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AST 'Pen Portraits'

The ASTs currently working in the East Riding are listed below, with a description of their specialisms and work.

The full list can be downloaded as a PDF via the link below:

Latest List of ASTs Currently Working In The East Riding

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ASTs Currently Working In The East Riding

Badham, Claire - Mathematics (Driffield Cluster)
Barton, Paul - Outdoor Pursuits
Bottery, Jill - Generic Teaching and Learning
Canbay, Sally - Gifted and Talented (Primary)
Carmichael, Debbie - Art and Design: Creative Contexts
Davies, Denise - Teaching and Learning/D&T Textiles
Day, Teri - Behaviour Management
Fellows, Sue - Healthy School Award
Gallagher, Heidi - Modern Languages (Primary)
Gee, Helen - Music - Primary (Creative Contexts)
Hawksworth, Brian - Work Related Learning
Hennigan, Simone - Teachers in the Early Years of Teaching (South Hunsley Cluster)
Kelly, Kay - Primary ICT
Markham, Karen - Mixed-age Teaching
Palmer, Rob - Primary ICT
Platt, Hilary - Work Related Learning
Roberts, Jill - Generic Teaching and Learning
Russell, Catherine - Modern Foreign Languages (Woldgate Cluster)
Shrimpton, Jon - Secondary Geography
Suggitt, Pat - Primary Dance/Drama
Thorp, Peter - Science/CASE

Cluster ASTs

Cocliff, Jane - T&L within the Goole Cluster
Russell, Liz - T&L across the South Hunsley Cluster
Russell, Catherine - Modern Languages, Woldgate Cluster

Badham, Claire

Subject: Mathematics (Driffield Cluster)
Line Manager: John Dyson
Base School: Driffield School

Barton, Paul

Subject: Outdoor Pursuits
Line Manager: Taff Bowles (taff.bowles@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: South Hunsley School

Bottery, Jill

Subject: Generic Teaching and Learning
Line Manager: Margaret Howcroft (margaret.howcroft@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Cottingham Croxby

I currently work at Cottingham Croxby Primary School.

I have worked in three primary schools and have extensive experience throughout the primary phase.

I hold a Certificate in Teaching Children with Special Educational Needs and the Early Years Certificate.

I have experience in ICT and am particularly interested in helping schools to embed ICT across the curriculum.

I would welcome the chance to help teachers with the practical application of learning and teaching styles in the classroom.

I have experience in mentoring teacher trainees and am available to help Newly Qualified Teachers.

Canbay, Sally

Subject: Gifted and Talented (Primary)
Line Manager: Joanna Stuart (joanna.stuart@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: North Ferriby School

Outreach work has so far involved me in:

• research, visits to schools, attending meetings, conferences and training events to keep up to date with the latest developments and best practice;
• Meeting with advisers from other LEAs;
• Delivering a presentation to a cluster of schools on Effective Provision for Gifted and Talented Children;
• Working with a range of schools developing a policy; strategies for identifying gifted and talented children; drawing up a register of gifted and talented children; differentiation strategies and resources;
• Learning how to use PowerPoint and leading a staff meeting;
• Delivering lessons for others to observe, and observing lessons and giving feedback;
• Developing a portfolio of children’s work;
• Writing a document to put on e-Riding entitled 'Developing Effective Provision for Gifted and Talented Children'

Carmichael, Debbie

Subject: Art and Design and Creative Contexts
Line Manager: David Mell (david.mell@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Carr Lane Infant School, Willerby

I have been teaching for 12 years and have been involved in the Creative Contexts for learning initiative for the past four years.

During this time I have also been responsible for raising the profile of art and design and implementing creativity across the curriculum.

I am based at Carr Lane Infant School in Willerby, where I currently teach a year one class, and last year we achieved an Artsmark Silver award in recognition of our efforts to promote learning through creativity.

We have seen standards in Literacy improve as a result of the creative experiences we offer our pupils, including dance, drama, sculpture and working alongside professional artists.

Having been appointed as the AST for art and design and Creative Contexts last term, I have really enjoyed the projects I have been involved in so far.

These include:

• helping develop skills in painting, drawing and textile work, resulting in a large scale weaving produced by key stage one pupils;
• advising on applying for an Artsmark award and providing guidance on writing a whole school policy for the arts;
• providing INSET to a whole staff on developing their own and their pupils painting skills.

I am looking forward to working on this year’s Creative Contexts for Learning Project and being involved in developing creativity across the curriculum.

Cocliff, Jane

Subject: Teaching and Learning within the Goole Cluster
Line Manager: Chris Walker
Base School: Kingsway School

Since my appointment in September 2004 I have been involved in a number of initiatives and have worked alongside colleagues from within the Goole cluster.

These have included:

• RM Maths Pilot;
• Raising Boy’s Achievement in Writing through the use of integrated technologies;
• Maths Primary Learning Network;
• Using PAT to analyse maths SATs.

Work within schools has covered various subjects:

• Literacy Planning;
• Using the IWB;
• Maths Bridging Units;
• Maths assessment;
• Demonstration of RM Maths.

The main focus of my work this year has been on the development of a primary learning network, where schools have worked together on the development of problem solving skills in maths at KS2.

Davies, Denise

Subject: Teaching and Learning Secondary and Design Technology: Textiles
Line Manager: Brendan Cunnane (brendan.cunnane@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Driffield School

I currently work at Driffield School teaching GCSE Design and Technology: Textiles and A/S and A2 Product Design: Textiles.

Prior to becoming an AST I worked on the whole school issue of Teaching and Learning.

As part of this role I led school training meetings, produced a Teachers 'Toolkit' for lesson planning and observed many colleagues teaching.

I am currently the AQA Chief Examiner, Principal Moderator and Chief Coursework Adviser for the Design and Technology: Textiles GCSE Specification.

I provide Inset for AQA teacher support along with other external agencies.

In the past I have worked on research projects for QCA.

In the near future I am working on the development of the new GCSE Design and Technology Specifications.

Activities I have undertaken as an AST are:

• observation of lessons across all curriculum areas providing advice and support on teaching and learning;
• the focus on planning in Design and Technology - providing resources, SOW and student prompt sheets for coursework;
• production of Power Point Presentations to support GCSE and A level Textiles coursework delivery;
• support for GTPs through discussion, visits to other schools, checking evidence portfolios;
• running textile workshops in Primary schools as party of the Creative Contexts project;
• running support meetings for A level and GCSE teachers with a specific focus on coursework;
• and the production of an overview of Work Related Learning input at KS4.

I am happy to discuss any ideas you may have with regards to support or help I am able to offer as an AST.

Day, Teri

Subject: Behaviour Management, Literacy Co-ordinator and teacher of Design and Technology at a Pupil Referral Unit in Rawcliffe, Goole.
Line Manager: Hilary Short (admin.rawcliffepru@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Rawcliffe PRU

For 4 days a week I am a year group tutor and Literacy Co-ordinator who also teaches design technology at the Pupil Referral Unit in Rawcliffe.

My work is challenging both academically and emotionally and is extremely rewarding.

I am released one day a week, as an AST, and have supported colleagues in schools with behaviour management, literacy planning, delivery and assessment and have been instrumental in the raising of standards in education/learning as well as helping to improve community links.

Since becoming an AST I have worked across Key stages 1-4 and during this outreach I have been involved in:

• research, visits to schools and attending meetings with SMT;
• preparing resources and scheduling the delivery of inset training, to whole school staff on behaviour management;
• with SM prepared parental action plan;
• with SM helped to develop behaviour management strand of school policy;
• provided design advice, inset training and planning for AQA accreditation and certification for ‘An Alternative Curriculum’ at KS3;
• focused on long, medium and short term lesson planning for teachers teaching outside of subject specialism - providing resources, objectives and assessment opportunities;
• discussed and aided the planning of emotional literacy options for Y7 - Y11 pupils;
• assisted and supported work with behaviour management team operating in ALU and those responsible for ‘On Call’;
• researched into the new proposals for KS2 Literacy strategy and how they will be implemented;
• assisted with long, medium and short term planning giving detailed opportunity for writing assignments to support and improve standards in this aspect of literacy;
• observed pupils exhibiting behaviour problems, writing reports with suggestions of alternative behaviour management approaches/planned programmes/resources etc;
• mirrored ‘target behaviour games’ and provided resources.

Fellows, Sue

Subject: Healthy School Award
Line Manager: Denise Chisholm (denise.chisholm@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Sproatley Endowed School

I am the AST for the Healthy School Award.

Four days a week I am the Reception class teacher at Sproatley Endowed School.

The fifth day I am released to support schools who wish to gain the Healthy School Award.

My work is varied. Initially I supported schools as a consultant by attending and leading meetings for staff, parents and governors.

The purpose of these meetings is to inform the school community about the award and discuss ways in which they may move forward.

This role is still ongoing and I am currently supporting 14 schools as a consultant.

I have built several resources for schools who are working towards the award, including a directory of health professionals which is accessible on eRiding.

The directory contains the contact details of health professionals who can support primary, secondary and special schools with visits, visitors, subject knowledge or resources.

More recently I have been working with teachers in three schools.

The focus of this work is drug education based on the new PSHCE curriculum.

I have demonstrated lessons from the new PSHCE Curriculum.

Other work in schools has included circle time demonstrations and healthy eating lessons based on the balanced diet game.

If you wish for me to work with your school, please contact my line manager, Denise Chisholm.

Gallagher, Heidi

Subject: Primary Languages
Line Manager: Judi Fairbanks (judi.fairbanks@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Eastrington Primary School

I currently teach Y6 at Eastrington Primary School two days per week and I also work an additional day as an AST for Primary Languages.

My main roles as AST for Primary Languages are:

• to advise and support primary schools in the implementation of the KS2 Framework for modern languages;
• to deliver training on the KS2 Framework.

I am also currently researching the various commercial story-telling resources and producing a bank of resources for use within the East Riding.

In addition, I am part of a working party which has produced a draft policy for primary languages and are, at present, producing a range of resources to assist teachers in the delivery of certain elements of the KS2 Languages Framework.

Since becoming an AST in January 2006, I have worked with colleagues (both teachers and TAs) within my own school, providing demonstration lessons, helping them with planning and supporting them as they take on a new curriculum area.

I have also provided staff training to groups of teachers, both at twilight staff meetings and at courses and conferences.

I have lots of practical ‘tried and tested’ activities for teaching primary languages and I am keen to share my ideas and enthusiasm with other colleagues.

Gee, Helen

Subject: Music - Primary (Creative Contexts)
Line Manager: David Mell (david.mell@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Martongate Primary School

I was appointed as Music AST for Key Stage 1/ Key Stage 2 in September 2004

• to develop the teaching and learning of music across the curriculum;
• to work with schools participating in the ‘Creative Contexts’ project.

So far I have visited and held meetings with a number of schools involved with ‘Creative Contexts’ in order to develop the use of music within their projects.

I have spent some time in a school developing their music curriculum and resources.

I delivered lessons throughout the school, teaching musical skills and demonstrating links between music and literacy.

I have enjoyed spending time with the schools I have worked with so far and look forward to working with future project schools.

Hawksworth, Brian

Subject: Work Related Learning and Vocational Studies
Line Manager: Shirley Mason (shirley.mason@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Hornsea School

Initially I was PE trained and was Head of Boys PE for a number of years before diverting into Vocational Education.

My responsibilities in this area have been to establish and continually update a vocational route for students at Hornsea School.

Along my way I have worked for QCA, LSDA / LSN on Vocational projects and as a Work Related support consultant.

At present I have responsibility for the development of our 14 - 19 Vocational Curriculum, and my duties include:

• Teaching AS/A2 Leisure Studies;
• Teaching Btec First Sports Diplomas;
• Teaching Skills For Working Life;
• Co-ordinating College Linked Courses;
• Monitoring the present vocational with a view to making appropriate amendments / changes to our provision;
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of Vocational Developments, presently the introduction of the new Specialised Diplomas. I use information gained to advise management on possible school involvement.

My involvement to date as an AST has been to examine schools vocational provision, and, working with staff, to consider the options available at both KS4 and Post 16 to improve their present programmes.

I have also supported centres in the composition of assignments for vocational courses, developed resource materials and prepared venues for vocational visits.

Though I specialise in Leisure and Tourism related teaching, I have a wide range of experience in the planning and delivery of vocational subjects and welcome the opportunity to share it with others.

My designated AST support days are Fridays.

Hennigan, Simone

Subject: Teachers in the Early Years of Teaching (South Hunsley Cluster)
Line Manager: Chris Abbott
Base School: South Hunsley School

Kelly, Kay

Subject: Primary ICT
Line Manager: Isobel Fleming (isobel.fleming@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Mount Pleasant School

Kay is currently on maternity leave.

I was appointed as an AST almost 4 years ago.

I have worked in a variety of locations and situations and have really enjoyed the challenges the post has given me.

My main role has been to support and develop ICT in Primary Schools.

During the first year of my appointment I worked in schools preparing them for Ofsted inspection as far as ICT was concerned and worked with some small rural schools developing Long Term Plans for ICT.

Since then I have delivered demonstration lessons on some of the QCA units, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Multimedia Presentations and Modelling and Control.

I have been into schools to audit ICT provision and resources.

I have delivered training for Governors on the use of Interactive Whiteboards and their benefits in the primary classroom.

I have planned and delivered a series of twilight training sessions for small schools on the use of the QCA Units.

I have worked with CPMs to deliver CPD courses on PowerPoint and Digital Images, QCA Units for Year 4, ICT and Internet policy writing and RE and ICT Cross curricular courses, amongst others.

More recently I have been developing IWB resources for MFL in primary schools and have delivered inputs on Talking Big Books at CPD courses with me providing follow up support in schools.

My work as an AST has been extremely varied.

I have enjoyed seeing both staff and children gain confidence in using and developing ICT within their own schools and becoming aware of the possibilities of using ICT in primary schools.

I have thoroughly enjoyed working across both Key Stages 1 and 2 and also with staff and governors and look forward to the challenges the role will bring in the future.

Markham, Karen

Subject: Mixed-age Teaching
Line Manager: Margaret Howcroft (margaret.howcroft@eastriding.gov.uk)
Focus - EDP 1:3 Raising Attainment in Early Years and Primary Schools
             EDP 1:3 Support for schools of concern
Base School: Dunswell School

For four days a week I am the KS1 co-ordinator in a small village school teaching a year 1/2 class.

I line manage and support an excellent NNEB, who works in an adjacent room, delivering my planning to the FS group.

I am currently mentoring a level 3 TA and PGCE students.

Prior to becoming an AST I was a Leading Literacy teacher for 6 years.

My outreach work so far has consisted of supporting seven schools in the authority with:

• schools in special measures/cause for concern;
• y1/2 mixed age-planning / staff new to age group/NQTs;
• year 1/2 mix - meeting needs of YR children in a KS1 class;
• staff new to Y2 - assessment;
• supporting TLCs ( Literacy) with Inset Courses ;
• providing demonstration lessons for NQTs and GTPs.

My school-based work so far has focused on:

• demonstration lessons for colleagues as part of School Action Plan ;
• leading staff meetings as Primary Strategy Leader;
• initiating and developing an effective transition spelling strategy for Y2/3.

Personal Professional Development:

• I attended the Small Schools Conference;
• I attended the Heads' Conference;
• I attended a National Strategy ICT course for ASTs in Leeds;
• I will be visiting The Early Excellence Centre later this term.

Palmer, Rob

Subject: Primary ICT
Line Manager: Isobel Fleming (isobel.fleming@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School:Hilderthorpe Junior School

Since September 2005 I have been an AST for Primary ICT for one day a week.

On the other four days a week I am a year six teacher at Hilderthorpe Junior School in Bridlington.

Due to my recent appointment I have so far been involved in limited outreach work supporting the effective integration of interactive whiteboard across a large junior school.

I am enthusiastic, self-motivated and have a positive outlook.

My approach to teaching is lively and I strive to deliver lessons in a well-planned and animated manner in order to stimulate creativity, thinking and learning.

While teaching at Hilderthorpe I have provided excellent individual pupil improvement and enjoy the daily contact with children.

The role of AST offers me the opportunity to continue to develop children’s potential alongside sharing good practice and supporting colleagues: the chance to lead from within the classroom.

If you wish for me to work with your school, please contact my line manager, Isobel Fleming.

Platt, Hilary

Subject: Work Related Learning and Health and Social Care
Line Manager: Shirley Mason (shirley.mason@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Wolfreton School

I qualified as a food technology teacher but throughout my career I have diversified, taking on many different roles and responsibilities.

Currently I teach GCSE and A level Health and Social Care, GCSE ICT and Food Technology.

In the past I have worked for Edexcel as a health and social care external verifier and also in their training department delivering both key skills and health and social care Inset courses.

I worked for QCA as a health and social care consultant.

To enhance my understanding of the vocational aspects of health and social care I have undertaken a placement at BUPA (now Hull Classic Hospital).

In the past I was an associate manager for East Yorkshire Community Healthcare Trust; hearing patients' appeals against detention under sections of the Mental Health Act.

As an AST I have worked in schools:

• to develop schedules and schemes of work;
• to provide lesson plans/notes, PowerPoint presentations etc;
• to provide suitable tasks/resources and guidance for pupils;
• to support classroom teaching: teaching, team teaching;
• and to advise on assessment procedures.

As AST in my school:

• I support our annual ‘International Enterprise Challenge’;
• and I have also developed my role as a coach and I have worked closely with the School Improvement Service to further develop my coaching skills.

Roberts, Jill

Subject: Generic Teaching and Learning
Line Manager: Margaret Howcroft (margaret.howcroft@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School:Hilderthorpe Infant and Nursery School

I currently work within Key Stage 1 at Hilderthorpe Infant and Nursery School, Bridlington.

I can offer support in planning for and delivering a cross-curricular, child centred approach to teaching and learning and I have good experience of working with others developing effective assessment procedures.

I have introduced and implemented positive behaviour strategies to manage challenging behaviour and I am experienced at introducing a variety of teaching and learning styles to enable the inclusion of children with statements of special educational need, including autism.

Russell, Catherine

Subject: Modern Languages
Line Manager: Judi Fairbanks (judi.fairbanks@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Woldgate College

I am currently employed as a teacher of Spanish and French at Woldgate College, a secondary school.

However, I have always been interested in primary languages and when the idea of teaching MFL in primary schools came around for the second time in my teaching career I 'joined the parade' very willingly.

Since 2003 I have taught in 15 primary schools including 2 infant schools.

I have learned a great deal from my contact with primary children and colleagues and have thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

At present I am encouraging and supporting the language teaching which is going on in the primary schools in the Pocklington and Market Weighton clusters and trying to help the schools prepare for entitlement in September 2009.

Assistance takes several forms such as delivering a series of lessons in schools to boost the confidence of the class teacher, hopefully, to show good practice in MFL teaching and to advise on or provide useful resources - games, activities, songs, websites etc.

With some primary colleagues I have studied medium or long term planning documents and discussed ideas to embed MFL into the curriculum by bringing it into other subject areas finally providing a document to indicate possibilities.

To help in this area my colleagues and I are working on a resource pack which will provide suitable materials for cross curricular teaching and this will be available to primary teachers in the future.

I provide training sessions for primary staff who are not language specialists and are understandably anxious about teaching MFL.

Locally, I enjoy hosting Regional Support Group meetings so that primary language teachers can meet and discuss problems that they might encounter or just get together and chat or pool resources and ideas.

A major task coming in the near future will be to deliver training on the Key Stage 2 MFL Framework which primary colleagues teaching languages will no doubt hear about in 2007.

I would like to help any primary school in any language event such as a special assembly, Christmas carols or plays, a language day.

You name it, I'm willing!

Russell, Liz

Subject: Mathematics (South Hunsley Cluster)
Line Manager: Karen Dow
Base School: South Hunsley

Shrimpton, Jon

Subject: Secondary Geography
Line Manager: David Mell (brendan.cunnane@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: South Hunsley School

I am a secondary teacher at South Hunsley School.

I teach Geography KS3, KS4 (Avery Hill) and KS5 (AQA b) 4 days a week and have one day outreach to support Geography teachers or departments across the East Riding.

I have been an AST for one year and some of the projects I have been involved in are listed below.

Coaching

Support for individual teachers. I have helped support a range of teachers from experienced to non-qualified teachers of Geography.

• Help with re-engaging students especially through thinking skills;
• Introducing more comprehensive assessment for learning into lessons;
• Support with discipline;
• Support with planning.

Coaching is requested by the individual teacher through the head of department.

The period of time that coaching is normally provided is 2-3 months.

Support for the Department

• Writing a support package for coursework;
• Updating schemes of learning;
• Writing a new scheme of learning incorporating thinking skills;
• Support for raising attainment of C/D grade students.

Suggitt, Pat

Subject: Primary Dance/Drama
Line Manager: David Mell (david.mell@eastriding.gov.uk)
Base School: Kingsway School

Since becoming an AST I have experienced a range of activities ranging from supporting fellow teachers to my own personal development through attending AST training sessions and review meetings.

Initially I was involved in "Inreach " work within my own school, working with children and colleagues in Year 2 and Year 5.

The aim was to develop dance themes related to literacy and history.

The outcome was a dance resource pack for each theme which could be used within the school and which would become available for "Outreach" visits.

The majority of "Outreach" work undertaken has been as a result of requests from schools seeking advice on the provision of different stimuli for dance and making cross-curricular links.

Much of the work has also included support in the planning and delivery of dance within KS1 and KS2.

Some of the work has been directly linked with schools taking part in "Creative Contexts" and some has been as a result of requests from heads, to offer support to individual teachers, such as supporting NQTs in the planning stages and assisting them in the delivery of the dance lesson.

For each visit, I have been able to leave copies of lesson plans and offer other materials from my increasing "supply" of resources.

A recent request for a "Timeline of History," featuring music and dance, provided an interesting challenge, as we danced from the Egyptians and the pyramids to the 1950s Rock 'n' Roll era from Year 6 to Reception.

As an AST in my own school I have been recently involved in developing creativity in the curriculum.

I am presently working on a drama resource package which can be used in both KS1 and KS2.

It will also be available to the schools I visit in the future.

My work as an AST has been an enjoyable challenge, which has given me the opportunity to meet new people and to share and learn with fellow professionals and their pupils.

Thorp, Peter

Subject: Science/CASE
Line Manager: John Wilson
Base School: Market Weighton School

I support CASE in secondary schools (also known as Thinking Science or Brain Training).

So far I have:

• worked with staff at South Holderness Technology College and South Hunsley and Vermuyden;
• provided demonstration lessons;
• supported NQTs on an individual basis;
• provided training for a whole department;
• done inreach work at my own school (The Market Weighton School), coaching staff in the science department;
• video-taped my own lessons for demonstration purposes;
• done thinking skills work in other departments within TMWS - this is a continuing project which is proving very successful

KS3 Science Improvement Plans of several schools within the East Riding have indicated their intention to utilise my services for in-house support/training/coaching during this academic year.

I have recently completed a course on Training Initial Trainers in the CASE North approach (adopted by ERYC).

This will enable me to conduct two-day training sessions for new and improving CASE teachers.

I am representing the East Riding at a regional CASE Management meeting in December and at a Cognitive Acceleration Tutor forum in London in November 2004.

For more information about the work of, or about becoming an Advanced Skills Teacher, please contact:

Cliff Stott, AST Co-ordinator
Tel: (01964) 563137
E-mail: cliff@stott4.karoo.co.uk

Lynda Burton, AST Co-ordinator
Tel: (01964) 550050
E-mail: lyndaburton@btconnect.com