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Francesca Vella

Perranwell Station,UK

Summary

Specialized in Level 5 TEFL course tutoring, speaking test marking, education management, administration, recruitment and training, course development & material writing, professional development & mentoring. Experienced Business English, EAP and General English teacher - teaching students from all walks of life including refugees in the UK. Masters in ELT (University of Reading) and Cambridge CELTA and DELTA holder. Certified proofreader and copy editor.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

ESAT-J examiner

British Council
remote
12.2024 - Current

In this capacity I mark the ESAT-J test (English Speaking Achievement Test – Junior High School) delivered across the whole of the Tokyo Metropolitan by following a rigorous standardised marking criteria.

Online teacher

British Council (English Online)
remote
11.2023 - 01.2025


  • Teaching English to adults on the STEP Ukraine programme (www.worldjewishrelief.org/stepukraine/)
  • Teaching English to adults on the STEP Ukraine programme (www.worldjewishrelief.org/stepukraine/)
  • The course aims to support people from Ukraine who are now based in the UK to improve their English to help them find employment in the UK and settle into society
  • Zoom group classes of up to 25 students
  • Online teacher
  • Teaching English to adults on the STEP Ukraine programme (www.worldjewishrelief.org/stepukraine/)

Freelance English Tutor

Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change
, Cornwall
03.2024 - 07.2024

In this capacity I planned and delivered English Language lessons for adult students with refugee status and prepared them to take the SELT (GESE Grade 5) test as well as the live in the UK test.

Level 5 TEFL tutor

i-to-i
10.2019 - 01.2025


  • Mark Level 5 TEFL course assignments on Atom and Moodle
  • Written CPD coursework for lovetefljobs.com (sister company of i-to-i)
  • Level 5 TEFL tutor

Level 5 TEFL tutor

Premier TEFL
12.2019 - 05.2020


  • Marked Level 5 TEFL course assignments
  • Level 5 TEFL tutor

Academic Manager

SUL Education
Cornwall, UK
10.2017 - 06.2019


  • Supervised the Recruitment Officer in charge of hiring teaching staff
  • Inducting new intake of teachers and providing academic support
  • Directly recruited senior teaching staff (Directors of studies, course directors and centre managers), inducting new intake of senior teachers and providing academic support
  • Designed bespoke short stay programmes after studying students' needs analysis
  • Wrote an ESP syllabus in Robotics for children
  • Designed and wrote a Project lesson plan bank promoting critical thinking aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy
  • Wrote Job Descriptions for new teaching and academic roles being introduced
  • Updated work manuals for the new teaching roles
  • Observed teachers in all of SUL's centres and colleges in the country, providing teachers with feedback, and CPD sessions
  • Maintained an HR database on FileMaker Pro and SalesForce
  • Organized webinars and skype meetings with senior teaching staff and teachers to provide them with all the information needed before the beginning of every course
  • Assisted Centre Managers and Directors of Studies in liaising with clients onsite (mainly on summer camps in various colleges where SUL operates)
  • Prepared all the paperwork (including updated policies, forms, SOPs etc.) required for a smooth re-inspection from the accreditors (ABLS) at the end of summer 2018
  • Academic Manager

Head of Teacher Development

Business Links
Lima, Peru
08.2013 - 05.2017
  • Company Overview: Business Links is the leading corporate and In-Company Training language school in Peru
  • It employs 120 teachers around the country
  • Creating and delivering a twenty-hour initial training programme to recruited teachers a number of times a year depending on demand
  • Mentoring, supporting, guiding, training (induction and continuous professional development), observing and evaluating teachers, monitoring and controlling programme quality and academic integrity
  • Assisting the Academic Director in the selection process of EFL teachers by filtering candidates CVs and doing initial interviews
  • Contracting and managing translators, liaising between translators and clients, supervising quality of deliverables as well as deadlines
  • Managing the SMCV1 account: General CRM as well as academic and administrative supervision of account
  • Managing and designing BLs tailor-made Immersion Courses
  • Administering Needs Analysis to stakeholders (consumer and client), course development, briefing teachers on course content, mentoring and supporting team of teachers throughout Immersion Course
  • Business Links is the leading corporate and In-Company Training language school in Peru
  • It employs 120 teachers around the country
  • Projects worked on: A pay role scheme for the teachers employed by Business Links based on competence, performance and merit
  • Study material to be used with BL's video master classes used in the Professional Development Programme in provinces
  • Editing and proof reading of BL's third edition teacher's books

On-site language programme coordinator at SMCV

Business Links
Arequipa, Peru
01.2013 - 07.2013
  • Company Overview: SMCV is a copper mine 60km away from the city of Arequipa - Peru
  • Business Links runs SMCV's on-site language programme where a team of four teachers teach forty-five one-to-one top management students on site
  • Scheduling classes
  • Mentoring, supporting, guiding, training (induction and continuous professional development), observing and evaluating teachers, monitoring and controlling programme quality and academic integrity
  • Liaising between SMCV H.R
  • Staff, Business Links head office and our teachers
  • SMCV is a copper mine 60km away from the city of Arequipa - Peru
  • Business Links runs SMCV's on-site language programme where a team of four teachers teach forty-five one-to-one top management students on site

English teacher

Business Links
Lima, Peru
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • General English and Business English in-company training
  • Students include top management from the following corporate clients: Banco Continental (BBVA), Cardif (BNP Paribas), Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (Cerro Verde), Graña y Montero, Komatsu, Perenco Petrolium, Procter & Gamble, Repsol, Telefonica

English teacher and regional recruiter in Arequipa

Business Links
Arequipa, Peru
01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Interviewing and selecting teachers
  • Training and inducting the selected teachers
  • Teaching general English to in-company students
  • One-to-one's and groups

Academic coordinator

International English
Arequipa, Peru
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Administrative tasks, writing SOPs and setting up of the school
  • Scheduling classes
  • Recruiting, mentoring, supporting, guiding, training (induction & continuous professional development), observing and evaluating teachers, monitoring and controlling programme quality and academic integrity
  • Examination design
  • Organizing extra-curricular activities
  • Teaching IELTS y TOEFL preparation classes
  • Teaching Business and General English

Freelance academic consultant

Pearson Educación del Perú
Southern region of Peru
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Design and delivery of workshops and training sessions to ELT teachers in the south of Peru

English teacher and teaching material writer for IHWO

International House
Madrid, Spain
01.2008 - 12.2008
  • Teaching adults and young learners
  • General English and Business English in-company training
  • Students included top management from the following corporate clients: Caixa Galicia, INAP, Caja Navarra, Liberty Seguros, Multi Development, ACADE (Asociación de Centros Autónomos de Enseñanza Privada)
  • Drafting of teaching materials for International House World Organization
  • Responsible for Business Concept Modules

English teacher

Astex servicios lingüísticas
Madrid, Spain
01.2007 - 12.2007
  • Teaching adults, young learners and children (age 4 to 12)
  • General English and Business English in-company training
  • Students include top management from the following corporate clients: BNP Paribas, Banco Gallego, Comfersa, Farmaindustria, Ernst & Young, Grupo LAR

English teacher

Institute of English Language Studies
Malta
01.2004 - 01.2007
  • Teaching adults and Young learners
  • General English and in-company training
  • Groups and one-to-one's

English teacher

Centro Peruano Británico
Arequipa, Peru
01.2001 - 01.2003
  • Teaching adults, young learners and children (age 4 to 12)
  • General English and business English
  • PET, FCE and CAE preparation classes
  • Groups and one-to-one's

Education

MA - English Language Teaching

University of Reading
09.2013 - 12.2016

DELTA - English Language Teaching to Adults

Institute of English Language Studies, Malta - University of Cambridge

National ELT teaching licence - undefined

Ministry of Education - Malta

CELTA - English Language Teaching to Adults

NSTS, Malta - University of Cambridge

Level 4 Certificate - Proofreading and Editing

College of Media and Publishing

TQ UK Level 2 Certificate - Understanding Autism

Hart Learning & Development

Skills

  • Cultural awareness
  • Curriculum Development
  • Examination procedures
  • Anti-Plagiarism software usage
  • Oral exam conducting
  • Cultural sensitivity
  • Curriculum design
  • Database management
  • Building student relationships
  • Distance learning platform use


Affiliations

  • Costal path walking, hanging out at the beach in all seasons.

Languages

English
Native
Spanish
Proficient (C2)
Italian
Upper intermediate (B2)
Maltese
Native

Immigration status:

Leave to Remain. Can provide proof of right to work share code  upon request.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

ESAT-J examiner

British Council
12.2024 - Current

Freelance English Tutor

Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change
03.2024 - 07.2024

Online teacher

British Council (English Online)
11.2023 - 01.2025

Level 5 TEFL tutor

Premier TEFL
12.2019 - 05.2020

Level 5 TEFL tutor

i-to-i
10.2019 - 01.2025

Academic Manager

SUL Education
10.2017 - 06.2019

MA - English Language Teaching

University of Reading
09.2013 - 12.2016

Head of Teacher Development

Business Links
08.2013 - 05.2017

On-site language programme coordinator at SMCV

Business Links
01.2013 - 07.2013

English teacher

Business Links
01.2011 - 01.2012

English teacher and regional recruiter in Arequipa

Business Links
01.2010 - 01.2011

Academic coordinator

International English
01.2009 - 01.2011

Freelance academic consultant

Pearson Educación del Perú
01.2009 - 01.2011

English teacher and teaching material writer for IHWO

International House
01.2008 - 12.2008

English teacher

Astex servicios lingüísticas
01.2007 - 12.2007

English teacher

Institute of English Language Studies
01.2004 - 01.2007

English teacher

Centro Peruano Británico
01.2001 - 01.2003

DELTA - English Language Teaching to Adults

Institute of English Language Studies, Malta - University of Cambridge

National ELT teaching licence - undefined

Ministry of Education - Malta

CELTA - English Language Teaching to Adults

NSTS, Malta - University of Cambridge

Level 4 Certificate - Proofreading and Editing

College of Media and Publishing

TQ UK Level 2 Certificate - Understanding Autism

Hart Learning & Development
Francesca Vella