My name is Tabatha Pegg. I am a 26-year-old Resident Tutor and Teacher from Leicestershire, currently based in Rutland, United Kingdom. I saw your post on the TEFL jobs listing page and believe that I have skills that fit your company's ethos and would support and help your establishment to excel.
My teaching journey began when I was 18 and teaching drama to children aged 7-18 at summer camps run by the Nicholas Branston Foundation from 2015-2018. During this time, I learned to tailor my teaching style for different age groups and numbers, and taught singing and acting to as many as 50 children at one time. In the summer of 2019, I was invited to teach music at Exsportise summer camp. Here, I taught children with low to intermediate levels of English. I enjoyed adapting my teaching style to accommodate those children, and I am proud of the work they achieved and the new language they were able to utilise by the end of the course.
From 2017 – 2020, I completed my degree in Acting and Theatre Making, achieving a first-class Honours Degree. During the course I acquired a plethora of skills that I would later use to inform my teaching. Leading group projects at university helped shape the way I lead groups and provided valuable experience in taking charge of fellow adults. I also gained experience in creating my own resources for assessments. To accompany the skills nurtured during my degree, I am also a strong vocalist and competent guitarist, with a good knowledge of music theory. I have found that incorporating music into teaching is a fantastic way to engage students, and often helps them better retain the information they are being taught.
Upon graduating in 2020, I utilised my time during the Covid 19 lockdown to complete a 120-hour TEFL qualification. Teaching abroad, experiencing new cultures and customs and having the privilege to share my skills with new people interests me greatly, and TEFL is the perfect gateway to make this a reality. After completing this, I taught online for iTutorABC from November 2020 to July 2021. I taught students, sometimes as young as three years old, along with adult classes. I had experience of one-to-one and group teaching – groups of up to 12 people at a time. This solidified my joy for teaching, and I enjoyed the challenges that came with navigating online platforms and catering for so many different ages and abilities. I always left personal, detailed feedback to help my students excel and ensured that they felt confident as they approached exams.
From August 2021 until now, I have been working as a Drama Teacher and Resident Tutor at Oakham Boarding School. I live and work in the school, making sure that the children's academic and pastoral needs are taken care of, helping with homework, monitoring their academic progress closely and liaising with parents and fellow teachers when necessary. Alongside my tutoring and pastoral work, I teach the LAMDA and UK Drama curriculum. Working in one of the UK's top 10 boarding schools has helped me further develop my approach to teaching, paying close attention to how each child responds best, what helps them learn and remember the information they're being taught. Most importantly, I observe what they enjoy. Children and adults alike learn most when they are having fun, so I always strive to keep my students engaged and happy during class time with energetic, fun content. Whilst I enjoy my job, I am keen to leave the UK and experience what life abroad has to offer, as I believe that there is a lot the world can teach me. If I am to be the best teacher I can be, I must also strive to learn and push myself.
A further note about my character: I am an energetic, friendly, empathetic, punctual and extremely hard-working person. I go above and beyond in everything I do, always. I was appointed Student Fellow during my second year of university to act as a representative for my course due to my continued commitment and complete reliability. I can promise you that I would be continuously on the ball, using my initiative and would be a safe pair of hands for you in the running and success of your school. All I need is the opportunity to prove that to you. Thank you for taking the time to consider my application – I hope to hear from you soon.
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