2018 - 2020
English TeacherThe British Council - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia• Teaching students at Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Upper-intermediate level.
• Teaching Business English to corporate clients
• Teaching and preparing IELTS preparation classes.
• Conducting and marking assessments including practice IELTS tests and recording data on a computerised system.
• Achieving aims and objectives of a job plan and attending insets on various areas of professional development.
2008 - 2012
English TeacherMalvern International College - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia• Teaching international students from a range of cultural backgrounds from beginners to intermediate level.
• Writing, co-ordinating and teaching Academic Skills courses and IELTS preparation classes.
• Conducting and marking assessments including practice IELTS tests and writing reports.
• Teaching Business English to corporate clients.
• Preparing, planning and teaching IELTS preparation courses which resulted in students improving their IELTS band scores.
• Helping to improve the abilities o
2006 - 2008
English TeacherCentre for British Teachers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia• Teaching English Language and Literature to form 1 (13 year olds), form 2 (14 year olds) and form 4 (16 year olds).
• Teaching English for Science, Maths and Technology to form 4 and form 5 students.
• Writing and conducting assessments and writing reports about the progress of the students.
• Extracurricular activities – film clubs, drama, squash and football.
• Conducting English teacher training workshops for science and maths teachers
• The results of the assessments indicated that the lev
2003 - 2005
English TeacherThe British Council - Bangkok, Thailand• Teaching young learner classes for students aged 6-16 years old at beginner, elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate and upper-intermediate level.
• Teaching general English to adult learners at beginner, elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate and upper-intermediate level using Cutting Edge course book.
• Teaching IELTS preparation classes and Business English classes.
• Conducting placement tests in order to ascertain the suitable level for the students.
• Assessing students’ ability a
2000 - 2002
English TeacherThe British Council - Colombo, Sri Lanka• Teaching young learner classes for students aged between 6-10 years old and 11-14 years old at both elementary and mainstream level.
• Teaching general English to adults at beginner, elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate and upper-intermediate level using Headway course book.
• Level head for General English levels 1(beginners) and 2 (elementary). My responsibilities included liasing with, advising and supporting other teachers, as well as collating and organising appropriate supplementar
2013 - 2018
Owner/manager of a guesthouseSelf-employed - Port Alfred, South Africa
1994 - 1999
Customer Service ManagerNorweb - Manchester, United Kingdom