Education
BA English Literature and Theatre Studies: Upper second Class
A-Levels: English Literature (A) History (A) Mathematics (B)
GCSE: English Literature (A*) English Language (A*) Maths (A) History (A*) French (A*) Art (A) Double Science (A*A*) Product Design (A)
Experience
Centre Manager; Explore Learning- 2013- Present
• Delivering the highest standard of tuition in curriculum-based Maths and English to children aged 5-14 years
• Tailoring the curriculum to support late developing children and over-achievers
• Liaising with parents to incorporate individual education plans from school
• Setting a structure of long and short-term academic targets for the children who attend the centre
• Training new and current staff in behaviour management, marking written work, motivating and inspiring children
• Managing the centres financial performance
• Training new staff in delivering award-winning tuition
• Attending Head Office meetings, with a view to improving staff morale, and thus performance
Customer Assistant: The Alphabet Gift Shop- 2012-2013
• Personalising children’s gifts using embroidery and printing
• Quality checking the items to be dispatched
• Working within a new team to suggest methods through which to streamline processes
Officer Cadet; Leeds University Officers’ Training Corps- 2008- 2012
• Delivering training in fitness, orienteering and leadership skills to first and second year officer cadets
• Attending functions with members of the military to represent The University of Leeds
• Co-ordinating charity fund-raising ventures for a local children’s home
Teaching Assistant; Ecole Jean De La Fontaine/Sevigne Paul Bert, Flers- 2010-2011 (French and English Speaking)
• Designing the English curriculum in its entirety, for students aged between 4 and 10
• Delivering whole-class English lessons for up to 30 students at a time
• Updating parents on the specific developments and needs of their children
• Devising a scheme through which to manage behaviour in a classroom setting; this was achieved through rapport building, mutual understanding and creating a forum through which children could express and concerns of difficulties, or share their successes
Carer; Independently Employed- 2006-2008
• Planning extra-curricular activities for a young girl with learning difficulties, which affect her Maths and English skills, as well as her confidence in day-to-day activities
• Consistently monitoring the social development of the girl with whom I worked and connecting with parents to ascertain the best ways to ensure that she was fully engaged and happy
