Eve Brebner
Glasgow
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
6061
6061
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Gaelic Additional Support Needs Assistant
Renfrewshire Council
Paisley, Renfrewshire
08.2025 - Current
- Support students with special educational needs, promoting inclusivity in learning environments.
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, and outdoor spaces to ensure safety.
- Collaborate with teaching staff to organise school events that fostered community engagement.
- Assist in lesson planning to enhance effective curriculum delivery.
- Manage administrative tasks, contributing to the smooth operation of classes.
Music Teacher
Self-employed
06.2019 - Current
- Manage a music teaching business while teaching piano, guitar and ukulele privately and classes in school environments. This involves catering for a wide range of abilities and ages and providing a high standard of music tuition.
- Build and nurture positive relationships with pupils through creating a safe and encouraging learning environment.
- Excellent administration skills, with the regular development and implementation of systems to manage the scheduling and data collection for the business.
- Aptitude for planning and strong work ethic shown through creation of extra projects. Worked with local event spaces to put on musical concerts, showcasing musical development and aiding performance confidenc
Castle Guide
Macleod Estate
Dunvegan
03.2024 - 09.2024
- Enhanced visitor experience by providing detailed and engaging tours of the castle, requiring in-depth knowledge of Scottish history and ongoing passion for historical research.
- In charge of preservation of historical artefacts on display in the castle and maintaining a safe environment through regular checks and cleaning of all public areas.
- Welcomed over 1000 visitors per day during peak visitation periods with a welcoming and calm manner to ensure smooth operations and pleasant customer experience.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Education and Music
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Glasgow, GLG 09/2015 - 06.2019
Secondary School -
Harris Academy
08/2009 - 06.2015
Certificate of Higher Education - An Cùrsa Comais (Gaelic)
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
09/2024 - 05.2025
Skills
- Strong communication skills- worked in environments with widely differing types of people and needs for many years, such as teaching and tourism Enthusiastic and capable in social situations
- Self-motivated and reliable- am self-employed and responsible for management of a music teaching business Organise private lessons as well as group lessons at primary schools and regular performance opportunities for pupils
- Good under pressure- used to working in many varying and busy situations Proficient at staying calm in demanding situations and capable of finding solutions quickly
- Creative mindset- ability to create new and innovative ideas Experienced in developing new engaging educational programmes for both pupils and visitors to historical attractions
Interests
- Play a number of instruments (piano, guitar, percussion, accordion and whistle) and like to play in different musical groups.
- Very passionate about the Gaelic language and sing in a Gaelic choir as well as attending regular conversation circles and workshops.
- Regularly go running and hillwalking, with over 140 munros climbed so far.
- Enjoy writing music and poetry and am an avid reader of both English and Gaelic books.
Timeline
Gaelic Additional Support Needs Assistant
Renfrewshire Council
08.2025 - Current
Castle Guide
Macleod Estate
03.2024 - 09.2024
Music Teacher
Self-employed
06.2019 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Education and Music
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
09/2015 - 06.2019
Secondary School -
Harris Academy
08/2009 - 06.2015
Certificate of Higher Education - An Cùrsa Comais (Gaelic)
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
09/2024 - 05.2025