Gwen Dickson

TEL: 056 4674089 Email: roots2shoots@hotmail.com

Key Skills
An individual with flexibility, innovation, and enthusiasm. A
quick learner, who can create and absorb new ideas, and is • Teaching
experienced in coordinating, planning and organizing a wide • Photography & Video Editing
• IT Skills
range of events. Well organized and an excellent team player,
• Editorial co-ordination
with excellent interpersonal skills, a proven ability to work
• Post Event Report Writing
proactively in a complex and busy environment.
• Office Procedures
• Organizational and administrative
Work Experience skills
JSS PS - April 2016 till date • Vendor negotiations/ contracts.
Happiness and Events Designer
Administrative Abilities
• Planning and coordinating of yearly/monthly cocurricular
activities • Planning and Organizing Events.
• Maintaining an electronic filing
• Evidence collection, documentation and all
system.
responsibilities for DSIB inspections with reference to PS 2.
• Providing training and orientation
• Coordinating with external providers from the to new staff.
Government and Private Sectors to offer cocurricular • Comprehensive knowledge of PPT,
opportunities for the students. MS Word, Windows Movie Maker,
MS Excel, Final Cut Pro.
• Supporting students to compete in interschool
• Scheduling meetings and preparing
competitions which has led them to victory several times. agendas.
• Head teacher for Environment Initiatives • Effective Organizational skills.
• Spearheading the Skills for Life program an in-house • Organizing group excursions.
program tailor made to enhance personal development of • Organizing fund raisers for charity
• Scheduling and delegating
students.
administrative tasks.
• Coordinating annual staff outing. • Creating presentations and writing
• In charge of coordinating the annual school photographs reports.
(group and individual) of the students.
Personal abilities
• Designing digital banners for the school website, editing
of photographs and preparation of reports for the school § Attention to detail.
website. § Punctual and reliable.
§ Capable of delivering as per
specifications even without
JSS PS – April 2013 to March 2016 –
supervision.
Event Manger JSS Private School § Ability to cope and work under
• Responsible for planning and coordinating day to day pressure.
school events and cocurricular activities. § Good written and verbal
communication skills.
• Coordinating with the community to provide an array of
§ Able to work as part of a team.
co-curricular opportunities for the students.
§ Having an extremely kind and
• Synchronizing media for various events, editing of patient outlook.
photographs and preparation of reports for the school § Ability to multi task and manage
website. conflicting demands.
§ Ability to prioritize tasks.
§ Good leadership skills.
1 § Ability to maintain confidentiality.
§ Time Management.
§ Flexible and approachable.
• Evidence collection, documentation and all responsibilities for DSIB inspections with reference to
Performance Indicator 2.
• Supporting students in Film making competitions. https://vimeo.com/81876159

JSS P S – September 2011 – March 2013.

Teacher/Grade Coordinator and Coordinator After School Activities.
• Responsible for day to day classroom teaching and learning of students in a CBSE curriculum.
• Coordinating with co teachers for planning and executing of the school curriculum.
• Responsible for producing creative learning resources materials to support classroom learning.
• Efficiently managing parent queries and concerns.
• Coordinating between the school and the community for the successful execution of the After School
Activity Program.

December 2006 - July 2011: Our Own High School Alwarqa’a - Teacher
• Contributed to the learning of grade 1 children in a CBSE curriculum, which included creative and
innovative lesson plans, group elocution competitions, thematic sports, and cocurricular activities
• Responsible for compering school events, script writing, & training students for various stage
programs.
• Responsible for writing reports as well as shooting photographs for the purpose of maintaining
KHDA documentation, school magazine and the school website.

November 2004 to March 2006: Toddler’s Nursery – Teacher

• Art and craft activities with paints, crayons, clay and origami.
• Narrating stories with voice modulation and visual aids, singing to children using simple rhythm
instruments, training students for stage performances
• Outdoor activities like field trips, sand pit activities
• Day to day interaction with parents.

March 2000 to October 2004: Career sabbatical due to the birth of my son.

November 1993 to February 2000: Lakme Lever Ltd. - Statistical Officer

• Preparing analytical sales administrative reports.
• Consolidation of indents from various branches all over India.
• Coordination with the factory and branches for stock transfers.
• Production planning reports.
• Interaction with supply chain.

February 1991 to September 1993: Indo Nippon Chemical Company Ltd., & J.N Marshall &
Co – Computer Operator ----- Data entry operator.

November 1988 to March 1990: Toddler’s Nursery – Teacher

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 Education & Credentials
Bachelor of Commerce - Specialization in Business Management April 1990, University of Mumbai -
Mumbai
Diploma in Computer studies December 1990, BITS (Bureau of Information Studies) – Mumbai.
Bachelor of Education (B. ED) December 2009: Indira Gandhi National Open University
Diploma in Montessori & K.G Teacher’s Training March 2005: Sagar Institute of Education – Mumbai.
Other certifications and Professional Development Courses
Wilton Method of Cake Decorating June 2011 – Tavola – Dubai.
Interactive Classroom Teaching - May 2011 -- Trudi Fausett conducted at Jumeirah Primary School.
Training on CBSE – I curriculum - April 2011 -- Team of resource people from India.
“The Psychology of Giftedness”, “How to Nurture Giftedness & Creativity”
A training conducted by Deborah Eyre former director of the National Academy for Gifted and
Talented Youth held at Gems World Academy on 25th May 2010
“Impact of Negative Beliefs” Live Coach & Specialist in Neuro Linguistic Programming, conducted by
Mrs. Sharon Monteiro at Our Own High School Al Warqa’a Dubai in the month of March 2010.

Awards and Recognitions

Instrumental in leading the "School of Hearts Initiative” at JSS PS, which was nominated by the KHDA
as one of the three winning schools to travel to US to attend the (IPEN)at Dallas in Texas in July 2016.

Supported students to participate and win in the first ever FoodShala Kids, the region's First ever TV
reality show. With my guidance the students secured the runners up position. – January - 2018

Coordinated the Dubai Municipality “Innovation from Waste “competition, during which the students
won second prize under my leadership – February – 2018

Planned and coordinated Fashunity a 3 day cultural celebration hosted by the IACAD – Government
of Dubai and led the school to a victory – March 2018

Guided students to participate and win for two consecutive years in the inter school competition
hosted by Dubai Customs (Government of Dubai) on the topic of IP & Counterfeiting.

Participate in the interschool Simply Bottles Awareness campaign 1 and 2 and led the students to
victory on both the occasions. – May and June 2018

Nominated as Ambassador for the Environment by GESS (Gulf Educational Supplies and Solutions) –
March - 2016.

Received The Best Teacher’s Award at Our Own High School – Al Warqaa in the month of June 2011.

Ranked 1st in MMK College Bandra, Mumbai for Business Management in 1990.

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 Personal Details
Marital Status: Married with one son aged 19 years.
VISA status: On school Visa
Date of Birth: 7th January, 1970.

LANGUAGES KNOWN - English, Hindi

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES - Art & Crafts Culinary skills particularly in Sugar crafting,
baking children’s theme cakes & Chocolates making. Sewing Women’s wear. Photography and
Video Editing.

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