Christina Carney IGCSE English 1st & 2nd Language and Literature
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Looking for a tutor with a wide variety of teaching experience, both in the UK and abroad? A tutor with a proven track record of success over many years in the field of school based education, free-lance adult training and experienced at KS3, KS4 and KS5? Need a tutor who can guide, inspire and motivate who uses technology creatively? Require a UK qualified teacher with experience delivering IGCSE English 1st / 2nd language, English Literature or AS Literature? Do you need help with the IGCSE English oral exam and need to brush up on conversational English? Then look no further....

With 30+ years experience teaching secondary school children in both the United Kingdom and abroad (UAE, Kuwait, Brunei, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia and France) I have the acumen, knowledge and skills to facilitate your learning and achieve the A* grade you aspire to gain, through guidance, modelling and most importantly, by giving relevant feedback after you complete every single task.

As an Interactive Whiteboard trainer in Manchester, UK, I developed a keen interest in combining technology with traditional methods to bring creativity, balance and motivation into my lessons. Using music, art and current affairs to facilitate learning, particularly at accreditation level, has also proved successful with my students from different countries, several of whom achieved A* in both language and literature.

I look forward to hearing from you and hope you'd like to share your educational journey with me, through engaging, interactive lessons made enjoyable and fun.

Subjects

  • English IGCSE

  • English Literature IGCSE

Experience

  • King Salman North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Sep, 2015–Aug, 2019) at Tabuk International School
    Employed as a teacher of English at the King Salman North West Armed Forces Hospital International School, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Responsible for delivering the curriculum of United Kingdom at Key Stage 3, IGCSE English 1st and 2nd Language, IGCSE English Literature and AS English Literature.
    It was my passion to promote poetry throughout the school with the collaboration of my colleagues, and organised an annual poetry project throughout the secondary school, including a Poetry By Heart (PBH) competition, modelled on the one Sir Andrew Motion established in the UK.
    Utilising technology, music and art into my planning has also been great fun and seeking to personalise lessons whenever possible always a goal in order to incorporate individual differences with the aim of making learning fun.
    This post allowed me to have full artistic control and creativity in planning schemes of work.
  • Mongolia (Sep, 2013–Aug, 2014) at The British School of Ulaanbaatar
    Responsible for delivering the UK National Curriculum of UK at Key Stage 3, and IGCSE English as a 2nd Language at a brand new start up school.
    With accreditation from Cambridge, I was able to initiate the IGCSE English 2nd Language oral examinations, which was one of my main objectives at the school.
  • Kuwait (Sep, 2013–Aug, 2014) at Kuwait National English School
    Responsible for delivering the National Curriculum of UK at Key Stage 3, IGCSE 1st and 2nd Language at KS4, and IGCSE English Literature at KS4.
    Head of Department with responsibilities in managing the English and Languages departments.
    Introduced the use of technology, half termly showcases across each year group and managing the Cambridge IGCSE English 2nd Language oral examinations.
  • Rhone-Alps, France (Apr, 2011–Jul, 2012) at Freelance trainer of TEFL English
    Took a career break from school teaching to live and work in the Lyon area of France. My portfolio comprised of freelance work for Greta Nord Isérè, Chambre of Commerce and Cetradel Language School. I worked with several companies, including Blue Star, Rhodia, Tecumseh, Erbe Medical, and Robodrill providing face to face teaching to adults at their place of work.
  • Oldham, UK (Sep, 2006–Mar, 2011) at Oldham Pupil Referral Unit
    Responsible for a caseload of teenagers with a variety of special needs, including autism, MLD, EBD and pupils who had been excluded from mainstream secondary schools within the Oldham borough.
    Each pupil followed an individual timetable made up of core subjects: English, Maths and Science, and optional in house activities on offer eg art, music technology, craft work, animation, in addition to off site activities including wall/rock climbing, hiking, football, visits to the snow dome at Trafford Park, and courses provided at The Peace Centre, Warrington.
    In addition to my caseload responsibilities such as mentoring, home visits, and managing timetables, I also taught English, Music Technology (Apple Mac Garage band) and basic animation using Serif software for windows across our team.
    despite the challenges faced in managing pupils with complex needs, it was one of the most rewarding jobs I'd undertaken.
  • Manchester, UK (Jan, 1998–Aug, 2006) at Medlock Valley High School (MLD)
    Responsible for delivering KS3 and KS4 English and History at an MLD ( pupils with moderate learning difficulties, some of whom also had emotional and behavioural difficulties) at this inner Manchester city secondary school.
    I also organised annual trips out to historical places of interest for each year group eg Conway Castle, the Museum of Science and Industry and The People's Museum, Manchester.
    I created all long term and medium term plans from scratch, incorporating the use of technology using Promethean Interactive Whiteboards into the curriculum. In addition I benefitted from the East Manchester Education Action Zone, a government initiative, advancing my skills as an Interactive Whiteboard trainer and establishing the school as a 'Promethean Centre of Excellence' alongside my colleague, providing training for other schools within the catchment area.
    I also worked as a free lance interactive whiteboard trainer for Promethean attending 'Excellent Practise Events' nationally.
  • Brunei, Borneo (Jan, 1996–Dec, 1996) at Centre For British Teachers, Brunei Darussalam, S.E. Borneo
    Responsible for delivering TEFL English in a state run school in Brunei, on behalf of the British company CfBT.
    I also incorporated music and art into my teaching, organising a musical concert for the local school village out in the Brunei jungle. It was great fun, giving me the opportunity to sample local culture, cuisine and build relationships with parents and friends of the school children in my care.
    Weekends were spent scuba diving with the BSAC (British Sub Aqua Club) on local ship wrecks in the South China Sea.
  • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Sep, 1991–Aug, 1995) at Al Rabeeh School Abu Dhabi
    Responsible for teaching English in this International School to mainly Arabic speaking students from UAE, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine. It was was first taste of teaching abroad and I loved it.
    Learnt to scuba dive with the local BSAC (British Sub Aqua Club) and spent most weekends and holidays diving with club members and friends.

Education

  • Bachelor of Education Honours (Sep, 1981–Jul, 1985) from Manchester University–scored 2:1

Fee details

    £25/hour (US$31.65/hour)

    Flat rate of £25 per hour regardless of ability level.

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