I have over 20 years of teaching, training, programme co-ordination, and management experience in education. The majority of this experience has been related to Teacher Training and Training the Trainer activities, although my formative, and extremely informative, teaching experiences were with apprentice engineers and adult Basic Skills (basic level English and Maths) learners.I have many years of educational, mentoring, pastoral, and quality assurance roles and have taught on a wide range of postgraduate and undergraduate programmes, including Masters level Programmes. I have extensive experience of teaching, assessing, monitoring, and supporting the professional development of students, in all subject areas.I have excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate in a highly effective way with people who are non-native English speakers. I am “emotionally intelligent” and believe that if students and colleagues are able to work in an environment of respect, they can be expected to flourish and become good practitioners and, ultimately, leaders themselves.If I were asked to describe myself, I would begin by saying that I am forward thinking, positive, understanding, patient, and organised, I am not only enthusiastic and passionate about my learning and teaching, but also about the achievements of students and colleagues. I possess an active and outgoing personality as well as a highly professional manner. These attributes have provided me an ability to adapt in changing situations: I have the ability to ‘think and do’. I have a strong sense of integrity means that I am not shy of asking others for help and guidance. My varied experiences have enabled me to become open minded and insightful. I have a resilient and stable character coupled with a good-natured sense of humour. I have a proven capacity to respond positively in a climate of change and I look to the future with a high degree of optimism and confidence.
Listed skills include Teaching, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Research, and 23 others.