Victoria CarpenterProfessional Summary
Professional, resourceful, engaging, and flexible, qualified teacher. Skilled in: Primary teaching, early intervention strategies, working with OTs, EdPsychs, SaLTs, schools, and SEN families. Also 13 years teaching in an outstanding school and more recently teaching from P-scales to KS3. Also all the skills associated with forming and developing a small educational app company. |
London SE22 Tel 07766076215
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Victoria Carpenter - CV
Experience
October 2021 - Present Hammersmith and Fulham EHCP team
I am currently working with the Hammersmith and Fulham Education Health Care Plan team to help schools manage the influx of ASD students currently waiting diagnosis or newly diagnosed. My role involves working with schools and families to ensure a smooth transition into mainstream schooling or to help schools set up the most appropriate setting. I am currently setting up an ASD reception classroom in a mainstream school.
Sept 2015- October 2021
SEN Teacher Prospero and Targeted Provision teaching agency
April - July 2019 Brent Knoll School (Special Needs)
Sept - April 2018 St Stephens School, Deptford
Sept 2013 – Present MadeByEducators Ltd
Founder / Director / Producer
Sept 2001 – 2013 Graveney School, Tooting, London
Teacher of History, Psychology and Sociology KS3, 4 and 4
Sept 1999 – 2000 Nava Language School, BKK
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Education
2000–2001 Goldsmiths College. PGCE Social Science
1999 Eastbourne College TEFEL
1995–1999 University of Sussex. Social Psychology in School of Social Sciences
1991 – 1994 ‘A’ levels: Sociology A, Psychology B, History C, Eng Lit C, English Lang C, General Studies C
Publications
I wrote, and my husband illustrated, an early intervention guide that was accepted for publishing by Jessica Kinglsey and endorsed by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen who called it, “A highly accessible guide for parents who want autism research translated into a quick-read, practical tool-kit”.
Courses
Annual - Safeguarding
September 2014 Early bird NAS programme
June 2013 The Pears National Centre for Autism Education Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)
Nov 2012 Savilleconsulting BPS Recognised Occupational and Aptitude Assessor
Interests
The potential of technology to support children who have difficulty accessing learning and social communication. Cycling, swimming, and gaming.
Experience
October 2021 - Present Hammersmith and Fulham EHCP team
I am currently working with the Hammersmith and Fulham Education Health Care Plan team to help schools manage the influx of ASD students currently waiting diagnosis or newly diagnosed. My role involves working with schools and families to ensure a smooth transition into mainstream schooling or to help schools set up the most appropriate setting. I am currently setting up an ASD reception classroom in a mainstream school.
Sept 2015- October 2021
SEN Teacher Prospero and Targeted Provision teaching agency
- Wide range of teaching roles in mainstream and Special needs schools, from from EYFS through KS1 and 2 including role of ASD and intervention teacher. Lewisham special needs schools include Watergate and Brent Knoll, I have worked in Cherry Gardens and Haymerle Schools in Southwark and have made visits to some of the Eagle House Schools to consider their suitability for individual children.
April - July 2019 Brent Knoll School (Special Needs)
- One term SEN Teacher cover role teaching KS3, planning and delivering lessons to SEN classes across the school.
Sept - April 2018 St Stephens School, Deptford
- Range of roles working closely with SENCO, from report writing, 1:1 support with autistic children, small group work, and working with parents to help them to adjust and to meet their child’s needs.
Sept 2013 – Present MadeByEducators Ltd
Founder / Director / Producer
- Designed and produced over 100 educational games currently available on the Apple App Store.
- Created and manage website and social media presence.
- Formed ongoing strong relationships with teachers and several local schools to work collaboratively to test and develop games which support learning.
- Worked with IOE at UCL to develop iReact, an ongoing research program into technologies potential to support emotional self-regulation in children on the autistic spectrum.
Sept 2001 – 2013 Graveney School, Tooting, London
Teacher of History, Psychology and Sociology KS3, 4 and 4
- Teacher in charge of Sociology. Role involved: forward planning, moderation, progress tracking, planning interventions etc. Leading a team of 4 sociology teachers.
- Deputy Head of Social Sciences Department. Roll involved: budget tracking, line management, timetabling, organising trips, planning interventions etc.
Sept 1999 – 2000 Nava Language School, BKK
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
- Small group teaching including intervention groups for group of children with special needs,
- 1-1 adult tuition,
- Whole class teaching using ‘games’, to develop children’s confidence around flexible use of the English language.
Education
2000–2001 Goldsmiths College. PGCE Social Science
1999 Eastbourne College TEFEL
1995–1999 University of Sussex. Social Psychology in School of Social Sciences
1991 – 1994 ‘A’ levels: Sociology A, Psychology B, History C, Eng Lit C, English Lang C, General Studies C
Publications
I wrote, and my husband illustrated, an early intervention guide that was accepted for publishing by Jessica Kinglsey and endorsed by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen who called it, “A highly accessible guide for parents who want autism research translated into a quick-read, practical tool-kit”.
Courses
Annual - Safeguarding
September 2014 Early bird NAS programme
June 2013 The Pears National Centre for Autism Education Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)
Nov 2012 Savilleconsulting BPS Recognised Occupational and Aptitude Assessor
Interests
The potential of technology to support children who have difficulty accessing learning and social communication. Cycling, swimming, and gaming.
