Leo Bugden

Xihu District, Taipei, Taiwan

adz2di@r.postjobfree.com

Personal Statement

Ambitious English Literature Postgraduate seeking full time work as an English Teacher. I am a strong communicator with excellent IT skills, possess the ability to follow detailed and specific instructions, and have plenty of enthusiasm. I have also completed a 120-hour Premier Online TEFL Course.

Education

September 2019 – December 2020 (University of Bristol)

MA English Literature (Merit)

Key Modules

Introduction to Literary Research: Ability to read, comprehend and analyse a variety of literature in many forms. Developing findings from research to then contextualise within a broader social scope, offering new insights.

Key Skills

Organisation: Collected and complied research for seminar debates, converting these engagements to produce stronger arguments and conclusions, whilst managing all deadlines. Adaptable to many variants of written tasks.

Teamwork: Active participation within group discussions involving the formulation of complex arguments and a specialist level of intellectual understanding of topics. The ability to engage with a range of points of view in a professional manner was required.

Communication Skills: Developed strong abilities to clearly express my ideas through participation in classroom seminars, as well as articulating these in essays and oral presentations.

September 2016 – July 2019 (Bath Spa University)

BA English Literature (2:1)

September 2006—June 2008 (Swindon College)

BTEC in Music Performance (Triple Merit)

September 2000 – June 2005 (Faringdon Community College)

9 GCSEs. All C grades (including Maths, English, Science)

Work Experience

September 2023 – Present: Copy Editor (Taipei Times)

Copy editing wires of local and global news articles.

Working to daily deadlines to meet press schedule.

Designing page layout using InDesign publishing software.

September 2022 – July 2023: English Language Teacher (Hess International Educational Group)

Teaching written and spoken English to students aged 3 - 15 in Taiwan.

Planning lessons, organising lesson materials, using games and creativity to make the learning experience engaging, fun, and interactive for my students.

Marking homework, quizzes, tests, reports, along with participating in school events.

May 2022 – July 2022: Academic Mentor (Churchward School)

Working as a mentor with SEN Secondary School students on a 1:1 basis.

Tutoring students in GCSE English, boosting their confidence in the subject, and helping them to catch up with gaps in their learning created by the Covid pandemic.

Planning and organising sessions, along with writing up feedback reports.

May 2021 – June 2022: Online English Teacher (iTutor)

Teaching English online to students from China, Japan, and Taiwan.

Heavy usage of internet, webcam, and microphoned headset.

Involved engagement and interaction with people of all ages.

August 2019: Student Enrolment Administrator (Swindon College)

Face-to-face enrolment of a high number of students onto the college’s courses.

Data entry of student details onto the college’s computer database system.

Worked within a friendly, close-knit team.

December 2018, 2017, 2015: Christmas Casual (Royal Mail)

Handled and sorted parcels and letters, taking care that each item is placed and delivered to its correct destination.

Worked in a fast-paced warehouse environment, alongside a friendly team of people from all different backgrounds.

April – May 2016: Preparation Room Assistant (Swiss Postal Solutions)

Reorganised numerous confidential hospital files, making sure all were prepared for bar coding and scanning.

Required use of good PC skills and the ability work at pace.

February – March 2016: Front of House Team Member (Robins Farm)

Hosted customers throughout their restaurant experience, which included serving meals, making sure everything was up to their dining standards.

Prepared table areas for next diners. Worked overtime to ensure cleanliness standards were immaculate for following business day.

September 2015 – September 2016: Youth Trustee (Inner Flame)

Used my voice and perspective as representative and on behalf of all participants from local area, with an aim of establishing better future courses. Attended trustee boardroom meetings to achieve this.

Utilised past experience as a previous participant of the course for research.

August 2014 – April 2015: Volunteer (Phoenix Enterprises - Pro Bono)

Worked alongside people in unemployment, financial difficulties, as well as people with mental health issues.

Worked with medium sized mail orders, packaging products as required.

Occasional supervision of a small team, which included replenishing stock piles and maintaining team morale.

References available upon request

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