Lenore Ismail
Durban
Summary
With over 20 years of experience, I have consistently improved teaching and learning standards, implemented curriculum enhancements, and mentored staff. In just 6 months, I raised student achievement by 15% and led successful school inspections.
Demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Year 2 Teacher
Wroclaw Cosmopolitan School
08.2023 - Current
- Duties included :
- Teaching English, Math, Enquiry.
- Planning and delivering lessons for all the above subjects.
- Cross-planning with Polish teachers to create links between English and Polish subjects.
- Supporting the delivery of Professional Development to KS1 staff.
- Planning and delivering assessments.
- Assessment tracking.
- Introducing Talk for Writing with my partner teacher to enhance the development of EAL learners.
- Planning school assemblies and school trips.
- Completed my Seesaw pioneer course to lead new staff in using the program.
Year 4 Teacher
London Academy
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Duties included : Supporting and overseeing ECTs in KS2
- Teaching English, Math, Science, Art, Global Citizenship and Life Skills.
- Planning and delivering lessons for all the above subjects.
- Cross-planning with Arabic teachers to create links between English and Arabic subjects.
- Modelling lessons and good practice for ECT staff and introducing new ideas/methods for best teaching practice.
- Supporting the delivery of Professional Development to KS2 staff.
- Planning and delivering assessments.
- Observing ECT lessons and evaluating the quality of teaching.
- Implementing strategies to put in place for staff in KS2 as part of mentoring and supporting them.
Year 6 Class Teacher and Maths Curriculum Developer
Temp - Cedarwood Remedial School
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Duties included : Coordinating and Developing the Maths Curriculum and Teaching Year 6
- Managing continuity of lesson planning and School Improvement (SIP) targets within the Year Group
- Preparing Insets/PD (Professional Development) for all teachers across the school.
- Preparing & delivering Year Group assemblies.
- Responsible (within a team of Year 6 teachers) for overseeing Maths and Science.
- Analysing Year Group results and using them to inform and update the SIP and improve Teaching & Learning.
- Overseeing the implementation and enhancement of the use of Google Classroom.
- Overseeing and monitoring End of Unit and End of term assessments.
- Implementing an intervention plan to fill the Gaps in learning in Year 6 Maths and Science.
- Carrying out Teacher lesson observations.
Year 1 English Coordinator and Class Teacher
Richmond International School
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Duties included : Coordinating and Teaching English across year 1.
- Managing continuity of lesson planning and School Improvement (SIP) targets within the Year Group
- Preparing Insets (Presentations) within the Year Group
- Preparing & delivering Year Group assemblies.
- Responsible (within a team of Year 1 teachers) for overseeing English, including monitoring of Running records for Reading, MTPs and LTPs.
- Analysing Year Group results and using them to inform and update the SIP and improve Teaching & Learning.
- Overseeing the implementation of Jolly Phonics across the Year Group
- Overseeing and monitoring End of Unit and End of term assessments.
- Implementing an intervention plan to fill the Gaps in learning in Year 1 English.
- Carrying out Teacher lesson observations.
Grade 5 Class Teacher
Etqan Global Academy
09.2019 - 12.2020
- Duties included :
- Teaching all curricular subjects, within the Year Group IB Curriculum
- Managing continuity of lesson planning and School Improvement (SIP) targets within the Year Group
- Preparing Insets (Presentations) within the Year Group
- Preparing & delivering Year Group and whole school assemblies.
- Responsible (within a team of Grade 5 teachers) for overseeing Science & Social Science, including monitoring of Running records for Reading
- Analysing Year Group results and using them to inform and update the SIP.
- Helped provide instruction to groups of students with reading challenges.
- Lead for Reading Intervention.
- Taught KG2 for 2months whilst awaiting a new staff member
Head Of Year 6
Doha Academy
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Duties included : Teaching all curricular subjects within the Year Group
- Year Leader for the Year Group
- Responsible for managing and monitoring Teaching and learning & Assessment for learning within the Year Group
- Managing continuity of lesson planning and School Improvement (SIP) targets within the Year Group
- Leading/managing Year Group meetings to inform planning and school policy.
- Preparing & delivering Year Group and whole school assemblies.
- Responsible (within a team of 6 Year Group Leaders) for overseeing all core foundation subjects, including monitoring of books and lesson observations for the core subjects across the Year Group
- Analysing Year Group results and using them to inform and update the SIP.
- Supporting Management with preparation for QNSA Inspection
Deputy Head Of School Standardisation and Interim Head Of Primary
Newton International Schools
08.2016 - 09.2018
- Duties included : HOP - Heading the Primary School until a replacement was found. One was found and resumed the position in January 2017.
- Deputy Head of Standardisation Deputy Head of School Standardisation - Overseeing 9 schools.
- Carrying out school inspections across 9 schools by the auditing of school operations facilities, materials & supplies, personnel and processes against their set of standards and policies to ensure all schools maintain an environment where teaching and learning thrive.
- Ensuring compliance with procedural requirements through frequent school observation visits and audits of school operations.
- Ensuring that Program managers use the data School Inspection collects and audits to uphold a consistent service level standard at each school.
- Ensuring that the high standards that have been established, are maintained across every single school and is integral to the success of the schools.
- Ensuring that all 9 schools are in line with local, as well as international school inspection standards.
- Making sure that Teaching & Learning is in line with international standards regards lesson implementation, child centred learning, differentiation, displaying learners work.
- Implementing and reviewing school policies and Improvement plans.
- Ensuring cohesion and consistent practice across all 9 schools.
- Preparing all schools for Local QNSA Inspection and Accreditation and making sure that the standard is consistent across all of the 9 schools.
- Preparing all 9 schools for BSO inspections.
- Analysing and comparing school results both Local and international (GL Assessments) and implementing the necessary adjustments for improvement.
- Led and arranged whole-school professional development with specific focuses.
- Provided professional development to teachers, in order to enhance student achievement.
- Served as a liaison between Inspection Boards, the school administration and staff. Observed and participated in school board meetings.
- Observed teaching and modelled good practise to teachers.
- Shared information and resources on instructional practices with schoolteachers
- Share insightful and meaningful reports at regular intervals to showcase student and teacher performance, and interventions that are being carried out.
- Overseeing of school operations and facilities as part of quality assurance.
- Interviewing new staff.
- Teaching 2x Year 8 History & English classes for 1 term
Founding Member
Oryx International School
01.2016 - 06.2016
- I was one of four members founding members (Teachers) who, with the founding Principal successfully, set up the new school.
- Jointly formulated and developed school policies.
- Ordered the necessary resources.
- Prepared IPC curriculum planning.
- Jointly, undertook all duties relating to setting up a new school e.g. ordering furniture, setting up, finding local staff.
- Taught year 4 with the first intake of learners. Interviewed support staff and staff for the next academic year and official school opening.
Upper Ks2 Coordinator and Year 6 Teacher
Cambridge English School
09.2014 - 12.2015
- Duties included : Leading and overseeing KS2
- Teaching English, Math, Science, Humanities and Kuwait History.
- Planning and delivering lessons for all the above subjects.
- Cross-planning with Arabic teachers to create links between English and Arabic subjects.
- Modelling lessons and good practice for staff and introducing new ideas/methods for best teaching practice.
- Delivering Professional Development to KS2 staff.
- Planning and delivering assessments.
- Observing lessons and evaluating the quality of teaching.
- Undertaking performance management.
- Implementing strategies to put in place for staff in KS2 as part of mentoring and supporting them.
Emt Adec Grade 4
Adec - Bayhat Al Redhwan School
08.2013 - 07.2014
- Teaching English, Math and Science
- Duties included : Teaching English, Maths and Science.
- Advisory Teacher Empowering local schoolteachers, to enable raising the standard of education in local schools across the Abu Dhabi Emirate of the UAE
- Served as the Math Subject Coordinator for Grades 4-5.
- Part of the large- scale educational reform to bring about change in educational instruction from all Arabic to a bilingual Arabic and English language set-up.
- Instructed English, Math and Science to grades 4 with a focus on Literacy and student-centered learning.
- Collaborated with Arabic language teachers and integrated technology to enhance student learning.
- Delivering Professional Development to Arabic staff in order to improve their knowledge and improve teaching and learning within the local schools.
- Team teaching with Arabic staff once a week to model best practice and encourage them to become more confident with cross-curricular teaching.
- Planning and delivering assessments.
- Observing lessons and evaluating the quality of teaching of local Arabic staff.
- Undertaking performance management
- Implementing strategies to put in place for Arabic staff as part of mentoring and supporting them.
ILN (Individual Learning Needs) Coordinator
Al Ain English Speaking School
08.2011 - 06.2013
- Duties included : Teaching all curricular subjects within the Year Group .
- Arranging and overseeing Support timetables for ILN.
- Supporting teachers with writing IEPs for learners who required support.
- Testing of children with ILN.
- Responsible for handling the ILN budget. Ordering resources for ILN/SEN across the Primary School
- Responsible for supporting all teachers wherever the need within the classroom and with CPD also implementing strategies for them to put in place for an improved classroom environment and atmosphere.
- Monitoring of the implementation of ILN/SEN across the Primary School
- Observing lessons and evaluating the quality of teaching focusing on inclusion and differentiation relating to SEN.
- Undertaking performance management for teachers and support staff within the ILN/SEN team.
Year 6 Class teacher and Science coordinator
Newton International School
07.2008 - 06.2011
- Position : Year 6 .Teacher (Primary School Science Coordinator)
- SCT - Specialist Class Teacher
- Part of curriculum committee - implementing the British framework for Numeracy & Literacy into the school which was only in its 2nd year. 2008/9
- Science Coordinator & Part of Curriculum Committee Implementing C.I.P.P - Cambridge Primary Curriculum
- SCT - Specialist Teacher Supporting other teachers within their classroom in regard to implementing the curriculum, Behaviour Management or any challenges they may have experienced regards Teaching & Learning .
- Duties included : Teaching all curricular subjects within the Year Group
- Responsible for managing and monitoring Teaching and learning & Assessment for learning within Numeracy in Year 6.
- Managing continuity of Maths lesson planning and targets within the key stage.
- Managing and overseeing AFL (Assessment for Learning) in Numeracy, within in Year 6 and across the Primary School in science.
- Carrying out workshops for the development of teachers in delivering, effective Lessons across the school (SCT)
- Carrying out and delivering (CPD) Continuous Professional Development Training and workshops for teachers within the three Newton schools with a special emphasis on Science as a subject Coordinator
- Responsible for the planning of Maths, D&T and Art in Year 6.
- Presenting workshops for the development of Art & Design & Technology within the school.
- Monitoring the planning and assessing of Maths in year 6 and Science across the Primary School
- Responsible for handling the science budget and ordering resources for Science across the Primary School
- Responsible for supporting all teachers wherever the need within the classroom and with CPD. As well as, implementing strategies for them to put in place for an improved classroom environment and atmosphere.
- Overseeing the implementation of the Behaviour Policy as part of my SCT position.
- Responsible for Prefects in Primary School Training prefects in conflict management and coordinating Prefect duties & duty roster .
- Responsible for School Council (Leadership Training for school councilors)
Maths Coordinator and Year 5 teacher
Addington Primary School
01.2008 - 07.2008
- Position : Maths Coordinator and Grade 5 Class Teacher
- Duties included : Teaching all curricular subjects within the Year Group
- Responsible for managing and monitoring Teaching and learning & Assessment for learning within the Year Group
- Managing continuity of lesson planning and targets within the Year Group
- Preparing assemblies for grade5 & in charge of EMS.
- Responsible for training & management of D&T and Maths
- Responsible for school council
- Teach netball/Art club
- Delivered workshops for teachers D&T at Durban Teachers Centre.
Year Leader Yr.4
Woodlands Junior School
09.2006 - 12.2007
- Duties included : Teaching all curricular subjects within the Year Group
- Team Leader for the Year Group
- Responsible for managing and monitoring Teaching and learning & Assessment for learning within the Year Group
- Managing continuity of lesson planning and School Improvement (SIP) targets within the Year Group
- Preparing Insets (Presentations) for Art & Design, using PowerPoint presentations and resource materials.
- Preparing & delivering Year Group and whole school assemblies with the use of Power point presentations and children interaction.
- Responsible for training & management of D&T across the school .
- Responsible (within a team of 4 Year Group Leaders) for overseeing all core foundation subjects, including monitoring of books and lesson observation for those core subjects across the school.
- Responsible for school council
- Teach netball/hockey/salsa dancing after school clubs.
- 14th and 15/11/2007 was part of a 2nd successful 'Ofsted school inspection, in which my lessons were regarded as Outstanding.
Year.5 Class Teacher and D&T Coordinator.
St Bedes Roman Catholic School
09.2005 - 07.2006
- Duties included : Teaching all curricular subjects within the Year Group
- Lead Teacher for Creative Arts and Design & Technology .
- Responsible for managing, observing and monitoring Art & Design across the school.
- Professional development and Performance management of staff in Design & Technology.
- Preparing insets for Art & Design
- Arranging Training for Teachers to equip them in the teaching of Art & Design
- Liaising with Head teacher on the progression of Art & Design
Year 3 and Year 6 Class Teacher
Woodlands Junior School
01.2002 - 09.2005
- Year.6 Class Teacher
- Duties included : Teaching all curricular subjects within the Year Group
- Responsible for School Council.
- Training and managing school netball team.
- Teaching dance & preparing children for 'Black History Month' performances.
- Coordinating the 'Out OF School Hours' Programme and the funding supplied.
- Preparing children for Year Group productions.
- Preparing 'End of year.6 School Production & Banquet.
- Was part of a successful 'Ofsted school inspection.
Grade.6 Class Teacher
Addington Primary School
01.2001 - 12.2001
- Duties included : Teaching all curricular subjects within the Year Group
- Responsible for History& Maths across the Year Group
- Responsible for managing and training the school netball team.
Science Teacher Year.8 and R.E Teacher Year.9
Fairvale Senior Secondary School
07.2000 - 12.2000
- Duties included : Teaching Science and R.E across the specified years.
Education
BA (Hons) Qts -
Canterbury Christchurch University College UK
05.2005
Diploma in Senior Primary Education - undefined
Edgewood College of Education UKZN
12.1999
Skills
- Best practices implementation
- Student engagement
- Classroom instruction
- Special needs students
- Inquiry-based learning
- SMART board aptitude
- IEP planning
- Creative lesson planning
- Kinesthetic learning
- Excellent classroom management
- Digital literacy
- Team building
- Classroom technology
Timeline
Year 2 Teacher
Wroclaw Cosmopolitan School
08.2023 - Current
Year 4 Teacher
London Academy
09.2022 - 06.2023
Year 6 Class Teacher and Maths Curriculum Developer
Temp - Cedarwood Remedial School
01.2022 - 08.2022
Year 1 English Coordinator and Class Teacher
Richmond International School
01.2021 - 12.2021
Grade 5 Class Teacher
Etqan Global Academy
09.2019 - 12.2020
Head Of Year 6
Doha Academy
01.2019 - 06.2019
Deputy Head Of School Standardisation and Interim Head Of Primary
Newton International Schools
08.2016 - 09.2018
Founding Member
Oryx International School
01.2016 - 06.2016
Upper Ks2 Coordinator and Year 6 Teacher
Cambridge English School
09.2014 - 12.2015
Emt Adec Grade 4
Adec - Bayhat Al Redhwan School
08.2013 - 07.2014
ILN (Individual Learning Needs) Coordinator
Al Ain English Speaking School
08.2011 - 06.2013
Year 6 Class teacher and Science coordinator
Newton International School
07.2008 - 06.2011
Maths Coordinator and Year 5 teacher
Addington Primary School
01.2008 - 07.2008
Year Leader Yr.4
Woodlands Junior School
09.2006 - 12.2007
Year.5 Class Teacher and D&T Coordinator.
St Bedes Roman Catholic School
09.2005 - 07.2006
Year 3 and Year 6 Class Teacher
Woodlands Junior School
01.2002 - 09.2005
Grade.6 Class Teacher
Addington Primary School
01.2001 - 12.2001
Science Teacher Year.8 and R.E Teacher Year.9
Fairvale Senior Secondary School
07.2000 - 12.2000
Diploma in Senior Primary Education - undefined
Edgewood College of Education UKZN
BA (Hons) Qts -
Canterbury Christchurch University College UK
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