Just as our children have different strengths, so do our teachers.
Teachers are assigned
to various subjects according to their individual strengths, interests
and specialisms. The children are taught most subjects by their homeroom
teacher, but also receive specialist teaching for other subjects such
as Music, P.E. and Spanish. Coordinators oversee curriculum planning
and ensure that continuity, progression and standards are in accordance
with the British National Curriculum. We strongly believe in the importance
of building closely bonded relationships between children and teachers,
and we consider ourselves very fortunate that our small staff and low
teacher/pupil ratios allow us to do this. We find that our children
happily adapt to different adults and situations from an early age.
Alison
Williams
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Director
Teaching Certificate in Primary Education from Derby University,
England: Major subjects: Music and Primary Education. Additional
studies: Open University Degree course, England.
25 years teaching experience in England, Greece and The Turks
and Caicos Islands, including 15 years at Provo Primary School.
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Mark Dunbavand
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Principal / Senior Management Team / Grades
3-6 PE Teacher
Degree in Primary Education from Kingston University, England:
Major subjects: RE and Primary Education. Additional studies:
ICT, History and Psychology.
27 years teaching experience. 26 years in England with all ages
from 4 – 13, including 11 years as a Primary School Headteacher.
1 year at Provo Primary.
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Karine Dunbavand
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Grade 6 Teacher / Senior Management Team
Primary Diploma in Teaching from Jordanhill College of Education
(Strathclyde University), Glasgow, Scotland; major subjects: PE
and Primary Education. Additional studies - ICT: RSA certificate;
Network Management; NOF trainer.
21 years teaching experience. 20 years teaching across the Primary
Phase in Scotland and England and 1 year at Provo Primary. |
Helen Dance
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Grade 4 Teacher
BA QTS with Music from The University of Roehampton, London,
specialising in the 5 to 11 age range.
4 years teaching experience as a key stage two teacher in an
inner city school in London. Head of Music for two years, as well
as a Lead Teacher for the London Borough of Islington. |
Amy Morris
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Grade 3 Teacher
Hons degree in Theology and Religious Studies from the University
of Leeds. Post Graduate Certificate in Education, specialising
in 7-11 year olds and in Literacy, from the University of Leeds.
5 years teaching experience. 4 years in England as Head of R.E.
in a Middle School (9-13 year olds) and 1 year at Provo Primary.
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Sian Jones
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Grade 2 Teacher / Vice-Principal
/ Senior Management Team
First Class Honours Degree in Primary Education from Reading
University, England. Major subjects: Science and Primary Education.
15 years teaching experience in England and The Turks and Caicos
Islands, including 9 years at Provo Primary School.
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Nicola
Williams
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Grade 2 Teacher
Honours degree in Early Childhood Education and Developmental
Psychology, Bachelor of Education:Primary/Junior Level from the
University of Toronto, Masters Degree in Education from McGill
University Canada.
Additional Studies: Certificate in the Prevention of Early School
Failure; Additional Qualifications to teach English: Middle School
Level; and Principals Qualification Program: in progress.
14 years experience teaching children ages 2-14 years and adults
at the college/university level.
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Clair Cotton
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Grade 1 Teacher
BA Hons degree in Education and Cultural Studies from Bath Spa
University College. Post Graduate Certificate in Education for
years 4-11 from Bath Spa University College.
4 Years teaching experience in the South West of England teaching
Reception,Year 1 and Year 2 classes. |
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Grade 1- 6 Support
Bachelor of Education, Middle Childhood Education from University
of Dayton
Illinois Standard Elementary Teaching Certificate with endorsements
in Language Arts, Reading and Social Studies (K-9).
4 years teaching experience in the United States.
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Rebecca Briggs
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Kindergarten Teacher
Bachelor of Science 2:1 Honours Degree in Sociology, from Loughborough
University, England.
Post Graduate Certificate in Education from St Mary’s College,
Twickenham, England, specialising in the 4-11 age range.
Additional Studies: The National Certificate in the Teaching of
Personal, Social and Health Education.
4 years teaching experience. 3 years in a primary school in North
West England as Year 1 teacher and 1 year at Provo Primary. |
Jenny Higgins
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Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Jenny has 15 years experience as a qualified Occupational Therapist
working in Canada with both adults and children.
Teaching experience has included home schooling own children (3-6
year olds).
1 year experience as a teaching assistant at Provo Primary School
in the Preschool, Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten classess.
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Myrna Pereira
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Junior-Kindergarten Teacher
Certificate in Child Day Care. Assistant teacher to primary level
from The Bermuda College, Bermuda.
19 years teaching experience in The Turks and Caicos Islands
and Bermuda , including 5 years working with students with mental
and physical disabilities and 7 years at Provo Primary School.
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Stelvina Hall
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Junior-Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Early Childhood Education Higher Level Certificate from Turks
and Caicos Community College.
1 year teaching experience at Provo Primary. |
Sarah Lloyd
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Junior-Kindergarten Teacher
Certificate in Primary Education from the University of Hertfordshire,
England. Majored in English and Art – Specialised in 3-8
year olds.
6 years experience as a Nursery Nurse working with 3-5 year olds.
3 years teaching experience in a Primary School in Northwest
London as a Reception (Senior Kindergarten) and Nursery (Junior
Kindergarten) Teacher. |
Melissa Burling
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Junior-Kindergarten Assistant
Registered Midwife (RM) from The University of Nottingham, England.
Experiences include being a teaching assistant in a primary school
in the UK and working at various kids holiday clubs, Sunday School
and voluntary. Also 5 months teaching various subjects to school
children in Botswana, Africa. |
Claire Durack
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Pre-school Teacher / Senior Management
Team
Post Graduate Certificate of Primary Education at Hertfordshire
University, specialising in 3-8 year olds. Major subject: ICT.
BSc Degree in Deaf Studies from the University of Bristol.
6 years teaching experience. 2 years as a Sign Language Communicator/
Learning Support Assistant in an MLD Secondary School for profoundly
Deaf children with special needs; 2 years as a Reception Class
Teacher. 2 years teaching at Provo Primary School. |
Jeannette Sylvain
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Pre-school Teaching Assistant
Worked at Providenciales Primary School for 9 years. A wealth
of experience working with young children and has four children
of her own. Worked closely with Ms. Myrna, who has been her mentor
in Early Childhood Education.
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Shara Goldsmith
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Grades K-6 Dance and Gymnastics Teacher.
With over twenty years of dance experience in Ballet, Tap, Jazz,
Modern, African, and eleven years in dance education, Shara is
excited to be teaching at Provo Primary. She began formal training
in England, and studied at The Royal Academy of Dance, Italia
Conte School of Performing Arts, and The Royal Ballet. In 1991,
she moved back to the Bahamas and studied with Lois Seiler. She
attended 9th grade at the North Carolina School of the Arts in
the USA, but moved back home to finish high school. During this
time Shara became a member of the National Dance Company of the
Bahamas and also taught at the National Dance School. She is a
YMCA Professional, working and volunteering there since she was
just eleven years old, instructing everything from Swimming to
Gymnastics.
This is Shara's second year teaching at Provo Primary.
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Senor Nelson
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Spanish Teacher
Bachelor of Arts and Education from the University of Havana,
Cuba specializing on Modern Foreign Languages.
11 years teaching experience in Cuba and The Turks and Caicos
Islands , including 5 years at Provo Primary School.
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Bonnie Newman
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Visiting Volunteer Teacher
Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from The University
of Wisconsin . Masters Degree in Special Education from Western
Oregon State College.
36 years experience teaching primary and special education students,
including 5 years at Provo Primary School . Miss Bonnie also started
the first diagnostic teaching center for the city of Victoria,
British Columbia.
When Ms Bonnie visits us, usually once or twice a year, she
helps us in all sorts of ways but mostly in the role of a support
teacher. |
