Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Certification
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Lauren Hints

Business Development Manager
Holme Lacy

Summary

A personable and motivated Business Development Account Manager, I am responsible for identifying and securing new partnerships with schools, agents, and organizations around the world, as well as maintaining and growing existing relationships, having successfully managed multiple accounts. Skilled in growing sales and dedicated to continuous improvement. I am passionate about education, culture, and travel, and I enjoy working with diverse and international teams and partners.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Business Development Account Manager

Samiad
10.2022 - Current

- Responsible for managing our Western European market

- B2B sales, student recruitment, with various schools, agencies, and individuals

- Managing existing relationships and identifying and securing new ones

- Managing accounts and processing students' applications

- Achieved the most student weeks two years in a row, achieving more than my target

- Attended student recruitment conferences, in the UK and abroad

- Working on site during summer, often as an English Coordinator or, as of 2024, a campus manager.

English Teacher, Houseparent, English Coordinator

Samiad Summer School
7 2021 - 08.2022
  • Here, I taught English to children in multilingual classes and also to adults as extra English. I was responsible for child welfare on site, going on trips, and supporting the activity staff. I also helped with laundry, hygiene monitoring and bedtime routines.
  • During certain school holidays, we were contracted various private schools to support and supervise those students who did not, or could not, return home. We planned activities every day, such as cooking or baking, sports and quizzes; organised trips, and supervised the day-to-day routines of the boarders.
  • In 2022 and 2023, I was the English Coordinator at my campus, responsible for organising the classes, observing the teachers, leading trips, assisting with airport transfers, and more.

Houseparent

Bell English
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • I was responsible for the students' pastoral welfare at Bell's June summer explorer programme and September closed group programme.
  • Duties involved student supervision, leading daily house meetings, house checks, morning and bedtime routines, helping with laundry, managing student medicine and pocket money, and participating in activities and excursions.
  • I ensured that all necessary domestic arrangements for the comfort, health and welfare of the pupils were made.

English Teacher

Tudor School (Samiad) and Unlimited Knowledge
07.2021 - 05.2022
  • I was teaching a variety of students (both groups and individuals) online. They were mainly from Russian and Hebrew-speaking countries.
  • From individuals to groups. From Pre-A1 Beginner to C1. All ages.
  • Via Zoom using in-house materials with focus on improving oral communication skills, grammar knowledge, phonics and writing; delivering the British curriculum and preparing students for the Cambridge exams.

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Whales English
01.2021 - 06.2021
  • Taught students between the ages of 4 - 12 (1v2) using their in-house platform. Followed Oxford Reading Tree and National Geographic Reach Higher courses.

English as a Second Language Teacher

Akademia
09.2019 - 12.2020
  • Educated groups of students in English in the evenings. From beginner level to advanced.
  • Developed and created the courses and the materials. From March 2020 to December 2020 courses were taught online.

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

DaDa
08.2019 - 08.2020
  • Educated students online (from three to eighteen years old) in basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.
  • With DaDa I gained experience teaching phonic courses, debate classes, history, geography, science, English Literature, Reach Higher, Oxford Reading Tree.

English as a Second Language Teacher

Callan School
09.2017 - 07.2019
  • Educated many students in a busy, private language school, teaching all ages, abilities and class sizes.
  • Taught classes in public schools too, helping students with exam preparation and supporting the local teachers.
  • Gained experience in teaching: Trinity exam preparation courses, KET/PET/FCE exam prep. courses, Business English, CV writing and job interview preparation, Kids Box, My Little Island.

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Binh Minh Education
01.2017 - 06.2017
  • Worked for a 'foreign teacher public school placement' programme.
  • Sought upon to prepare and guide students throughout an assigned English curriculum. Taught students of various ages and development stages.

Trading Assistant

Sainsbury's
10.2020 - 07.2021

Restaurant Waitress

Holme Lacy House Hotel (Warner Leisure)
06.2016 - 12.2016

Achieved: WorldHost Customer Service Training

Retail Sales Advisor

M&Co
01.2014 - 06.2016

Coffee Shop Assistant

Wye Leisure
01.2012 - 09.2013

Education

Bachelor of Arts - History

Royal Holloway, University Of London
Egham, Surrey
09.2013 - 06.2016

A Levels -

Hereford Sixth Form College
Hereford
09.2011 - 06.2013

GCSEs -

Aylestone Business And Enterprise College
Hereford
09.2006 - 07.2011

Skills

B2B sales

Student recruitment

Account management

Relationship development

Problem resolution

Multitasking

Communication

Administration

International environment

Summer school campus management

Languages

English
Native language
Italian
Intermediate
B1

Certification

GA Level 3 in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, 140 Hours

References

Available on request.

Timeline

QNUK Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF)

06-2024

Business Development Account Manager

Samiad
10.2022 - Current

Houseparent

Bell English
06.2022 - 09.2022

English Teacher

Tudor School (Samiad) and Unlimited Knowledge
07.2021 - 05.2022

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Whales English
01.2021 - 06.2021

Trading Assistant

Sainsbury's
10.2020 - 07.2021

English as a Second Language Teacher

Akademia
09.2019 - 12.2020

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

DaDa
08.2019 - 08.2020

English as a Second Language Teacher

Callan School
09.2017 - 07.2019

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Binh Minh Education
01.2017 - 06.2017

GA Level 3 in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, 140 Hours

12-2016

Restaurant Waitress

Holme Lacy House Hotel (Warner Leisure)
06.2016 - 12.2016

Retail Sales Advisor

M&Co
01.2014 - 06.2016

Bachelor of Arts - History

Royal Holloway, University Of London
09.2013 - 06.2016

Coffee Shop Assistant

Wye Leisure
01.2012 - 09.2013

A Levels -

Hereford Sixth Form College
09.2011 - 06.2013

GCSEs -

Aylestone Business And Enterprise College
09.2006 - 07.2011

English Teacher, Houseparent, English Coordinator

Samiad Summer School
7 2021 - 08.2022
Lauren HintsBusiness Development Manager