Raquel Marcos-Alarcon

• Teaching assigned classes together with associated preparation and correction.
• Assessing, recording and reporting on the work of pupils.
• Preparing and assisting pupils for examinations (Higher and Advanced Higher).
• Collaboratively marking prelims within the department.
• Assisting in National 4/5 lessons.
• Providing advice and guidance to pupils on issues related to their education.
• Promoting and safeguarding the health, welfare and safety of pupils.
• Working in partnership with parents, support staff and other professionals.
• Undertaking appropriate and agreed continuing professional development.
• Participating in issues related to school planning, raising achievement and individual review.
• Developed stimulating school curriculum, tailored lesson plans and imaginative resources to foster inspiring learning environment.
• Contributing towards good order and the wider needs of the school.
• Monitored academic progress of students, reporting insights to colleagues and parents and conducting data analysis to identify learning gaps.
• Built rapport with students, incentivising engagement and interaction.
• Established positive, productive classroom environments for maximised student engagement.
• Researched teaching methods, advising colleagues on interesting findings.
• Developed foreign language learning programmes for various ages and abilities.
• Adapted teaching styles and resources to suit student age and ability.
• Supported students in achieving personalised linguistic goals within desired timeframes.
• Helped non-native speakers with confidence and social integration.
• Set and marked written and spoken language exams.
• Offered personalised constructive feedback to improve student development.
• Expertly differentiated lesson materials and activities to cater to mixed-ability classes.
• Enforced consistent behaviour management strategies and disciplinary measures to minimise low-level disruption to learning.

• Expertly differentiated lesson materials and activities to cater to mixed-ability classes.
• Enforced consistent behaviour management strategies and disciplinary measures to minimise low-level disruption to learning.
• Maximised Student Talking Time (STT) in class by facilitating group debates, dialogues and discussions solely in target language.
• Maintained and updated outstanding knowledge of Primary and Secondary Spanish curriculum in Literacy.
• Monitored academic progress of students, reporting insights to colleagues and parents and conducting data analysis to identify learning gaps.
• Developed stimulating curriculum, tailored lesson plans and imaginative resources to foster inspiring learning environment for students.
• Tailored lesson delivery using proven techniques for students with additional learning needs.
• Offered personalised constructive feedback to improve student development.
• Adapted teaching styles and resources to suit student age and ability.
• Tutored students struggling with specific barriers to learning.

• With children and adults from A1 level to C1 level
• Spanish Connection (Edinburgh, Scotland) http://spanishconnectionedinburgh.co.uk/
• ELE (Spanish as a Foreign Language) teacher
• Instructor of classes and activities
• Creation, design and adaptation of materials as well as design of materials
• Private classes according to the needs of each student, assessments and preparation for certificates.

• With adults from A1
• Salt Edinburgh (Edinburgh, ) http://www.saltedinburgh.co.uk/
• ELE (Spanish as a Foreign Language) teacher
• Instructor of classes and activities
• Creation, design and adaptation of materials as well as design of materials.

• With adults from A1 to C1 level, ) http://www.londinium.es/
• ELE and EFE (Spanish with Specific Purposes) teacher
• Instructor of classes and activities
• Creation, design and adaptation of materials as well as design of materials with business and cultural purposes
• Preparing students for the DELE.

• With young adults from A1 to B2 level, ) http://www.costadevalencia.com/1-aprender-espanol-espana/1-aprender-espanol-espana.asp
• Instructor of classes and activities
• Creation, design and adaptation of materials for teenagers
• Preparing students for the final test for the course's level of competence.

• With degree and master degree university students from A2 to C1 level.
• EFE teacher and design of materials with business and cultural purposes
• Preparing students for their next internships in Spanish-speaking countries
• Communicative competence development practicing situations that require minimum prior preparation.

Studying PGDE, I have been able to develop my character and personality as a Spanish teacher with young people. I am adept in developing and implementing curriculum and school policies, classroom management, and helping students advance their understanding of the language and culture. Moreover, while my on-the-job experience has afforded me a well-rounded skill set:

• Increasing student concentration, participation, and accountability, by building a positive relationship with them based in trust and respect.
• Designing materials and creative lesson plans, using different ICT and resources.
• Implementing differentiation strategies, included in lesson plans, and offering support during the lesson when needed: collaborative reading, pair work, translation apps for EAL pupils, personalisation and choice (same task divided in level of challenge with spicy peppers, for example), scaffolding production activities, and guided reading tasks.
• Participating in the assessment of students and in the preparation of the Nationals and Higher.

• Dissertation in Differentiation
• B2 Merit

• Research and teaching in the field of Spanish as a foreign language (SFL): theoretical and practical training in the teaching of foreign languages in general and in SFL in particular.
• Managing (identifying, organizing and systematizing) information in order to build knowledge on the processes of teaching and research; observing, evaluating and reflecting to analyse my own teaching performance and learning processes.
• Work in teams, displaying a commitment of cooperation and consideration for diversity.
• Placement: SDI University, Munich (Germany)
• Dissertation in Influence of Language knowledge in Oral Production: monolingual and multilingual learners in different levels of learning.

Critical and rigorous study of Spanish language and literature, being implicit the linguistic variation of the Latin American countries and the richness of their literature. Reception and interpretation of oral texts and literary and non-literary writings and knowledge of the nature and history of the Spanish language. Rigorous work of the oral and written expression, synthesis, comprehension, reasoning and abstraction capacity. Development of an open, flexible and responsible attitude, the ability to argue strongly and the ability to establish a dialogue with values and past and present cultures.