Work experience

• Tutor, Copyeditor, Copywriter

  Self-employed

  2014.01-Current

  (12 years)

  • Authored 12+ articles for English-language textbooks published by the People’s Education Press. • Edited technical documents for Huawei and CPD materials for a teacher training company, Veema. • Tutored English, Latin, foreign languages and humanities.
• Subject Leader and Teacher of Mandarin

  Tapton School

  2023.09-2025.08

  (2 years)

  Led the development and delivery of Mandarin teaching and taught students aged 9-16, improving curriculum design and departmental standards. • Redesigned curriculum to enhance coherence and alignment with learning objectives, ensuring effective assessment practices. • Managed and mentored staff, facilitating professional development towards teaching qualifications. • Increased Mandarin course uptake at the secondary level for two consecutive years through strategic and response improvements to the curriculum and classroom practice. • Improved Mandarin exam results to have one of the best progress scores of any subject at the school. • Coordinated student trips and contributed to the running of three study visits to Germany.
• Programme Coordinator

  Oxford Royale Academy

  2019.08-2022.09

  (3 years)

  Managed daily operations and academic programmes for international summer school campuses, overseeing up to 170 students. • Assisted the programme director by managing and scheduling over 30 staff members, including counsellors, administrators and teachers. • Directed budget planning and had responsibility for various elements of compliance. • Led pre-summer planning for multiple campuses and held full end-to-end operational responsibility for one campus.
• Programme Administrator

  NHS England (Thames Valley Cancer Alliance)

  2018.09-2019.03

  (7 months)

  Managed administrative tasks for NHS England project managers, enhancing collaboration within the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance. • Facilitated public and NHS stakeholder coordination to improve service delivery. • Organised a conference for key stakeholders to share best practices and insights. • Provided essential administrative support to improve project management processes.

Educational experience

• University College London

  Mandarin (main language) and French (additional language)

  2021.09-2022.08

  (a year)

  PGCE with QTS - UK teaching course and qualification
• University of Oxford

  Master of Studies in Traditional China

  2019.09-2020.08

  (a year)

  Master's degree
• University of Oxford

  Chinese Studies

  2013.09-2017.08

  (4 years)

  Undergraduate degree

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