- Weekdays Availability: Flexible
- IB HOD
- IB School Teacher
Expert English language teacher and head of department, holds MA in International Education with 17+ years of teaching experience.
Expert English language teacher and head of department, holds MA in International Education with 17+ years of teaching experience.
English Language and Literature (MYP and DP).
MYP and DP English A Teacher of English.
MYP and DP English Language and Literature Subject Coordinator. MYP and DP English A Teacher of English. Mentor for Year 7, 8, 9, and 10 classes.
KS4 Co-Ordinator for GCSE English Teacher of English Language and Literature (KS3, KS4 Edexcel and AQA A, KS5 GCE Language and Literature and Literature) Form Tutor for Years 7 and classes
I taught both groups and individuals English grammar & language.
MA in International Education
Post Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education (English and Drama)
BA (Hons) Degree 2:1 in English and Italian (EU) with Erasmus year (2000-2001) in Italy
I am a committed team player. Collaborative planning, creation, sharing of resources, and productive discussion for and coordination of future initiatives, both within the English department and for schools or educational communities, enthuse me. I aim to look for solutions. I will support students facing challenges in their learning to help them work out ways to access material and build on their learning so that they can move forwards and upwards within my subject area. I like to make connections within and outside of the subject. Small achievements are just as significant as big end goals.
My starting point is introducing and sharing educational experiences with a student. I will encourage discussion around reading and writing interests, perhaps questions about challenges and successes within the particular subject area. I will also be interested to know the various curriculum courses covered so far in the student's learning journey and where they are studying or have studied. I would ask the student to complete a few short writing and reading challenges to gauge their competence and help me identify any needs they might have about the subject tutoring. I would also be keen to know from the student where within the subject they would like to focus their tutored additional study.
We requested Christina because of her qualifications and experience (and her video) and judged that she would be a good fit for Owen's needs. This was confirmed during the 30-min session and we already have a clear plan on how she will be able to support Owen to improve his writing for IB (and university). Christina was very good at getting to understand Owen's strengths, weaknesses and preferences and suggesting ways to address the issues/habits he has developed. many thanks