Associate Lecturer (Teaching) on the Preparation for Academic Studies in Higher Education (PASHE) at Institute of Education, UCL (2025-06 – 2026-08)
Delivering online seminars, tutorials and workshops to prepare international students for undergraduate and postgraduate study at UCL/IOE.
- Supporting students' academic development in English for Academic Purposes (EAP), with emphasis on critical reading, academic writing, note taking skills, seminar and presentation skills, and independent study skills.
- Providing individual tutorials, offering diagnostic feedback and tailored guidance to enhance and develop students' academic preparedness.
- Assessing student work through regular formative and summative tasks; producing detailed written and oral feedback in line with programme learning outcomes.
- Designing and adapting digital learning materials for synchronous and asynchronous delivery via UCL's Virtual Learning Environment (Moodle).
- Participating in the programme induction, planning meetings, standardisation and post-teaching evaluation to ensure effective delivery
Sessional English Language and Academic Skills Tutor at Kaplan International College London (2020-01 – 2023-04)
Teaching on Foundation, IYO and Pre-masters delivering the EES, EAP, Extended Project and Research Project modules.
- Teaching on Foundation, IYO and Pre-masters delivering the EES, EAP, Extended Project and Research Project modules (including delivering Research Project online from February to May 2025)
- Grading all formative and summative assessments, both written and oral, and giving feedback
- Holding skills revision workshops for EAP, Extended Project and Research Project
- Producing and sharing supplementary resources as well as creating interactive activities using a variety of IT platforms
- Developing learners' soft skills through the setting and leading of termly themed project work (Student Success Weeks)
- Completing admin such as daily lesson records and recording student attendance and performance; writing termly student reports; participation in regular CPD sessions.
Academic Tutor and Module Coordinator for Extended Project at Kaplan International College London (2023-04 – 2025-05)
- Tracking and monitoring the Extended Project cohorts' formative and summative assessments using Excel Spreadsheets, including progress tracking, and organising workshops
- Monitoring Extended Project tutors' marking and organising the first and second marking of assessments
- Creating and disseminating the weekly lesson briefings to teachers and deal with any issue or query related to Extended Project
- Organising standardisation materials and conducting follow-up meetings
- Editing and updating the materials and resources on the EP VLE (Moodle)
- Attending EP academic misconduct vivas and completing related admin
- Conducting annual lesson observations of sessional tutors, their follow up feedback meetings and completing observation records
- Taking part in the interview process for new sessional staff and conducting the EP module staff inductions
- Delivering English language and academic skills on a range of modules for learners at pre-foundation, foundation, IYO and pre-master's levels
Distance Delta Local Tutor at International House (2023-07 – 2024-05)
- Conducting both formative and formal summative lesson observations over the academic year; giving oral feedback and writing up detailed observation notes for the course supervisor
- Responsible for arranging the external final lesson observation and liaising between the observer and the Delta candidate
Online Pre-Sessional Language and Study Skills Tutor at International Pathway College, University of York (2020-07 – 2020-09)
Teaching academic English and research skills to groups of undergraduate and pre-master students on the Social Sciences pathway.
- Daily monitoring and giving feedback of students' asynchronous independent study tasks via Blackboard (e.g., summarising attempts, responses to reading and lectures, recording of small group discussions)
- Providing regular feedback and conducting one-to-one tutorials
- Delivery of daily synchronous 'seminar' sessions to consolidate the work being done independently
- Assessing and marking all formative and summative assessments (research essays and end-of-module presentations), including second marking
- Maintaining daily register and record of work
English Language Teacher at INTO UEA (2011-07 – 2011-08)
Teaching EAP and Study Skills on the Foundation and Pre-sessional courses to students on the International Studies and Journalism courses.
- Developing learners' seminar skills, summarising, note taking, and essay writing skills
- Setting and marking weekly in-class tests and essay-writing practice, as well as planning and delivering activities to develop the learners' formal speaking and presentation skills
- Producing own supplementary resources and materials
Teacher of English and ESOL at Newham Sixth Form College (2002-08 – 2018-08)
Teaching ESOL and Functional Skills English across the vocational programmes of study, including Adult Learners, from E2 to Level 2.
- Delivering AQA GCSE English Literature and GCSE English Language at Foundation and Higher Tiers. Lead teacher in delivering this module to dedicated groups of international learners on the Progress to A Level programme of study.
- Writing yearly schemes of work and termly course plans, creating and producing course handbooks and course material packs
- Creating interactive activities and revision tasks on the college's VLE Moodle portal
- Delivering Level 3 academic and vocational modules for a university pathway programme of study: devising appropriate unit assessments; marking and grading students' portfolios, standardising and verifying teachers' graded assessments
- Participating in the interviewing, testing and selecting of ESOL course candidates, as well as attending the twice-yearly Open Days and holding taster sessions
- Examiner for: Cambridge FCE writing exam; AQA GCSE English Language (Foundation and Higher Tiers); Interlocutor for Cambridge ESOL Skills for Life
- Mentoring new staff and trainee teachers
- Participating in the end of year module reviews and collaborating in the Action Plans; writing student reports and attending twice yearly Parents Evenings
Trainee English Teacher at Tower Hamlets College (2002-01 – 2002-06)
- Teaching GCSE English Language (poetry and exam skills), AS Level English Literature (American literature) and English Language and Literature (language transformation)
- Delivering Key Skills in Communication Levels 1 and 2 to groups of science students.
- Teaching ESOL Entry Levels 3 to Level 2 to adults at the college's Bethnal Green Adult Education Centre
Assistant English Teacher at Niigata Board of Education/JET Programme (1997-08 – 2000-07)
Team- and solo-teaching at three senior high schools in the prefecture delivering General English, Grammar and Oral Communication Skills.
- Creating the lesson plans and producing own teaching materials
- Preparing students for the end-of-year written exams, and in assessing their oral tests; helping to coach final year students for their university entrance exams
- Holding once-weekly English/conversation clubs at each of the schools as well as conducting a small, weekly private English class for adults
- Attending professional development conferences; conducting and participating in the annual JET teacher-training seminars
Freelance Copy Editor at Early Learning Centre (1997-01 – 1997-07)
Assistant Editor at Harcourt Brace & Co. (1993-11 – 1996-07)
Editorial Assistant at Which? Books, Consumers' Association (1989-08 – 1993-08)
Divisional Education Assistant at The Publishers' Association (1989-02 – 1989-08)
