Greetings, my name is Raelene Govender. I reside in sunny South Africa and I am a teacher by profession. I have taught in both local and esl classrooms before and have 2 years of teaching experience. I have local and international experience, having taught in South Africa and China, teaching students between the ages of 3-18years. I have acquired various skills that would be helpful additions in any classroom setting. I am able to lesson plan and create stimulating and interesting content for my lessons. I am able to effectively work in a team and pride myself on honesty and transparency. I am also able to operate any technical apparatus efficiently including but not limited to (whiteboards, smart boards, interactive boards, computer system). I am a capable teacher who takes pride in her teaching, I am a friendly and skilled young teacher who has a passion for travel and teaching.

Currently studying the 168-hour Level 5 Online TEFL Course – likely to be completed within 1-2 weeks.

Since graduating from university in 2012 I have had experience in education in varying capacities. Initially I spent time in a secondary school tutoring individuals and classes as well as focusing on children with behavioural issues and children from minority backgrounds. I found it to be an interesting and insightful experience, giving me a much better understanding of the social and cultural issues involved with teaching.
In 2016 I began to Tutor at a local Primary school (ages 5-11). The majority of my time was spent with the older classes however I had some experience teaching classes of every age group. As well as teaching in classes, I also took groups of students out of the class to do some catch up work, mainly mathematics as well as some reading and writing practice.

I feel that my experiences since finishing university have helped me develop as a person and will in turn improve my ability to teach. I currently work as a manager in a factory and as such I am responsible for a large number of people. While most of that responsibility is work related, I also owe a duty of care to people in a personal aspect, helping them with their health and well-being. I am responsible for the training and performance of my staff and the environment in which they work. Since working in this role I have taken Polish language courses, in order to better communicate with and understand a majority of the staff that I work with. It has helped me develop better connections with people and has helped me realise some of the difficulties that other people can face on a daily basis. I have also helped a number of people from my work place to develop their English language skills, offering free tuition to anyone that seeks it, as well as giving free maths tuition to a number of my staff's children.

I am a friendly and enthusiastic person who approaches work in the same way. Working in a high-pressured environment has honed my skills in problem-solving and achieving targets while maintaining a positive moral amongst my team. My managerial style is strongly people-driven, believing that to get the best out of people you need to understand their needs and actions.

The rewards and benefits of helping people to further themselves is what draws me to teaching, the opportunity to help children and make a real impact on their future is what motivates me to pursue this as a career.

I think one of my greatest strengths is as a problem solver. I have the ability to see a situation from different perspectives and I can get my work done even in the face of difficult obstacle. My previous job roles have helped me enhance my communication skills and have also improved my communication skills. I am very confident in whatever it is that I do, I believe that I have a positive attitude towards work which allows me to be successful. I am an easy person to get along with and I take great pride in achieving success. My bubbly and outgoing personality makes me a suitable for almost all job roles.

I have been teaching English in Madrid, Spain for over 5 years. I have worked with children from age 3-18 and I have also worked at an adult school. I have also been teaching English online to Chinese children for 3 years. I have a very personalized style of teaching as I am able to relate with English learners in knowing how difficult it is to learn a new language. Because I’ve taught all ages, I know how each level learns. I am able to use my skills and experience to create an positive atmosphere that makes English learners comfortable.

I have done a gap year, where I solely focused on improving myself and discovering what I am passionate about and it has been clear that I have a huge interest in helping others to reach their full potential and to walk the journey through with them. Some of the courses I have completed during this time includes a critical thinking course, positive thinking course, time and stress management course and a health and nutrition course. I am sure that I can incorporate the skills I learnt into my teaching career.

I would consider myself to be a positive and uplifting person with a very talkative and loving personality. I have a very high work ethic standard that I hold myself to, so I take pride in completing my tasks before deadlines and to the best of my ability. I take full responsibility for my mistakes and I always look to improve in any area that I fall short in.

I am and have been in a multicultural school, church and university so I am familiar with other cultures and I love to learn from them and to find a common ground where we can interact with one another and reach common goals that we have set. I am excited to emerge myself in the rich culture of Korea and will most certainly participate in activities within my area. I do not consider myself above anyone else and I work very well under the authority of others and I see people in positions of authority as potential mentors that I can consult during my career.

I am an enthusiastic business and marketing graduate, graduating with a 2:1 from the University of Stirling last month. I have experience working as a tour guide at two of Scotlands most well known distilleries, Glenfiddich and Cardhu, taking tours of up to 50 people from all across the world. These experiences have developed my confidence and team working abilities. I am proficient with IT software and Microsoft suite. I love travelling and exploring new places. I am currently enrolled on the 120 hour TEFL.org premium package which I estimate will be completed next week.

I have 7+ years experience working with children to help develop their English language functionally through a range of subjects and topics.
I also have experience working with primary-aged children delivering STEM workshops.

My teaching style is fun, creative, passionate, enthusiastic and focussed.

I have the following skills set;

Teaching
-Support with all pre-academic subjects
-Can implement Early Years Curriculum in supporting with functional English language
-Behavioural techniques and management strategies
-Total Physical Response
-Structured and Natural Environment teaching
Learning Programmes and Topics
Prepositions-Sequencing-Same/Different-Attributes-Emotions-Matching-WH Questions-Categories-Expressive and Receptives

Drama Play and Creative Activities
– Can integrate a variety of games, songs and stories, co-collaboratively to promote functional language and play skills.
-Incorporate role play and other creative techniques through drama and play to support with English Language skills.
-Encourage and promote imagination and offer a supportive environment which promotes self-learning and autonomy through creative activities.

Social Skills
-Can provide and implement social skills sessions
-Can work with a range of diverse cultural groups and backgrounds including non-native English speakers.