My Curriculum Vitae
Simon Matthew Evans
www.educatingthedragon.edublogs.org
Mobile: 0212590295
Personal Statement
Originally from the UK I have been teaching in Flaxmere for the last couple of years. I am an avid supporter of incorporating technologies into the learning environment. Education and Learning are all about the relationship and collaboration in learning that allows our students to become the ‘life-long learners’ they need to be. The change that is required should begin with us, me. We all have a responsibility in our schools to ‘infect’ our students and staff with the desire for this radical change.
Education & Qualifications
1993-1997 St. Martin’s College,Lancaster, UK
BA(QTS) Hons: Geography
1986-1993 Llanilltud Fawr Comprehensive School, UK
1993 GCE ‘A’-Level: Computer Studies, Geography, Mathematics
1991 General Certificate of Secondary Education: 9 subjects
Work Experience
January 2008- Present
Educational Technology Advisor: Breathe Technology Ltd.
Special Needs Teacher- Meeanee School
August 2004 – Decemeber 2007 Scale A Teacher
Setting:Decile 1 school, 500 students, year 0-8
Key Responsibilities: Year 3 classroom teacher. Organising, planning and delivering the curriculum for Year 3, working in a syndicate system. Part of the Literacy and Technology curriculum planning teams.
Achievements: Spearheaded integration of Interactive Whiteboard technology into classroom practice within the school as part of the Sitech Champion Schools programme. Instigation and running of ‘Breakfast Club’ for at risk students (Term 2, 2005 - Term 4, 2007)
January 2004 – August 2004 Fixed term (Scale A) Teacher
Westmount School, Hawkes Bay Campus
Setting: Exclusive Brethren school, 48 students, year 7-13
Key Responsibilities: Year 7-8 classroom teacher. Organising, planning and delivering the curriculum for Year 7-8, sole teacher.
Achievements: Establishing a new Intermediate class within the Hawkes Bay campus. Coordinated the Intermediate department across the campuses.
March 2003 – December 2003 Relief Teacher
Setting: Various schools throughout Hawkes Bay including; Flaxmere Primary, Hastings Boys High, Havelock Intermediate, Havelock Primary, Irongate School, Napier Boys High, Napier Intermediate and Richmond School.
Key positions: Heretaunga Intermediate (7 weeks) Peterhead School (10 weeks)
January 2003- March 2003 Relief Teacher
Goodfellows CE Primary School, Spalding, UK
Settings:Small CE school of 17 pupils in rural Lincolnshire with a third of the class classified with academic/behavioural special educational needs.
Key Responsibilities: Classroom teacher of 9 Year 3-6 pupils.
January 2002 -December 2002 Senior Management (Curriculum and Assessment)
Brigg County Primary School, North Lincolnshire, UK
Setting: Brigg, North Lincolnshire, a low socio-economic area
Key Responsibilities: Classroom teacher of Year 5 class. Senior Management Role, focus on Curriculum and Assessment oversight. Responsible for the delivery of the National Numeracy Strategy throughout the school.
January 1998 – December 2001 Permanent (Scale A) teacher
Bottesford Junior School, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, UK
Setting: Affluent area, 230 pupils
Key Responsibilities: Classroom teacher for Year 5 pupils, then a year 4 class, returning to Year 5. Responsible for Computer technology in the school, the development of the National Numeracy Strategy, and behaviour management in the school.
September 1997 – December 1997 Permanent (Scale A) teacher
Star Primary School, Newham, London, UK
Setting:Low socio-economic area, 950 pupils
Key Responsibilities: Classroom teacher for Year 4 pupils.
Continuing Personal and Professional Development
Conference Presentations Oct 2007 Skyping in the Educational Context Ulearn,
AucklandAug 2007 Skyping in the Educational Context Classroom Response Systems and Higher Order Thinking Australian IWBNet conference, Gold Coast Aug 2007 Skyping in the Educational Context Classroom Response Systems and Higher Order Thinking Digital Deco, Hawke’s Bay Feb 2007 Skyping in the Educational Context Digital Weatherstation (supporting presenter) Learning@Schools, Rotorua Participation in schoolwide initiatives 2006/07 Sitech Champion Schools Programme 2006/07 Assessment for Learning – Integrating formative feedback in the classroom setting 2005 Reading – Effective Literacy Practice 2004 National Numeracy Project 2000 Team Teach training - management of extreme behaviour
Interests
Swimming, cycling, reading
