Matt Lupton-Levy

The greater my understanding of my pupils’ motivations, the greater is my ability to motivate them.
Over the last twenty years I have taught people between the ages of four and ninety-six, both gifted and talented people and those with profound and multiple disabilities, sometimes in the same group.
My ability to teach is enhanced by the depth of my experience and the broadness of my ideas for topics. I am motivated by realisation and the empowerment learning new skills can command, not only in pupils but in myself as well. I react swiftly to circumstances with understanding and sympathetic engagement.
Teaching skills:
• Delivers a reflective practice, adapting planning to include emerging data about pupils’ frames of reference, including background, learning styles, abilities and attitudes.
• Initial and formative assessments indicate demonstrable improvement in 95% of learners.



Working in Teams
• Fully integrates dynamically with colleagues across faculty and SEN teams to address any concerns.
• Keenly attends all planning meetings.


Post 16 Experience
• Currently teaching one LAC child and one out of school, both SEND for NTAS via Reed.
• English GCSE at Keighley College just prior to lockdown.
• Taught adults and children guitar, piano, bass, singing and music technology online, in classrooms and workshops.
• Succeeded in improving engagement and results both in the classroom and one to one as part of the college’s intervention programme.
• Taught singing at Skipton College for production of “West Side Story”

KS 4 Experience: Catch-up GCSE English tutor:
• King James School in Huddersfield as part of the NTP catch-up program GCSE for their English department.
• Designed bespoke courses as one to one remedial English tutor at Farnley Academy, Leeds
• Four years 1-2-1 English tuition as part of “making good progress” programme and long-term supply for whole class GCSE English at Calder High School.

LAC experience:
• Mentored LAC, improving potential and engaged many LAC in functional maths and English at small institutions and at their adoptive homes.

SEND Experience:
• Successfully constructed and delivered classes in drama, music, video production and art for the W.E.A.
• Created many performances showcasing SEN students’ work.