Thomas Caterer

Profile:

My greatest passions are for the arts, language, and learning. I have blended these passions into both my professional work and my leisure pursuits. I have worked as an English teacher at two middle schools in Chongqing, China. During that time I was able to embrace a fulfilling job; where my responsibility was to inspire and educate young learners with a variety of fun, and constructive lessons. I was also able to develop my own language skills and explore a beautiful part of the world. Since then I have also taught adult learners in Chengdu, Sichuan. I have also worked as a freelance filmmaker and in my own time I have worked on independent narrative film projects as a director, screenwriter, producer, camera operative, and camera assistant.

Education:

2011-14 2:1 class BA Film Studies and English, University of Leicester.

2004-11 Garth Hill College, Bracknell

A Levels – English Literature (B), Film Studies (A), Media Studies (A), ICT (C).

GCSEs – 11 GCSEs, grades A – C including English and Mathematics.

Training:

2016 The TEFL Academy. 120 hour combined online and classroom TEFL course – Distinction.

Work Experience:

March – August 2017 Teacher of English as a Foreign Language, Web International English, Chengdu, China.

-Delivering lessons designed for adult and teenage learners.

-Organising social clubs based around the topics of film, and literature.

-Planning lessons and creating original activities.

May – July 2017 Teacher of English as a Foreign Language, English House, 4a Café, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.

-Delivering lessons based on The Callan Method to adult learners.

-Incorporating free talk and my own original activities into lessons.

September 2016 – January 2017 Teacher of English as a Foreign Language for Grade 7, Gaoxin Yucai Middle School, Chongqing, China.

-Delivering lessons designed to engage classes of between 30-60 students. Teaching productive and receptive skills in the English language through fun and informative lessons which cater to the variety of different student needs.

-Planning a variety of well-organised, engaging and fun lessons. This included utilising a range of resources and creative ideas to keep content interesting, for example; music, video and audio recordings, educational games, slide show presentations, roleplays, drawings, and animations.

-Playing an active role in the local community, and in the school’s programme of extra-curricular activities.

September 2016 – January 2017 Teacher of English as a Foreign Language for Grade 7,

Hong Guang Middle School, Chongqing, China.

-Same responsibilities as at Gaoxin Yucai Middle School.

September - October 2016 Private Tutor in English as a Foreign Language.

-Planning and delivering games and activity based language lessons for pre-school children, focusing particularly on the practice of spoken English.

November 2015 - present Freelance Filmmaker, Various clients

-Responding to set commission briefs set by clients for commercial short films.

-Directing, producing, storyboarding, writing, camerawork, lighting, and editing.

June - August 2016 Various Roles, TCS Recruitment Ltd., Banner House, 2 St. Albans Road, Leicester.

February - March 2016 Administrator, Royal Voluntary Service, 133 Loughborough Road, Leicester.

-Office support duties including taking phone calls, confirming discharges from hospital, arranging transport bookings.

-Use of spreadsheet and database systems to input referrals and checks.

-Ad hoc duties such as filing and mailing, and use of office equipment.

May - November 2015 Producer Intern, ArtReach Events Ltd., LCB Depot, Leicester.

-Planning, development, and support with delivery of events.

-Production of promotional material and support with marketing and digital marketing campaigns.

-Copywriting and research, and artist liaison and networking.

-Creation of media/creative content – filming, photography, editing.

November - December 2014 Sales Assistant, ‘Clinton’s Cards’, Highcross,

Leicester.

Voluntary Experience:

November - December 2015 Media Team Volunteer, Oadby Town FC, Oadby,

Leicestershire.

February - May 2015 Project Assistant, Department of Adults and Communities, Leicestershire County Council, Leicester.

2014 Sales Assistant, ‘Loros’, Queens Road, Leicester.

2012-13 Volunteer, ‘British Heart Foundation’, City Centre, Leicester.

2011 Volunteer, Whitegrove Library, Warfield.

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