Linda is a highly skilled and experienced SEN Learning Support Assistant. She has over seven years experience working with SEN students with a variety of difficulties including - SpLD, MLD, aspersers, autism, behavioural issues, visually and hearing impaired. She is experienced working with students in mainstream schools as well as in PRUs. With the combination of Linda's skills and compassionate nature she would be a valuable asset to any SEN department.

05 - 06 CACHE Level 3 (Teaching Assistant)

00 - 02 Various Certificates,
- RSA Word Processing Stage 1
- BSL (British Sign Language) Stage 1
- RSA Counselling
- B Tech Level II Career Development
- RSA Child Care/Hygiene
- CACDP (Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People) Deaf Awareness
- BSL Stage II – (Pass Unit 201
- City & Guilds Certificate in Teaching Basic Skills 928/02 ESOL (completed, protfolio uncomplete)

78 - 79 Secretarial Course, East Ham College of Technology
- English, Office Practice, Shorthand, Book Keeping, Typing & Commerce

73 - 78 GCSE, Plashet Comprehensive School

08 - Pres SEN Teaching Assistant/ Admin, Heathcote School
- Working with 10 Hearing Impaired pupils
- Supporting students in classroom setting in the mainstream school
- Supporting students in the Hearing Impaired Unit within small groups or 1:1
- Using British Sign Language and oral skills to teach and enhance their curriculum subjects
- Promotes Equal Opportunities and 'Every Child Matters' procedures

03 - 08 SEN Teaching Assistant, George Mitchell School
- Supported SEN students: SpLD, MLD, aspersers, autism, behavioural issues, visually and hearing impaired
- Assistant SENCO; the identification of specific needs and designing programmes
- SEN access arrangement; assessed students needs and for the relevant access arrangements
- Supported students 1:1, group and mainstream

99 - 01 Adult Education - Communicator/Signer, London Borough of Waltham Forest

89 - 98 Customer Service Advisor/ Deputy Supervisor Royal Bank of Scotland plc