University of Essex (10/1999 – 06/2002) - BA (Hons) Sociology) Class 2(ii)

Hellesdon Sixth Form (09/1997 – 06/1999) - A’Levels  - English Literature (C) , Religious Studies (B), Special Paper (Merit), History (D)

Hellesdon High School (09/1995 – 06/1997) 9 GCSEs A* - C Including English Literature (A*) and English Language (A).

English Language Teaching Qualifications

Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE) (British Council Accredited) (02/2008 - 03/2008)

Cambridge ESOL Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) (Pass)

120 hour intensive course including: 6 hours of assessed teaching practice with Pre – Intermediate and Upper – Intermediate level students.

Intensive TEFL Courses Ltd (ITC ltd) (10/2005)     20 hour practical course in teaching English as a foreign language

Career summary

Admin Re @ Aviva – pensions administrator, Norwich, UK (10/09 – present)

English First Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China (09/08 to 09/09)

Teacher of English as a foreign language:

Real English Upper Intermediate and Intermediate level students (aged 14 -17) Trail Blazer students (aged 11-14), High Flyer students (aged 7-10)) and Smart School (Adults), Pass Trinity and Talking Trinity and exam classes.

Teaching language classes, VIPs and life clubs, lesson planning, report writing, parents meetings, interviews, open door classes, presentations.

ISIS Education and Travel, Oxford Brookes University (British Council Accredited Summer School) (07/2008 – 08/08) English teacher – Advanced/Upper Intermediate level students.

Norwich City College (01/2008 – 02/2008) (03/2008 – 06/2008)

Homeserve emergency services (09/2007 – 12/2007) Temp administrator

Project International, Cranbrook School, Kent, England. (07/2007 – 08/2007)

Director of studies/ four week summer programme

Directing 12 English (EFL) teachers with a range of experience levels during a summer programme lasting four weeks.

Tangshan Number 8 Middle School, Tangshan City, Hebei, China (08/06 – 06/07)

Teacher of English as a Foreign Language.

-          Teaching sixteen to twenty four different classes per week of fifty students aged 12-18 years.

-          Lessons were focused on British and Western culture using my sociological and humanities background.

Barclays Financial Planning (10/2002 – 8/2006) Promoted to Senior sales support administrator

Virgin One Acccount (07/2002 – 08/2002) Temp Administrator