Charlie Jamieson Trained English, Drama, and History teacher
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I am an English tutor working at Peace Academy in Jacó teaching English, History, and Drama. Prior to this, I worked at The King’s School Canterbury in their drama department as a TA, LAMDA coach and assistant director. I also work part-time at a home-schooling tutoring company (The Tutorial Foundation) teaching English literature and language to home-schooled students across a range of ages, as well as a substitute teacher at Rochester Independent College as an English literature, language, and ESL teacher.

After completing training for my teaching qualification (PGCE) I worked as an English/drama teacher at The King’s School Canterbury, Dover Christ Church Academy, and The Folkestone School for Girls. In the latter position, I was a form tutor and English teacher with pastoral, academic, and extracurricular responsibilities where I was involved in assisting in directing several school plays and participating in activities such as school trips.

I have a wide range of experience teaching in different secondary and primary settings, teaching all English topics across KS2 language and literature to A-Level. The experience I have received teaching in different schooling types from private, comprehensive, and grammar, has given me a breadth of teaching experiences that have helped me teach a wide range of students from different backgrounds and ability levels or complex SEN needs. I have taught from Key Stage 3 – 5 so I am also very familiar with the GCSE and A-Level curriculums, most recently gaining experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) this summer past.

My approach invites students to consider a holistic approach to the subject and encourages epistemic insight into why English content and skills are useful or relevant to real-world settings. I aim to focus on the individual student and work in collaboration with them regarding their goals and the areas of study that need work. Not every student will like every subject, but there are ways to reach every student and make any subject enjoyable to them once that students feel comfortable communicating how they like to learn and know that they are listened to not simply spoken at. It is through this forming of dialogue that I have found students often feel the comfort and security to make mistakes and explore their interests further.

Aside from the study and teaching of English literature and language, my other passion is acting and drama. In my teens and early 20s, I performed in various Shakespeare plays while at school, and then with the National Youth Music Theatre. I further cultivated my passion for theatre while at The University of Nottingham (where I received a 2:1 in English), where I was an active member of student-led, The New Theatre, winning an acting award whilst there. This inspired me to go to drama school (ArtsEd) in London and work for several years as a professional actor performing in audiobooks, films, and theatre projects.

Subjects

  • English Grade 6-Bachelors/Undergraduate

  • History Grade 6-Grade 10

  • English (ESL) Grade 6-IGCSE

  • English & Literature Grade 6-Bachelors/Undergraduate

  • English (A Levels)

Experience

  • TEFL, English Literature and Language, and Drama teacher (Aug, 2024–Nov, 2024) at Rochester Independent College, Rochester
    Substitute teacher covering staff absences for a term at an international school based in the UK:

    - Responsibilities over three subjects as the lead teacher for student ages from 11 to 18.
    - Teaching A-Level students as they work towards their exams.
    - Providing both one to one and full class TEFL lessons to students as they prepare for their IELTS and IGCSE exams.
  • TEFL Teacher (Jul, 2024–Sep, 2024) at Concorde international school, Kent, UK
    - Leading a class in daily lessons and collaborating with other teachers on a secondary class.
    - Engaging in workshops on continuing professional development, ‘English in Action’, schemes of work and assessments, and other TESOL pedagogy.
    - Running and planning activities such as a film-making activity and leading excursions to historic and cultural sites such as castles and cities like London and Cambridge.
    - Other assorted school duties such as monitoring break and lunch times and assisting on the activities programme.
  • English literature and language tuition (Sep, 2023–May, 2024) at The Tutorial Foundation
    One-to-one and small group tuition for home-schooled students preparing for examinations.
  • LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) acting coaching (Sep, 2023–Sep, 2024) at LAMDA
    - Coaching acting, and leading rehearsals for school drama productions
    - Coaching LAMDA, to prepare students for external examinations.
  • Assorted private tuition (Jun, 2023–Nov, 2024) at I am a a private tutor
    One-to-one and small group tuition in general English, and English examination preparation (GCSE) for various examination boards (e.g. AQA and Edexcel), as well as acting coaching for special needs students.
  • Teacher of English, and form tutor (Sep, 2022–Jul, 2023) at The Folkestone School for Girls
    - Taught ages 11 – 18: plays, poetry, novels, and English language skills
    - Organised World Book Day.
    - Assistant directed two school plays.
    - Led school outings.
    - Year 7 Form Tutor, providing pastoral support
  • Student Trainee Teacher (English) (Sep, 2021–Jul, 2022) at Canterbury Christ Church University UK
    Student Teacher:
    - Teaching responsibility in Years 7, 8, and 11 (Key Stages 3&4) at Dover Christ Church University and The Folkestone School for Girls.
    - Co-led the ‘Reading Ambassadors’ daily activity, to encourage students to read for pleasure.
  • Drama Graduate Teacher (Nov, 2020–Jul, 2021) at The King's School Canterbury
    - Taught in the drama department, including acting workshops for drama scholars.
    - Ran play rehearsals and took on the role of assistant director.
    - Provided pastoral care in the boarding house (dorm)
    - Supervised games and activities within the sports department

Education

  • PGCE in English (with QTS) (Sep, 2020–Sep, 2021) from Canterbury Christ Church University, UK–scored Pass
  • Masters in Acting (Sep, 2017–Sep, 2018) from Arts Educational Schools–scored Pass
  • English (Sep, 2014–Sep, 2017) from The University of Nottingham, UK–scored 2:1 - 69%

Fee details

    ₡10,000–15,000/hour (US$19.87–29.81/hour)

    I offer both online (10000) and in-person (15000) classes local to the Jacó area.

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