Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
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Elias Kipchirchir

Brighton,East Sussex

Summary

I am a dedicated and result-oriented secondary school teacher with expertise in Mathematics and Business Studies. I have a proven success in improving student performance, curriculum development,and subject coordination.

I have strong leadership skills with a track record of enhancing positive subject outcomes through learner centred teaching strategies.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Teacher

Teachers Service Commission,Kombe secondary school
Kapsabet , Nandi
08.2018 - 09.2023
  • Led mathematics and business studies departments, ensuring alignment with national curriculum standards.
  • Implemented innovative teaching strategies that resulted in business studies becoming the most improved subject in national exams
  • Posted a positive deviation in mean grades of Mathematics and Business studies
  • Attended professional development workshops for teachers to improve teaching techniques
  • Analysis of students data to measure performance
  • Coordinated interdepartmental activities to promote student engagement through symposiums and group discussions.

Teaching assistant

Kipsigak secondary school
Kapsabet , Nandi
01.2018 - 07.2018
  • Designed and delivered engaging lesson plans to cater for diverse learning needs
  • Utilized ICT to enhance interactive learning
  • Provided career guidance for students to prepare them for further education in business and STEM courses
  • Organized extracurricular activities such as mathematics and business contests.

Education

Master of Arts - Education and Social work

University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
09.2023 - 09.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Education

Kabarak University
Nakuru,Kenya
01.2014 - 12.2017

Diploma in Teacher Education - Education

Kagumo Teacher Training College
Nyeri,Kenya
01.2011 - 12.2013

Kenya certificate of secondary education - Secondary education

Samoei secondary
Kenya
01.2005 - 12.2008

Skills

  • Lesson planning
  • Schemes of work development
  • Curriculum development
  • Classroom management
  • Student performance analysis
  • Team coordination
  • Education technology integration in learning
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Assessment and evaluation
  • Research and report writing

Affiliations

  • Sports and fitness (in gym and long distance running).
  • Volunteering in community development and youth programmes
  • Reading books

Accomplishments

  • Best performing subject award(Business Studies) at Kombe Secondary
  • Head of department of the year for good leadership in Mathematics and Business studies


Certification

  • National examiner for Business Studies paper one
  • Certificate of licence for Teachers Service Commission of Kenya.

Timeline

Master of Arts - Education and Social work

University of Sussex
09.2023 - 09.2024

Teacher

Teachers Service Commission,Kombe secondary school
08.2018 - 09.2023

Teaching assistant

Kipsigak secondary school
01.2018 - 07.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Education

Kabarak University
01.2014 - 12.2017

Diploma in Teacher Education - Education

Kagumo Teacher Training College
01.2011 - 12.2013

Kenya certificate of secondary education - Secondary education

Samoei secondary
01.2005 - 12.2008
Elias Kipchirchir