Work experience

• Homeroom Teacher

  LCA Elementary School

  2024.03-Current

  (a year)

  - Teaching Science, Life Skills, English, Maths, Morals and PE lessons to a homeroom of 17 children. Experience as a 3rd Grade teacher and currently teaching a group of 2nd Grade Students. - Homeroom duties include subject lesson teaching, emotional and social support, classroom management and organisation, parent communication and support, coordinating daily lunch serving duties for the students and recess duties. - Event planning and organisation duties including sports day individual event planning, speech contest training and support, performance day costume and backdrop creation, parent teacher and grade meeting organisation.
• Freelance Journalist, Copywriter, Returnee Curriculum Development, Language Teacher trauma sensitive yoga & pilates educator

  RTYY Creative Centre

  2020.01-Current

  (6 years)

  - Freelance copywriter and journalist writing prolifically for global clients across the education, wellbeing, health and safety, care, construction, tourism and hospitality sectors - Teaching ESL lessons online to Japanese students of all ages - English curriculum development (on behalf of We Language School) for Japanese returnee children to ensure fluency retention and continued language progression across Speech Presentation, Reading Comprehension and Essay Writing course - Delivered international online teacher training (on behalf of We LanguageSchool) to ensure the successful rollout of Speech Presentation, Reading Comprehension and Essay Writing courses - Play based education and yoga sessions for children, trauma sensitive 121 yoga & pilates sessions for adults, mother and toddler play and yoga sessions
• Assistant Language Teacher

  Interac/Japan

  2022.04-2024.03

  (2 years)

  - Teaching English educational activities, games and lessons to elementary and junior high school students , within a rural town, teaching and working alongside the community for the benefit of all - Working across four schools weekly to deliver engaging, informative lessons to aid language development - Creating original worksheets, activities and materials to aid grammar comprehension, listening skills, reading abilities and speaking capacity - Boosting international understanding using inclusive and informative lesson materials to educate students and improve cultural awareness of other nationalities - Writing and recording original listening and reading scripts for midterm and end of term tests for junior high school 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students - Organising specialised English Camp at Utoro School in Shiretoko for entire school cohort - Playing an active role in school and town communities by attending school and community events - sports days, concerts, camps, day trips and festivals
• Teacher and Community Educator

  Soweto Youth Initiative/Kenya

  2019.11-2019.12

  (2 months)

  -Taught children from 2-18 - Classes included English, Spanish, Mathematics, Personal and Social, Health Education, Physical Education, Art, Problem Solving and Science. -Established two penpal initiatives to aid communication and language development skills.
• teacher and community educator

  World Travel

  2018.12-2019.12

  (a year)

  - Travelled across three continents and 21 countries and learned incredible amounts about different cultures
• Content Editor

  Brother International Europe

  2017.10-2018.12

  (a year)

  -Managing CMS and assisting local offices with content needs - Launched Partner Portal project – rebrand and rebuild - Technical troubleshooting
• Counsellor

  Childline, NSPCC

  2017.11-2018.07

  (9 months)

  - Working with vulnerable children up to the age of 18 -Wellbeing, advice and risk assessments
• Customer Assistant

  Marks & Spencers

  2017.10-2017.12

  (3 months)

  -Till operation, shelf stacking and stock rotation
• Personal leave

  Bereavement

  2017.05-2017.10

  (6 months)

  Father passed away
• Editor

  Opus Business Media

  2015.10-2017.04

  (2 years)

  -Curate, edit and publish digital magazines - Industry interviews and write original features and news
• Copywriter

  APJ Digital

  2015.07-2015.10

  (4 months)

  -Digital agency blog and article writer - Social Media population
• Assistant Editor

  Roma Publications

  2013.09-2015.07

  (2 years)

  -Print magazines Premier Hospitality and Premier Construction -Interviews, writing features and advertorials across trades and sectors
• Communications Assistant

  Equity Foundation

  2013.07-2013.09

  (3 months)

  - Internship writing case studies and articles -PR duties to promote and raise awareness about the Foundation’s work
• Copywriter

  The Direct Tree

  2013.04-2013.05

  (2 months)

  -Advertorial writer -Lead generation
• Mortgage Advisor and Customer Service Advisor

  Vernon Building Society

  2008.07-2013.04

  (5 years)

  -Customer facing financial services Writing portfolio:

Educational experience

• Saliya Life Institute

  Trauma Sensitive Yoga & Pilates Teacher

  2020.01-2020.02

  (2 months)

  Trauma Sensitive Yoga & Pilates teacher training course
• NSPCC

  Counsellor Qualification

  2017.07-2018.07

  (a year)

  Worked as a counsellor online and via the telephone for children and young people at a call centre for the NSPCC charuty in Manchester, UK
• Salford University

  journalism master's degree

  2011.09-2013.03

  (2 years)

  journalism master's degree
• Keele University

  English Literature & Educational Studies

  2008.09-2011.09

  (3 years)

  English Literature & Educational Studies BA Honours
• Aquinas College

  A Level: English Literature (B) Communication Studies (A)history (b) general studies (c)

  2006.09-2008.07

  (2 years)

  A Level: English Literature (B) Communication Studies (A)history (b) general studies (c)
• Hillcrest Grammar School

  GCSEs: English Literature (A*)

  2001.09-2006.09

  (5 years)

  GCSEs: English Literature (A*)
• Moorfield Primary & Junior School

  SATS

  1995.09-2001.09

  (6 years)

  SATs

Languages