Experience

Jining Confucius International School

• China
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Language Arts Teacher and Teaching & Research Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  - Created a new induction program for teachers to better articulate the expectations of the school. - Designed a new teaching observation form for teachers including testing, evaluation and feedback from other teachers about its efficacy. - Soon to complete a workshop on the 5-pillars of literacy and provide examples of how to teach phonics in grade 1. - Soon to create a new Science Workbook for next semester - Created a new induction program for teachers to better articulate the expectations of the school. - Designed a new teaching observation form for teachers including testing, evaluation and feedback from other teachers about its efficacy. - Soon to complete a workshop on the 5-pillars of literacy and provide examples of how to teach phonics in grade 1. - Soon to create a new Science Workbook for next semester

• English Language Arts Teacher

  • Dec 2020 - Jul 2021

  - Created a new phonics curriculum to teach grade 1 to help with their literacy skills. - Delivered training sessions on Bloom’s taxonomy, project based learning and Kagan structures. - Wrote and edited a 95-page brand new workbook for Grade 3, and also co-authored a new workbook for grade 1. - Successfully achieved 94% pass rate for grade 3 in the final written exam after only being their teacher for 5 months. - Achieved 100% in teaching evaluations (after only being at JCIS for 5 months) Show less



International House World Organisation

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

  A language institute specializing in general English classes for adult students including preparation for University of Cambridge Exams inc. PET, FCE, IELTS and CAE exams. A2-C2 on the CEFR scale. A language institute specializing in general English classes for adult students including preparation for University of Cambridge Exams inc. PET, FCE, IELTS and CAE exams. A2-C2 on the CEFR scale.



Taiwan Businessmen's Dongguan School

• English Teacher

  • Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

  Requested to return due to staffing shortages. Requested to return due to staffing shortages.



HC Bluestone

• China
• Manufacturing

• Sales & Marketing Manager

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2014

  Employed to help create and maintain a new start-up brand in the consumer electronics industry. Employed to help create and maintain a new start-up brand in the consumer electronics industry.



Taiwan Businessmen's Dongguan School (TBDS)

• English Teacher

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2014

  A school comprising of only Taiwanese students living in China. It is a boarding school with over 3000 students. A school comprising of only Taiwanese students living in China. It is a boarding school with over 3000 students.


Optimum English
• English Teacher

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2012


BEST Training Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Employment Tutor

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2010

  Providing assistance to low-income, poorly educated adult learners to complete GCSE Maths and English. Providing assistance to low-income, poorly educated adult learners to complete GCSE Maths and English.


BEST Training Ltd.
• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• Support Tutor

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2006