EFL Instructor
Laureate Vocational Saudi Arabia
Total years of experience :9 years, 2 Months
International Technical Female College Makkah, C.O.E, Saudi Arabia
•Preparing learners for the PET exam
•Devising lessons to improve students listening skills and speaking abilities
•Implementing project-based learning systems into lessons
•Closely recording and monitoring student performance on a weekly basis
•Creating and devising different educational methods to enhance and promote active
learning
•Working together with staff to produce best outcomes in students
•Invigilating and marking exams
•Building momentum and providing a stimulating environment for adult learners
•Using various computer programs to analyse student performance progress.
•Gaining experience in teaching students across a spectrum of abilities
•Creating teaching materials from scratch
• Preparing learners for the PET exam
• Identifying areas of weakness in individual students and helping to overcome these
• Cultivating and inspiring a ‘can do’ attitude in all my students; confidence building
• Regularly attending and contributing to staff meetings
• Planning English lessons to a high-quality standard
• Setup a playgroup for children between the ages of 2 and 5 aimed to provide high quality care and education based on the knowledge and understanding of individual development and special educational needs.
• Consulted and advised staff and parents about successful learning outcomes
• Established and maintained a safe play environment for children
• Organised activities to develop physical, emotional and social growth
• Monitored educational progress using Microsoft Excel.
• Focused on teamwork by openly exchanging ideas and materials with co-workers
Promoted from teacher to manager of a weekend and summer school in West London
• Ran staff training sessions, improved relations between parents and educators, organised
awards evenings, recruited staff and volunteers, planned day trips and established a
hospitable learning environment
• Conducted classroom observations, providing constructive feedback to improve
instructional techniques and classroom management
• Planned and developed the curriculum
• Identified reasons why students were not meeting educational standards and provided
additional support and assistance for reaching their targets
• Learned how to perform administration duties and book keeping
• Worked proactively as part of a multidisciplinary team of health professionals
• Psychologically assessed and treated young people with neuro-developmental, emotional, behavioural or psychological health difficulties
• Provided necessary clinical interventions and tailored care plans where needed
• Liaised with external agencies including schools, doctors, social services and the police
• Used carefully considered therapeutic techniques and observation methods in a clinical environment
• Delivered workshops to health professionals, within the NHS, on the diagnostic aspects of patients with ADHD
• Held education, training and support groups for families of young people recently diagnosed with Autism and ADHD
• Carried out behaviour analysis during controlled patient group observations
• Improved the lives of families within a diverse and multicultural community
• Taught English to non-English speakers who wanted to settle in the UK
• Examples of student learning included how to communicate in everyday contexts like filling in forms, applying for accommodation from the council, buying groceries, speaking to the doctor etc.
• Organised extracurricular activities and events, such as summer fetes, fundraising for charities and fun days for families. This encouraged students to practise their English in a setting outside of the classroom.
• Led field trips to places such as the British Museum and Houses of Parliament.
• I also taught Islamic studies, Maths, Science and Quran recitation.
Modules studied: Developmental Psychology & Psychobiology, Social Development, Atypical Development and Methodology & Statistics (accredited by the British Psychological Society)
Modules studied: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Physiological Systems, Pharmacology, Anatomy, Neuroscience, Embryology, Human & Molecular Genetics, Lifespan Development, and Psychology; Health and Abnormal and Research Methods & Statistics (taught at the world-renowned Institute of Psychiatry).