Introducing Rose Kelly Year 4 Red Class Teacher

Rose is a primary school teacher from England. She graduated from the University of Reading in 2016 with a Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Primary Education with a specialisation in Mathematics. She has shown her commitment to furthering her knowledge and pedagogy through completing a Master of Special Educational Needs (with Mental Health) which she is due to finish in April 2023.

Before teaching in Australia, Rose taught in Finland and in London, England. She was selected to be part of an outstanding teacher programme in her first year of teaching and, in subsequent years, was chosen to contribute back to the school by training other teachers. 

Over the past seven years, she has spent a substantial amount of time becoming familiar with international methods of teaching and now employs this global mindedness in her classroom approach. This involved being trained in the Singapore Maths Model, which is now recognised internationally. 

Rose has always had a passion for overcoming barriers to learning. When doing this, she focuses on putting the child and their needs first, whilst assessing their next steps. She believes that taking the time to create the most conducive environment for learning fostered in respect, curiosity and honouring diversity will ensure that all children will achieve their full potential. 

In her free time, Rose enjoys watching stand-up comedy, scuba diving and netball. She was thrilled to see the Australian Diamonds win their test series against England, but she was secretly crying inside as an England Rose supporter! She is from Somerset, England and ever since she was a child, she has attended the world-famous Glastonbury festival, so you will probably hear her say, ‘I’ve seen them live’, with a little chuckle, at some point this year!

She is overjoyed to be teaching Year 4 again this year in the new role of classroom teacher and cannot wait to meet lots of new faces!