Nancy Swatson
Accra
Summary
An astute educator with proven background meeting and exceeding operational objectives across a 19 - year career. Maintain currency on trends in the field to keep systems modernized and streamlined. People-person with excellent organizational skills. Motivated professional offering Master of Philosophy in Special Education. Adds value to any organization in need of great collaboration, interpersonal and multitasking abilities. Meets tight deadlines.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pearson Edexcel School Coordinator-Certified
TeachinAid
01.2015
- Liaison between Pearson and the school
- Reflects and shares practices with other Pearson IPLS schools
- Runs school-based sessions to improve the teaching and learning practices for teaching staff
- Helps Teachers with challenges regarding the running of the IPLS programme
- Conducts periodic observation sessions
- Conducts feedback sessions to help teachers improve.
Head Administration
TeachinAid
- Manages school’s finances
- Handles admission and orientation of new students in collaboration with the academic head and examination officer
- Hires, trains and advises staff
- Communicates with parents, regulatory bodies and the public
- Oversees the effective running of the school’s budget
- Plans and establishes creative Partnership programmes on an annual basis
- Facilitates and monitors the School’s Project(s)’s requirements.
Academic Head
Teachinaid
07.2015 - 01.2022
- Serves as the chief administrator of the school
- Shaping a vision of academic success for all students
- Creating a climate hospitable to education
- Evaluating teachers
- Facilitating the classroom observations
- Developing, implementing and evaluating school programmes
- Reviewing policies and procedures
- Cultivating leadership in others
- Improving classroom instruction
- Managing people, data and processes with the goal of school improvement
- Developing class schedules
- Ensuring curriculum standards are met
- Developing and running educational programmes
- Providing professional development opportunities for teachers
- Monitoring student success with test results and other data.
Administrator
AFENET- Ghana
09.2010 - 01.2011
- The focal person for AFENET Projects
- Helped in developing curricula, lesson plans and teaching materials for AFENET Short courses
- Develop and manage the M.Phil programme with coordinator
- Manage the database of the residents
- Organise administrative meeting
- Organised AFENET regional and other conferences held in Ghana
- Reporting on the programme to partners and key stakeholders
- Liaison between the Programme Director and other key stakeholders.
Executive Secretary
AFENET/SMDP Centre for Management and Leadership Development (School of Public Health, University of Ghana)
11.2008
- Played a central coordinating role in establishing relationship between AFENET Member countries
- Managed and reported on the Centre’s Budget
- Organized and facilitated regularly the annual training workshops
- Kept records of students and other program information
- Organized regularly administrative meetings to discuss future directions
- Liaised with head of department to inform him on progress and discuss challenges and opportunities that arose
- Organized and coordinated the centre’s annual IMPHI course for Health Directors.
Teacher
New Nation School
10.2007 - 10.2008
- Developed and implemented daily and unit lesson plans for forms 1-3, administered tests and evaluations, and analyzed student performance
- Fostered a classroom environment conducive to learning and promoting excellent teacher-student engagement
- Drama coordinator (Wrote script for school drama and directed).
Teaching Assistant
University of Cape Coast
08.2005 - 07.2006
- Took charge of a class in the absence of a lecturer
- Organized Tutorials for students
- Took charge of departmental library
- Member of invigilation team
- Marked scripts and worked on students assessments.
Teacher
Harris Senior Secondary School (Cape Coast)
08.2005 - 07.2006
- Designed and taught lessons in history for form 3
- Member of Disciplinary Committee.
Teacher
Day Star School
12.2000 - 08.2001
- Taught
- Supervised activities in the school.
Research Assistant
Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
08.2008
- Participated in a three-day training workshop and field testing session
- Administered questionnaires in assigned constituency and polling stations
- Participated in daily field debriefing sessions
- Compiled field reports on all notable field activities and processes.
Education
Certificate - Managing ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, And
University of Colorado
Colorado01-2023
Certificate - Overcoming Dyslexia
Yale University
USA01-2023
Certificate - Providing S, E, B And Special Education Services
University of Colorado
USA (Online)01-2023
Master of Arts - International Affairs
University Of Ghana
09-2007
Certificate - General Management And Leadership
Pan African Institute
08-2006
Bachelor of Arts - History And Philosophy
University Of Cape Coast
Cape Coast09-2005
Master of Philosophy - Special Education
University of Education Winneba
WinnebaSkills
- Leadership, communication and negotiation skills
- Public Speaking Skills
- Archiving and organisational skills
- Critical and analytical skills
- Competent team player
- Good human relations
Affiliations
- Receive The Baton Youth Foundation, Vice President
- Montessori Foundation of Ghana, Member
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/02/82
- Marital Status: MARRIED
References
- Mr Gabriel Sowah Mensah Regional Development Manager -West Africa) Pearson Education Limited , 0208414260
- Dr. Moses Aikins, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, 0244433743
- Dr. Samuel Sackey, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, 0242216542
Extracurricular Activities
Harvest Community Church (University of Cape Coast), Secretary, 08/2003, 2005
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading: History, philosophy
- Music: Gospel, Country
- Others: Writing scripts and stories
Certification
- Pearson Edexcel Schools Coordinator (Certified
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Academic Head
Teachinaid
07.2015 - 01.2022
Pearson Edexcel School Coordinator-Certified
TeachinAid
01.2015
Administrator
AFENET- Ghana
09.2010 - 01.2011
Executive Secretary
AFENET/SMDP Centre for Management and Leadership Development (School of Public Health, University of Ghana)
11.2008
Research Assistant
Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
08.2008
Teacher
New Nation School
10.2007 - 10.2008
Teaching Assistant
University of Cape Coast
08.2005 - 07.2006
Teacher
Harris Senior Secondary School (Cape Coast)
08.2005 - 07.2006
Teacher
Day Star School
12.2000 - 08.2001
Head Administration
TeachinAid
Certificate - Managing ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, And
University of Colorado
Certificate - Overcoming Dyslexia
Yale University
Certificate - Providing S, E, B And Special Education Services
University of Colorado
Master of Arts - International Affairs
University Of Ghana
Certificate - General Management And Leadership
Pan African Institute
Bachelor of Arts - History And Philosophy
University Of Cape Coast
Master of Philosophy - Special Education
University of Education Winneba
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