Laura Simoes
Slough,Berkshire
Summary
Compassionate and resilient education professional with specialist ABA experience supporting autistic pupils. Skilled in one-to-one and whole-class teaching, behaviour management, safeguarding, and delivering personalised learning. Experienced in monitoring pupil progress through data-driven assessment and adapting teaching to individual needs. Fluent in English and Portuguese, with a strong basis in French.
Overview
3
3
Languages
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work history
Trainee ABA Tutor
Milk Education (Forest Bridge School)
Maidenhead
2025.09 - Current
- Deliver personalised learning programmes tailored to individual pupil needs.
- Lead whole-class lessons independently when required.
- Plan and deliver engaging attention-group sessions.
- Teach daily personalised learning objectives using ABA strategies.
- Track pupil progress through detailed data collection and reporting.
- Adapt teaching methods based on individual progress.
- Support communication, independence and emotional regulation.
- Use Professional Crisis Management (PCM) techniques to manage behavioural crises safely.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support pupil outcomes.
Soft Play Assistant
Teddy's Playtown
Slough
2023.09 - 2024.01
- Delivered excellent customer service within a busy family entertainment venue.
- Managed bookings and customer enquiries.
- Prepared food while maintaining food hygiene standards.
- Maintained a clean, welcoming and safe environment.
- Supported day-to-day operational requirements.
Playworker
Kidz Enterprise
Slough
2021.06 - 2022.04
- Supervised children aged 5–11 during after-school and holiday clubs.
- Planned engaging educational and recreational activities.
- Supported school trips and outdoor learning.
- Communicated effectively with parents and carers.
- Maintained a safe and inclusive environment.
- Completed Paediatric First Aid training.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminology and Criminal Psychology
University of Greenwich
London 09/2022 - 07/2025
Skills
One-to-One Teaching
Whole-Class Lesson Delivery
Small Group Instruction
Behaviour Management
Student Progress Assessment
Emotional Regulation Support
Educational Data Collection
Behaviour Analysis
Team Collaboration
Additional Information
- Play the piano, organ, acoustic and electric guitar, and violin, with a passion for music from a wide range of genres.
- Regularly volunteer at my local church, supporting children's activities and serving as a church organist.
- Enjoy travelling, reading fantasy fiction and following football; formerly captained football, netball and rounders teams.
Languages
English
Native
Portuguese
Native
French
Advanced
Certification
Duke of Edinburgh Award (Bronze and Silver)
Timeline
Trainee ABA Tutor
Milk Education (Forest Bridge School)
2025.09 - Current
Soft Play Assistant
Teddy's Playtown
2023.09 - 2024.01
Playworker
Kidz Enterprise
2021.06 - 2022.04
Bachelor of Science - Criminology and Criminal Psychology
University of Greenwich
09/2022 - 07/2025