Owen

I have been a mathematics teacher for 8 years. I have taught in three international schools in different countries in the GCSE, A level and IB DP programmes. I have a BSc in Mathematics with first class honours.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: Dates: August 2020 – January 2021
School: International School of London, Qatar
Position: Mathematics Teacher
Year Level: MYP1 – MYP2, DP
Brief outline: I started teaching online at the school and created a student-led sustainability group. I could not finish the contract due to visa issues during Covid-19.
Professional Development: Mathematics Applications and Interpretation, Compass Education - Teaching & Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach to Global Citizenship
Extra-Curricular Activities: Facilitator of Eco Bee (Student-led sustainability group)

Dates: August 2018 – June 2020
School: Changchun American International School, China
Position: Mathematics Teacher, Extra-Curricular Activities Co-ordinator (second year), International Award Co-ordinator (second year)
Year Level: MYP1 – MYP4
Brief outline: This was my first IB school, teaching across most of the age groups in the middle school.
Professional Development: Mathematics – Implementing the MYP Curriculum (Category 1), Approaches to Learning (Category 3), Developing Service Learning (Category 3), International Award (Level 1 Training)
Extra-Curricular Activities: Under 18’s Football Team, House Leader

Dates: August 2016 – July 2018
School: Network International School, Yangon, Myanmar
Position: Mathematics Teacher
Year Level: Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 (IGCSE), Year 11 (IGCSE)
Brief outline: This was my first international teaching post, teaching across all age groups in the secondary school.
Professional Development: Attitudes to Learning, Misconceptions in English across the Curriculum, Holistic Teaching and Learning (one month online IB course, August 2017)
Extra-Curricular Activities: Under 13’s Football Coach, Eco Club Leader


Dates: September 2015 – October 2015, January 2016 – June 2016
School: Carmel College, Darlington, England
Position: Mathematics Teacher (trainee)
Year Level: Year 7, Year 9, Year 11
Brief outline: I gained QTS and a PGCert in Pedagogy during a teaching placement whilst completing the SCITT course at Carmel College.
Professional Development: Progress Eight, Level 1 Safeguarding, SEN, EAL, Nrich Ambassador Introduction, Kagan Cooperative Learning Level 1
Extra-Curricular Activities: Duke of Edinburgh (Silver Award)


Dates: November 2015 – December 2015
School: St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, Billingham, England
Position: Mathematics Teacher (trainee)
Year Level: Year 7, Year 9, Year 11
Brief outline: A six-week teacher-training placement.

Dates: September 2011 - January 2012
School: Muang Song Primary School, Vang Vieng, Lao P. D. R.
Position: Volunteer for the Equal Education for All programme (EEFA)
Year Level: Year 1 to Year 6
Brief Outline: I volunteered for the EEFA to help keep in touch with the teaching community and continue my practice in teaching English as a foreign language.

Dates: September 2008 - March 2010
School: Assumption School, Samut Prakarn, Thailand