Qudsia Bano

“Every child can learn. Just not on the same day or in the same way.”

Job Profile and Experience    

August 2019- February 2021 

SEND Teacher for KG & year 1-2

Khalifa Al Hamza American School, Sharjah 

• Establishing SEND Department from the base, including developing SEND formats, introducing referral procedure, and admission screening.
• Writing, reviewing, and updating IEPs for all SEND registered students, where appropriate in conjunction with outside agencies/centres. 
• Planning effective intervention strategies to support SEND learners and their teachers, ensuring strategies are consistent between homeroom and single subject classes. 
• Reviewing assessment data to monitor SEND student progress, identifying areas for further focus/development identified through written assessments.
• Maintaining detailed SEN records including details of referrals, assessments, meeting agenda and minutes, recommended and agreed on interventions or further action, review schedules, and exit records. 
• Identifying low achievers in the classes and helping teachers to support them within the classroom setting.
• Supporting students according to their individualized needs.
• Briefing and data sharing with inspection teams from the Shrajh education council as well as Sharjah private education authorities.
• Actively participating and adding input in SEF (Self-evaluation form).
• Training the teachers and disseminating information about SEND categories, their needs, and supporting SEND students in the school.

 August 2017- Jan-2019 

SEN Teacher for KS1

GEMS Founders School, Dubai 

• Developing IEPs for SEND students. 
• Meetings with Therapists to develop a mutual plan for SEND students.
• Training Learning support assistants to build their capacity to support SEND students. 
• To develop and implement lesson plans for students with high-functioning autism, auditory impairment, dyslexia, and other learning disabilities. 
• Differentiated activities and goals to meet each student’s individual needs and abilities.
• Engage in regular dialogue with parents, administrators, and various service providers to ensure student success inside and outside the classroom. 
• One to one session with Autistic children with sensory break support and teaching social skills through storytelling sessions. 
• Teaching functional skills to SEND students with cerebral Palsy. 
• Speech and language session with the nonverbal autistic student to teach how to express his needs.
• Part of CPDs training sessions to train class teachers, how to support SEND students in their inclusive classroom setting. 
• Using assistive technologies to teach SEND students. 
• Sharing strategies, preparing provision plans for the class teachers so they can support SEN children in their class. 
• Responsible for ASA clubs.

November 2015-June 2017                               

Learning Support Assistant  (GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail, Dubai)

• Supporting a child with behavioural issues 
• Working on PSED 
• supporting daily educational activities
• Handling aggressive Behaviour 
• Handling hyperactivity 
• Helping to develop fine motor skills 
• Sensory integration therapeutic techniques 
• Developing IEPs 
• Updating parents 
• Online assessment through speech link to assess children for English language ability 
• Planning preparing and conducting Sessions with the ELL group of Foundation stage.
• Input in writing handbook for LSAs/TAs

June 2014- Feb 2015                           

Shadow Teacher (Kidz Venture Nursery, Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai) 

• Supporting an ADHD child 
• Teaching social interaction techniques
• Helping in daily educational activities 
• Handling aggressive Behaviour 
• Handling hyperactivity 
• Behavioural therapy 
• Helping to improve fine motor skills 
• Daily updating parents  

July 2006- April 2007                         

Assistant Manager Student Affairs (Foundation University Institute of Management Sciences 

& Information Technology, Rawalpindi Pakistan) 

• Students’ guidance and counseling. 
• Coordination with teaching faculties. 
• Help to solve the needs of students based on input from parents, students, and teachers 
• Recordkeeping regarding students’ performances. 
• Keeping contact with parents and meetings regarding students’ performance. 
• Making arrangements for examinations. 
• Keeping records of IN and OUT for visiting faculties. 
• Managing admission process. 

Education: 

• Oct 2021- continue PG certification- National Award for SENCO 
                                      University of Sunderland- UK

▪ Feb 2017                       Registered Behaviour Technician certification The Behaviour Analyst Certification Board®, Inc is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies in Washington, DC. 

• 2014- 2015              Level 3 Diploma for the early year workforce 

EYES Institute (Early Years Educational Services) Knowledge Village, Dubai 

• 1996-1998               MSc Psychology

Department of Psychology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan 

• 2000                         Bachelor of Education  

University of Peshawar, Pakistan