Shenzhen Oriental English College (October 2013 – June 2014)

Hourui, Baoan, Shenzhen, China.

English Teacher

Duties: Full time English teacher, teaching oral English to primary school students (aged 6 – 12). Provide and create own teaching materials and lessons, occasionally following the topics from an English book provided by the school. Produce and evaluate an oral and written English exam for each grade at the end of semesters. Correcting English mistakes in school documents and Chinese teacher’s lesson plans. Helped to produce an English drama show for Parent’s Day and fun English activities for Fun Friday.

Shenzhen Experimental Chenghan School (February 2012 – July 2013)

Slow Town, Buji, Shenzhen, China.

English Teacher

Duties:  Full time English teacher, teaching oral English to primary school and middle school students (aged 6 – 14). Helped students prepare for school assembly presentations, English competitions and accompanied students on day trips outside of school.

English Tutor (February 2012 – July 2013)

Private lessons in Shenzhen

Duties: Providing customised English lessons for one on one classes, the lessons are prepared for the students requirements.

TEFL Internship (October 2011 – August 2012)

I-to-I China internship

Duties: Training online and in classroom before arriving in China. Training included examinations and in class teaching with other interns. Teaching Chinese students full time after arriving in China.

Gala Coral Group (October 2010 – April 2011)

Maybury Casino, 1-5 South Maybury Road, Edinburgh, EH12 8NE

+44 0131338 4444

Gaming Dealer

HMV (November 2009 – January 2010)

Ocean Terminal, 98/8 Leith Drive, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ

+44 0131 555 6500

Sales Assistant

English Tutor (April 2009 – August 2009)

Various cities in Japan

Duties: One on one English lessons to Japanese students. Private English lessons for individual students.

 University of Edinburgh 2006 – 2010
BSc Biological Sciences with Zoology Honours
2nd Class Honours (Division One) Degree
Dissertation: “Communication through facial expressions in non-human primates.” – Grade A

 I am currently teaching English to primary school children in Shenzhen. I have a work visa which is valid until 30th October 2014. My current contract will expire in June 2014 and am looking for a new English teaching position in central Shenzhen (Futian, Luohu or Nanshan). I hold a bachelor’s degree, TEFL certificate and have over two years of experience teaching children (6 to 13 years old) in China.