Laura Wilson

Newtown, Sydney

Email: laurawilson21@hotmail.co.uk
Personal Profile:
I am a creative, enthusiastic primary school teacher with 4 years experience in key stage one and two. In addition to this I also have a very strong working background office and customer service environments. I am outgoing, articulate, bubbly, and an all round person with lots of ambition. I have always been hardworking, a consummate team player and I pride myself in having excellent communication, organisational and problem solving skills. I enjoy meeting and working with different kinds of people, working towards challenges and deadlines and my previous experience has left me very people focussed and efficient. In addition to this I am highly computer literate with experience in a variety of applications, software and typing.

Education & Qualifications:

University of West England Sept 2004- June 2007 Ba (Hons) Primary Education (2:1) with specialism in 'Language and Literacies' Bristol Association for Neighbourhood Daycare Ltd Foundation Playwork (level 2) Dealing with Racist Behaviour in Play Settings 12 hour Paediatric First Aid Child Protection St Brendans 6th Form College A Level Information Technology A Level English Literature A Level Sociology AS Level Psychology C B B A June 2006-June 2007

Sept 2001-June 2003

Hengrove Secondary School- GCSEs Sept 1996-June 2001 Mathematics C Humanities A Double Science C/C Child Development C Information Technology C Food Technology C French C English Literature/Language A/A*

Additional Skills: Advanced knowledge and experience with the following applications/software: Average wpm-57(touch typist) Internet explorer MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint MS Outlook Fox Pro Mitel & other switchboards Virtual Learning Environments

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SIMS, Smartboard and Promethean whiteboard

Employment History:
Cairnsfoot School Classroom teacher This began as day to day casual contracted teaching posts but Trinity Grammar school Classroom teacher April 10- Current

April 10- Nov 10

Working for 3 different campuses I covered class from pre kindergarten to year 6 age groups. This included all teaching duties, some extra curricular commitments and report writing. Iress ICT Solutions Receptionist/administrator Jan 10- April

This was a temporary receptionist and administration role for a successful IT company in Sydney. Duties involved directing calls, booking and preparing meeting rooms, ordering stationary and general administrative duties such as letter typing.
Various Promotions Agencies Product Ambassador June 06-Nov 2009

This is an ad hoc role of which I take on work through various promotions/modelling agencies. As brand ambassador/sampler/mystery shopper I travel to locations all over the South West and promote products on the behalf of various companies e.g. I have promoted new drink labels at concert venues and bars/clubs in and around the South West area as well as sampling food and beauty products in similar locations. This role requires me to take the initiative, be proactive, and use my bubbly personality. It also requires me to be enthusiastic and willing to approach the general public sharing my knowledge of the product I am promoting. Some of the most recent brands I have promoted include Cadburys, Mars

planets, Revlon, Almay, Hovis, Peacocks, Smirnoff, Grolsch, Nintendo DS/Wii, Coke Zero, Lucazade sport, Fitness First and Gala Casino.
Grant Thornton Receptionist/administrator Sept 09- Nov 09

This was a temporary holiday/sickness cover role in a large accountants firm. I was mainly responsible for answering and directing calls through a busy switchboard. In addition to this I distributed internal and external post, booked meetings, prepared meeting and conference calling rooms, did copy typing for partners and completed mail merges for the building.
Little Mead Primary Year 3/4 classroom teacher Sept 07 Currently

This is a role in a school in its 3rd year. I am a creative and enthusiastic classroom teacher. I work closely with children, families, teachers, teaching assistants and other staff to provide challenging, high quality and engaging learning experiences. I work as part of a year 3/4 planning team and plan core and creative topic based learning for children across three classes. Within my current class I have a varying degree of need but despite this I have had many successes in the reading and writing levels where children have made good progress. I am committed to my professional development and as such have taken on subject leadership for MfL and taken additional courses in Maths and English initiatives within the Bristol City Council. RAC Legal Services Legal Allocations Advisor April 06 - June 07

This role was telephone and computer based whereby I took inbound and outbound calls regarding customers legal cover on their car insurance. I dealt with anything from general enquires to complaints. During my time in the company I worked closely with partner law firms, the DVLA and other insurance companies to ensure customer claims were completed. This was a challenging role as I had to be aware of recent legislations. I had to be organised throughout the day and make careful decisions as to whether we could offer legal rights of our customers. Market Research Ltd Telephone Researcher April 05-April 06 This role was telephone based. I conducted market research and sales interviews with the general public or corporate persons on the behalf of major clients such as Lloyds TSB, HSBC, AA Group and Inland Revenue and Customs. The role involved listening attentively to customer compliments/complaints and filling out questionnaires of varied length on their behalf. Patience, initiative and use of my bubbly personality was needed to complete sales targets on time. Speedy typing was vital as some interviews involved word for word verbatim. In addition I also took on roles involving the editing and redrafting of verbatim recorded by other researchers. St Annes Out of School Club Play-worker June 04-June 07

This was a role that I held during my university studies as it concentrated on out of school hours time such as half term/summer holidays. My school club work involved generally looking after and looking out for the welfare of children from the ages of 3 to 11 years old where parents were unable to look after them. As part of a team I arranged activities, day trips, provided snacks and actively communicated with parents regarding their childrens welfare. Guardian Safes Ltd Administrator/Call Out Operator Dec 03-June 04

This was a temporary role, which entailed general administrative duties such as typing correspondence, filing and entering data into spreadsheets. I was able to take on further responsibilities whilst in the role which included manning the Call Out department and receiving emergency call out requests and arranging for locksmiths and specialist persons to arrive at the scene in a specified amount of time. Unum Provident Data Entry Clerk Oct03-Dec 03

This was a temporary role, which mainly involved preparing response letters to major companies in relation to their insurance enquires/claims and moving and checking data from a old company system to new. This involved the use of Mail merge, word programmes and the companies own interface systems old and new.

Personal Information:
Date of Birth: 23rd June 1985 Marital Status: Single Clean driving license

Interests Socialising, Reading, Cinema, Current Affairs and going to the Gym. References: Available on request

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