Georgina Armstrong-Harris

Resourceful, experienced teacher with well-honed written, verbal and interpersonal skills and broad experience across various creative and professional fields. Community-motivated confident communicator, undaunted by challenges or alternative solutions.

La Petite Ecole Bilingue – Stewart International School, Paris — Primary School Teacher

February 2020 - June 2023

Responsibilities: Teaching English literature, grammar, reading comprehension, creative writing and science to children between the ages of 5-11; supporting struggling students schoolwide during interventions. 
Achievements: Enabling learners to progress rapidly from minimal English to fluency, despite limitations, neurodivergencies and complex situations.
 

The British Council, Paris— English Teacher

September 2016 - April 2022

Responsibilities: Teaching English to a diverse range of ages (preschoolers-adults) and abilities (beginners-business). Delivering intensive courses to large mixed classes with different ages/abilities/needs. 

Achievements: Delivering Drama courses to enable teenagers and children to stage performances. Volunteering to teach adult refugees with an external charity in partnership with The British Council.

Autonomous Professional, Paris — English Teacher

September 2014 - June 2023

Responsibilities: Identifying individual abilities/needs; adapting materials/styles to match; creating a supportive learning environment; tutoring learners through interesting and diverse tailored methods towards improving their analytical skills, reading comprehension, and speaking/writing ability for academic/career success. Instructing in the use of effective study, research, annotation and essay strategies for academic improvement; Creating/grading summative and formative assignments; providing detailed feedback to provide guidance and track progress.
Achievements: I was headhunted to privately tutor the heir of the world's richest woman, in business and conversational English for several months.

Jolly Phonics - British English Version, CPD College
July 2021 - January 2022

TYLEC, Trinity College London
October 2017 - April 2018

CELTA Grade B & PTLLS LEVEL 4, Sussex Downs College 
June 2013 - July 2013

Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in English and Creative Writing, The University of Winchester
September 2006 - October 2010