Alahna: United Kingdom: Mar 01, 2018

I am a recent graduate of the University of Brighton with a 2:1 in BA (Hons) English Literature. During University I spent a year studying in the Netherlands and realised I would love a career that allowed me to use my degree and experience other countries' culture and daily life at the same time. I have completed the 140-Hour Premier TEFL Course which allowed for a combination of classroom and online study, all of which was finished to the best of my ability.

I have experience in similar areas to teaching including growing up as the daughter of a childminder and thus actively helping take care of the young children, being a peer mentor during secondary school, and being a college ambassador in sixth form. Each role has put me in situations where I have been responsible for the well-being of younger children/ students, helping them with anything from homework to communicating with their teachers/ tutors. I also have teaching experience from my time with TEFL, and in the Netherlands. Through TEFL I have learnt a lot more about the planning and preparation stages of teaching and how to effectively put these into practice. Whereas, in the Netherlands I began to understand the significance of being able to communicate directly with native speakers whether it was Dutch friends wanting to learn more about English, or myself wanting to expand my Dutch.

I am someone who strives to complete all my tasks to the best standard I can. I aim to provide a environment that is safe and comfortable for students to learn and practice within so that they can feel confident using the language in and out of the classroom. As a new teacher I know that I am not the most experienced however I am very willing to continue learning and growing alongside my students.