Laura Tait

CELTA-qualified English teacher with experience teaching young learners and adult learners (ESOL) from Entry 2 to Level 2, Business English and one-to-one tuition. Experienced in lesson planning, differentiation, curriculum development, quality assurance and scheme-of-work design. Italian–English community interpreter with excellent cross-cultural communication skills.

ESOL Teacher - Functional Skills UK (FSUK) - Brighton and Hove

(2023-07)

• ESOL classes from Entry 3 to Level 2, delivering speaking, listening, reading and writing to adult learners from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
• Teach NCFE Level 1 Award in Employability Skills and NCFE Level 1 Award in Interpersonal Skillsto ESOL learners.
• Contributed to the development of departmental teaching resources and quality assurance procedures:
• Developed schemes of work and shared teaching resources across the ESOL department using Padlet, for all terms and levels.
• Designed the new course Living and Working in the UK for Entry 1 level.

Italian – English Interpreter - Sussex Interpreting Services - Brighton and Hove

(2019)

• Providing Italian–English interpreting services for community, medical and legal settings across East and West Sussex.

Interpreter and Translator to Italian - UK Language Solutions - Stoke on Trent

(2022-05)

• Remote interpreting and translation services mainly for medical and legal services.

Director - Prospex Research Ltd - Brighton

(1998 - 2026-09)

• Founder and director of a business research company specialising in European energy markets. Main focus is wholesale power, gas, coal and emissions trading and related fields, including regulations, energy policy and risk management technology.

ESOL Teacher - Aldridge Adult Learning - Brighton and Hove

(2023-01 - 2024-02)

• Delivered Level 1 Reading and Writing courses and Entry 3/Level 1 Speaking and Listening courses. Intensive Multiply Maths/English Entry3.

EFL Teacher - Brighton - Brighton

(2017-03 - 2023)

• Taught private lessons and classes, various levels, including Business English

Online EFL Teacher, Summer Programme - EF - Brighton

(2022-06 - 2022-09)

• Taught afternoon online classes, B2 and C1 levels.

English Business Tutor - Amex and Avalara - Brighton

(2020-01 - 2021-05)

• Taught accent reduction and business English to customer service and administrative personnel at Amex's and Avalara’s European headquarters.

Part time (fixed contract) Office Administrator - Eta Energy Solutions - Brighton

(2019-02 - 2019-06)

• Prepared all relevant documentation for ISO 9001 inspection.
• Risk assessment analysis and presentation to the board of directors on QMS and strategy.
• Analysis of website traffic and social media.

Business English Language Tutor - General Electric (GE) - Florence, Italy

(2018-01 - 2018-03)

• Taught the two months GE winter course, four classes, A1 to B2 levels. The company, Nuovo Pignone, part of General Electric, produces equipment for power generation.

Freelance Market Research Analyst - Freelance - London

(1995 - 1998)

• Euromonitor: Researched and compiled two market reports on the following consumer products in the Dutch market: Soft Drink and Disposable paper products.
• Market Tracking International (MTI): Researched and interviews for 3 chapters of MTI’s annual publication on online music sales.
• Datamonitor: Researched and complied the following market reports on the electricity sector: European Power generation Equipment, European and American Gas Turbine market, European Industrial Power generation, and Top 50 Power projects.

Italian Language Tutor - City of London and Brighton - City of London and Brighton

(1994 - 2024)

• Taught one-to-one business Italian to banking executives at Barclays Capital, Chemical Bank, City Bank, and other financial institutions.
• Private Italian language tutor, all levels.

Business Italian Translator - Freelance - Washington, DC, USA

(1990 - 1991)

• Worked on a freelance basis with several companies based in Virgina and Maryland translating documents coming from their Italian headquarters.

Graphic Designer and Illustrator - Freelance - Italy, the UK and USA

(1983 - 1994)

• Freelance graphic designer and illustrator working in publishing, education and marketing in Italy, the UK and USA.

Level 2 Certificate - Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties - FSUK (2026-07)

Level 2 Certificate - English Functional Skills - FSUK (2025-06)

Level 5 Certificate - Cambridge CELTA Certificate - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - St Giles, Brighton (2017-11)

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate - TEFL Academy (2016-10 - 2017-01)

Advanced Spanish language course - European University Institute (EUI), Florence (2011 - 2012)

Advanced Spanish language Certificate - level 3 (B2.3) - Cervantes Institute, London (2004-01 - 2004-07)

Graphic Design and Advertising Diploma - Lucrezia Tornabuoni Institute, Florence (1978 - 1981)

Graphic Design and Advertising Certificate - Lucrezia Tornabuoni Institute, Florence (1990 - 1991)