I enjoy swimming, reading and am a football and cricket fan as well In the UK I played cricket to a fairly high standard, until I suffered a quite serious knee injury
Noel Alexander Harris
Teacher
Kunming
Summary
Highly experienced Teaching Professional with a strong dedication to the development of children.
Teacher with proven ability to improve student learning through tailored reading, writing and study skills.
Passionate Teacher with more than 10 years of experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering a wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Pollard international school
Kunming
02.2021 - Current
- During my 3 years at Pollard I taught grade 5 for all subjects in my first semester. After this I was the senior high school teacher for various subjects. I have taught maths and science until grade 6 level. English language and literature up to grade 11, ancient civilizations, history and geography to all grades above 5.
- Prepared stimulating classroom displays, encouraged student creativity and interest in subject matter. Using the IBL system of teaching to achieve this.
- Took part in parent-teacher meetings discussing pupil progress and potential areas for improvement.
- Created lesson plans and scheduled each day to promote maximum student learning and enrichment.
- Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Collected, analysed and tracked data on student progress.
- Fostered strong relationships with students by displaying genuine interest in their personal growth and achievements.
- Led a football club and took part in other extra curricular activities.
- Designed, created and taught a new course for grade 10 and 11 students. (The history and geography of the 20th century)
Teacher, Senior Teacher, ADoS, DoS
Shane English Schools
Kunming
01.2012 - 11.2021
- Worked every position a foreigner can hold for Shane schools, I was a teacher for 12 months, responsible for a full schedule with over 120 students in total
- Senior teacher, responsible for the training and development of new teachers
- Taught private Economics, History, and IELTS classes for teenagers and adults
- Large phonics classes of up to 65 students and helped with general management tasks within the school to aid foreign teachers
- Observed and gave academic feedback to all Shane teachers
- Held the position of ADoS, (Academic director of studies) responsible for the academic development of all 20 foreign teachers based at our main Tao Yuan branch
- Led training sessions, observing and giving feedback for all teachers, evaluating course books and creating courses.
- Designed and ran the first non-phonics based summer course Shane offered, that of a football course, we later expanded this idea to include, science, arts and crafts and a music course
- My final position at was that of DoS, (Director of studies) responsible for all 4 Shane schools, in the Yunnan area
- Responsible for the recruitment and management of all teachers, leading large meetings with staff from all 4 sites.
- Co-operated and co-ordinated projects, such as new course books and summer courses for all the schools
- Implementation of new courses, books and materials, including the writing of full course guides for teachers
- Helped open a new school in Beichen, Hengya
- Finished as DoS in June 2018 to have a long overdue holiday in England
- Based at our new school in Beichen, working as a teacher following the birth of my first child
Financial Controller
BBC-Steria
Manchester
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Controlling, checking and moving large quantities of money from the BBC to companies and private individuals, such as 2 entertain the corporate arm of international BBC sales
Sales and Marketing Team Member
Virgin Media
Manchester
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Part of a small team tasked with creating new sales opportunities and marketing systems, to enable the selling and distribution of a fourth arm (mobile phones) to existing Virgin Media customers
- The first quad product available in the UK
- (Landlines, TV, internet and mobile phones)
Teaching Assistant
Saint Francis de Sales Primary school
Kirkdale
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Responsible for literacy and numeracy programs for weaker students in my first year, working with 6 year old students
- In my second year I worked with 11 year olds, helping weaker students in a variety of subjects and taking the top 10 students for extra maths, science and English literature classes
- Ran several after school clubs including, cricket, football, basketball and rugby
Education
BA - History
The University of Liverpool
Liverpool, UK 09.1999 - 06.2003
Teaching qualification- CELTA - undefined
English training school
Picadilly, ManchesterUS teaching license - Teaching
Moreland University
America 01.2024 -
A-Levels - English literature, History, Economics and General studies
Queen Mary's Grammar school
Walsall 09.1992 - 06.1999
Skills
Performance assessments
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References
References available upon request.
Personal Information
- Number of Children: 2 - My daughter is 6 years old and my son is 4.
- Nationality: English
- Marital status: Married
Timeline
US teaching license - Teaching
Moreland University
01.2024 -
Teacher
Pollard international school
02.2021 - Current
Teacher, Senior Teacher, ADoS, DoS
Shane English Schools
01.2012 - 11.2021
Financial Controller
BBC-Steria
01.2011 - 01.2012
Sales and Marketing Team Member
Virgin Media
01.2009 - 01.2011
Teaching Assistant
Saint Francis de Sales Primary school
01.2006 - 01.2008
BA - History
The University of Liverpool
09.1999 - 06.2003
A-Levels - English literature, History, Economics and General studies
Queen Mary's Grammar school
09.1992 - 06.1999
Teaching qualification- CELTA - undefined
English training school
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