When I teach and/or tutor any subject the first thing I find out is what the student/students actually know and can already do. The next step is to focus on understanding the questions they are required to answer. Then we build on prior knowledge, explore the topic and follow a plan to complete the required tasks/assignments.
I have worked in three State education systems and spent 7 years teaching in the UK. I have also worked as a writer, musician and theatre director while working as a teacher. I have taught all year levels in all humanities subjects and am very used to adapting quickly to new environments. I always work very hard and strive to adapt lessons to fit the needs of my students.
Matthew Dean
Registration number 274297
Phone (concealed information)
Email: (concealed information)
QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED TO DRAMA, HISTORY, MEDIA, ENGLISH & Experienced in teaching years 1 to 12.
Available 5 days per week. Experienced Primary Classroom Teacher.
EDUCATION
2000
Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education. Latrobe University.
Drama/Media & English. Covering all aspects of teaching across the entire
curriculum and age range, including national curriculum requirements and
cross curricular themes and issues.
1996
Post Graduate Diploma Communications. Monash University.
Subjects Include, CULTURAL POLICY AND COMMUNICATION & MEDIA HISTORY.
1988 - 1991
Bachelor of Arts. Murdoch University.
Media/Drama & Asian Studies.
Employment History
2018 Relief Teaching. South Hobart Primary, Landsdown Cresent, Austins Ferry Primary, Goulburn Street Primary.
2017 Newtown Primary School. Term 4 teaching contract.
2016 Relief Teaching. South Hobart Primary, Landsdown Cresent, Austins Ferry Primary, Goulburn Street Primary.
2015 Rosetta Primary School. Part time teaching contract.
2013 - 2014 Drama & History Teacher. Workshops at various schools.
2012. Semester 2
Leda Primary School. Education Support Teacher.
2011 – 2012
Canning Vale College. Autism Extension Programme. Middle School Teacher. English, Social Skills and Drama.
2010
New Heys School. Drama and English Teacher. Liverpool UK. New Heys is an Inclusion school with Special Needs Students.
2008 - 2009
Learn for Life. Care Afloat.
Teaching GCSE subjects to 'Looked After' students.(Terms 2 & 3)
2006 – 2007
Key Stage 4 Centre. Liverpool. Referral school.
Drama, English & I.T. Teaching students who have been excluded from
Secondary school and preparing them for
GCSE exams. This position gave me the opportunity
to work with students in small classes
and the challenge of encouraging them to re-engage
with education and become interested in learning.
2005 - 2006
PEAC Drama workshops in Mandurah, Rockingham, Northam & Bunbury.
Working with gifted year 6 and 7 students on small
group drama workshop projects. Assisting and inspiring talented children to create their own performance work through writing and performing workshops.
2003 – 2004
Summer hill School, Dudley. UK. Drama Teacher
GCSE.(Maternity Leave replacement contract). Teaching Drama and English to students from year 7 to 11. Preparing year 10 and 11 students for their
practical and written drama exams. Preparing year 9 students for SATS.
2002
Meekatharra District High School. English, & SOSE teacher.
Teaching English & Drama to Aboriginal students in a remote area 800 kilometres from Perth (West Australia). Making year 8 and 9 curriculum material relevant to students by designing a project based on the film 'Rabbit Proof Fence' .
2001
Daylesford Secondary College. English & Drama
Teacher.
2000 - 2001
Stagecoach Melbourne. Drama teacher, students aged 5 – 17
2000 -
Director & writer ‘Mad Doctor Theatre
Company’. Production in 2001 Castlemaine Fringe Festival.
REFEREES
Larissa Bernes. Relief Manager.
Landsdown Cresent Primary School.
(concealed information)
& Monique Carter. Principal.
Gay Cumming. Principal Goulburn Street Primary School.
Hobart. (concealed information)
Cathy Franz. Principal. South Hobart Primary School.
(concealed information)
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