Experience

Ralph Allen School

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  I joined Ralph Allen School in September 2020 on a one-year contract, aiming to gain experience with a new exam board (Eduqas / WJEC - I have already worked extensively with other British examination boards through previous full and part-time employment.) So far this year, I have delivered secondary education through years 7-11 across a range of topics as broad as dystopian fiction, modern oral poetry, KS3 novels addressing current global issues (Trash, Running on the Roof of the World) and comprehension / critical analysis of promotional materials for 19th century bogus cures. I am also engaged in extracurricular activities as and when COVID restrictions allow, such as getting my tutor group involved with the school farm. This holistic approach to learning helps students to discover their interests and develop new ones, as well as debunking the harmful myth that school is not relevant to 'real life.' I maintain a small classroom library of books provided by me, which supplements the extensive school library. In 2021 I shall be encouraging students to actively engage with writing contests online, continuing to allow personal development and social involvement via writing through the pandemic. I am seeking employment from September 2021 and would especially welcome news of roles in the West Country.



Universify Education

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Tutor

  • Mar 2021 - Mar 2021

  Tutoring GCSE skills to able students on an educational access scheme - helping level the playing field for students who don't come from backgrounds where they'd traditionally access Russell Group universities. This year, a very English Language-based set of needs - leading to some detailed and interesting work!



Reading Maiden Erlegh

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

  I worked in the English department alongside a diverse and changing team, delivering the Edexcel GCSE course for Language and Literature, presenting extra-curricular assemblies, helping run the English afterschool club, and getting the first Maiden Erlegh Reading cohort of Year 11s through their crucial GCSE years. During this critical period, the COVID-19 outbreak disrupted lessons and meant that teaching suddenly had to be delivered remotely. I took responsibility for planning and delivering Year 8's work, jointly writing a whole new scheme of learning, and assisting the Head of KS3 by enabling differentiation, so that students were not left behind or disadvantaged during this unprecedented time. I also collated lesson materials as evidence of attainment for my year 11 group and ensured that all students were adequately represented, so they could get the grades they truly deserved.



Oxford Summer Courses

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Course Director

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2018

  I directed and organised the very first OSC course to be run at my alma mater of St Stephen's House, University of Oxford. This involved managing a small team, liaising with key stakeholders, organising tutorial locations and coordinating extra-curricular activities, as well as first aid and miscellaneous duties as required.



King Alfred's School, Wantage

• English Teacher

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

  I taught English Language and Literature to years 7 through to GCSE, as well as engaging in extra-curricular activities to help students contribute to the school and the school to contribute to the thriving local community.

• English Tutor / Assistant Course Director

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  I tutored and acted as an assistant course director on the Oxford Summer Courses. In this capacity, I was responsible for the education and welfare of an international cohort from a number of different countries. In my English tutoring role, I wrote a literature and creative writing syllabus, spanning Chaucer, Dickens and Duffy amongst others. Students compiled a portfolio of creative writing and, in post-course interviews, overwhelmingly voted for me as an excellent tutor.



The Open University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Proofreader (via Randstad Education)

  • Sep 2015 - Jul 2016

  I proof-read poetry and essay work for a dyslexic student, enabling the student to express themselves and achieve their goals on an English and Creative Writing degree through the Open University.



The University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers

• PGCE Intern / English Teacher

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

  I have completed my PGCE in Secondary English with the University of Oxford, UK, passing at Masters Level. This built on my previous experience of teaching English within state schools in Korea and academies in Taiwan.



Nationwide Building Society

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Support Officer

  • Aug 2014 - Sep 2015

  I was the Project Support Officer in Nationwide's Enterprise Middleware Development Centre. Alongside a PMO Analyst, I helped facilitate delivery of Nationwide Building Society's new online banking innovations, and was at the forefront of Nationwide's 'Digital Society' vision. My skills practised in this role included:• Deadline and priority management. • Risk and issue management.• Management of stakeholder relationships on all levels.• Resourcing, demand and capacity• Compiling reports for stakeholders.• Acting as a point of contact between on and offshore teams.• Liaising with Finance to ensure accurate budgeting for projects..



Swindon Museum of Computing

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Promotional Release Volunteer

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Working with the Museum on promotional material.• Producing press releases for the Museum.



Swindon Talking Newspaper

• Editor

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  This was a voluntary position taken on in my spare time. The purpose of the Talking News is to ensure that visually impaired people are able to connect to their local community in a meaningful manner, and understand what is happening locally. News broadcasts, usually taken from the Swindon Advertiser, are added to USB sticks, which are distributed to people who are registered with a visual impairment across Wiltshire. My typical tasks included:• Selecting local news material for radio broadcasting.• Editing material for content and time, for a local visually impaired audience.• Acting as a newsreader for a local entertainment feature, which I compiled myself by approaching local businesses, as well as checking the entertainment pages of the Swindon Evening Advertiser.I concluded my regular employment with the Talking News in December 2014, but remained on the emergency callup list for the paper for some years thereafter. This meant that if a newsreader could not fulfil their usual slot, I could stand in for them.



The Harbour

• Belgium
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• TESOL Instructor and Staff Member

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  The Harbour Project is Swindon's organisation for displaced persons, refugees and asylum seekers. It acts as a refuge, a place of empowerment, and an information hub (where, for example, facilities users can find out how to complete official forms, or basic information about life in the UK). I assisted at the Harbour Project as a professional TESOL teacher and centre helper. My duties included:• Enabling refugees and displaced persons to access government services.• Teaching English as a Foreign Language to facilities users, enabling them to adapt to life in the UK.



Potential4Skills

• Lead Compliance Administrator

  • Nov 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Responsible for the compliance of all budget-critical documentation and online records within Nottingham Potential4Skills, an educational outreach organisation combating educational and workplace exclusion amongst the unemployed..• Authority to deal with documentation for Derby and Coventry centres according to business requirements. • Engaging with adult learning clients on a daily basis to enable the company to reach quarterly targets and to deliver a meaningful, positive experience. • Trained current staff within the teaching team. • Delivering reports to senior personnel; cascading new business initiatives to branch staff.• Engaging with third party referral partners contacting our business.



Trent Valley Windows

• United Kingdom
• Construction

• Installations Co-Ordinator / Procurement Co-Ordinator

  • Aug 2013 - Nov 2013

  • Procuring building supplies for an established construction and fenestration firm.• Ensuring quality and quantity of products, using control gates. • Managing existing business relationships, as well as establishing new ones in order to source unusual materials. • Scheduling installations for building teams, matching jobs to the skills of the construction workers.• Helping establish a filing and logging system. • Dealt with the business's domestic customers via telephone, email and letter, and also face-to-face. • Managing the schedule of a company service engineer.



Shane English School, Yuanlin

• TESOL Teacher

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Taught English as a foreign language to both classes of children aged from nursery age to teens, and to adults on a one-to-one basis.• Carried out all lesson planning, bearing in mind the needs of the class, including special needs. • Plans had to meet a company-wide standard laid out by the school chain, and could be supplied to colleagues if required. • Expanding on a curriculum; devising artistic, creative writing, and other interactive activities. • Further duties included marking, paperwork, pastoral care of learners, and the invigilation of exams. • The role required me to work with a diverse and rapidly changing team, in a different culture.• Planned and delivered 'presentation lessons', demonstrating students’ academic achievement to families to manage customer relationships and ensure repeat business.