Joseph

I recently finished as a Year 5 class teacher at the British College of Brazil in São Paulo, where I taught for two years. Prior to teaching in Brazil, I worked and trained to be a teacher at Knightsbridge School in London. Qualifying with a grade of Outstanding, I became familiar with initiatives such as Pie Corbett’s Talk for Writing and was able to further practise this approach as well as Maths Mastery whilst working in Brazil. Both of these initiatives I am fond of because of the equal opportunities they offer children.
Studying Italian at the University of Bristol, I have a love of languages and exploring different cultures. In São Paulo, I learned how to speak Portuguese through playing football with locals and I continue to have online lessons so I can eventually be fluent in the language.
Alongside my jobs, I am a keen writer. Whilst I have mostly written for online music magazines, interviewing and sharing stories about musicians who interest and inspire me, now I aim to write about a broad range of topics in more depth.

Availability: From 18th August 2020 onwards

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: 08/2018 - 07/2020 The British College of Brazil — Class Teacher, São Paulo, Brazil

●; The key job is to make sure every child, regardless of mother-tongue or learning barriers, can achieve every lesson objective and make great progress throughout the year.

●; Skills practised on a daily basis were: people management, public speaking, articulation, time management and planning.

●; To ensure progress for all students I had to be: fun, confident, determined, flexible, self-critical, observant, open-minded, empathetic, and consistent.

06/14 - 07/18 Knightsbridge School – Teaching Assistant & Class Teacher, London, England

●; I was a teaching assistant for two years before qualifying with the highest grade of Outstanding and becoming a Year 3 Class Teacher.

●; Skills that improved dramatically during my training to be a teacher were: public speaking, planning and people management.

●; An essential aspect of the job and the course is critiquing the effectiveness of each of your lessons so that you consistently deliver lessons that progress every child’s learning and their love of learning.