Anita Brady

LEADERSHIP AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN FRANCE AND MALAYSIA

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Learning Support Teacher [August 2023 - present]

International School of Paris (ISP), Paris, France 

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Through a combination of push-in and pull-out sessions, I support primary school students who experience a range of mild learning variances.​

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Global Alliance Coordinator [August 2023 - present]

International School of Paris (ISP), Paris, France 

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I set up this new programme and oversaw our first exchange with Windhoek International School, Namibia (Spring 2024)

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Primary School Vice Principal Student Wellbeing [August 2022 - July 2023]

International School of Paris (ISP), Paris, France 

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I lead the Primary School wellbeing team working closely with MS/HS counterparts and was the Designated Safeguarding Lead. I was a member of the ISP Primary Leadership Team and enjoyed an Early Years teaching assignment.

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Achievements and accomplishments:

 

• Led Child Protection training throughout the year to new members of staff as well as volunteers within our school community. 

• Co-led the schoolwide review of our definition of wellbeing

• Co-delivered a Work:life balance presentation at the ISP Learning Forward PD day (April 2023)

• Introduced 1:1 meetings with students to build a RAFT to prepare for move to a new school/city/country as well as a series of sessions for students identified as needing support with behaviour, confidence, social skills

• Introduced 1:1 meetings with individual students focussing on behaviour, confidence, social skills over a six-eight week period

• Introduced individual sessions with students to help build a RAFT to prepare for move to a new school/city/country

• In conjunction with the school nurse, introduced wellbeing check ins with all new students within a few weeks of starting school

• PYPX mentoring of four students focussing on wellbeing (with themes including PTSD, Anxiety, Autism and communication)

• Member of ISP’s DEIJ Professional Learning Community (PLC)

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Head of Admissions [August 2017 - July 2021]

Mont’Kiara International School (M’KIS), Kuala Lumpur

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Led, managed, and evaluated all aspects of Admissions. Implemented protocols and practices ensuring a personalized and smooth process for students and families from initial inquiry to enrolment and beyond resulting in a smooth transition for all. Member of Admin Council/Senior Leadership Team.

 

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Achievement and accomplishments: 

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• Year-on-year increase in enrolment from 2017/2018 - 2020/2021

• Introduced virtual tours and on-line assessments as standard practice during the Covid-19 pandemic

• Implemented (January 2020) OpenApply, an on-line admissions portal, and provided in-house training to Admissions and other teams.

• Ensured Admissions Department complied with GDPR and Malaysian data protection requirements

• Created, regularly reviewed and - as required - updated departmental documentation to ensure consistency, clarity and a departmental ‘voice’

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​Student Support Services Coordinator [August 2013 - July 2017]

Mont’Kiara International School (M’KIS), Kuala Lumpur

 

Led our English as an Additional Language (EAL) and Learning Support Programme and ensured an appropriate programme of support and services for individual students. Served as Pre Kindergarten Age 3 - G12  Student Support Team Chair and liaised  with external providers (OT, SLP, Ed Psych). Co-chaired M’KIS Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Focus Group C [Student Support] as part of the accreditation process and Safety & Emergency Committee. Member of Admin Council/Senior Leadership Team.

 

 

Achievements and Accomplishments:​

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• Organized a series of PD weekend workshops with world experts Dr. Joyce Mills; Professor Tony Attwood; Michelle Garcia Winner and Dr. Virginia Rojas. These sessions enhanced awareness and understanding of strategies to best serve the needs of individual students.

• Implemented, upon my proposals being approved by the board, various programmes [The ES co-teaching model, the WIDA MODEL Language assessment and MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing] schoolwide. All data was analyzed accordingly and informed curriculum and planning for individual students and cohorts.

• Created and updated documentation ensuring consistency and clarity in schoolwide practice: Wrote Child Protection Policy, MAP Protocol, Retention Policy, Bereavement S.O.P.

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August 2010 - July 2013: Grade 3 Homeroom Teacher and Team Leader with responsibilities including onboarding new teachers at M’KIS, Kuala Lumpur.

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August 2009 - July 2010: KG-G5 Elementary School Learning Support teacher differentiating instruction for those experiencing a range of mild learning differences. WASC Committee member at M’KIS, Kuala Lumpur.

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​TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN THE USA

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August 2001 - July 2009: Learning Support teacher differentiating instruction for those experiencing a range of mild to moderate learning differences at Burnett Elementary School [2005-09] and Rose Elementary School in Milpitas USD [2003-05] and Markham Elementary School in Oakland USD [2001-03] in California. 

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March 2000 - July 2001: Volunteer adult literacy teacher at San Jose Library, California and volunteer teacher in the Nursery and Kindergarten classes at HeadsUp! Child Development Center, San Jose, California

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September 1999 -  February 2000: Volunteer teacher in the preschool (3 - 6 year olds) class at Ithaca Montessori School, New York

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN THE UK

 

November 1998 - August 1999: Itinerant Specialist Teacher supporting students with diverse backgrounds and providing PD to staff with BLSS (Bilingual Learners Support Service, EMAG) in Portsmouth LEA

September 1994 - August 1998: General Education Teacher in a co-teaching and fully inclusive Reception - Year Two class at Bounds Green School, London

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EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

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2017: Principals’ Training Center: Certificate of International School Leadership [Modules: Instructional Supervision; Assessment Leadership in the International School; Leadership and Team Dynamics; Creating and Administering an Effective School]

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2015: Queens’ University, Ontario, Canada: Guidance and Career Specialist Certificate

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2004: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing: Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (CLAD) PreSchool - Grade 12

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2001: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing: Education Specialist: Instruction in Special Education (Mild/Moderate) KG - G12

 

2001: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing: Multiple Subject
Preschool - Grade 12

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2000: Open University: M.A. (Education) [Modules: Learning, Curriculum and Assessment; Guidance and Counselling in Learning; Child Development in Society]

 

1995: International House, London: Certificate of Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Adults (CTEFLA)

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1994: Qualified Teacher Status: Primary Curriculum 

 

1994: WLIHE/Brunel University, London: P.G.C.E. (Primary) 

 

1993: School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), University of London: B.A. (Hons) Russian & Russian Studies

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OTHER:
English Language Teacher with RefuNet [Feb 2022 - now]

Once a week I support online a lady who sought refuge in the UK in the early 2010s. Our focus is on academic English, prioritizing the necessary skills for the essay writing and oral presentation components of her B.A. (Hons) Photography at the University of Brighton.

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REFERENCES​

Available upon request

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