Background

Qualifications
& certificates.

Nine years of educational experience grounded in academic rigour, international teaching practice, and the highest standards of safeguarding.

Sept 2025 – June 2026
PGCE in French and Russian with QTS
University of Sheffield.

Placements:October – December 2025 at Clifton Community School, then January – June 2026 at Bolton School (Boys' Division).

Weekly Pedagogy CPD:Neurodiversity, Adaptive Teaching, Psychology of Learning, Building Resilience and more.

Official QTS issued:Qualified Teacher Status has already been issued by the Department for Education (certificate shown below).

PGCE certificate pending:The official PGCE certificate from the University of Sheffield is pending.
2021 – 2025
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
A progression of TEFL qualifications — from the foundational 120 hour certificate through to advanced specialisms in Business English, exam preparation and teaching neurodivergent students.
- Spring 2021120 Hours Certificate of Education in TEFL / TESOL (completed alongside professional TEFL experience in Hong Kong).
- Nov 202230h Advanced Business English TEFL — TEFL.org
- Dec 202530h Advanced TEFL in Teaching Neurodivergent Students — TEFL.org
- 202540h Advanced TEFL in Exam Preparation (TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS Cambridge & MET) — TEFL.org
- Jun 2026Using AI in the TEFL Classroom — TEFL.org
Summer 2020
First Class Bachelors of Arts Degree
First Class Honours Graduate, from the University of Bath, in Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Russian).

Specialist focuses:Translation Studies, Soviet Literature, Soviet Cinematography and Queer Representation in Francophone Culture.

Volunteering activity:Peer Assisted Learning Leader & Senior Leader, Peer Mentor to First Years and Bath Half Marshall.
Summer 2016
A-Level Certificates
- French A-level — A*
- Geography A-level — A*
- Religious Studies A-level — A
- History EPQ (equivalent to AS-Level) — A