Description: Penge is an English tutor to students from age 9 upwards. He is also a mentor who delivers training in basic skills to young people between the ages of 19-25 and adults 25 and over. Here a snippet of his tutor profile.
As a mentor, I have assisted learners in their work, identifying barriers to their learning with the aim of setting targets that will enable those individuals to reach their potential. In the context of the work, it involves working with individuals so that they can pass exams and develop confidence to apply for jobs.
Apart from the mentoring (teaching, inspiring and guiding learners), I have also delivered employability courses, which entailed teaching students how to make CV’s and how to set out cover letters. These workshops kept the students enthused and increased their self-belief and confidence, which often culminated in some of them applying for jobs and getting interviews – whereas before many of them did not have this confidence.
As well as working with adults whose English is a second language, I have had the privilege to deliver speaking and listening workshops where adults who are learning English for the first time have an opportunity to practise speaking English, working on pronunciation. This workshop also helped them to develop their confidence.
The job has also helped me to grow as an individual, giving me the opportunity to stretch myself by exposing my personality and character to people who are otherwise strangers, and yet at the same time to develop a rapport with them so that they feel that they can trust me and confide in me in regards to their pursuits for employment. Ultimately, my role as a mentor in this environment has helped me to see that being a good mentor is not just about having sufficient academic skills and qualities but requires that an individual be warm, friendly, empathetic and also dedicated and committed to the people with whom he is working.
I am convinced that if given the opportunity to join your team, I shall be able to demonstrate the skills I have already developed and also at the same time contribute in bringing something new to the team, so that ultimately both service users can benefit from the service given to them, whilst also giving job satisfaction to the team.
Teaching Experience
Cheam High School
Learning Support Assistant
• Delivered 1:2:1 literacy interventions Jan 2018 – July 2018
• Attached to the English department
• Delivered Speech and Language interventions
• Helped students with ADHD/autism in classroom
• Prepared literacy intervention resources
• Led homework club for KS3
• submitted reports on students’ progress
• Received safeguarding training
• Worked with SEN students
JusLearn PRU School
Unqualified English Teacher Sep 2016 – 2018
• Taught new AQA GCSE syllabus in alternative provision
• Planned lessons and prepared teaching material
• Marked students’ work
• Wrote end of month reports on student’s progress
• Received training in challenging behaviour
• Received Training in differentiation
• Tutored students in functional skills English / KS4
• Liaised with support workers
• Worked alongside Educational Psychologists
• Tutored English to students in 1:1 setting
• Worked with students who are autistic / ADHD
Parch Hill Sep 2014 – 2018
Senior English Tutor
• trained in growth mind-set
• trained in identifying barriers to learning
• Taught 11+ & 13+ lessons
• Prepared teaching resources
• Taught students from the ages of 5-18
• Engaged in public speaking
• Taught classes of up to 12 students
• Taught EAL & Business English
• Engaged in public speaking
The Callan School
ESL Teacher Jul 2014 – Sep 2014
• Received Callan Method qualification
• Planned lessons prior to teaching English
• Delivered English as a foreign language
• Engaged in Callan Method Successfully
• Received substantial training in teaching ESL
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