Nicholas Claxnie Email & Phone Number

Doha, Qatar

Teaching General and Aviation English.

Doha, Qatar

Overseeing all Corporate English training courses run by the British Council in Qatar.Responsibilities include:- Development and management of British Council's corporate training courses (over 5,500 training hours delivered in 2019)- Course planning and materials curation/development- Teaching of off-site corporate courses (up to 12 hours per week).

Doha, Qatar

Supported the administration and development of the British Council's corporate English language courses in Qatar.My main focus was on ensuring quality delivery of classes on the Qatar Navy contract in support of the Senior Teacher Corporate. This involved setting up administration systems via Excel, interacting daily with clients and other partners.

Doha, Qatar

Teaching English to all ages and student levels - Adults and Young Learners. Gained further experience in teaching off-site corporate classes for Ministry of Education and Qatar Police College - sometimes with classes of more than 50 students.From Jan 2018, I worked full-time as a teacher on a new long-term project with Qatar Navy - teaching 20 hours per.

Palestine

Short-term summer school contract with British Council Palestine. Involved creating and delivering a YL syllabus for three months of summer school in East Jerusalem. The classes were at beginner, elementary and pre-intermediate levels with ages ranging from Junior to Pre-Teen. This required adaptability and patience due to a lack of resources and the.

Rangoon, Burma

Teaching English - Young Learner classes, IELTS preparation courses (mainly Academic for university entrance) as well as Adult general English courses.

Cairo, Egypt

Teaching English - all levels, both adults and children.From September 2010 to February 2011 completed fast-track trainee scheme for teachers with less than two years post-CELTA experience. Continued working at British Council Agouza in Cairo for two further years - building up experience in different levels, class types and approaches.

Tonbridge, United Kingdom

Providing English language lessons during summer school to teenager from across Europe. Also assisting with on-site sports and activities, as well as taking groups on excursions into London.

Documenting a year-long journey around the world through pictures and weekly articles. Started in India, where I explored Kashmir and the holy city of Varanasi, then on to Nepal where I visited refugee camps and interviewed local group leaders about the impact of the Maoists coming to power.Other highlights include getting scuba-certified in Malaysia.

Writing an average of 30 stories a day for consumer B2B newswire service. Subjects ranged from technology, politics, and finance to sport and celeb gossip. Promoted to technology specialist after 8 months.

Ba, History

Areas of study included Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, 20th century American Politics, Tokugawan Japan, the post-war UK Immigrant.

Post-Graduate Diploma, Journalism (Print)

Skills-based post-graduate diploma in Print Journalism.

Celta, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

The CELTA is a four week long intensive teacher training course, and one of the two universally-accepted qualifications for teaching.

British Council Trainee Teacher Programme, Tefl, Pass

This trainee scheme was created to ensure teachers with less than two years of post-CELTA experience reach the levels of teaching quality.

Young Learner Extension To The Celta, Tefl, Pass

This course aims to build the skills and confidence needed to teach English to children and teenagers. It was a two-week intensive course.

Delta - Diploma In Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Tefl, Merit

Delta (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is an English language teaching (ELT) qualification for experienced.