Charlotte H

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Charlotte Humphreys
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Personal statement

I am originally from the South of England, but I am currently in Australia on a working holiday visa for one year from September 2015. I am looking for temporary or casual work.
In the UK I am a teacher trained in teaching science at secondary school (ages 11-18), which I have been doing for 7 years. Prior to that I worked in retail for just over 4 years. Teaching has allowed me to develop many different skills such as excellent communication. Some of these skills are detailed below.
My most recent job was an administration role booking customers for Shark Dive Xtreme.
I really enjoy working with teenagers and I am passionate about Science, in particular Biology which is my specialism. I have also developed a massive interest in the underwater world since learning to scuba dive a few years ago.
In my spare time I also enjoy reading, watching movies, knitting and try to keep fit through swimming and yoga.


Experience and skills

As mentioned above, there are many transferable skills that I have developed whilst teaching.
Working in schools and retail means that you are working as part of a large and varied team working to achieve a goal. In the last year I have taken some responsibility within one of these teams, instructing other members of the team, organising events, and providing data on targets and achievement. This required a high level of organisation to complete my normal duties and the extra work from the coordinator role.
As a teacher you work in a pressured environment with constant deadlines and targets. There are often multiple deadlines that have to be met within very specific time frames. This requires a high level of organisation and planning to make sure that everything is achieved for each class that you teach.
As a teacher you communicate with a wide range of people on a daily basis, whether students, colleagues, or parents. Teaching requires you to take difficult concepts and break them down into pieces and explain them to a range of people, and then put the pieces back together so that the whole concept can be understood.


Education

Sept 07 – Jun 08 PGCE Secondary Science (Biology) University of Reading
Sept 03 – Jun 07 BSc (Hons) Food Science & Microbiology 2:1 University of Surrey
1999 – 2002 A-Levels (2002): Food Technology B, Biology C, French D, Art E

GCSEs (2000) 4 A*, 2 A, 4 B, including - Maths B, English BB Trinity School, Newbury


Work experience

Nov 15 – May 16 Guest Experience Officer Manly Sea Life Sanctuary Manly, NSW
Jul 14 – Aug 15 KS3 Coordinator, Science Teacher John O’Gaunt School Hungerford, West Berkshire
Jan 13 – Jun 14 Science Teacher – Maternity covers The Downs School Compton, West Berkshire
Sept 12 – Dec 12 Supply Teacher Various secondary schools West Berkshire
Sept 11 – Dec 11 Supply Teacher Theale Green Community School Reading, West Berks
Sept 08 – Aug 11 Science Teacher Theale Green Community School Reading,
West Berkshire
Sept 06 – Jan 07 Sales Assistant - Temporary Xmas Staff Boots Guildford
Sept 05 – Jun 06 Microbiologist (1 year placement) Waitrose Head Office Bracknell, Berks
Oct 00 – Aug 04 Sales Assistant/Customer service Marks & Spencer Reading, Berks


References

References available on request