Bernard Wandabwa Wanyonyi
Teacher
Summary
My Educational Philosophy I am a believer in affirmative action in education. A learner must be central to the learning process with the teacher playing a facilitator’s role. The teacher should be dynamic in approach and open to new knowledge about the learning process, in a way that teaching meets each learner’s educational needs. I am a firm believer in continuous assessment and that such assessment feedback should inform teaching and learning. The school is a community where diversity creates strength, and sharing of professional knowledge is paramount for success of a teacher.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Trainee teacher
- Mentor and research project supervisor
- This role necessitated keeping up to date with current UK educational policies and practices, as well as carrying out extensive research into the specialist areas.
Lead Consultant
Oyster Education and Training Consultants
- Leading a team of six experienced teacher trainers/mentors and consultants in:-
- Developing the objects and philosophy of O.E.T.C
- Implementing the vision of the organisation to improve teaching and learning environments in our client schools
- Resource mobilisation and market development of O.E.T.C products
- Training school owners and proprietors in good management practices.
Intern teacher of Business
Aga khan High School
10.2002
- Studies and Accounting
- Peer observation of teaching.
Deputy Principal
Woodcreek School
01.2021 - Current
- Developing school policies in both academics and administrative areas
- Leading staff appraisal and development of policies in this regard
- Promoting positive relationship between the school and external stakeholders
- Promoting the school’s culture and ethos as prescribed by the school’s board
- Leading learner safeguarding
- Developing and improving the quality of education offered to the pupils in the school through the promotion of the highest possible standards of education, equality of opportunity, and an environment which is conducive to excellence in learning and teaching
- Monitoring learner attainment over time
- Participation in budgeting decision making at whole school level (leading budgetary decisions and development on academic aspects)
- Supporting the school Principal as his deputy in all administrative functions in the school.
Head of Assessment and Teacher of Economics and Business
Braeside International School
01.2016 - 01.2021
- Participating in the whole school management as a member of the S.L.T
- Including recruitment and appraisal of staff
- Developing a school wide assessment action plan
- Communicating with both internal and external stakeholders, including international certifying bodies
- Managing the examination processes for Cambridge examinations at O and A levels and BTEC
- Training staff on assessment procedures in line with CAIE requirements
- Liaising with KNEC on assessment requirements
- Analysing and safeguarding all assessment data for current and past students, to aid in decision making
- Advising the head teacher on CAIE assessment requirements as well as other current global trends.
Education and training consultant
CONSULTING
01.2015 - 01.2016
Head
Braeburn International School
09.2004 - 01.2015
- Skills at IGCSE and A-Level
- Responsible for supervision of teaching and learning, planning and coordination of assessment procedures and mentorship of new teachers in the department
- Preparation of departmental records as per the C.I.S requirements (the annual departmental strategic plan and corresponding budgets)
- Supervised the utilisation of resources within the department.
Specialist
KCA University
09.2010 - 01.2014
- Areas: Entrepreneurship and small business management, Project management and Technology management.
Lecturer, Lecturer, mentor, research project supervisor
Braeburn/Kenyatta University
08.2008 - 01.2013
- B.Phil
- International Teacher Education
- Specialist topics: Issues in Education, differentiated teaching and learning and
- Research Methodology.
Education
Bachelor of Education - B.Ed. Arts degree - Geography, Accounting
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
01.1998 - 01.2002
Bachelor of Philosophy - undefined
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
01.2003 - 01.2005
B.Phil - undefined
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
01.2005 - 01.2007
Master of Science - Entrepreneurship
Msc. Ent - undefined
Accomplishments
- CPR and Basic First Aid (Medics 24, August 2010)
- Managing yourself and others (Shirley Clarke - SFC Training, March 2011)
- Meeting the needs of EAL learners (Ros Ferrera - Focus Education UK, January 2012)
- Behaviour management in Secondary School ( Nicola Morgan, August 2012)
- PHSE (BCSK January 2013) Differentiation (KISU August 2014)
- BTEC assignment brief writing inset at Braeburn Arusha (August, 2013)
- Internal Inset on Flipped Learning (Braeside School, 2016)
- Examination officer training (cieonline, 2017)
- Child Protection and safeguarding Awareness (2018)
- Data protection (2018)
- Health and safety in schools (2018)
- Educare courses on: Health and safety, first Aid, Child protection, Bullying Protection.
Timeline
Deputy Principal
Woodcreek School
01.2021 - Current
Head of Assessment and Teacher of Economics and Business
Braeside International School
01.2016 - 01.2021
Education and training consultant
CONSULTING
01.2015 - 01.2016
Specialist
KCA University
09.2010 - 01.2014
Lecturer, Lecturer, mentor, research project supervisor
Braeburn/Kenyatta University
08.2008 - 01.2013
B.Phil - undefined
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
01.2005 - 01.2007
Head
Braeburn International School
09.2004 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Philosophy - undefined
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
01.2003 - 01.2005
Intern teacher of Business
Aga khan High School
10.2002
Bachelor of Education - B.Ed. Arts degree - Geography, Accounting
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
01.1998 - 01.2002
Trainee teacher
Lead Consultant
Oyster Education and Training Consultants