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EDUCATION - SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Fostering A Growth Mindset:
Empowering pupils and increasing Performance

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IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH SEND

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EDUCATION & INCLUSION

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EDUCATION & INCLUSION

Free of FRICTION:
IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH send

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EDUCATION & INCLUSION

Free of FRICTION:
IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH send

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Role: Learning Advisor - School of Computing
Permanent: Additional Learning Support Team

Owned a large caseload of students across two campuses, and was responsive in resolving student problems, and organisational challenges, in a target-driven environment.

Combining Cognitive Science with Behavioural Psychology

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UX DESIGN CONSULTANT
LONDON-BASED

©2026 Gemela Forman

LEADERSHIP

FACILITATION

COACHING

COMMUNICATION

INTERVIEWING

Facilitator

Understanding user needs

  • Workshops: Facilitated workshops with the English lecture, and supported learners with presentation techniques.

  • Open Days and Enrolment: Interviewed prospective students and gathered their learning requirements, appropriately assessing needs and advising on course suitability.

  • Exam Invigilator: Trained invigilator, supervised groups, ensuring strict JCQ exam board regulations were met.

  • Workshops: Facilitated workshops with the English lecture, and supported learners with presentation techniques.

  • Open Days and Enrolment: Interviewed prospective students and gathered their learning requirements, appropriately assessing needs and advising on course suitability.

  • Exam Invigilator: Trained invigilator, supervised groups, ensuring strict JCQ exam board regulations were met.

Collaborative

Cross-Functional Alignment

  • Partnered with Curriculum Leads: Arranged and attended Interventions meetings with parents, provided solutions for persistent disruptive behaviour. Sensitively communicated to reach an agreement on targets.

  • Advocating for the Student: Collaborated with lecturers to improve performance targets.

  • Education Health Care Plan(EHCP): Owned the annual review process, gathering progress data from lecturers, and formalising targets with parents, reaching agreement.

  • Technical: Resolved IT/Login issues for students in collaboration with IT Support.

Role: Learning Advisor - School of Computing
Permanent: Additional Learning Support Team

LEADERSHIP

FACILITATION

COACHING

COMMUNICATION

INTERVIEWING

Combining Cognitive Science with Behavioural Psychology

Owned a large caseload of students across two campuses, and was responsive in resolving student problems, and organisational challenges, in a target-driven environment.

Facilitator

Understanding user needs

  • Workshops: Facilitated workshops with the English lecture, and supported learners with presentation techniques.

  • Open Days and Enrolment: Interviewed prospective students and gathered their learning requirements, appropriately assessing needs and advising on course suitability.

  • Exam Invigilator: Trained invigilator, supervised groups, ensuring strict JCQ exam board regulations were met.

Collaborative

Cross-Functional Alignment

  • Partnered with Curriculum Leads: Arranged and attended Interventions meetings with parents, provided solutions for persistent disruptive behaviour. Sensitively communicated to reach an agreement on targets.

  • Advocating for the Student: Collaborated with lecturers to improve performance targets.

  • Education Health Care Plan(EHCP): Owned the annual review process, gathering progress data from lecturers, and formalising targets with parents, reaching agreement.

  • Technical: Resolved IT/Login issues for students in collaboration with IT Support.

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contact

EMAIL

UX DESIGN CONSULTANT
LONDON-BASED

©2026 Gemela Forman

Role: Learning Advisor
- School of Computing
Permanent: Additional Learning Support Team

Owned a large caseload of students across two campuses, and was responsive in resolving student problems, and organisational challenges, in a target-driven environment.

Combining Cognitive Science with Behavioural Psychology

Strategic Coaching:
Increased marks on mock English Language GCSE papers by 2 grades.

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Developed solutions to support cognitive processing challenges, reducing mental effort for students, which contributed to assignment and exam success.

Student-focused

Advocating for Neurodiversity

  • Reduced Cognitive Load: Applied Chunking technique (Miller's Law) to eliminate friction and ensure task completion to deadline.

  • 1:1 Revision Strategies: Met with students to remove barriers to learning, and planned a feasible structured schedule to meet their needs.

  • Developed Actionable Interventions: Improved attendance/engagement by problem solving and offering solutions, which aligned with the organisational goals.

  • Created Pen Portraits/Personas: Interviewed students to gather insights, and created Personas to support lecturers in understanding students' learning needs and adapt teaching methods.

VIEW WORK

NEXT

contact

EMAIL

UX DESIGN CONSULTANT
LONDON-BASED

©2026 Gemela Forman

LEADERSHIP

COACHING

COMMUNICATION

Facilitator

Understanding user needs

  • Workshops: Facilitated workshops with the English lecture, and supported learners with presentation techniques.

  • Open Days and Enrolment: Interviewed prospective students and gathered their learning requirements, appropriately assessing needs and advising on course suitability.

  • Exam Invigilator: Trained invigilator, supervised groups, ensuring strict JCQ exam board regulations were met.

Collaborative

Cross-Functional Alignment

  • Partnered with Curriculum Leads: Arranged and attended Interventions meetings with parents, provided solutions for persistent disruptive behaviour. Sensitively communicated to reach an agreement on targets.

  • Advocating for the Student: Collaborated with lecturers to improve performance targets.

  • Education Health Care Plan(EHCP): Owned the annual review process, gathering progress data from lecturers, and formalising targets with parents, reaching agreement.

  • Technical: Resolved IT/Login issues for students in collaboration with IT Support.

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