Susanne Cooke
					
Driving Licence: Full, clean licence held	    Nationality: British				DOB: 	09/07/86
											
PERSONAL PROFILE
I am a hardworking and enthusiastic individual who has good self-confidence, excellent communication skills and works well as both part of a team and alone using good initiative. My ambition is to work with children, young people or young adults in education.  I have a very keen interest in sport, physical fitness and health and I enjoy practising many sports especially martial arts.

EDUCATION 

2011 – 2013 	University of Sussex, East Sussex, United Kingdom

•	Professional Certificate in Education (QTLS)

•	Functional Skills Mathematics Level 2

•	Adult Literacy Level 2 

2004 -2007 	University of Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom	

•	Degree of Bachelor of Science with Second Class (First Division) Honours in Sport and Exercise Science

2002-2004	Highbury College, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom 

•	BTEC National Diploma Sport and Exercise Sciences with the Triple grade Distinction, Distinction Distinction

•	City and Guilds Level 2 Award in Information Technology

•	City and Guilds Level 2 Award in Application of Number

•	City and Guilds Level 2 Award in Communication

1997-2002	Mayfield Secondary School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom 

•	7 GCSE's grade A-C, including English and Mathematics 

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Date	Award	Awarding Body / Organisation	
July 2013	Safeguarding Children – Basic Awareness Training	Portsmouth Children’s Trust	
August 2011	HSE First Aid at Work	Lifeline First Aid 	
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE 

Oct 2011 - Present 	Support Worker / Coach (part time)	 Pompey in the Community, Portsmouth

Pompey in the Community is a charitable organisation delivering sports, activities and accredited courses to young people. I currently work with targeted and hard to reach secondary school children on a programme called Respectability which teaches them disability awareness, sports leaders and health and drug awareness. This is a very challenging but highly awarding post which has enabled me to engage with vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and develop many skills such as sensitivity, diplomacy, conflict resolution persistence and humour.

Sep 2007 - Present 	Duty Manager (full time)		 Priory Community Sports Centre, Portsmouth

As a Duty Manager I am responsible for the safe, effective running of the centre whilst ensuring that customer and staff health, safety and satisfaction are met. Through this role I have developed excellent communication, customer services and interpersonal skills as well as excellent organisation and time keeping abilities. I work a variety of shifts including evenings and weekends. 

Oct 2011 – June 2013 	Trainee College Lecturer (part time)	Highbury College, Portsmouth

As part of my teacher training I taught on the sports diploma at my local college. I taught young people aged 16 – 20 years. I know how to plan and deliver, interesting, inclusive, progressive and inspiring lessons. Teaching also developed my self-confidence and classroom management skills. I am good at understanding and engaging with my students as I can relate to them and show sympathy and patience to their needs.

July 2006 - July 2007 	Playroom Assistant (part time)			Grand Hotel, Eastbourne

Working part-time in the hotel playroom my main duties included; to maintain a clean and safe environment for the children within the playroom and to assist with appropriate activities/events that were provided. To encourage a stimulating, learning environment that promoted each individual child's needs and to undertake any other reasonable tasks requested by the Playroom Supervisor. 

2002- 2004 			Taekwondo Instructor (part time)	Portsmouth Taekwondo Academy, Portsmouth   	            	
As a fully qualified Taekwondo instructor my main task was teaching taekwondo lessons to adults and children of a variety of ages. In addition to this I created class lesson plans and personalised training plans for my students. 

REFERENCES

Susan Andrews 	Julian Wadsworth 	
Education Curriculum Coordinator

Highbury College
Dovercourt Road 
Cosham 
Portsmouth
PO6 2SA 
	Pompey in the Community - Respect Manager

Eastney Community Centre, Bransbury Road, Bransbury Park 
Eastney
PO4 9SU	
Tel: (+44) 023 9232 8933	Tel: (44+) 023 9275 2900
	
Email: susan.andrews@highbury.ac.uk	Email: julian.wadsworth@pompeyitc.org.uk	
Relationship: Susan was my Cert Ed tutor 	Relationship: Julian is my manager