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CURRICULUM VITAE
Christopher John Hughes– BSc (Hons), PGCE,
Cert. TEFL, Cert. Primary, DFE 74/43556
Current Leadership / Teaching Post:
Year 2 teacher / House Tutor
Previous Leadership Posts:
Head of Key Stage 1
Head of Year 5
Previous teaching positions
Teacher of all years groups from FS to Year 6
Teacher of secondary PE and KS3 mixed subjects
Current School details:
Al Khor International School (British Stream), Qatar (FS-Y13) n.o.r. 4000
Appointment: September 2007 English National Curriculum
Main Successes:
Successfully manage the pastoral andacademicwelfare of 6classeswithinmyhouse.
TeachingYear 2 to add to my previousexperiencesinYear1 and FoundationStage.
Manage the school transportfor a large infantschool of 36 classes.
Memberof the InfantLeadershipTeamina12 formentrydepartment.
Teach Literacyand NumeracyinterventionclassesforYears1 and2.
Liaise withface toface meetingswithall the parentsinmyHouse duringAcademicTutorials.
Create and runworkshopsforparentson Reading,PhonicsandHealthyLiving.
Teaching and Learning:
My teachingisbaseduponall the bestpractice fromthe BritishCurriculumwithalarge focus on
cateringfor childrenwithEnglishasan AdditionalLanguage EAL. I wanteverychildundermycare
to learnto theirfull potential,whateveritmaybe. I alsowant themto trulyenjoy school sothat is
has a positive impact notjustontheiracademicabilitybuttheir personal andsocial development
too.
Assessment:
Assessmentisanessential tool of ateacherfortracking progressandgeneratingthe nextstepsin
the learningjourney.Iuse all the latestformativeandsummative assessmenttoolsfromAPP’sto
non-verbal computeraidedtests. AfL isaboutempoweringthe learnerwiththe knowledgeand
toolsto understandwhere theyare atand how theycan improve. Itisessential forcreatingactive
learners whohave a sense of ownershipof theirlearning.
Pastoral care:
I wishforall the childrenIteachto have the academicskillssettocompete withthe bestinthe
world.Inaddition,Iwishforthe childrentogrow upto be positive contributorstosociety. Notall
can be worldleaders,butwe all cancontribute tothe world.

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Achievements withinawider role inthe School:
 PlannedandledworkshopsforReading,PhonicsandHealthyLiving
 Co-ordinatedyeargroupactivitydaysandtripsincluding the supervisionof large school camps
 Organisational skillshave ledtome beinginvolved inwhole school eventssuchas BSME games,
QPPSA events andRoadSafetyAwarenesscampaigns.
 International Awardgroupleader–oversightof physical,skills,service andexpeditions elements.
 Providingawide range of Extra CurricularActivities,suchas traditional football,rugby,athletics
and basketball tostartrekand golf clubs.
Other Relevant Experience:
A majorcontributiontomylife experience wasthe decade IspentworkingatKutsher’sSports
Academyinthe USA. I wentfroma counsellortoAssistantDivisionLeadertoSwimmingCoachina very
successful andrewardingcareer. Thistime atcamp generatedmygoalstobecome a teacherand especially
an international teacher.
Education:
Certificate in Primary Education Manchester Metropolitan University 2001
Certificate in EAL in the Mainstream Western Australia 1999
PGCE Secondary Physical Education University of Brighton, UK 1995/6
BSc (Hons) Sports Science Brighton Polytechnic, UK 1988 - 1991
Recent Continuous Professional Development:
 Smar+ Mathematics (Laurie Jacques / Jennie Pennant) - 2015
 Talk for Writing (Carol Satterthwaite / Pie Corbett) - 2014
 AfL training (Sherbourne School UK / Shirley Clarke) – 2014
 VLE training for Frog - July 2014
 Paediatric & Child CPR & AED - 2013
 Fun Skills – skills development - 2013
 Phonics and pre-phonics in EYFS, 2013
 Vertical tutoring, Peter Barnard 2012
 EYFS Training, 2011
 Big Maths, 2011
 Creative Story Writing, Jackie Guiness, 2010
 Read Write Inc. (RWI, phonics programme), 2010
 Big Write Training, 2007

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Employment History:
Cambridge EnglishSchool, Kuwait – Head of Key stage 1
2003/06
Pastoral and curriculumresponsibilitiesforadepartmentoff 250 childrenand
staff.
The EnglishAcademy - Kuwait – Head of Year 5/6
2001/03
Pastoral and curriculumleadershipforthese yeargroups
British International School, Moscow –PE teacher
1997/01
WithmixedKS3/4 subjectsincludingIGCSEBusinessStudies
David Hughes School, Wales – Secondary PE teacher
Years 7 to 13 includingGCSEandA Level PE
1995/97
Kutsher’s Sports Academy –Swimming Coach
10 ‘Summercamp’seasons - 1989 – 1998
Personal Details andReferees:
Full name: ChristopherJohnHughes
Date of birth: 20.12.1968
Nationality: British
Marital status: Married(3 childrenaged10, 12 and 14)
Spouse:RhianHughesNurseryteacher
Address:B626, Al KhorCommunity.POBox 22166, Qatar.
Telephone:+974 66657079
Email: chrisrhian@hotmail.com
Skype: chrisrhian5
Referee 1: Mrs Ann Russell–Headof Infants,Al KhorInternationalSchool
PO Box 22166, Qatar. Phone:+974 55378693
Email:ann.russell@akis.sch.qa
Referee2:Mrs JuliaJones – Headof House,Al KhorInternational School
PO Box 22166, Qatar. Phone:+974 33133610
Email:Julia.jones@akis.sch.qa
Referee 3: Mrs BeverleyHarper–FormerHeadof Infants,Al KhorInternational School
NewZealand. Phone +642108177532
Email:ba_harper@hotmail.com