Ciara Gillespie
Teacher of MYP and IB Chemistry
ABA Oman International School
I am an experienced teacher of IB and A Level Chemistry, with over 12 year's experience working in international education. I have held numerous curriculum and pastoral roles including Head of Department, Assistant Head of Key Stage 5 and IB Coordinator. I am passionate about meaningful feedback to improve student outcomes, the use of achievement data to improve student performance, intervention through academic coaching, personalised pathways at KS5, and designing bespoke programmes to prepare students for medical applications to leading universities. I am a highly-skilled educational professional with a BSc (Chemistry) and QTS from the National University of Galway.
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WATCH: Stepping into Leadership: The Role of Coaching and developing leadership skills for Emerging International Education Leaders
In this discussion, sponsored by our partner Chameleon PDE, we explore how emerging leaders develop essential leadership skills, tackle systemic challenges, and leverage professional relationships.
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Changing Lanes: A Chemistry Teacher's Shift From IGCSE to MYP
Chemistry teacher Ciara Gillespie, offers her experiences of how transitioning from IGCSE to MYP provides a unique freedom to bring creativity, relevance, and vision into the classroom.
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Using assessment to encourage effective learning
Exploring ways that schools can rethink their assessment practice so that it acts to support rather than dominate the curriculum.
Unlocking student potential through effective intervention strategies
Ciara Gillespie explores ways that schools can rethink their implementation of interventions to encourage students to take ownership over their own success
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