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John Devlin Skehan

  • Communication / General English, Primary English Teaching, Secondary School/Students, High School/Students, Mathematics English, Science English, Art/ Darma English
  • Outside Viet Nam
  • Negotiable
  • Member Since 09/04/2020

Candidates About

I have been living in Asia for over 4 years, I have lived in Beijing & Hanoi as my adoptive cities, while I have been here I havebeen exploring and working as a teacher teaching English as a second language. it has been an interesting look into the culturesof my Asian countries in my last job in china I was promoted to Department manager which was pretty fun due to learningabout managing other teachers, more organizing and helping our team achieve success. I am happy full of life and keen to keeppeople laughing and motivated I like games, guitar, science, reading, socializing and thinking to solve issues be it my own orsomeone else.

● I’m in the process of developing ideas to help our environments state because I don’t believe enough is being done andsomebody needs to step up . so I am creating a business plan to attract funding so that I can develop further ideas and to maintain and improve our ecosystem.● I enjoy playing games such as racket sports basketball and games of logic or strategy.● I enjoy working away from home. I have had a range of different experiences including summer jobs in Poland and. Ihave also enjoyed my professional work experience in both Manchester and China. I have gained a variety of valuableexperience through working away from home which includes managing a limited budget, working with different peopleand living independently.● I also enjoy travelling when possible. I spent last summer travelling South-East Asia including, Vietnam and also Korea.I have also travelled around Europe via train for many months before moving to Asia. My travelling experiences throughboth work and pleasure have allowed me to gain invaluable experiences giving insight into many different culturesaround the world while seeing some extraordinary sights.● I find myself to be an in-person talker and great listener snd love finding out about people where they have been whatthey have done asking any all questions w

Available on request

Education

I TEFL 140 Hours certificate 2016

I have also completed the week-long in-person classes to build extra knowledge and methods for efficient teaching methods

Cheadle and Marple sixth form college September 2008 – July 2011

Film studies- analyzing films and writing critical reviews with the classYear 2 media: learning adobe suite such as illustrator and photoshop also writing up articles on current moviesYear 1 business studies Modules preparing business plans, Microsoft office suite applications building databases, building timemanagement skills and compiling reports

St Anthonys High School, Manchester August 2003 – June 2008Higher: English (B), Geography (B), Religious & Philosophical Studies (B), PE (B), Biology (C), Product Design (C)Intermediate 2: Art (A), Graphics (B), Mathematics (A)

Work & Experience

Helios 12/19 - 04/20Teaching children from Korea that have behavioral issuesProviding planned classes with worksheetsManaging children with engaging gamesCombining English language with fun interactive games.Carmel English05/08/2019 -11/2019Teaching young Korean students from the ages of 7 -15 using a text book and interactive whiteboardOrganizing lesson structuresPlanning fun educational classesManaging time to complete lessonsSupporting students that struggle compared to other studentsU CAN kindergarten –English Department Manager 01/08/2018 – 20/07/2019Responsibilities:● Provide excellent classes or both demos and drink at multiple levels such as kindergarten -,middle school, adult one onone , private home tutoring, and corporate functions. On occasion

● Coordinating curriculums over two classes both at different age levels. Communicate with managers, work colleaguesto defuse situations between foreign teachers and school.● Have a flexible approach to work times and be able to work at short notice.Xin Yi education ESL Teacher Beijing 05/08/2017- 29/07/2018Responsibilities:● Promote sales within the classrooms demos to attract students to the school● Teaching dynamic Montessori style classes● Helping the children to expand their language● Managing in groups of up to 20 plus adult staff