Will Rodgers
Early Years Educator
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Professional ​
info​​
I have worked in school settings in Australia and the UK since 1996. Trained in Early Years, teaching experience in Kindergarten, EYFS, KS1 and KS2 with specialisms in Steiner education, Forest Schools and the outdoor classroom, ICT co-ordination, behavioural support and music education. I am especially passionate about providing opportunities for children to engage in practical life-skills.
At a Glance
Early Years Trained Teacher
Steiner Trained Teacher
Forest School Leader
Kodaly Music Educator
ICT Specialist
Behavioural Support Specialist
Web Designer
Musician
Work​
experience​
2012-2015
ASSISTANT EDUCATOR (Kindergarten) at Chelmer Station Community Kindergarten (0.5 - 5 day fortnight)
​• Assistant Educator delivering Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines (QKLG) and Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) Curriculum to classes of 22-24 students (3.5-5 years of age) in a play based curriculum at this Lady Gowrie Centre.
• Occasional days as Lead Educator when the Director needed cover.
• Certiified Supervisor for kindergarten.
• Creating, maintaining and updating online learning journey website on Weebly Platform to facilitate communication between parents and educators and production of individual online learning stories.
​• Classroom teacher delivering Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum to a class of 26 students (13 Nursery, 13 Reception).
• Assessment of students using EYFS Profile for Reception and Development Matters statements for Nursery.
• Forest School leader for school.
• Maintaining and updating Class webpage on school Moodle, and children's online Learning Journals.
2011-2012
CLASSROOM TEACHER (Nursery-Reception) at Crosby on Eden C of E Primary School (full time)
2010-2011
CLASSROOM TEACHER (Reception-KS1-KS2) at Milburn Primary School (0.4 position – 2 days/week)
•Classroom teacher delivering EYFS & National curriculum to two classes of students (R-Y6) in a small village school (2 Reception, 8 KS1, 12 KS2).
• Assessment of students using EYFS for Reception and APP/AFL for KS1&2.
• Planning and delivering music programme for whole school.
• Designing and maintaining school website (www.milburn.cumbria.sch.uk)
2010-2011
CLASSROOM TEACHER (Nursery-Reception) at Crosby on Eden C of E Primary School (0.6 position – 3 days/week – maternity cover)
• Classroom teacher delivering Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum to a class of 22 students (9 Nursery, 13 Reception).
• Assessment of students using EYFS Profile for Reception and Development Matters Statements for Nursery.
2009-2010
CLASSROOM TEACHER (Reception-Yr1) at Warcop C of E Primary School (full time – maternity cover)
• Classroom teacher delivering National Curriculum and Early Year Foundation Stage Curriculum to a class of 22 students (10 Reception, 12 Year 1).
• Assessment of students using APP/AFL for Key Stage 1 and EYFS Profile for Reception.
2008-2009
CLASSROOM TEACHER (Class 3) at Glasgow Steiner School (full time)
• Classroom teacher implementing the Steiner curriculum for a class of 12 students aged 8-9.
• Involvement in school management teams according to the associative management structure of Steiner education
2007-2008
CLASSROOM TEACHER (Class 4) at Glasgow Steiner School (full time)
• Classroom teacher implementing the Steiner curriculum for a class of 9 students aged 9-10.
• Involvement in school management teams according to the associative management structure of Steiner education
2007
CLASSROOM TEACHER (Prep-Year 1) at Ballandean State Primary School (0.2 position – 1 day/week).
• Jobshare teaching with another Early Years teacher.
• Play-based learning approach in class of 24 children aged 4-5.
2007
ICT SUPPORT TEACHER (Information and Communication Technologies) at Stanthorpe State Primary School (0.2 position – 1 day /week).
• Co-ordination of ICT program for classes at Stanthorpe State Primary School
• Professional development of teachers in ICTs
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2003-2007
MULTIMEDIA CONSULTANT for Frogknot Designs, my own small business.
• designing multimedia CDRoms for educational institutions.
• website design.
• designing web-based PhD thesis appendices for tertiary students.
1999 - 2007
ICT TEACHER AIDE (Information and Communication Technologies) at Stanthorpe State Primary School (0.6 position – 3 days a week).
• Teaching children ICTs in computer lab. Education in use of software applications (eg. Microsoft Word, Publisher, Excel, Encarta, KidPix).
• Facilitation of Web access, email protocol and internet research strategies.
• Education in digital technologies (digital still & video camera, webcam, ipod, digital microscopes and wireless technologies).
• Network administration for curriculum and admin networks.
• Software and hardware tech support for school – fixing, upgrading and maintaining curriculum and admin computers.
1997-1999
TEACHER AIDE (Special Needs) at Stanthorpe State Primary School.
• Working with children with special needs in the classroom, support and in the Special Education Unit.
• General teacher aide duties (facilitating support programs, photocopying, resource preparation and maintenance)
• Computer technology support (educating children in the use of computers) and computer maintenance.
• Compiling, editing and publishing of the school newsletter.
1997
CASUAL TUTORIAL ASSISTANT for Dr. Richard Hutch, Lecturer in Studies in Religion, University of Queensland.
• Marking of student term papers for the subjects - Psychology and Religion, and Death and Dying - second year courses in the Studies in Religion Department.
1996-1997
CASUAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT for Wendi Beamish, Lecturer in Special Education, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt Campus.
• Assisting in educational research in the area of early special education (intellectual disability) concerned with teacher attitude and implementation of best practices.
• Subject sample verification of second stage project.
• Collation and distribution of second stage questionnaires.
• Survey data entry and general word processing.
1996
CASUAL TUTORIAL ASSISTANT for Dr. Lynne Hume, Lecturer in Studies in Religion, University of Queensland.
• Marking of student term papers for the subject - Witchcraft, Paganism and the New Age, a second year course in the Studies in Religion Department.
1996
CASUAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT for Dr. Fiona Bryer, Lecturer in Education, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt Campus.
• Survey data entry into Excel spreadsheet format.
1994
CASUAL TUTORIAL ASSISTANT for Dr. Lynne Hume, Lecturer in Studies in Religion, University of Queensland.
• Marking of student term papers for the subject - Australian Aboriginal Religion, a second year course in the Studies in Religion Department.
1991/1992
CASUAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT for Wendi Beamish, Lecturer in Special Education, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt Campus.
• Assisting in educational research in the area of early special education (intellectual disability) concerned with teacher attitude and implementation of best practices.
• Subject sample verification of first stage project.
• Collation and distribution of first stage questionnaires.
• Survey data entry and general word processing.
1990
TUTOR at T.A.F.E., Cooma, NSW
• Teaching Horticulture component of WOW (Work Opportunities for Women) course.
• Focussing on providing women with access to, and support with traditionally male dominated work skills.
1990
TUTOR at M.C.E.G., (Monaro Continuing Education Group), Cooma NSW.
• Teaching Permaculture Design and Implementation in adult education.
1986
RESEARCH ASSISTANT for the Department of Community Services, Brisbane.
• Assisting Anthropologist in retrieving information on Torres Strait Islander groups from archival, library and computer sources.
• Collation and analysis of material.
• Entry of information into computer format (Macintosh).
1985
TUTOR for the Department of Education, Queensland.
• Tuition of Torres Strait Islander student in introductory anthropology subjects.
1984-1985
MUSEUM ATTENDANT for the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum.
• Attending museum display room, providing information and educational talks to visitors and school groups.
• Curation and maintenance of museum collection in storage.
• Setting up of museum displays.
• Researching, cataloguing and entry of collection into computer database (MINARCH).