Mark Christopher Lerwill
PERSONAL INFORMATION Mark Christopher Lerwill
Flat 607, Regency Residence 3, Al Sadd, Doha
Qatar: +97455186974 UK: +44 7543870427
mrlerwill@[Link]
Skype: live:mrlerwill
Sex Male | Date of birth 14.8.1976 | Nationality British
WORK EXPERIENCE
5-12-2016 to Present Teacher of English
British Council, Doha, Qatar
Intensive IELTS preparation courses / Business English / Adult General English / Teens and Young
Learners;
Offsite IELTS exam preparation classes at Qatar Foundation;
Language instructor to large, mixed level classes at The Police College in Qatar.
IELTS examiner (since 2014);
Currently teaching English at the Qatar Emiri Navy for a British Council project - IELTS preparation
and General English classes from Beginner to Advanced.
13-01-2013 to 10-12-2016 Teacher of English & SEN (Special Educational Needs) Coordinator
British Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka
IELTS preparation courses / Adult General English / Young Learners / Teens;
SEN (Special Educational Needs) Coordinator.
IELTS examiner in speaking and writing.
Duty manager - responsible for arranging cover for classes and dealing with customer inquiries.
Teacher for TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) classes to Sri Lankan teachers.
Business English to a range of companies in Colombo.
A mentor for trainee teachers - helping them to plan lessons and giving feedback from observations.
Offsite teaching training projects in Colombo and Jaffna.
Teachers Representative.
Member of the Green Team.
01-01-2012 to 15-12-2012 Teacher of English
British Council, Penang, Malaysia
Adult General English / Teens and Young Learners / Speaking clubs;
Placement testing for new students
Designed materials for YL courses
1-10-2008 to 18-12-2011 Teacher of English
British Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Adult General English / Teens and Young Learners;
Study skills workshops (pronunciation, note taking, book club, and speaking club).
General English at the Ministry of Finance through a British Council programme.
KET/PET Examiner
1-6-2008 to 1-10-2008 Teacher of English
OISE, Bristol, UK
General English and Aviation English to a mix of levels, nationalities and professions - mostly Air
Traffic Controllers;
Arranged many social programmes for students that included trips to London and other attractions.
1-6-2007 to 1-6-2008 Teacher of English
OH School of English, Anseong, South Korea
General Young learners aged 6-16 at a private language school; ESP classes and one to one-to-on
lessons to adults
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1-4-2007 to 1-6-2007 Teacher of English
OISE, Bristol, UK
Taught different levels and nationalities; ESP classes and one-to-one lessons
Arranged social programmes for students that included trips to London and other attractions.
1-2-2007 to 1-6-2007 Support Worker
Southmead Children’s Centre, Bristol, UK
Managing behaviourally challenged children aged 3-5 years old.
Supervising the children and co-coordinating with the other teachers and support workers.
1-9-2004 to 15-12-2006 Teacher of English
VSO (Voluntary Services Overseas) Ghana, West Africa/VSO UK, London, UK
Worked as an English Teacher at a Secondary School in Northern Ghana.
Teacher for English and English Literature to Teens of mixed levels.
Set up and managed projects for the school, including tree planting and a school- twinning
partnership with a school in Wales.
Library reconstruction/ development through fundraising through Barclays Bank
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1-9-2019 to 1-9-2022 Masters in Education (due to start September 2019)
University of Derby, Derby, UK
15-1-2014 to 1-10-2014 Diploma in Special Education Needs Support Level 3
The Blackford Centre, UK & ABC Awards UK
1-11-2013 to 1-3-2014 Teaching Young Learners Extension Certificate
Trinity College London, UK
1-10-2011 to 15-12-2011 Cambridge DELTA
Module 3 YL specialism syllabus design
1-6-2004 to 1-8-2004 Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA)
Level 4
University of Cambridge ESOL Exams & University of Bristol
1-9-1999 to 1-6-2003 Bsc Geography
University of Brighton, West Sussex, UK
1-9-1998 to 1-6-1999 Advanced Level (A levels) Geography, Geology
Portsmouth College, Hampshire, UK
1-9-1992 to 1-6-1996 Advanced Level (A levels) Law, English Literature
BTEC Diploma in Business & Finance Level 3
City of Bath College, Bath, Somerset, UK
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue English
Digital skills Microsoft Word & Excel, Promethean ActivInspire
Driving license Qatari Driving Licence
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Courses & Certifications:
OfCourse UK SEND: Teaching Children With Learning Difficulties (2019),
British Council Engaging with lesson planning: – introducing new language (2019)
Futurelearn: Understanding IELTS (2018),
Blackford Centre: Diploma in Dementia Care (2018)
British Council: Special Educational Needs (2016)
Futurelearn: Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching (2016)
Activstudio: Curriculum Developer Certificate (2011
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