Sarah Adams

Head of Visual Art · Artist · Yoga practitioner
Eight+ years teaching Visual Art, Design & Technology across Cambridge, Edexcel, IB DP, AP and BTEC curricula — ages 1 to 19.

sa_designer@yahoo.co.uk · LinkedIn

Employment

Head of Visual Art — Nord Anglia Education, Shanghai, China

Aug 2024 — present

Sole Visual Arts educator delivering KS3, iGCSE and IB Diploma Programme.
Leading afterschool arts & crafts for primary and a digital art studio for KS3+.
Mentoring students on personal portfolios and academic/creative goals.
Homeroom tutor, Year 10 — pastoral, academic and social development.
Building a vibrant art culture across diverse styles, cultures and mediums.

Secondary Art & Design Teacher — St Mary’s and St John’s CE School, London, UK

Jan 2024 — Aug 2024

Edexcel Art & Design (Middle School & GCSE); Year 7 homeroom tutor.
Fine Art, Collage, Ceramics and Printmaking.
Also taught Computer Science, Graphic Design and Scratch.
Led an afterschool Arts & Crafts club.

Art & Design Artisan — Institut auf dem Rosenberg, St Gallen, Switzerland

Sept 2023 — Dec 2023

Private boarding school — IB, Cambridge and Advanced Placement.
Small classes (10 students) across Middle & Upper school.
Fine Art, Digital Art, Photography, Interior Design, Ceramics and Printmaking.

Visual Art Teacher — Reigate Grammar School Vietnam

Aug 2021 — Jun 2023

British International School — IB and Cambridge, whole school.
PYP, MYP & DP: Fine Art, Digital Art, Ceramics and Printmaking.
iGCSE Art & Design assessment and grading.

Whole School Art & Design Teacher — Capital School Dubai, UAE

Nov 2020 — July 2021

Cambridge IGCSE curriculum, Years 2–8: Fine Art, Ceramics, Graphics, Sculpture.
Also taught Islamic and Arabic Art History, Arabic Social Studies and Moral Education.

Creative Design & Innovation Teacher — Ministry of Education, UAE

April 2017 — Nov 2020

Edexcel IGCSE and BTEC, Cycle 2 & 3 girls (ages 12–18).
Engineering design, 3D design & 3D printing, electronics, architecture, multimedia and computer science.

Before teaching

Digital Designer & Creative Project Lead — London · New York · San Francisco Bay Area

1999 — 2017

10+ years delivering web, brand and product experiences.
Full lifecycle — UX, design, dev, CMS (Drupal, WordPress, Shopify), SEO and QA.
Managed cross-functional teams and client relationships.
Clients: Sony Pictures Television, ESPN, TBS, BT Worldwide, Nationwide, Accuray, London Fashion Week, British Fashion Council, Amnesty UK.

Qualifications

PGCE — Leading Learning and Teaching, University of Dundee (2019–2020)
BA (Hons) Graphic Design, De Montfort University (1996–1998)
HND Illustration, Swindon College (1994–1996)
Cat 2 Visual Art DP (IBO) · TEFL (120 hrs)

Skills

Art: Drawing · Painting · Collage · Printmaking · Sculpture · Ceramics
Design: Typography · Print · Photography · Illustration · Animation · Digital
Adobe: Photoshop · Illustrator · InDesign · Flash · Acrobat
Other software: Canva · Blender · Sketchbook · Managebac · Google Classroom
Programming: HTML · CSS · XML · XSL · ASP · PHP · C++ · Python · JavaScript · Scratch