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.
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