Nigel Pritchard

Patient and dedicated teacher skilled at developing and promoting interactive learning within group environment. Experienced working with children from wide array of cultural backgrounds to teach language skills. Positive educator patient with students, consistently dedicating extra time for one-on-one instruction to teach difficult lessons.

• To collaborate with Primary and Early Years leadership team regarding WIDA assessments, EAL structures and supports
• To lead, support and work with the EAL team, homeroom teachers, and specialists to ensure effective systems of support for EAL students from Kindergarten to Grade 5
• To communicate effectively and regularly with parents regarding EAL structures and teaching within the school and the progress of their children
• To work as an integral part of Grade 1 and Grade 2 with a focus on English language acquisition

• 08/2014, Master Degree for Bilingualism in Education
• 03/2009, Certificate for Teaching ESL Students in the Mainstream Classroom (TESMC)
• 06/1997, Bachelor of Education (Honours) 2.1, Birmingham University
• 06/1993, G.C.E. English Language: Level A, Matthew Boulton College
• 06/1993, G.C.E Mathematics: Level A, Matthew Boulton College
• 06/1993, Access to Higher Education: Environmental Studies: Merit, Access to Higher Education
• 06/1993, Access to Higher Education: English Literature: Merit, Access to Higher Education
• 06/1993, Access to Higher Education Communication Skills: Merit, Access to Higher Education
• 06/1993, Access to Higher Education History: Merit, Access to Higher Education

• Primary Years Programme (PYP) Category 2: Evidencing Learning (2023)
• WIDA - ‘Planning with English Language Development Standards’ (2022)
• Contextualizing Readers and Writers Workshop in the IB PYP (Aug – Feb 2022-23)
• Implicit Bias (Parts 1,2 &3) Dr. Alan Phan (Jan-April 2021-22)
• WIDA – Global Community of Practice : A year-long forum for innovation and reciprocal learning focused on improving school-wide systems for multilingual learners. (2021)
• ACAMIS ELL Conference – A focus on the ideology and implications of all teachers being language teachers in multilingual settings (2021)
• ACAMIS ELL Conference – Translanguaging and maximizing communicative potential (2019)
• WIDA -Three day symposium focused on an introduction to the WIDA assessment model for EAL students (2016)
• Visible Thinking Routines – Three day workshop led by Ron Ritchhart (2012)
• M.Ed. in ‘Bilingualism in Education’ - Distance learning through Birmingham University, UK.(2014)
• Primary Years Programme (PYP) Category 3: The role of language (2012)
• Completion of Teaching ESL Students in the Mainstream Classroom (TESMC) (2010)
• Primary Years Programme (PYP) Category 2: Teaching and Learning (2009)
• Primary Years Programme (PYP) Category 1: Making the PYP happen in the classroom (2007)
• Synthetic Phonics – Training regarding the teaching of synthetic phonics with the Get Reading Right programme led by a GRR instructor. (2007)
• Singapore Mathematics, English and Science Curriculum - Workshops and collaborative planning to help to deliver the Singapore curriculum effectively. (2005)
• Interdisciplinary Project Work – Two days instruction and training received from Singapore Ministry of Education. (2003)
• National Numeracy and National Literacy Projects - When in England I received extensive training in order to implement these strategies in the classroom. (1997-2000)

• 2006, current, Western International School of Shanghai, China
• 2003, 2006, Shanghai Singapore International School, China
• 2000, 2003, Suzhou Singapore International School, China
• 1998, 2000, Conway Primary School, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, England
• 1997, 1998, Hollywood Primary School, Hollywood, Birmingham, England

• Date of Birth: 04/22/67
• Nationality: English

• To collaborate with my Co-Teacher regarding classroom organisation, lesson plans and differentiated support for students
• To communicate effectively and regularly with the parent community regarding teaching and learning within the Grade 1 classroom
• To communicate with parents regarding academic, social and emotional growth of their child
• To work as an integral part of the Grade 1 team regarding planning, teaching and learning of subjects
• To plan, teach, assess and differentiate goals according to each student’s needs
• To participate within various committees as required by the school