Adam Large Curriculum Vitae

Personal Details Full name: Date of birth: Address: $el: (mail: ,$ registration no) Adam Lewis Large 8th July, 1988 39 Ashgrove Avenue, Ashgrove, Australia "!13 %&" 8"' adam)lewis)large*gmail)+om 8'198# LD, !"#",

Work Experience -ov %"13 . De+ Hubbard's School, /risbane, Australia . 0hysi+s 1nstru+tor 2 $utor %"13 ,o3ed senior s+hool
4es5onsible for 5lanning and delivering a ! wee6 intensive 0hysi+s /ridging ,ourse forming 5art of ,ertifi+ate 17 in Adult $ertiary 0re5aration, along with 5rivate tuition)

Aug %"11 . Aug %"13

Kemnal Technology College, London, 89 3 $ea+her of :+ien+e /oy;s se+ondary s+hool

$aught /iology, ,hemistry and 0hysi+s u5 to 1# and ,hemistry at 5ost31# 9ey :tage +oordinator for s+hemes of wor6 and assessment for <ears '39 =a>or +ontributor to the innovative ;0at=y/a+6; online s+hool rewards system :e+ond training 5la+ement, +o3ed se+ondary s+hool First training 5la+ement, boy;s sele+tive se+ondary s+hool

=ar %"11 . Jul %"11 Jan %"11 . =ar %"11

Budmouth College, Dorset, 89 . $rainee $ea+her of :+ien+e

Poole Grammar School, Dorset, 89 . $rainee $ea+her of :+ien+e

Education ?+t %"1" . Jul %"11 The University of E eter 0ostgraduate ,ertifi+ate in (du+ation in ,hemistry :e+ondary
1nternationally re+ognised tea+hing @ualifi+ation

:e5 %""# . Jul %"1"

The University of !ottingham =aster in :+ien+e with Aonours in ,hemistry with an 1nternational :tudy <ear, %:1
1nternational :tudy <ear at the 8niversity of ueensland =asters resear+h 5ro>e+t in Astronomi+al ,hemistry investigating the diffuse interstellar bands A3levels: ,hemistry BAC, =athemati+s BAC 0hysi+s BAC A: Level Aistory B/C

:e5 1999 . Jul %""#

"angley Par# School for Boys$ Bec#enham$ Kent

Hobbies & Interests

?ne of my main 5assions is travelling and eD5erien+ing different +ultures) 1 wat+h a lot of s5ort and fre@uently attended Arsenal F, and -ortham5ton :aints games in the 89 before moving to Australia where 1 now follow /risbane 4oar and the /risbane /andits) 1 also en>oy reading a wide range of fi+tion and non3fi+tion and am +urrently learning to water s6i)

References
-atalie Eillbourn Aead of A+ademy B=entorC, ?r+hards A+ademy, :t =ary;s 4oad, :wanley, /48 '$(, 89 $el: F!!13%% ##& %31 Aelen :tevens Ioe Loveridge 0rin+i5al Aead of :+ien+e De5artment, AubbardGs :+hool, Level 1H 1& Lang 9emnal $e+hnology ,ollege, :evenoa6s 0de, =ilton, LD, !"#! 4oad, :id+u5, DA1! &AA, 89 $el: F#1' 33'1 &999 $el: F!!%" 83"" '11%

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1 am an ambitious $ea+her of :+ien+e and have re+ently emigrated from the 89 to develo5 and broaden my +areer in Australia) 1 have eD5erien+e a+ross a wide range ability grou5s and ages with my training and eD5erien+e as a tea+her as a ,hemistry s5e+ialist) 1 also have re+ent eD5erien+e tea+hing <ear 1% 0hysi+s at AubbardGs :+hool in =ilton, ueensland) At AubbardGs 1 was res5onsible for delivering an intensive bridging +ourse to <ear 1% and mature students re@uiring 0hysi+s as a 5rere@uisite sub>e+t for university +ourses) 1t was a highly en>oyable but +hallenging ! wee6s +overing the ma>ority of <ear 1% 0hysi+s) As well as 5lanning and delivering the lessons, 1 also s5ent time tutoring and guiding students to ensure that they have the re@uired s6ills to su++eed with the degrees theyGre 5ursuing whilst a+hieving a 1""K 5ass rate for the s+hool) 0rior to this 1 was a tea+her for two years at 9emnal $e+hnology ,ollege, in :outh (ast London) As a training s+hool 9emnal fo+ussed heavily +ontinuing 5rofessional develo5ment with Assessment for Learning at the heart of everything) 4egular ,0D sessions, de5artmental meetings and re+i5ro+al lesson observations ensured that 1 was able to +onsistently 5lan and deliver lessons in whi+h students were able to +he+6 their a+hievement and understanding at regular intervals) $he lessons were 5rimarily student lead and 5ut together with innovative and +reative 5lanning to ensure a high level of attainment a+ross different age and ability ranges) Furthermore a genuine interest in my sub>e+t allows me to +onvey enthusiasm and +a5ture the interest and attention of learners with the breadth my sub>e+t 6nowledge eDtending well beyond the standard s+ien+e +urri+ulum) 1 have found that the de5loyment of this broader base of 6nowledge is effe+tive with all ability grou5s, hel5ing to nurture their interest and enthusiasm for s+ien+e) During my se+ond year at 9emnal 1 held the 5osition of 9ey :tage 3 +oordinator for s+ien+e, with res5onsibility for develo5ing s+hemes of wor6 and eDaminations for <ears '39) 1 liaised +losely with the AoD and the 9:! +oordinator to ensure that 9:3 5rovided students with the re@uired levels of s+ientifi+ litera+y and 5ra+ti+al s6ills when starting their L,:( assessments) A 6ey 5art of this strategy was a +om5lete restru+ture of the <ear 9 s+heme of wor6 to ensure students were able to a++ess the new eDams and to maintain and im5rove grades following the +loser s+rutiny 5la+ed on litera+y in the s+ien+e +urri+ulum) $he role also involved administrative duties su+h as +ollating data to assess 5rogress and wor6ing with +olleagues to sure students were in the +orre+t set for their ability) As lead tea+her of the $ri5le :+ien+e +ohort 1 hel5ed foster in my students a holisti+ overview of ,hemistry rather than basing their 6nowledge and eDam su++ess on fa+t retention and regurgitation alone) $hrough long term 5lanning and ad>ustments to the eDisting s+heme of wor6 1 was able to regularly review 5revious to5i+s and in+or5orate 5ra+ti+als whi+h lin6ed eD5li+itly with the su++ess +riteria) As a +onse@uen+e students @ui+6ly develo5ed the ability to thin6 +riti+ally and ma6e +onne+tions between to5i+s without 5rom5ting whilst retaining their initial enthusiasm for the sub>e+t) 1 have eD5erien+e in dealing with a wide variety of +hallenging behaviours and 1 had the o55ortunity to develo5 a range of strategies to manage behaviour in +lassroom settings and around the s+hool) 8ltimately, 1 found that having firm, +onsistent a55roa+h along with a good ra55ort with the students ensured their +oo5eration in +reating an eD+ellent wor6ing environment in whi+h everybody is able to a+hieve) Luiding my own tutor grou5 for two years has left me with a 5assion for 5astoral +are, in whi+h 1 am able to hel5 students wor6 through a wide range of s+hool and home related 5roblems) $ea+hing a ,itiJenshi5 +lass every wee6 was also a great way to relate and begin to understand how different students see their 5la+e within their s+hool and wider +ommunity) 8ltimately 1 feel that being able to guide students towards ma6ing good life de+isions and ma6ing +onsidered +hoi+es is one of the most im5ortant 5arts of what we do as tea+hers) $han6 you for ta6ing the time to read my a55li+ation 1 very mu+h ho5e that they have demonstrated that 1 have mu+h to offer and +ould ma6e a signifi+ant +ontribution to your s+ien+e de5artment and the wider s+hool +ommunity) 0lease do not hesitate to +onta+t me at any time via my mobile 5hone number or email address, as is most +onvenient to you) <ours sin+erely

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