Aadilah Varachia

Responsibilities and Achievements
 Create materials to supplement the curriculum and generate student interaction and participation
 Facilitate speaking opportunities and skills that mimic in real-life situations
 Provide an open and welcoming atmosphere for learners to experience and practice English speech and
western culture
 Prepare students to progress through the various levels of their English curriculum.

• Delivered one-on-one, intensive lessons to students in 25-minute slots.
• Lessons focused on reading, writing, listening and speaking - supplemented formal instruction.
• Facilitated placement tests to ensure students were in level-appropriate classes.
• Maintained the standard of expected learner achievement in all English lessons.
• Reported to the team manager and section supervisor on the progress of individual students.
• Attended and contributed to training sessions.

• Planned and delivered lessons to classes of approximately 40 students.
• Guided, motivated and supported students to be promoted to the next English levels with the aim of preparing learners for IELTS.
• Ensured that all students partook in daily learning, through individual and group activities.
• Attended and contributed to training sessions for e-learning, use of Cambridge resources and professional development seminars.
• Performed all administrative tasks including recording attendance, grading assignments and examinations.
• Following successful observations, I was selected to be a mentor for new teachers during their orientation.

• Encouraged learners to discover, enquire and inspect through play in order to engage them in their learning process.
• Assisted learners in developing their English language practice and exposure at a pace best suited to their age and abilities.
• Graded learners’ tasks in order to provide written and verbal diagnostic feedback to parents.
• Ensured that teaching equipment and learning materials were orderly and maintained.
• Observed and appraised learners’ performance, progress, behaviour and social development.
• Completed TEFL training.

• Facilitated learning in accordance with the school’s curriculum statement and policies.
• Successfully transitioned from teaching BCVO syllabus to the National Curriculum (CAPS).
• Participated in the development of appropriate materials and other resources.
• Assisted with supervisory duties to junior English teachers.
• Ensured that all grade 12 learners were adequately prepared to pass the grade 12 English national examination.

• Provided first-year Linguistics and Literary Theory students with academic instruction and support.
• Prepared and graded relevant tutorial worksheets for classes of approximately 20 students.
• Identified areas of weakness to be reinforced by the lecturer.
• Invigilated for examinations.
• Fostered an interest in the study of Linguistics and Literary Theory.