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Since 2002: Young Learner/ English as a Foreign Language Consultant and Teacher Trainer
Achievements include:
- Designing and delivering teacher training presentations on behalf of Cambridge University Press aimed at teachers of lower secondary students worldwide - ongoing
- Designing and delivering 4 six day British Council/Hornby Courses in India for teachers on developing Materials beyond the Course Book Nov 2006/Jan 2007
- Director of Cambridge CELTYL course for Saxoncourt, Summer 2004
- Director of Cambridge CELTA course at the Instituto Britanico, Costa Rica, 2003 & BridgeLinguatec, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2006
- 20 one week YL Consultancies for British Council teaching centres worldwide, advising management and staff on product, promotion, training etc and working with teachers and support staff through training and discussion to identify strengths, needs and future direction of YL provision
- Designing and delivering teacher training for teachers throughout the BC teaching centre network
- Design and delivery of Teaching YLs course for International House, London
- Promotional presentations of Young Learner English Tests on behalf of CambridgeESOL in Russia, Libya, Taiwan, Hong Kong , Turkey
- Plenary presentations on YL themes include MexTesol, Mexico; TESOLArabia Dubai; MATE, Morocco; University of Hodeidah, Yemen.
- Designing and delivering training for state school teachers in India, Senegal, Qatar, Dubai and Peru
- YL Consultancy work and training for the International Community School, Jordan
- YL Consultancy work for the International American School, London
- Writing the Macmillan onestopenglish.com YL web pages
Management Trainer
Achievements include:
- Running facilitation days for Cancer Research managers and Loughborough Housing Association, 2006
- Ongoing involvement in the Career Start programme – delivering management training for the GDST schools in the UK
- Designing, piloting and running course on Improving Performance for British Council managers worldwide 2004/05
- Running British Council Management Foundation courses for BC Vietnam, 2004
- Designing and running Customer Care / Plain English courses for Stadium Housing Association, London, 2003
- Running customer care and general management courses for the British Council
Consultant Training Manager, British Council, Enterprises, London
January – July 2002
Deputy Centre Director, British Council, Thessaloniki, Greece
September 1998 – July 2001
Achievements include:
- Teacher training: in-house courses – designed and delivered 30 hour courses – BC Introduction to Teaching Primary / Secondary, as well as range of seminars and workshops for teachers at the BC
- Presentations at local and international conferences
- Special courses for state-school and private language school teachers
- Support and development of BC YL teachers in Greece
Cambridge/RSA CELTA Course Director and CELTA trainer
SKOLA, London, October 1997 – July 1998
Supervisory Teacher, British Council Summer School, Hong Kong
Summer 1997
Director of Studies, Young English Studies
SKOLA, London, May 1996 – July 1997
Senior Teacher, British Council, Caracas, Venezuela
With special responsibility for Young Learners and teacher training
August 1994 – March 1996
Senior Teacher YLs, British Council, Hong Kong
Including teacher training, teacher supervision and course design
September 1991 – July 1994
EFL Teacher, Lui Cheung Kwong Lutheran College, Hong Kong
January 1988 - July 1990
EFL Teacher, Oxford House College, London
August – December 1987
EFL Teacher, Svarna Central School, Thessaloniki, Greece
October 1983 – June 1987
English and Drama Teacher, The Feltham School, Middlesex, England
September 1980 – July 1983 |