Aspiring Teaching Assistant | English Graduate | Youth Mentor
Tiyana is an aspiring teacher with a passion for creating supportive, inclusive environments where children and young people feel confident, valued and able to thrive. With a degree in English from King’s College London and extensive experience in youth mentoring, training, and community engagement, she brings strong communication skills, safeguarding awareness, and a proven ability to build positive relationships with young people from diverse backgrounds.
Tiyana is now keen to gain school-based experience as a Teaching Assistant, where she can support pupils academically, socially and emotionally while developing her classroom practice ahead of future teacher training.
Education & Qualifications
- BA English, Upper Second Class Honours: King's College London
- A Levels: English (A), Religious Studies (A), History (B): St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls
- GCSEs: 10 A*–B including Maths and English: St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls
Experience Summary
Tiyana has supported thousands of young people through targeted engagement programmes, mentoring initiatives and training delivery. Her calm, personable nature and clear communication style allow her to create structured, reassuring environments where young people feel heard and supported.
- Delivered 90+ inclusive training sessions for over 7,000 young people as part of the 10,000 Interns Foundation, building confidence, communication, and career-readiness skills.
- Led a UK-wide university engagement campaign, managing volunteers and delivering 47 events that significantly increased programme participation.
- Built and maintained partnerships with organisations including LinkedIn and Bridging Barriers, co-developing mentoring schemes and training strategies.
- Managed content creation, email marketing and social media engagement, including a 15% increase in Instagram engagement and a 51% engagement rate for tailored training campaigns.
- Developed safeguarding awareness, professional boundaries and a reliable point of contact role through ongoing pastoral support and programme coordination.
Key Strengths
- Compassionate and reflective communicator with strong listening and relationship-building skills
- Experienced in working with diverse and underrepresented youth communities
- Skilled in delivering structured, inclusive sessions and supporting pupil wellbeing
- Highly organised, with strong initiative and collaborative approach
- Committed to a career in teaching and motivated to contribute positively to school life