered a positive learning environment by implementing innovativeteaching strategies.

• Participated in school meetings and professional development workshopsto enhance teaching skills.

• Encouraged student participation through interactive lessons and groupwork activities.

• Utilised technology for effective educational instruction.

• Worked in partnership with my colleague to implement the ‘Power ofReading' scheme throughout school.

• Revised whole school handwriting policy to introduce cursive handwriting.Prepared resources for the successful implementation of this and sharedwith colleagues.

• Jointly ran ‘Every Child a Reader' (ECAR) intervention to support andenhance children's reading levels.

• Revised and updated progression maps across school for reading, writingand speaking and listening ranging from Nursery to the end of KS1 in linewith new government guidance.

• Updated policies.

• Re-devised the whole school guided reading at the time in line withthe Assessment for Learning Foci (AFs).

• Analysed SATs papers to identify gaps in learning and planned for theseto accelerate pupils' comprehension levels.

• Regularly attended network meetings and cascaded information to colleagues.

• Created a reading spine across school to broaden the knowledge of the booksthat children are exposed to and provide them with a diverse and enrichingcurriculum considering their cultural heritage.

• Implemented the RWI handwriting scheme to match the phonicsprogramme being used in school.

• Participated in numerous reading and writing moderations from the local authority to ensure our planning and teaching of our pupils meet the agreed expectations in our local authority as well as nationally when compared toother schools.

• Made an important contribution to the school's monitoring and self-evaluation processes, including lesson observations, lesson drop-ins, work scrutiny and standards' reviews.

• Played an important role in the development, leadership and managementof whole staff training to support the school's focus on excellent teaching and learning.

• Planned, arranged and delivered parental workshop/meetings for bothreading and writing.

• Worked with colleagues to identify children for speech and languageinterventions using the Nelli Programme.

• Experienced at using a variety of schemes over time such ‘Power of Reading', ‘Talk for Writing', ‘Drawing Club' and ‘Talk Through Stories' to plan our EnglishWriting. But also, being able to plan independently or as part of a team usingthe national curriculum objectives and the EYFS.

• Monitored appraisal reviews.

• Ability to discuss my subject area in Ofsted inspections.

• Compiled half termly grids based on assessments to share with colleagues and discussed next steps for teaching and to ensure rapid progress of the childrenby deploying staff effectively based on their strengths to maximize learning of the children.

• Reported to senior leaders with analysis of the data and next steps.

• Supported KS1 colleagues with the phonics screening test.

• Monitored online homework access and supported parents with regularmeetings/ drop in sessions and handouts to maximize participation.

• Liaised with parents and carers on how they could support their child in readingat home. Ran workshops and open mornings to engage and inspire them. Also informed parents about the Year 1 phonics screening test and how they can support their child at home.

• Supported our Nursery setting with the implementation of the scheme forchildren starting school from the summer term.

• Supported our feeder school with phonics CPD.

• Prior to the implementation of the scheme, I have planned various interventions to enhance the level of reading in school through Better Reading, Reading Friends and peer reading within the junior school.

• Promoted critical thinking skills through thought-provoking discussions and assignments.

• Fostered a positive learning environment by implementing innovativeteaching strategies.

• Participated in school meetings and professional development workshopsto enhance teaching skills.

• Encouraged student participation through interactive lessons and groupwork activities.

• Utilised technology for effective educational instruction.

• Prepared, organized and monitored resources for the effective teaching of phonics.

• Developed and modelled exceptional phonics teaching for others to emulate,both in my classroom, and through team teaching.

• Maintained overall responsibility for the high-quality standards of teaching and learning of phonics through monitoring, feedback and providing furthertraining through 1:1 coaching.

• Action-planned.

• Kept colleagues updated with the current developments and changes madewithin the RWI scheme.

• Monitored interventions to ensure accelerated progress for the bottom 20% ofthe cohort and those pupils with SEND.

• Monitored the administration of the half termly assessments toensure standardization of results.

• Utilised various teaching aids to enhance children's understanding of different concepts.

• Facilitated staff meetings to evaluate student progress and identify areas for improvement.

• Enhanced children's motor skills through innovative and engaging physical activities.

• Cultivated individualised care for each child to enhance their educational experience and promote inclusivity.

• Implemented innovative classroom management techniques to foster a disciplined learning environment.

• Facilitated parent-teacher conferences to enhance communication regarding child'sacademic progress.

• Facilitated collaboration with colleagues to exchange best practices and enhance teaching strategies.