Ashley Smith Email & Phone Number

Dudley, Gb

Dudley, United Kingdom

Full-time MFL teacher teaching German and Spanish at KS3 and GCSE level, following the new EdExcel 1 - 9 specification. Also responsible for the reintroduction of French into the school from September 2017, teaching all students opting for French in the new Year 7 cohort and designing the French curriculum to integrate with the established German and Spanish offering. Also a teacher of GCSE Geography.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Trainee Modern Foreign Languages Teacher at King Edward VI Grammar School, Birmingham.Member of a varied, high-performing Modern Languages department, teaching a wide variety of classes across all languages and age-groups:- Year 7 German- Year 8, 9 and 10 French (including teaching the new GCSE (1-9) EdExcel specification)- Year 9 Spanish (teaching ab initio students, taking them from beginners level to GCSE entry level in one year)- Year 13 Spanish (responsible for teaching topics according to the old AQA specification).As well as teaching these classes, I taught a cross-curricular English/French lesson on poetry and have contributed to the designs of schemes of work in Year 10 which have now been adopted by the department. I also undertook a small-scale study as part of my PGCE assignment into motivation in group speaking activities, analysing the use of games and competition to engage students in the use of target language.

Dudley, United Kingdom

MFL Trainee Teacher position as part of a short placement undertaken on my PGCE year.Responsible for teaching:- Year 7 German- Year 7 and 8 Spanish- Year 9 Spanish (according to new GCSE (1-9) EdExcel specification)- Year 12 Spanish (taught native speakers translations skills into/from English)As well as my teaching responsibilities, I helped organise a German trip to Christmas Markets and aided with the development of new teaching and assessment strategies in line with the move towards 'Life after Levels' in the KS3 curriculum.Following on from the successful placement, I was offered a job at the institution to form part of the growing MFL department.

Ourense Area, Spain

Responsible for teaching English language and culture to Spanish natives. Taught at Secondary Level, equivalents to Years 10 - 13. Teaching involved preparing students for class and state examinations, including university entrance exams.

Postgraduate Certificate Of Education, Modern Languages (French, German And Spanish)

Two placements undertaken at contrasting schools: - Ormiston Forge Academy, Cradley Heath - King Edward VI Grammar School, Five Ways.

Bachelor’S Degree, French, German And Spanish, First (Distinctions In Spoken French And Spanish)

Activities and Societies: French Society, German Society, Hispanic SocietyGraduated with first class degree in 2016 with joint honours.

A Level French, German, Geography, A*Aa

Gcse 9 A*-B Including English (A), Maths (B), Science (A), Geography (A*), French (A*) & German (A)