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Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

Maidstone, England, United Kingdom

São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil

Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil

- Undertaking desk-based research in order to develop partnerships within and outside of Brazil to contribute to building an international curriculum for the School- Building relationships with key stakeholders concerning the Common Application process and UK university application process- Providing bespoke support to Coordination Offices regarding foreign university applications- Managing and planning school events such as the Cambridge Award Ceremony (preparing speeches and presentations for a number of different events)- Managing institutional participation and preparation for external events, such as Harvard Model Congress Latin America and Fórum FAAP- Coordinating the School’s High School clubs- Coordinating the implementation of a clubs programme at the School- Creating an innovative and new Global Studies curriculum based on the Common Core and the IB programme - Responsible for teaching Global Studies in Middle and High School- Forging a partnership with Knovva Academy and accompanying three High School students to Beijing, China, to participate in the G20 Youth Leadership Summit.

Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil

- Co-coordinating the Teens & High School Pedagogic Coordination Office- Managing all student and parent-related issues for over 200 students- Leading a teaching staff of 24 full-time employed teachers- Managing all High School applications to foreign universities, writing recommendation letters for students- Developing a virtues-based curriculum and coordinating training of learning circles and tutors- Monitoring the progress of learning circles within the Coordination Office

Barueri, São Paulo

- Coordinating the Teens Pedagogic Coordination Office- Managing a teaching staff of 18 full-time employed teachers- Member of the Strategic Leadership Team- Liaising with external professional staff in order to improve school capacity for SEN pupils - Developing and redesigning the Teens curriculum- Managing all student and parent-related issues- Coordinating all Teens events in the School, school trips etc.- Monitoring student academic performance

Alphaville, Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil

An English language teacher teaching 10-17 year olds at the Escola Internacional de Alphaville. And as an approved Cambridge Examination Centre, preparing the pupils to take the KET, PET, FCE and CAE exams.

Sorocaba Area, Brazil

Freelance face-to-face and online TEFL teacher with students from across a broad range of industries in São Paulo, Brazil, such as: Deutsche Bank; TNS Brasil; Petra Energia; and Andrade Gutierrez.

London, United Kingdom

The Strategic Intelligence Team is a unique team within London Metropolitan University which aims to provide information, data and research to inform senior internal strategic decision-making, support the growth of income generation with external partners, and promote synergies between research and enterprise across the University.Key responsibilities include:• Contributing to strategic decision-making regarding performance, provision and delivery of the key areas of its business• Undertaking bespoke research projects for evidence-basing income revenue generating activities• Undertaking advanced competitor analyses on specific areas of the University’s business and writing business cases for University investment allocations• Managing the University’s statutory Higher Education Business & Community Interaction Survey (HE-BCIS) return• Supporting the writing of bids and proposals for external Knowledge Transfer/research grants• Coordinating Research Excellence Framework (REF) preparation and planning

London, United Kingdom

• Coordinated research proposals with Research Institute Directors, senior academics and new researchers• Costing and pricing of research projects using pFACT software• Advised senior management on financial viability of bids/proposals employing Full Economic Costing • Submitted research and KT proposals to Research Councils, European funding sources, trusts and foundations• Set-up project management for research proposals from academics and junior researchers• Managed and coordinated the University’s internal competition for the AHRC’s Studentship Competition• Presented workshops and seminars on research project planning and the implementation of the REF at the University.

London, Uk

• Produced bespoke briefings and research on issues of regional, national and international importance to the University and its key stakeholders• Provided an efficient and user-friendly TenderWatch and EuroTender service, which identifies potential income generation opportunities and connects these opportunities with appropriate academics and departments• Supported and built the capacity of colleagues, academics and departments in the production of winning bids and responses to tenders• Promoted the expertise of university staff with organisations in the London region• Developed strategic regional partnerships and networks in London and collaborative links with European regions• Raised awareness of regional issues and opportunities among university staff and championing their engagement in regional activities• Organised and wrote the university’s response to public consultations

Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Responsible for the setting up and creation of the teacher assessment project. Designed to observe the school’s teachers and give qualitative feedback to the school in order to help it with its quality control• Created and developed the “QTI” project – Quality Teacher Importation project. Designed to bring talented and qualified native teachers from other countries to teach in the school in an ‘exchange’ style programme• Managed and coordinated the school’s writing department. Set up the school’s “Writing Instruction” project – a project designed to improve students’ writing skills• Initiated and set up the school’s online forum • Producing, developing and coordinating ‘in company’ language events for students• Responsible for the setting up of French classes which the school now offers. Designing tests, interviewing and training teachers• Experience with translations. • Coordinating and running telephone projects for the benefit of the school’s students• Giving classes in-company for clients such as Cargill; Bank Boston; Promon among others

Ipgce, Secondary Education And Teaching, Pass

Ma Character Education, Virtue Ethics, Educational Philosophy, Ongoing

Ma, International Relations, Distinction

Dissertation: "Inadequate policy responses to land grabbing in Brazil: Projeto China-Goiás, a case study of Chinese land grabbing.

Tefl Certificate, Teaching English As A Foreign Language

Bsc, International Business & French

A four-year business and language course with a year in France at a French business school.

3Rd (Sandwich) Year Abroad Of Bsc International Business & French At Aston University, Business And Management

I was an Erasmus student on the final year of a French Business School undergraduate degree course

Education record

3 A-Levels: Economics, History & French