James

I am an experienced lecturer in both Higher Education and Access to Higher Education. I provide guidance around psychology, statistics, SPSS, academic writing, proof reading and others.

Availability: I am very flexible with my time - so please do get in touch to organise a session.

Willing to travel: 50 miles

Experience: Northampton University

Job title: Associate Lecturer
Job overview:
As an associate, I lecturer across the research methods years 1, 2 and 3 undergraduate student modules. I also work on the master`s course across research methods. I teach on the undergraduate applied psychology pathway. Recently, I have also marked across applied modules such as personality, research methods and applied psychology. The aim is to progress the role into a GTA to undertake the next step in my career via a PhD.

CTS:
Job title: Psychology Lecturer
Job overview:
I provide psychology support to access to higher education students wanting to go to University in the UK. I am teaching abnormal psychology, introduction to psychology, research methods in psychology and criminology.  ;; The role also has scope to branch into other areas. For example, human physiology, biology, English, academic study skills and much more.

The role also includes a range of marking, one - one tutorial support and general administrative support. I also provide administrative support to the business. I am looking to develop the dyslexia and mental health provision to students. In this role I also provide personal support to students whom are dyslexic, struggling with mental health, workload, study skills and assistive technology. This is through one to one mentoring.

The role has further developed into a center manager position; now I run the center in terms of tutor recruitment, marketing, accreditation management, quality control, timetabling, pastoral support, day to day administration liaison with accounting, admin and marketing. I also help oversee the growth of the center in terms of alternative education provision and international growth.

Adams educational services ltd:

Job title: SPSS and research methods tutor & specialist mental health mentor.
Job overview:
I provide quantitative and qualitative research methods support to students. I also offer study skills support, assignment marking and feedback. I do this both remotely and face to face. I also offer support across a range of psychology topics at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

The mental health side of the work includes supporting student with autism, anxiety, schizophrenia and depression through undergraduate and postgraduate studies. This can be home based mentoring, online or institution-based support. Currently I support students in London and surrounding areas.

I spend a lot of time helping students with dyslexia. This is developing writing techniques, time planning and management, essay interpretation, planning and general study skills. I also provide coping and anxiety strategies for the students. I have developed this through my own means of attending conferences, online research, learning from colleagues and mentors in the profession. I have also developed my understanding of dyslexia and strategies through the teaching and mentoring experiences over the past few years.

University of Worcester: September 2016 – September 2018
Job title: Associate lecturer
Job overview:
During my MSc at the university I was employed to aid the undergraduate module teams with supporting the seminar delivery of research methods and introduction to psychology modules for first year students. This would include, APA writing, using SPSS, ethics in research, the development of psychology as a science and statistical analysis techniques. Additionally, I helped the module team mark the research methods and introduction to psychology first year assignments.

Furthermore, during the second semester I was asked to co-teach an applied clinical sport psychology module taking exercise psychology and integration lectures for 3rd year students and co-assessment with the module leader. ;; This role has developed into supporting the technical side of the department with research methods for both undergraduate and postgraduate provision during my MPhil/ PhD. Moreover, I also supported the delivery of research methods to child and adolescent health and allied health modules.

The role developed into individual support for students with visual impairment, dyslexia, autism and other learning needs. I provided one to one tutorial and mentoring sessions using various methods of assistive technology to help the students with their studies. This included some additional in-house training on dyslexia and autism mentoring and assistive technology. I supplemented this knowledge of dyslexia with my own online research, attending additional conferences and reading online through the duration of the role.