I worked on a week-long placement with an English teacher in a UK secondary school as an assistant, helping younger students with both receptive and productive tasks.
Additionally, I was assigned as a reading buddy for several years in secondary school. In this role, I helped the youngest children of the school with their reading with the aim of encouraging them to read aloud and inspiring them to take up reading in their own time as a hobby.
Coupled with this experience of working with young people, I am an extremely patient person, especially after working for many years in the hospitality industry in which adult customers are knowingly rude and sometimes even aggressive. Therefore, I have developed a knack for remaining calm in stressful situations and can defuse them well.
Quite simply, my history degree taught me to think, speak and write – standing me in excellent stead for a teaching role. I can analyse highly complex situations and communicate my findings and arguments in a sophisticated but understandable manner. I made numerous presentations whilst at university, so I am no stranger to the prospect of standing in front of people and taking the lead in that respect.
Conscientiousness and meticulous attention to detail are among my finest assets, meaning that lesson plans will be fully thought out, with every section of the lesson bearing in mind one ultimate question: how do I maximise the learning of my students?
Furthermore, I will have received highly specialist training through my completion of a 150-hour TEFL course by the time I secure a job to add to all these skills – covering classroom management, lesson structures, class activities and so forth.
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