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
2022.10 - 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 - 2022.08
  • 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
2022.06 - 2022.09
  • 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
2021.07 - 2022.05
  • 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
2021.01 - 2021.06
  • 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
2019.09 - 2020.12
  • 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
2019.08 - 2020.08
  • 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
2017.09 - 2019.07
  • 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
2017.01 - 2017.06
  • 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
2020.10 - 2021.07

Restaurant Waitress

Holme Lacy House Hotel (Warner Leisure)
2016.06 - 2016.12

Achieved: WorldHost Customer Service Training

Retail Sales Advisor

M&Co
2014.01 - 2016.06

Coffee Shop Assistant

Wye Leisure
2012.01 - 2013.09

Education

Bachelor of Arts - History

Royal Holloway, University Of London
Egham, Surrey
2013.09 - 2016.06

A Levels -

Hereford Sixth Form College
Hereford
2011.09 - 2013.06

GCSEs -

Aylestone Business And Enterprise College
Hereford
2006.09 - 2011.07

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)

2024-06

Business Development Account Manager

Samiad
2022.10 - Current

Houseparent

Bell English
2022.06 - 2022.09

English Teacher

Tudor School (Samiad) and Unlimited Knowledge
2021.07 - 2022.05

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Whales English
2021.01 - 2021.06

Trading Assistant

Sainsbury's
2020.10 - 2021.07

English as a Second Language Teacher

Akademia
2019.09 - 2020.12

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

DaDa
2019.08 - 2020.08

English as a Second Language Teacher

Callan School
2017.09 - 2019.07

English as a Foreign Language Teacher

Binh Minh Education
2017.01 - 2017.06

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

2016-12

Restaurant Waitress

Holme Lacy House Hotel (Warner Leisure)
2016.06 - 2016.12

Retail Sales Advisor

M&Co
2014.01 - 2016.06

Bachelor of Arts - History

Royal Holloway, University Of London
2013.09 - 2016.06

Coffee Shop Assistant

Wye Leisure
2012.01 - 2013.09

A Levels -

Hereford Sixth Form College
2011.09 - 2013.06

GCSEs -

Aylestone Business And Enterprise College
2006.09 - 2011.07

English Teacher, Houseparent, English Coordinator

Samiad Summer School
7 2021 - 2022.08
Lauren HintsBusiness Development Manager