Key Stage One

Sarah Butt

I completed my four-year Bachelor of Arts, Honors program at York University in Toronto, Canada before I completed my Bachelor of Education at Tyndale University College. As soon as I graduated, I was eager to take on a new adventure and challenge myself to teach in another country, which is why I applied for my first teaching position in an inner city school in London, UK.

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Charlotte Perry

I graduated from the University of Cumbria with a Bachelor of Education degree with Art and Design specialism. I completed my NQT year in Year 2 at St Hilda’s Primary School in Prestwich, Manchester and then moved on to work at Bare Trees Primary School in Oldham.

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Danielle McKenna

In 2003 I completed my Primary PGCE at St Mary’s University Strawberry Hill in London. I decided to return back to my home in Co Derry Ireland on completion and taught a Year 1 class in Belfast. During that time my eyes were opened to the different learning needs of each child in my class and taught me how to plan for these needs.

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Gemma Tonge

Before becoming a teacher, I studied a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and achieved a first class. It was my interest in Educational Psychology, and my family career background that motivated me to become a teacher. I completed a PGCE at the University of Cumbria. I then undertook my first year in teaching as a Year 3 class teacher in a school in Leeds.

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Rebecca Kirkby

Since graduating from the University of Winchester in 2000, I have had the experience of working right the way through the primary age range. I have worked in a number of schools around Hampshire and Kent. In 2005, I was offered the fantastic opportunity to be a Lead Music Teacher. It was my responsibility to ensure that all children in the 16 schools that I managed were given the chance to learn a musical instrument for free.

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Amanda White

I began my teaching journey at Roehampton University, where I completed a three year Bachelor of Arts Degree in Primary Education. From a young age, I knew that I wanted to become a teacher and I was inspired by the teachers who taught me and made my learning exciting. At University, I worked within a range of classes, from Year 1 to a Year 7 specialist classes for children with autism. I was immediately overwhelmed by how rewarding it felt to see the progress of the children I was teaching.

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Ruth Leonard

I studied at the University of Sunderland, England for my degree in Primary Education BA (Hons). After graduating, I spent just over three years working in a school in Newcastle, in the North East of England. I worked in EYFS, Key Stage One and Key Stage Two. Although I loved my time at the school, I was very eager to develop my practice and worked as supply teacher across all year groups and a range of different schools.

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Michael Aryiku

Whilst studying a Business degree in the UK, I started volunteering in local schools as a teaching assistant, working with children and mentoring older pupils in secondary schools. This led me to want to follow a path into teaching. After gaining my PGCE qualification at Kingston University, I went on to teach at a primary school in South London. There I taught Year 4 for three years, was Maths Coordinator and took a Middle Leaders course.

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