Educational Craft
Curriculum and resources for children and adults, designed around how language is actually learned.
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Career Journey
Chapters of a teaching life.
From an Edinburgh literary formation to classroom teaching, TEFL assistance, ESOL job-readiness sessions — and now the coordinator's desk at CSOL.
The Record
Where the practice was formed
Current Role
Coordinator
Commonwealth School of Languages (CSOL)
Coordinates English language education, curriculum development and resource creation for children and adults.
Focus areas
- Manages educational programs and supports teaching staff across the school.
- Ensures high-quality learning outcomes for diverse student populations.
- Prepares students for standardised tests including IELTS and PTE.
- Engages students and stakeholders from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Classroom
Classroom Teaching
Over two years of teaching practice
English language teaching across levels and age groups — the practical foundation beneath the coordination role.
Assistance
TEFL Assistant
Six months of specific TEFL assistant experience
Supporting experienced teachers — and learning the machinery of a language classroom from the inside.
Community
ESOL Sessions
Job readiness & conversational English
Running ESOL sessions focused on job readiness and conversational English — language as a door to working life.
Formation
MA, Philosophy and English Literature
University of Edinburgh
A literary and philosophical formation at one of the world's top-ranked universities for literature and languages.
The Numbers That Are True
Sourced, counted
Only the figures the record actually supports.
0of classroom teaching experience
0of specific TEFL assistant experience
0Premier TEFL certification
0TEFL for exam preparation
What the Journey Built
The capabilities
What a literary formation adds up to at the coordinator's desk.
Test Literacy
IELTS and PTE preparation grounded in each test's assessment framework.
Program Leadership
Programs managed, teachers supported, administration kept quietly in order.
Cultural Fluency
Effective engagement with students and stakeholders from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Keep exploring
The credentials behind the classroom
Current training and assessment qualification, an Edinburgh MA and multiple TEFL certifications.