Experience

Kings Education

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of English Language Programmes (Director of Studies)

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Senior Teacher

  • Apr 2014 - Present

  Teaching Pre-Master's EAP, General English, Art and Photography.



Oxford House College, Oxford

• Director of Studies

  • Feb 2008 - Apr 2014

  Line managing the academic team, timetabling, teacher training, maintaining resources, conducting observations, recruiting & inducting teachers and also teaching regularly. Working closely with line managers and teachers to provide all round effective management and smooth running of the school. I was also Centre Manager and DoS combined from 2010—2011.

• Senior Teacher & Agent Liaison Officer

  • 2007 - 2008

  Senior Teacher: In conjunction with the Director of Studies, Course Development Manager and Principal, contributing to academic management, substituting for the Director of Studies in cases of absence, teaching Cambridge ESOL exam classes. Agent Liaison Officer: building links with international agencies, managing data on agencies, negotiating with agents seeking to cooperate with OHC, liaising with Group Marketing Director, processing agent bookings and producing relevant documentation (gross and net course invoices, acceptance letters, accommodation invoices).

• Assistant Director of Studies

  • 2007 - 2007

  In conjunction with the Director of Studies, responsible for timetabling of lessons, assigning students to classes, induction of new teachers, supporting the teachers to perform at their best, teacher observation, line-management of staff, management of information, resource management, providing information to students and prospective students and teaching.

• EAL Teacher

  • 2004 - 2007

  Teaching multilingual groups aged from 16 upwards enrolled on a range of specialist and general courses. Teaching IELTS , Cambridge main suite exams, Business English, Writing Courses as well as routine General English courses from Elementary to Advanced levels.



Far Star English School

• Founder & Manager

  • 2000 - 2004

  Set up and ran a new school in Hyogo, west Japan. Grew from nothing to over 100 students year round. Developed curriculum, marketing network and materials. Taught mixture of classroom based General English from Beginner to Advanced for adults, teenagers and children, exam preparation and Business English. Also provided peripatetic courses at local businesses and kindergartens. Set up and ran a new school in Hyogo, west Japan. Grew from nothing to over 100 students year round. Developed curriculum, marketing network and materials. Taught mixture of classroom based General English from Beginner to Advanced for adults, teenagers and children, exam preparation and Business English. Also provided peripatetic courses at local businesses and kindergartens.



Shane English Schools (Saxoncourt), Kita Kanto region, Japan

• EFL Teacher

  • 1997 - 2000

  Taught all ages from children to adults all levels to develop skills in general English, examination oriented (Saxoncourt Tests for Young Learners of English & TOEIC) and English for Specific Purposes (Medical English, Business English and other specialisms e.g. opera libretto). Taught all ages from children to adults all levels to develop skills in general English, examination oriented (Saxoncourt Tests for Young Learners of English & TOEIC) and English for Specific Purposes (Medical English, Business English and other specialisms e.g. opera libretto).