Susan Rankin Reid

Education Consultant

I have a wide range of experience and skills that support the raising of standards, teaching and learning and aspirations in schools, or group of schools.

I will meet with you to discuss your needs and design and agree a package of support.
This could be a one-off training, or a longer term analysis and planned package which includes coaching for middle leaders, learning walks and reviews, a mock inspection, action planning…

Current Modules I offer include

Support for classroom teachers including observation and coaching for development
Support for middle leaders, taking the skills of teachers in your school and developing their leadership skills and abilities
Support for a subject area, or an aspect (Special Needs, English as an Additional Language, Gifted and Talented) working with management and teams of teachers developing a strategic overview of their work, planning for progress across the school
Support for School Leaders, working in education in a rapidly changing world. This package could include data analysis, mock inspection/s, curriculum planning, action planning, coaching for success

I travel extensively for work and will consider all countries and types of support.

Areas of educational expertise include:

Early Years Foundation Stage – working with teachers working with children in the early years of their education, providing a rich and dynamic basis for their education, for now and for the future;
English as an Additional Language – working with teachers and support staff, supporting their understanding of how to meet the needs of children learning to learn in English and other languages;
Teaching and Learning – planning for success, increasing progress, raising attainment;
Data Analysis – As an experienced school improvement officer, I have an excellent track record of using data effectively to identify both successes and areas for development, and I can teach you to do this too;
Ofsted trained – I can support you and your school to make inspection meaningful, through mock inspections, inspection preparation support and post inspection action planning and development;
Good practice – I have taken my experience of working with teachers all over central London and abroad, and distilled my commitment to child centred education, in all ages. I have a clear vision of success, including success in exams and tests, but also success in providing an exciting, dynamic education for all children.

About

I did my initial teacher training in Tasmania, Australia and worked as a class teacher for the Tasmanian Education Department. On moving to Sydney, I opened two Child Care Centres in Sydney, both are still functioning well today.

Following my move to the United Kingdom in 1989, I returned to classroom teaching in a range of age groups before moving into working with children learning English as an Additional Language. As a result of this move, I studied for my Masters Degree, in order to bring more rigor and understanding to my work.

I then went to Westminster Education as an Advisory Teacher and subsequently became Team Leader of the Language and Ethnic Minority Achievement Service.

I also delivered successful courses as part of the CPD programme offered at The Institute of Education, University of London and contributed to writing an MA course in Bilingual Education.

I completed my Ofsted training and was signed off in 2010 as part of my on-going commitment to my own professional development and understanding of school improvement.

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