KS1 Teacher & Curriculum Leader | PGCE (Distinction) | BA (Hons) History | KS1 Phase Leadership Aspirations
Rachel is an ambitious and highly motivated Key Stage 1 teacher currently working as a Year 2 Teacher and Director of Teaching and Learning for Literacy and Creative Curriculum in an independent pre-prep school in North-West London. She has strong experience in curriculum design, subject leadership and raising attainment in writing across EYFS and KS1.
Rachel is now seeking a KS1 Phase Leader opportunity where she can further develop her leadership impact, contribute strategically to curriculum development and support colleagues in delivering consistently high-quality teaching and learning.
Education & Qualifications
- PGCE Pedagogy & Practice (Distinction): University of Sussex
- BA (Hons) History, Upper Second Class Honours: London School of Economics
- A Levels: English Literature (A*), History (A*), Classical Civilisation (A): Woodhouse College
Experience Summary
Rachel is an experienced KS1 practitioner with leadership responsibilities across literacy and the creative curriculum. She has led several initiatives aimed at improving writing outcomes, strengthening curriculum sequencing and embedding evidence-informed teaching strategies across the school.
- Currently Director of Teaching and Learning for Literacy and Creative Curriculum while teaching Year 2, leading subject evaluation, action planning and staff development.
- Led a data-driven literacy improvement strategy across KS1, analysing attainment data and implementing targeted interventions to strengthen writing outcomes.
- Designed and implemented a discrete SPaG curriculum across KS1, improving pupils’ grammatical accuracy and transcription skills.
- Delivered professional development aligned with the DfE Writing Framework to embed consistent approaches to sentence construction, handwriting and SPaG.
- Redesigned the Year 2 curriculum across English, Maths, History and Geography using carefully sequenced learning, retrieval practice and scaffolded instruction.
- Introduced structured retrieval practice across the Year 2 curriculum, contributing to improvements in summative assessment outcomes.
- Led subject enrichment initiatives including World Book Day events, author visits, writing competitions and cultural curriculum activities.
Key Strengths
- Strong KS1 classroom practitioner with excellent behaviour management and routines
- Proven literacy leadership with a track record of raising writing attainment
- Skilled in curriculum design and sequencing using evidence-informed teaching strategies
- Experienced in analysing assessment data to drive targeted interventions
- Confident delivering staff training and supporting colleagues’ professional development
- Collaborative and reflective leader committed to high standards and pupil success