Anneliese Holles

As a trained artist and independent film maker, I have been doing creative projects in between my teaching. This was also the case throughout the pandemic, when there was no work available. I have found it also informs my teaching in a creative way.

As a language freak, I have enjoyed personalising and customising my private lessons to suit the requirements and level of my students. I also invented word games and role plays to aid comprehension of grammar, etc. I have also taught heads of companies and in house staff one to one tutoring in Berlin, where I was also required to speak fluent German.

• Created warm, welcoming environment for service users' duration of stay.
• Communicated and collaborated with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

In this role, I was teaching both international refugees and Germans who were re-taking school exams later in life. Many students had learning difficulties, behavioural challenges, as well as trauma and culture shock (refugees). I taught all levels and abilities as well as some students who had no English at all.

I wrote and marked exams, gave feedback,assessed students' levels and attended conferences to discuss exam marks, etc.

Here, I was responsible for designing lessons suited to the students' levels and encouraging them to speak more, plus building a solid grammar and comprehension base to enable them to pass their exams. (Abitur=A Levels)

I assisted in mentoring the 12 year old who had sever behavioural issues, especially aggression towards the other pupils.

I assisted in the rehabilitation of employees with burnout, stress related physical and mental issues.who were in ongoing therapies at the centre.

We followed a programme of Business English for their work, or specific English for medical staff, etc. I also set and marked exams and made assessments/gave feedback.

We followed a specially designed programme for students to learn an instrument, or to sing. We held regular sessions and workshops in Berlin Neukoelln,, and also visited schools to teach and give concerts to showcase children's work. We studied many aspects of pedagogic theory, including engagement, encouragement, and feedback, as well as team building.