Make learning fun again…

Values

Purpose  - My work is informed by my values and beliefs. I am a dynamic and solution focused teacher and leader. I am driven by my desire to make a difference and empower people to transform their lives through the power of creative education.

Collaboration - I am highly adept at building, developing and leveraging positive relationships to effect change and drive improvement. I am an inspirational educator and accomplished at facilitating others; able to influence and to advocate.

Resolve - I am an independent thinker, willing to speak out, to challenge others and the status quo, I am resilient and persistent in the face of challenge and able to make nuanced decisions despite ambiguity.

Quality - I expect the best from people and myself, and do not prejudge. I value quality work, tangible results, and feedback to inform development and improvement. 

Humility - A cornerstone of my work I am able to be challenged and to learn from experiences and interactions. I am acutely aware and respectful of others’ culture, dignity, insight, knowledge and agency. 

Ethos

My ethos is founded on a number of principles, which I have developed over the course of my career:

● unlock individual talents

● foster aspiration and achievement

● empower young people to acknowledge and celebrate their heritage

● develop transferable skills such as communication, problem solving, teamwork, entrepreneurship, and leadership

I believe passionately that learning can – and should be – enjoyable. Particularly for those who have been alienated from or excluded by ‘traditional’ and/or ‘mainstream’ statutory education. Often, behaviour such as avoiding and resisting learning in school can in fact be signs of imagination and creativity. I believe that forming significant and secure relationships with students, their parents/carers and wider communities is the most effective way of making changes in their lives. I strive to identify blocks to learning and to deliver creative curricula that appeal to all learning styles. I empower students and staff to reflect on how they learn best and why in the past they may have struggled with education. I believe that the best way to develop pedagogy is in a supportive and non-authoritarian manner. I build trust and consensus in order to help colleagues grow and improve how they work. Building teams has been a key aspect of my work in education. 

I believe that we need a fundamental and systemic change to the way we educate our children in the UK. Learning is at its core an emotional experience and when done correctly teaching and learning should be a joyful experience. I believe in a person centred approach that provides agency to learners and meets them where they are.