Lina Connell

Fluent in French, Arabic and English. Proficient in Spanish. PGCE and QTS certificate with extensive experience in education. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, flexible, resilient, good listener and an adaptable person with a proven ability to teach and support students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Very patient with a strong classroom management. Excellent use of classroom technology; Smart board, Google classroom, Quizlet, Language Nut. Highly organised, adaptable and capable of working independently and under pressure.

Trustworthy and collaborative team member with a practical and empathetic approach to problem-solving.

Supply teacher: MFL teacher (French and Spanish) and general cover - Hays recruitment agency, Justteachers

(2025-06)

Modern Foreign Languages Teacher - Pleckgate High School - Blackburn

(2022-09 - 2025-05)

Teaching French to pupils aged 11 to 16 including GCSE French curriculum to mixed ability groups.

• Planning and delivering balanced and differentiated lessons which foster pupils engagement and meet their needs in line with the SOW by using photos and engaging pupils in reading, writing, speaking and listening activities to practice the language.
• Using formative assessments to check pupils understanding and re-explain if there is any gap in knowledge.
• Assessing, supporting, recording and reporting the progress and development of pupils.
• Fulfilling pastoral duties as a form tutor and building excellent relationships with pupils during this time.
• Managing behaviour and building good relationships with pupils and creating a positive, safe and supportive learning environment by setting routine in the classroom.
• Promoting language learning through the creation of extracurricular clubs.

PGCE Training - Sheffield Hallam University - Sheffield

(2021-09 - 2022-06)

Gained skills and knowledge to teach Modern Foreign Languages (French and Spanish) in secondary school. Experience in working in a variety of classroom settings.

Library Assistant - Burnley Central Library

(2019-09 - 2021-09)

Assisted customers, managed book requests and processed banking tasks.

Volunteer - Longridge Library - Longridge

(2018-10 - 2019-09)

Teaching IT and PC skills to a cross-section of library members.

Learning Assistant Level 2B, and (voluntary) French Teacher - St Teresa's Catholic Primary School - St Helens, Merseyside, UK

(2018-06 - 2019-07)

Supported newly arrived Syrian refugee pupils in learning their literacy, numeracy and integration (EAL pupils).

• Facilitate the communication between the school and the pupils' families using my language skills and my knowledge of the culture.
• Teach French to Year 6 pupils.

Interpreter - NHS - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK

(2017-11 - 2018-03)

Medical face-to-face interpreting and consent translation.

Arabic and French Teacher - Saudi Aramco School - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

(2014-01 - 2017-05)

Teaching Arabic, French and Spanish to primary school students in Saudi Aramco School.

• Teaching Arabic, French and Spanish to Aramco professional employees in Aramco Adult Community Education Programme.

Commercial Assistant - British Embassy - Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

(2011-01 - 2013-12)

Connect British companies (UK based) looking to expand their businesses in the KSA with suitable potential Saudi companies (and vice versa).

• Working with designated BTO software system to process remit function and update data.

Sub-List Teacher and Classroom Assistant - Dhahran British Grammar School - Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

(2007-11 - 2011-01)

Substitute teachers for Years 7 to 11 in Maths, French, Arabic, Sciences.

Volunteer - St Clare's Primary School - Preston, UK

(2004-09 - 2007-07)

Teaching / Developing Year 4 students in their English reading.

Personal Assistant to Medical Director - Emergency and Medical Services Agency - Damascus, Syria

(1993-02 - 1999-06)

Administration duties in establishing international medical contracts with major oil and gas companies.

• Preparing and issuing company-sensitive and medical-confidential documentation.
• Developing and operating computer and hard copy-based systems.

Administration - Family business (raw materials importing and manufacturing) - Damascus, Syria

(1991-09 - 1993-02)

Administration duties.

• Issue invoices and salaries.

PGCE with QTS - Modern Foreign Languages - Sheffield Hallam University (2021-09 - 2022-06)

Level 3 IVQ Advanced Diploma - Teaching, Training and Assessing Learning - City and Guilds London (2016-09 - 2018-01)

Certificate - French-Arabic Translation - Université Lumière Lyon 2 (1998-09 - 1999-05)

Bachelor of Arts - French Literature - University of Damascus (1984-09 - 1991-06)

International Baccalaureate (1982-09 - 1984-06)

National Brevet Diploma (1979-09 - 1982-06)