Nicole Mayers
Green Hill,Barbados
Summary
Motivated Teacher dedicated to children's educational needs and development. Well-versed in presenting comprehensive lesson plans and assessing and recording student progress. Focused and diligent professional with in-depth knowledge of teaching best practices and strong moral values.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lessons Tutor
Athlene Academics
St Michael, Barbados
01.2010 - Current
- Prepare lesson plans in accordance with school curriculum.
- Teach a full range of learning areas including Grammar, Reading Comprehension and Creative Writing.
- Use computers to assist in lesson preparation, teaching and reporting.
- Assess and evaluate students' progress in written and oral work.
- Discuss students' progress and concerns with parents.
- Liaise with students’ school teachers to assist and offer individual attention in areas where students may be weak.
Head of Humanities and Business Department
Lockerbie College
St Michael, Barbados
01.2021 - 09.2025
- Provided strategic leadership and ensure professionalism among department members
- Spearheaded curriculum development and faculty mentorship, leading to a 20% improvement in student outcomes over three years.
- Conducted over 100 classroom audits and reviewed 200+ lesson plans annually, ensuring instructional alignment with academic goals.
- Trained and onboarded new faculty, achieving a 90% retention rate and boosting department morale.
- Supervised the lifecycle of 50+ SBAs and Cambridge/CSEC coursework, maintaining 100% compliance with deadlines.
- Set & exceeded annual academic targets, with external examination scores consistently 10% above the national average.
- Fostered a collaborative department culture, improving interdepartmental communication and increasing teacher satisfaction.
- Trained and mentored new faculty members.
- Sustained teaching quality and curriculum alignment via Review of lesson plans classroom audits (monitoring of classroom management practices).
Senior Tutor
Lockerbie College
St Michael, Barbados
01.2017 - 09.2025
- Represented the school in administrative matters, such as authorizing documentation and providing student references.
- Contributed to developing innovative teaching protocols, enhancing classroom engagement by 15%.
- Functioned as part of a Behavioural Committee in the event of a student facing suspension or exclusion from school.
- In the absence of, or together with the School Director, the Educational Psychologist or Parent Liaison, managed student issues on behalf of the school.
- Acted in an official capacity representing the school in administrative matters such as authorising documentation, providing student references, signing transcripts.
- Played a key role in the Behavioral Committee, effectively managing student disciplinary cases.
Teacher
Lockerbie College
St Michael, Barbados
01.2013 - 09.2025
- Tutor of Psychology, Sociology, History and Social Studies.
- Integrating competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.
- Utilizing curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.
- Establishing and communicating clear objectives for all learning activities.
- Creating a positive educational climate for students to learn in.
- Creating instructional resources for use in the classroom.
- Established clear goals and objectives and a plan to meet the educational goals.
- Taught Psychology, Sociology, History, and Social Studies to diverse learners, achieving consistently high student satisfaction ratings.
- Designed and executed engaging lesson plans, leading to a 30% increase in student participation and comprehension.
- Integrated technology into lessons to cater to modern educational needs, boosting efficiency by 20%.
Personal Student Advocate
Lockerbie College
St Michael, Barbados
01.2015 - 12.2024
- Stay abreast of external examination protocols and liaise with students’ tutors regarding accommodations offered for students’ special needs.
- Ensure that these are provided as part of learning and exam preparation in classes.
- Ensure regular communication with parents, particularly positive feedback (academic, social, behavioural, emotional) and feedback with communicable solutions.
- Identify students, from liaising jointly with teachers and the student, who are underachieving in any area and create action plans, including placing them on a provision map, setting targets to alleviate presenting issues and ensuring differentiated instruction is adequate and appropriate.
- Ensure that any plans of action involving administrative changes are communicated to and approved by both the Academic Coordinator and admin.
- Be familiar with (and meaningfully contribute to) each student's profiles and curriculum paths.
- Meet with students individually to assess their progress, academics, and social and emotional issues.
- Offer teachers advice on classroom management and behavioural strategies relevant to the students’ presenting issues and peer relationships.
- Advocated for students with special needs, ensuring a 100% success rate in implementing accommodations for external exams.
- Regularly communicated with parents, delivering actionable feedback and fostering stronger home-school relationships.
- Created personalised action plans for underperforming students, achieving measurable academic improvement in 85% of cases.
Acting School Education Officer
Lockerbie College
St Michael, Barbados
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Ensured the Cambridge curriculum was effectively implemented, aligned with syllabus objectives
- Professional Development: Organize and lead training sessions and workshops to enhance teachers' understanding of Cambridge syllabi, marking schemes, and instructional best practices.
- Student Performance Monitoring: Analyze student performance data, provide feedback to teachers, and recommend strategies
- Policy and Documentation: Maintain compliance with Cambridge International Examination standards, including overseeing coursework and exam preparation processes.
Head Researcher
Network Services
St Michael, Barbados
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Develop a framework for post-market surveillance of new products and initiate data collection.
- Use appropriate psychological methodologies to develop an understanding around behaviours.
- Prepare high-quality project reports and deliver presentations.
- Prepare reports on research methodology and conclusions.
- Assist in the recruitment of research participants.
Research Assistant
University of the West Indies and Yale University
01.2012 - 12.2012
- Prepare and manage detailed databases.
- Verify database accuracy.
- Prepare reports on research methodology and conclusions.
- Assist in the recruitment of research participants.
- Collect and analyze data for the preparation of reports and documents for ethics submissions, grant applications, research, and conference papers.
- Contribute to research, including literature search and management data collection and recording data cleaning and analysis.
- Administer psychometric tests.
Teacher
People’s Cathedral School
St. Michael, Barbados
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Taught Social Studies and Health Science to the Class 1 level.
- Started a Healthy Teeth Poster competition.
- Generated a high level of enthusiasm among students with the creative use of visual aids.
- Vice-Captain of Green House (Winner of the Inter-House sports 2010).
- Taught General Subjects including Language Arts and Mathematics.
- Developed lesson plans geared to the comprehension level of my students.
- Prepared, administered and graded tests and exams for students, preparing.
- Established clear goals and objectives, and a plan to meet the educational goals.
Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Education-Secondary -
Erdiston Teachers’ Training College
09.2025
Masters of Applied Psychology -
University of the West Indies – Cave Hill Campus
Barbados01.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology (Hons)
University of the West Indies – Cave Hill Campus
Barbados01.2009
Associate Degree Arts -
Barbados Community College
Barbados01.2005
Skills
- Classroom management
- Curriculum development
- Student advocacy
- Lesson plan design
- Behavioral assessment
- Educational technology
Special Grants And Awards
- Graduated with Honours for my Bachelors in Psychology
- Graduated with distinction for my Erdiston Diploma in Teaching History, Geography and Social Studies
Professional Development
Completed ongoing professional development through workshops and training on integrating technologies in teaching, effective classroom management, and differentiated instruction through EDcamp.
Certification
Certificate of completion for the Introductory Cambridge IGCSE History (0470) (0977)
References
- Dr. Erin Mahon, Caribbean Educational Research Centre, University of the West Indies, 233-3500, erin.mahon@cavehill.uwi.edu
- Fabian Clarke, Head of Sciences, Lockerbie College, #162 7th Avenue West Terrace Gardens, St. James
Timeline
Acting School Education Officer
Lockerbie College
01.2023 - 01.2024
Head of Humanities and Business Department
Lockerbie College
01.2021 - 09.2025
Senior Tutor
Lockerbie College
01.2017 - 09.2025
Personal Student Advocate
Lockerbie College
01.2015 - 12.2024
Teacher
Lockerbie College
01.2013 - 09.2025
Head Researcher
Network Services
01.2013 - 12.2013
Research Assistant
University of the West Indies and Yale University
01.2012 - 12.2012
Lessons Tutor
Athlene Academics
01.2010 - Current
Teacher
People’s Cathedral School
01.2009 - 01.2010
Postgraduate Diploma in Education-Secondary -
Erdiston Teachers’ Training College
Masters of Applied Psychology -
University of the West Indies – Cave Hill Campus
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology (Hons)
University of the West Indies – Cave Hill Campus
Associate Degree Arts -
Barbados Community College
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