Hannah Lowenthal
Newbury,Berkshire
Summary
A dedicated and adaptable individual who has taught students of varying nationalities and abilities, looking to transfer skills from language teaching, including teamwork, communication and organisation, into a career in office administration.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
English Language Teacher
Newbury Hall School
Newbury, United Kingdom
2023.06 - 2026.01
- Teaching English to students of varying abilities and nationalities.
- Teaching exam classes and working with other exam teachers to help students to achieve their full potential.
- Contributing to students' written reports.
- Inspected once by the British Council.
- Accompanying students to and from airports/train stations.
- Chaperoning students to exams and arranging transport.
- Completing CPD courses and annual refreshers.
- Prioritising areas of weakness for exam students.
- Communicating instructions in English to students with very little or no English.
- Checking students in; explaining rules, scanning and safely storing passports.
Private tutor in German and French
Self employed
2019.10 - Current
- Scheduling lessons using different tutoring websites.
- Assisting students who needed private tuition.
- Assessing students' needs and delivering tailored lessons.
- Helped these students improve their knowledge, confidence and engagement in class.
- Enabled students to achieve their potential in exams.
- Explained grammar and vocabulary effectively to students.
English Language Assistant
Handlungsakademie
Voitsberg, Austria
2022.10 - 2023.05
- Delivering sessions on aspects of British culture and English language to students.
- Helping final year students prepare for exams.
Trainee German and French teacher
Kennet school
Thatcham, United Kingdom
2020.09 - 2021.07
- Planning and delivering meticulously accurate French and German lessons to classes of 30 students of differing abilities, some with special needs.
- Reflecting on my practice and making the necessary changes.
- Collecting and uploading information to prove that I had met the DfE teaching standards.
- Providing positive feedback and suggestions for improvement to students. Correcting minute errors in spelling and punctuation.
- Assuring my mentor/assessor has my lesson plans in a timely fashion.
- Using Microsoft Powerpoint to create presentatis and Mucrosofy word to create workheets.
Customer Service Representative
PFS
Basingstoke
2018.04 - 2018.06
- also Jan 2019-Mar 2019
- Helped maintain the database detailing customer interactions.
- Handled queries in German and English.
- Use previously unfamiliar software to help resolve customer complaints and queries.
English and German teacher
Newbury Hall School
Newbury, United Kingdom
2017.06 - 2019.08
- See above for duties.
- Inspected twice by the British Council which required the production of detailed lesson plans.
English Language Assistant
Sprachengymnasium
Bruneck, Italy
2016.10 - 2017.05
- Assisted teachers in delivering lessons on aspects of English language and culture.
- Taking classes while teachers were examining.
- Working with groups of partially high or low achieving students.
Education
QTS School Direct - German, French
Oxford Brooks University
Oxford 2020.09 - 2021.07
MA Translation Studies - German to English
University of Portsmouth
Distance Learning 2017.01 - 2020.01
BA German and Russian - Languages
The University of Nottingham
Nottingham 2012.09 - 2016.07
Skills
- Written and verbal communication
- Attention to detail
- Time management
- Organisation
- Teamwork
Certification
- Level 3 Admin, PA and Secretarial Diploma. New Skills Academy. February 2024.
- Combined HR and Payroll Diploma. New Skills Academy. February 2024
- Microsoft Excel for Beginners Certificate. New Skills Academy. March 2024.
- Level 2 & 3 Customer Services Diploma. New Skills Academy. September 2025.
- Microsoft Outlook Certificate. New Skills Academy. January 2026.
Timeline
English Language Teacher
Newbury Hall School
2023.06 - 2026.01
English Language Assistant
Handlungsakademie
2022.10 - 2023.05
Trainee German and French teacher
Kennet school
2020.09 - 2021.07
QTS School Direct - German, French
Oxford Brooks University
2020.09 - 2021.07
Private tutor in German and French
Self employed
2019.10 - Current
Customer Service Representative
PFS
2018.04 - 2018.06
English and German teacher
Newbury Hall School
2017.06 - 2019.08
MA Translation Studies - German to English
University of Portsmouth
2017.01 - 2020.01
English Language Assistant
Sprachengymnasium
2016.10 - 2017.05
BA German and Russian - Languages
The University of Nottingham
2012.09 - 2016.07