Graduate Teaching Assistant | Pastoral & SEN Support | Wellbeing-Focused
Grace is a compassionate and reflective Graduate Teaching Assistant and Pastoral Support professional with extensive experience supporting children and young people across education, childcare, community and creative settings. She brings a calm, patient and empathetic approach, with a particular strength in supporting pupils with SEN, anxiety and additional emotional or behavioural needs.
Grace is motivated by helping young people feel safe, understood and confident in their learning, and is open to a wide range of classroom, pastoral and SEN-focused roles where she can make a meaningful and lasting difference.
Education & Qualifications
- BA Hons Acting, Upper Second Class Honours: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
- A Levels: Psychology (B), Media (B), Theatre (B): Hurtwood House School
- GCSEs: 10 graded A*–C including Maths and English (A*): Sylvia Young School
Experience Summary
Grace brings a rich blend of educational, pastoral and community-based experience, with a strong focus on wellbeing, inclusion and relationship-building. She has worked with children and young people across a wide age range, supporting both learning and emotional development through structured, creative and consistent approaches.
- Delivered one-to-one and small-group support for children aged 3–16 as a private drama tutor, adapting sessions to suit individual learning styles, confidence levels and additional needs.
- Extensive childcare experience spanning over ten years, supporting children with ADHD, anxiety and mental health needs through routine, emotional regulation strategies and positive reinforcement.
- Designed and facilitated creative workshops in drama, film and writing as a Community Arts Facilitator, using arts-based approaches to build confidence, communication and wellbeing.
- Worked closely with vulnerable individuals and young people, including those experiencing mental health challenges, social isolation and housing insecurity, demonstrating strong safeguarding awareness and emotional resilience.
- Developed calm, consistent and reflective practice through lived SEN and mental health caring experience, strengthening her understanding of behaviour, communication and emotional regulation.
Key Strengths
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SEN and additional needs support, including autism, ADHD, anxiety and mental health
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Strong pastoral skills with a focus on wellbeing, emotional regulation and trust-building
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Calm, patient and empathetic approach to supporting children and young people
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Experience delivering one-to-one and small-group support across a wide age range
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Creative, child-centred learning through drama and arts-based activities
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Excellent communication, organisation and safeguarding awareness