Anna Meldrum

At Home English

Sep 2021 – Present

Madrid

English teacher

I am currently working for At Home English, a teaching company that provides private tuition classes. I am a teacher to over thirty students per week (both children and adults) in personally created lessons. My responsibilities include: Creating and organising fun, educational and innovative lessons that are adequate and adaptable to different skills and levels. Classes are both presential and online. Teaching a wide range of students with different skills and abilities. Student age ranges from 2-50 years old. Preparing and helping advanced students to pass official English exams. Writing biannual reports for each student, providing advice and comments. Teaching students individually, in pairs and in groups.

SEK Santa Isabel

Sep 2019 – Feb 2020

Madrid

English language assistant

I lived in Madrid during my Erasmus year and worked in a primary school called SEK Santa Isabel. I worked with a class of 40 pupils aged 3-5 years old, together with an English teacher and two Spanish teachers. Tasks and achievements: Working in a team with other staff members. Improving communication skills in Spanish and English. Helping and supervising in the classroom, canteen and playgrounds. Helping the students with their English and Spanish, both individually and in groups. Stimulating and encouraging the children through play, reading and other activities. Planning and creating my own lessons and teaching classes myself. Putting the International Baccalaureate Programme into practice, key in the SEK learning curriculum. Forming positive and valuable relationships with students, staff members and other placement students (both Erasmus and Spanish).

Leadhill Primary School

Apr 2018 – Jun 2019

Belfast

Spanish tutor

I took the initiative to contact Leadhill Primary School in 2018 to offer an extra curricular Spanish club. The school was delighted to offer me the role and this lead to the principal asking me for timetabled classes too during the daily school schedule. Responsibilities included: Planning, preparing and delivering my own interactive, fun, innovative and interesting lessons. Adapting classes according to the students’ abilities and class sizes. Teaching a new Spanish topic to the students every week. Encouraging students to participate in individual work, group work and working in pairs. Controlling the classes and assuring that the lessons were carried out smoothly and confidently. Providing support and help to the students whilst establishing authority as their teacher. Successfully using technology. Helping students to achieve their best and make excellent progress with their Spanish. Working as a Spanish tutor in a primary school was very beneficial. It helped me to improve my confidence and teaching skills before my Erasmus year abroad.

Au pair

Aug 2018 – Sep 2018

Nerja

Au pair

I worked as an au pair for a Spanish family with two children aged five and eight. Tasks and achievements included: Playing games with the children. Encouraging the children to speak English. Helping the parents to improve their English. Teaching the family about my own country, language and culture. Initiating conversations in English during mealtimes. Taking care of the children when their parents were busy. Spending every day with the family and experiencing the authentic Spanish lifestyle. Making incredible improvements in Spanish. Developing an even higher level of confidence and communication. After a month of my help, the children had made incredible progress with their English. I formed valuable relationships, not only with the parents and children, but also with the extended family with whom I remain in contact.

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