James Speed
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I am looking for a career change after 20 years in teaching.
Experience
Short term supply contracts/ private tutoring_____________________ September 2021 – present
Position held: Teacher of Business, Economics and Maths. I have also been working as a tutor both in person and online. Recently I have been tutoring full time because I am my father’s carer.
Canadian International School Bangalore,India ________ August 2020 – July 2021
Position held: Teacher of Business Management and Economics
This was a temporary position where I am teaching Business Management and Economics to both IBDP and IGCSE.
RBK International Academy Mumbai,India ________ September 2016 – July 2020
Position held: HOD Humanities.
- Led a department of four in Economics, Business, History and Psychology
- Prepared Unit Pans for the DP and MYP evaluation
- Improved results over two years across all subjects
DhirubhaiAmbani International School Mumbai,India July 2014 – June 2016
Position held: Teacher of IB Economics and IGCSE Business and Management
- Three classes of IB Economics, GPA of 6.3
- One class of IGCSE Business Studies. 100% A-C and 50% A*
- Ranked best international day school in India
Position held: ICT and Economics Teacher (to IB and A-level)
- a school owned by the family of the Prime Minister
- high % EAL
- I improved attainment in ICT and assisted with training in AFL strategies.
Position held: Economics, Accounting, and Mathematics
- an outstanding top 10 girls state school
- I taught many EAL students from Korea and Japan who were homestay students
- I improved NCEA results in both Accounting and Economics. Pass rates were over 90% in an objective focused assessment system.
Position held: Economics, Business Studies, ICT, and Mathematics
- school serving both the diplomatic and local community
- achieved 80% A- C at both A Level and IGCSE
Position held: Economics, Accounting, Business
- an outstanding rural school serving the villages of West Hull
- introduced the Nuffied Economics/ Business Studies A Level
- top school in terms of local league tables in both A Level and GCSE
Position held: Economics, Business Studies
- An outstanding sixth form college
- Improved examination results in both Commerce subjects
Education
1993 - 1994 University of Sunderland P.G.C.E. Business Education
1989 - 1992 University of Leeds B.A. Economics (Economic Studies) BA (Hons)
1981 - 1988 Davenant Foundation School A Levels: History (B) Mathematics (C) Economics (C)
10 O Levels including English Language (B) and Mathematics (B)
