Stephen Ballard has over 20 years of experience in education, specializing in literacy, numeracy, and skills development. He has held roles as an educator in prisons, schools, and community programs in both the UK and Canada. His achievements include developing innovative outreach programs, increasing math exam pass rates, and founding "A Few Music Lessons", a community music literacy initiative.
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1. Re sume: , M. Ed.
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3. Employer Job Title Job Spec. Achievements
Adult Learning Skills Complete intakes and Founded A Few Music
assessments and conduct initial Lessons, a community music
Centres Grey- Upgrading interviews. outreach/literacy program
Bruce-Georgian Facilitator
Devise and develop education Produced instructional videos
plans and schedules to meet Developed the 4 Channels of
specific student needs, following Math multi-platform reference
OALCF and EOIS-CAMS matrix
protocols.
Initialised TVOs profile of the
Monitor progress and revise Adult Learning Centre in its
plans as necessary. Why Poverty? television
programming
Provide technological advice
and support to students. Completed training in OALCF,
EOIS-CAMS, Bridges out of
Accommodate a wide range of Poverty, CAMERA assessment,
clientele with accompanying Smartboard and Aztec
social and employment issues,
working with a range of social Charter member of SSHARPP
service agencies to promote -the Saugeen Shores Help and
participation, retention and Resource Planning Partnership
success a multi-agency working
group tackling community
poverty
5. Regime Job Title Job Spec. Achievements
HMP Grendon, Head of Key Numeracy, Increased math exam
pass rate by 250%
U.K. Skills literacy, Key
Skills Mathematics
Category B teaching outreach in computer
and C Adult Oversight of shop
Males teaching staff, Instituted a prison-
Closed assistants and wide musical
therapeutic volunteers instrument loan
system, organized
regime Liaison with jams and fundraising
prison concerts and
governors, encouraged the
participation of
colleges,
outside music
exam boards industry professionals
and external and charities.
agencies
6. Regime Job Title Job Spec. Achievements
HMP Literacy and Numeracy, Set up first
Springhill, Numeracy literacy and satellite
U.K. Tutor employment classroom in
skills teaching Farms and
Category D Outreach Gardens
Adult Males programs program
Open regime, Mathematics
resettlement outreach in
bricklaying
shop
≒Black History
Month
culinary,
cultural and
music events
7. Regime Job Title Job Spec. Achievements
HMYOI Literacy and Closed
Secondary Set up first
Aylesbury, U.K. Numeracy School satellite
Tutor mathematics classroom in
Category A exam course prison kitchens
young Outreach Mathematics
offenders programs outreach in
Closed Regime automotive
shop
8. Employer Job Title Job Spec. Achievements
Oxfordshire Secondary School Classroom Promoted to
County Council, Special Needs teaching at a rural Head of
U.K. Teacher. residential, then Mathematics
Head of inner-city Special Achieved UK
Woodeaton Mathematics. Needs School Qualified Teacher
Manor School, Status
Oxford Completed M.Ed
(Oxford Brookes
Iffley Mead University)
School, Oxford
9. Employer Job Title Job Spec. Achievements
Wasaho First K/1, then 6/7 Classroom Organised
Nations School teacher teaching community
Board, Fort Community sports
Severn, ON and School tournaments,
recreation Christmas play
programs
10. Linkedin see Personal Profile
Stephen Ballard
Founder at "A Few Music Lessons"
Facebook "A Few Music Lessons"
Drummer for The Bluestones Bluestones Video
ABC Life Literacy Profile "A Few Music Lessons" launch
The Math Doctor Math Doctor Multiplication
Video