Career History

10/07/2017 – present

This temporary role involves teaching English to young people and children of different nationalities from around the world at summer school.  My role is to plan lessons according to a dedicated course book.  I then teach this lesson.  I also attend staff meetings which are held once a week.

04/2012 - present:

                                     Freelance English language tutor.

This role involves teaching students on both a group and  one-to-one bases, English as a foreign language.  This includes preparation of IELTS, both academic and general up to band seven.  I have also taught general English, business English and, more recently, aviation English.   I currently Freelance with global companies, working for Cartus, Directors Language, Global Business English (GBL), and Hengshui Language Centre.

02/13 – present            Cover Supervisor

This peripatetic role is in the capacity of a ‘cover supervisor’, covering for teachers in their absence at various schools across the Tyne and Wear area. This role involves teaching according to a lesson plan left by the regular teacher covering a range of subjects according to the National Curriculum.

02/2011 - present       Home School Tutor

This teaching role involves giving children extra-curricular lessons in their respective homes to support their learning abilities.  The role accommodates for students with various learning styles, including children English and some maths.

Achievements.

BS.c (Hons) degree

Child Safeguarding Certificate

Women’s Forum Press Officer.

Education Officer.

Mature students’ representative at Newcastle College

Course representative at Northumbria University.

Writing a short film script

Raising money for charity and hosting events.

Skills Profile

Several years experience of teaching the English language to international students.

An ability to assess students’ level of English.

An ability to teach according to students' learning styles.

Excellent classroom management skills which accommodate for challenging behaviour.

Planning sessions, and schemes of work.

Delegating to classroom assistants and administrative staff.

Liaising with professionals and colleagues.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Organising skills

Ability to meet targets

Information technology skills.