b'STAFF NEWSSarah AmadorGizela Daemi-RashidiMaxine Theobald Modern LanguagesAssistant Head, EnrichmentTeaching Assistant Having worked in Ecuador, SpainI am Assistant Head Teacher forI started as a TA at South Dartmoor and Italy as an English teacher andEnrichment and also privileged to bein September. I originally worked then in university student support, Ileading the Creative and Performingin the kitchen at South Dartmoor am delighted to be teaching FrenchArts departments. I have beenfor 10 years. I left the kitchen three and Spanish at South Dartmoorteaching Design and Technology, Artyears ago and very quickly realised I Community College and the Atriumand Graphics for 24 years, working inmissed the daily interaction with the and hope to pass on some of mythree school/colleges across Devonstudents. As soon as a TA position passion and enthusiasm for differentand Cornwall.was advertised I went for it and was languages and cultures.over the moon when I was offered Before entering education, Ithe position.worked in jewellery design firms in London and New York. I developedIm very quickly getting to grips with an appreciation of the value ofthe school day and getting to know globalisation and have carried thisthe students. Im loving it.into education. I love the creativityI live in Ashburton and have two of young people and a real joy ofdaughters. I spend most of my free my job is helping to direct studentstime walking my springer spaniel and into careers where their creativitygetting out into the great outdoors. flourishes. I came to England as a young child and greatly value the benefits of education. This led me to visit and teach in schools in Sierra Leone, Japan and Jordan. I have recently joined South Dartmoor College and have been greatly impressed with the students, I will enjoy supporting them to achieve their full potential.TruthRespectEqualityExcellence southdartmoor.devon.sch.uk 21'