Communication

l        Good communication skills gained from giving presentations at seminars during university.

l        Confident of speaking to an audience as practised and developed working as a teacher in China and Nepal.

l        Fact-finding and identifying businesses needs whilst working at the Friday-Ad and passing on this information concisely to the marketing department.

l        University involved taking on different roles, which developed negotiation and persuasion skills, which are essential in motivating inactive students in my current teaching position.

Teamwork

l        Successful university coursework was dependent upon participation and motivation of syndicated project groups.

l        Experience of working within a team based culture involving planning, organisation, co-ordination and commitment in my first UK job at The Carphone Warehouse and also whilst working for the UK Government.

l        Working intensively towards publishing deadlines as an advertising executive at the Friday-Ad.

Problem solving

l        Development of strong analytic and diagnostic skills as part of degree course.

l        Being resourceful and adaptable was essential whilst teaching in China and Nepal for 5 years.

l        Acting as a supervisor at The Carphone Warehouse taught me to solve problems relating to customers, employees and suppliers.

Computing

l        Excellent working knowledge of MS Windows, MS Office, SAP software and the Internet. These have been fully practised throughout all of my previous jobs.

Teaching

l        6 years TEFL experience at all levels of English.

l        Skilled at teaching a variety of ages, from kindergarten up to mature adults.

l        Experience of teaching at kindergartens, middle schools, language schools, and university level.

l        Excellent listening skills and can offer positive and constructive feedback in a friendly manner.

l        Have the personal tools and resources to make all types of courses interesting and well organised.

l        Confident of giving  lectures to audiences of 200+ students.

l        Speak with a clear, easy to understand, neutral British accent.

l        Personality wise, I am friendly, humorous, and approachable which aid my communicative teaching style.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

December 2004                  60-hour TEFL Certificate

i-to-i Internet course

1996-1999                            Business Studies BSc Honours Degree (2:2)

University of Wales,

Bangor, UK

1993-1995                 2 A-levels – Business Studies (A grade), Mathematics (C grade)

Pembrokeshire College,

Haverfordwest, UK

1988-1993                 9 GCSE’s including English and Mathematics

Bush Comprehensive,                

Pembroke, UK

WORK EXPERIENCE

Beihai College of               English Teacher to 1^st and 2^nd Year pupils inc. English Major students. Involves developing

Beihang University,          course curricula including final examination papers, working with both set texts  and my own

Guangxi, China.                 materials. Teach extra elective subjects of Travel English and British Culture. Participate

(2006 – Present)                in weekly English Corners and organise other activities such as Movie Appreciation lectures.

Power English School,      Summer English Teacher at busy language school. Taught all levels of English, to small

Hangzhou, China               classes, ranging in age from 5 – 40 years old. Provided daily English Corner sessions and

(Summer 2007 & 2009)    took part in film, music and sightseeing activities.

Zheijiang University           Summer Camp TEFL Teacher  required to teacher all aspects of English to beginner and

Hangzhou, China.               intermediate learners using my own materials. Intensive 4 week course.

(Summer 2006)

Ningbo Technical,    Business English Teacher to vocational students aged 18-20 years old in medium sized

College, Ningbo,                classes. Involved developing the course syllabus, writing exams and teacher training for the Zheijiang, China.          English Department. Powerpoint presentations required. Organised weekly English Corners.

(2005 -2006)            

Zunyi New Generation      English Teacher at private language school, teaching pupils aged 6 – 18 years at a variety of

Language school               different levels. Required to find texts and teaching materials and organise after class

Zunyi, China              activities such as English Corner and English Song competitions.

(2004 -2005)   

Government Dept.              Administration Officer working in a small team, providing information regarding job

of Work and Pensions         vacancies and state funding. This role involved  processing social benefit applications, job

Pembroke Dock,                          advertisements and giving advice on career development training.

UK. (2003-2004)                

Friday- Ad,                 Advertising Executive. Concerned cold calling businesses selling national and local

Pembroke Dock, Wales.     newspaper advertising. Required high motivation, excellent negotiation and persuasion skills,

(2002-2003)                       flexibility, and the ability to meet sales targets.

Carphone Warehouse,       Customer Service Team Manager in a high volume call centre, dealing with mobile phone

London., UK              accounts. Monitored  inbound and outbound calls, ensured agents hit key performance

(2000-2002)                         indicators, provided extra training and handled customer disputes.

New Sangam School         English Volunteer Teacher for an English Boarding School for 5 months. Taught beginner - 

Chormora, Nepal               intermediate level to classes of children aged 8-17 years old. Involved teaching oral and

(1999-2000 )                        written English according to the national curriculum.