Tamara is a qualified teacher of Citizenship and Humanities who has taught Citizenship to Key stage 5, RE to Key Stage 4 and also can teach Music to Key Stage 3 and 4. In the classroom she believes in diffusing the situation and not being confrontational. She has worked in challenging school and has strong classroom management techniques. Tamara is looking for long term and permanent positions from September 2010.

Sep 09- Jul 10 PGCE Citizenship Secondary, London Metropolitan University

Sep 06- Jul 09 BA Hons. Education, Roehampton University, London

Feb 10- May 10 Trainee Teacher, Lampton School
- Taught Key stage 3 and 4 - Teaching all areas of Citizenship and PSHE curriculum
- Taught Key stage 4 -Teaching Religious Studies curriculum
- One to one weekly lessons supporting EAL Year 10 pupil
- Supervisor on Year 7 Geography field trip
- Assistant at 'Youth and Philanthropy Initiative'

Nov 09- Jan 10Trainee teacher, Hounslow Manor School,
-Teaching all areas of Citizenship and PSHE curriculum
- Year 10-Teaching ASDAN Levels 1 & 2 programme
- Planning and preparation of all lessons
- Independently composed a scheme of work for key stage 3 on 'Climate Change'

Oct 08- Apr 09 Assistant to the Music Teacher, Elliott School, Putney,
- Assisting with Key stage 3 and 4 -Teaching all areas of Music curriculum
- Assisting with GCSE and A level Music composition
- Key stage 3 focus groups- teaching music sight reading and theory
- Cover teacher
- Assistant for concert rehearsals/performances

Oct 07- Jan 08 Voluntary worker: Peer mentor (ASELU Mentoring Project), Burlington Danes Academy
- Supporting and training Year 9 and 10 pupils in developing key skills
- Focus groups; workshops on Drugs and Street Gangs

Sep 03- Mar 04 Classroom assistant, St Gregory's Roman Catholic Primary School- Assisting classroom teacher
- Supporting pupils with reading/writing/numeracy skills
- ICT coaching

Sep 94- Jul 95Voluntary worker, Living Theatre Company, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
- Teaching 11-16 keyboard skills
- Music sight reading
- Aural skills
- Accompanying singing teacher on the piano