STAFF SPOTLIGHT - MRS YATES
Hello everyone! My name is Miss Yates and for the last three years, I've had the incredible privilege of working with the most amazing children and teachers at Roding Primary School. I first started at Roding working in Year One as a Student Teacher and quickly fell in love with my new career in teaching. Starting my journey into the world of primary education at 30 years old has been both exciting and rewarding. Currently in Year Two, the best part of my job is interacting and teaching children in the early stages of their academic development and being a part of some of their first steps in learning.
There's something very fulfilling about seeing children learn a new concept, demonstrate strong resilience, ask questions that ignite curiosity and develop their understanding in a topic. I strive to create a nurturing, supportive environment where each child feels valued, heard and understood. I love celebrating their academic and personal growth and seeing children build confidence, compassion and critical thinking skills.
Coupled with my positions as classroom teacher and Roding Science subject lead, I had previously gained multiple years of experience in competitive marketing and sales industries. From my previous career, I have taken with me various transferable skills which now contribute to my identity as a teacher and member of the school team. It has also supported my role as Staff Governor. Working within the Roding community has allowed me to ensure that children can develop a positive attitude and enthusiasm for learning, engage in a varied and impactful curriculum and feel safe. Becoming a governor at Roding has allowed me to vocalise my experiences and expertise as class teacher and collaborate within our wider community to, exercise our responsibility which supports teaching and learning within the school. This shared knowledge helps create and build on a strategy to further develop Roding’s future, something that I find so interesting and am very proud of.
Though known to the children as ‘Miss Yates,’ I actually got married last August to the love of my life. We have the friendliest and most sociable cat called Keith and live in a flat in Hackney. We are also currently expecting the most beautiful gift, our first child! Our baby girl is due in September and we are absolutely thrilled. When I’m not teaching, I’m probably visiting friends and family, listening to music, tending to my plants, or walking around our local parks with a coffee! Though I’ll be taking a break next year to look after our new baby, I look forward to continuing my journey as a primary class teacher and there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing. Every day is a new page in my story at Roding and no two days are the same! Here’s to many more chapters of learning, growing, and teaching!
