Lisa L
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
University of Cambridge, Modern & Medieval Languages (French & German)
Queen Ethelburga's College
QUALIFICATIONS
GCSE: English, French, German, Economics, Russian
A-Level: French, German, Economics, Russian
Common Entrance: 11+ Comprehension Exam
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
-6 years of teaching experience as a self-employed part-time private tutor (since 2016)
-Subjects: previously taught all subjects at GCSE & A-level that I have had relevant qualifications in;
+English as a 2nd language (any student (any ability, age, etc., including students with special needs (ASD)); any level (including preparation for studying abroad (in the U.K, Switzerland, America) – teaching methodology, lesson length and content were based on, and structured in accordance with, my students' academic/personal goals.)
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
- Languages:
English (Native or bilingual proficiency);
Ukrainian (Native or bilingual proficiency);
Russian (Native or bilingual proficiency);
French (Full professional proficiency);
German (Professional working proficiency);
Spanish (Limited working proficiency).
- Interests:
Reading;
Dancing (ex-professional dancer: ballroom-/Latin-dance; currently a hip-hop/heels dancer);
Traveling.
- Skills (evident via previous work experience & extracurriculars listed below):
Decision Making;
Fast Learner;
Ability to Multitask;
Communication Skills;
Effective Time Management;
Ability to Work Under Pressure;
Leadership;
Collaboration & Teamwork;
Creative Problem Solving
WORK EXPERIENCE
Creative Writer at Higgs Technology Co. Ltd
- Online Script Writer for an international episode-game developing company
Treatment Writer at Universal TV Media Ltd, Luton
- Concept Developer for advertising campaigns at the UK-based independent creative
production company and media buying agency for global television networks
Contributing Article Writer at WomanToWoman, London
Woman to Woman (W2W) is an online audio and video media-digital platform dedicated
to narrating the stories of women, having conscious conversations and sharing personal
experiences.
As a contributing writer for the magazine, I created content within many categories:
'Culture', 'Lifestyle', and 'Beauty', in form of articles. My articles cover top social
issues, such as colorism-driven skin bleaching, transgender rights, unethical profit
maximization by the beauty industry, etc.
Contributing Article Writer at City Girl Network Ltd
City Girl Network is a social network for women living in cities, which aims to empower,
inspire and support local communities of females, helping them regard their cities as
"home". City Girl Network also runs a digital magazine, which covers the topics of
'Lifestyle', 'Food & Drink', 'Career', 'Travel', 'Mind & Body', 'Books, Films & TV', and
'Fashion & Beauty'. As a contributing writer, I ran a monthly-updated column about
vegetarian lifestyle, as well as wrote a monthly 'Influencers' spotlight' feature.
Journalist | Interviewer & Transcriber at Zems Entertainment Ltd, London
Zems Entertainment is a multi-arts film production company founded by Paul Chiedozie:
a London-born African actor, film director and producer, as well as the winner of the Best
Emerging Talent Award at the 10th annual Movie Video & Screen Awards. As a freelance
journalist-writer, interviewer, and transcriber I worked closely with Paul himself, writing
PR campaign plans, PR content, interview-features, pre-release articles, and film reviews.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I first became interested in tutoring when I moved to the U.K from my homeland Ukraine 7 years ago. Coming here allowed me to discover the teaching methodology that I have never been acquainted with before, but which greatly impressed and fascinated me – applying learnt material to a range of unforeseen problems, rather than pre-learning pages and pages of content to then lay it out on a blank exam page was foreign to me, and the more I worked towards changing my customary learning habits, the more I wanted to share my newly-acquired skills with the students back at home, as I believed them to be at a disadvantage: given the number of children in Ukraine that I knew aspired to study abroad, I grew more and more conscious of the difficulties they were going to encounter upon their relocation to the U.K, Switzerland, America or elsewhere. Identifying this imminent issue – the problem of uncreative teaching – inspired me to commit myself to attempting to single-handedly change the standard of education in Ukraine – it motivated me to start tutoring students that aspired to study abroad, not only with the purpose of improving their English proficiency, but also, introducing them to a scope of advanced study skills, which they’d never get to know otherwise. My first student was the son of a Ukrainian lady that got in touch with me online: having seen my tutoring campaign on Instagram, she trusted me to prepare her son for his upcoming studies in Austria. Her trust and faith in me and my vision encouraged me, meanwhile her son’s drive, ambition, and efforts inspired me to learn something new every day to make sure I am able to teach him even better in every next class. After his successful departure to Austria 2 years later, where he soon found himself among the top students in his class, I decided to explore tutoring further. This decision led me to gaining a significant base of clients of all ages, levels and backgrounds – children and adults, with an impressive scope of personal and academic goals, which I learned to fulfil as a tutor and mentor. I am successful in my tutoring pursuit because I always aim to form a friendship and have a conversation with my tutees, so that together, we can establish a mission that feels personal to us both and start our own movement, the outcome of which is always the realisation of their academic dreams and the discovery of their full potential!