Gillian Young
Dundee,UK
Summary
Certified and enthusiastic ESL teacher with evaluation and planning experience.
Up to date with current ESL knowledge.
Dedicated to making learning engaging for all.
Engaging, confident and resourceful leader with strong organisational skills.
Hard-working individual with proven success forging relationships with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
Adept at adapting teaching programmes, methods and resources to suit varying age and ability groups.
Experienced working with children and adults from wide array of cultural backgrounds
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
EFL teacher
PGL Travel
Osmington, Dorset
07.2025 - Current
- Utilised role-play scenarios in classes; enriched students' vocabulary and conversational skills.
- Incorporated real-life situations into lessons, made learning more relevant and interesting.
- Developed engaging lesson plans by incorporating multimedia resources for enhanced student understanding.
English as a foreign language teacher
British Language Centre
Naples, Campania
09.2023 - Current
- Apply Cambridge English learning approaches to prepare students for Cambridge exams
- Plan and deliver specific lessons to designated classes and age groups.
- Participate in ongoing professional development
- Employ varied instructional techniques to meet different aptitudes and interests of students.
Online English Tutor
Eigox
Remote, Japan
03.2020 - Current
- Help students build confidence in speaking, reading, writing and listening to English.
- Conduct virtual classes to cater to students availability and circumstances.
- Support many students towards achieving their personal language goals
- Teach individual students English for travel, fun, business and academic purposes
EFL Teacher
British Summer School
Eastbourne, Sussex
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Provided international students with English language skills to improve communicative ability in speaking, listening, reading and writing.
- Used motivational techniques to encourage students to practice speaking and develop language understanding.
- Independently planned and developed creative lessons, developing based on EFL and UK curriculum guidelines.
- Used effective teaching aids, including worksheets and presentations, helping students gain a better understanding of lesson topics.
- Prepared and set tests, examination papers and exercises, following curriculum guidelines.
English Language Teacher
EF Indonesia
Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara
08.2022 - 08.2024
- Built student confidence and competence through targeted exam preparation and compassionate guidance.
- Transformed current EF curriculum into interesting, easy-to-comprehend lessons and resources to drive optimal student engagement.
- Built student awareness of tone, style and register to deliver high-quality verbal and written work for various purposes.
- Maintained positive classroom environments by expressing continued enthusiasm for curriculum and commitment to every student.
- Ensured continued student progress and development by conducting monthly assessments, providing detailed feedback.
- Inspired students to demonstrate extensive, varied and dynamic vocabulary and sentence structure to produce engaging pieces of writing.
House Parent (summer Terms Only)
Bedes Summer School UK
Brighton, Brighton and Hove
06.2017 - 08.2022
- Lived with up to 55 teenage girls for duration of summer school
- Met needs of school and pupils for student welfare and safety
- Supervised and monitored students' mealtimes, free-time, and leisure activities.
- Monitored wake up and bedtime routines
- Supported teaching staff in variety of ways, including covering classes for absent teachers
- Attended planned excursions with large groups of teen students
- Noted and reported all welfare concerns to manager
- Liaised with colleagues and managers daily.
- Cared for and monitored sick students
Online Teacher
EFkids.com
Remote, China
12.2020 - 04.2021
- Teach English online to individual Chinese students aged between 3 and 16 years
- Aim to engage students with fun, interesting lessons to develop confident English language skills
- Adapted and performed individually to each students' needs and abilities
- Over period of time guided students to higher level of English language.
- Supported development of reading, listening, speaking, writing and grammar skills.
- Promoted and maintained EF mission
Nursery and kindergarten English teacher
Phoenix Wittaya School,
Pattaya City, Bang Lamung District,, Chon buri, Thailand
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Organized, planned and delivered full curriculum designed to encouraged growth, exploration and development for 2 to 5 year old children.
- Prepared very young students to join the primary school Cambridge English curriculumn
- Fostered good relations with parents and colleagues
- Facilitated nurturing environment for children to develop great and fine motor skills, communication and social skills.
- Delivered pastoral care based on individual needs of nursery students.
- Supported children in educational play, encouraging core interpersonal values such as sharing, listening and following instructions.
- Tracked students' individual progress through daily monitoring and record keeping, addressing concerns by discussion with colleagues and child's parents.
- Promoted school aim by encouraging core values in classroom
EFL Teacher
Paragon Language Centre
Lop Buri, Thailand
01.2011 - 03.2012
- Differentiated lesson delivery and class assessments to needs of various abilities, learning styles and educational needs.
- Ensured security and wellbeing of up to 22 children, verifying that all health and safety requirements were consistently adhered to.
- Planned dynamic, interesting lessons by incorporating variety of mediums.
- Stayed abreast of changes to school policies and educational trends by attending professional development courses and in-service training.
Social Care Officer
Dundee City Council
Dundee
07.1999 - 12.2011
- Created and implemented individual care plans to encourage and support clients' independence
- Dealt with occasional emergencies and solved problems daily
- Risk assessment of patients mobility and staff moving and handling
- Kept meticulous records and updated frequently both online and manually
- Liaised with other health care professionals and family members
- Facilitated and encouraged clients' independence
- Listened carefully to clients' needs and communicated their needs to appropriate health care professionals and family members according to policy and keeping a holistic approach in mind
- During the last 2 years in this position also responsible for staff training in all aspects of safety and client moving and handling
Education
CELTA - EFL
International House
11.2018 - 12.2018
SVQ Level 2 - Health and Social Care
Scottish Vocational Qualifications
06.2007 - 07.2007
MA Honours - Medieval History
University of St Andrews
09.2014 - 06.2018
National Certificate - Childcare and early Education
Dundee and Angus College
08.2012 - 06.2013
Skills
- Adaptability
- Effective Time Management
- Communication Skills
- Student progress reporting
- Innovative lesson planning
- Group instruction
- Curriculum development
- Test Preparation
- Online language teaching
- Patience
- Cambridge exam preparation
Personal Information
interests
English literature
Health and Well being
World History and Culture
Swimming
Sailing
Hiking
yoga
Timeline
EFL teacher
PGL Travel
07.2025 - Current
EFL Teacher
British Summer School
06.2024 - 08.2024
English as a foreign language teacher
British Language Centre
09.2023 - Current
English Language Teacher
EF Indonesia
08.2022 - 08.2024
Online Teacher
EFkids.com
12.2020 - 04.2021
Online English Tutor
Eigox
03.2020 - Current
Nursery and kindergarten English teacher
Phoenix Wittaya School,
04.2019 - 03.2020
CELTA - EFL
International House
11.2018 - 12.2018
House Parent (summer Terms Only)
Bedes Summer School UK
06.2017 - 08.2022
MA Honours - Medieval History
University of St Andrews
09.2014 - 06.2018
National Certificate - Childcare and early Education
Dundee and Angus College
08.2012 - 06.2013
EFL Teacher
Paragon Language Centre
01.2011 - 03.2012
SVQ Level 2 - Health and Social Care
Scottish Vocational Qualifications
06.2007 - 07.2007
Social Care Officer
Dundee City Council
07.1999 - 12.2011
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