Daniel Spalding

Experience

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  Guangxi University

  Sept 2006 - Jul 2009

  Lecturer

  - Lectured both undergraduate and postgraduate students in all areas of the English language- Developed my level of spoken Mandarin from minimal to fluent. - Course co-ordinator, devised new courses and their syllabi and end-of-year exams, all in accordance with university regulations. - Line-manager for 10 EFL staff. - English Language adviser to MA students – advising on MA theses and potential work in the UK.

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  University of International Relations

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2010

  Lecturer

  - Lectured second to final year students in English language and cultural exchange.- Free-lance tutor for Hewlett Packard, Beijing.- Free-lance tutor for the main military hospital in Beijing. - Private tutor for individuals, including Guo Shan, the current Chairwoman of the Alliance of Asia-Pacific Region Orchestras and the president of China Symphony Development Foundation.

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  Southwest University of Science and Technology

  Feb 2012 - Jan 2013

  Lecturer

  - Lectured both teachers and students in Western music and English language- Led the University Orchestra’s ‘cello section and oversaw sectional rehearsals. - Organised and performed in televised concerts in and outside the University.- Liaised with the head of the music department and advised on the allocation of finances.

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  ELSE

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  Part-time Lecturer, East London School of English/ freelance erhu (Chinese violin) teacher and perf

  - Tutored a range of students both in classroom environments and privately- Liaised with the Director of studies and colleagues as to how to improve classroom efficiency- Developed students’ awareness of traditional Chinese musical techniques

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  Embassy English

  Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

  Centre Manager

  - Oversaw the set up and organisation of a summer school that catered for approximately 1000 students of mixed nationalities across the summer period. Responsibilities included:- Managing a team of up to forty staff- Liaising with and maintaining good relations with staff and clients- Quick assessment of and reaction to any issues that arose- Ensuring health and safety- Managing the projects finances and expenditures- Creating an online database to store important client/employee information- Continual assessment of staff/facilities/ student welfare Show less

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  Study Group

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2018

  Key Responsibilities:- Overall operational running of 2 UK centres- Leadership and development of centre staff across 2 London sites including remote management- Ensuring high levels of customer service and student satisfaction- Creating one unified team- Targeted plans to have segmented groups of students in each centre- Liaison with partner school Principals to ensure a positive and collaborative working relationship- Leveraging multi-site opportunities to ensure staffing and fiscal efficiencies - Managing property infrastructure to meet student / agent / teacher and accommodation expectations- Financial management of centre to meet budget requirements for Revenue, Gross Margin and EBITDA- Central point of communication for the centre to the Embassy Leadership Team- Building and maintaining relationships with the sales team and agents to bring in group business- Contribute to UK and global initiatives with other CDs to improve and grow the Embassy business- Maximize business potential and additional revenue streams through walk-in sales, extensions and upselling Show less China Sales Manger:- Liaising with agents/sales managers in China to source students- Agreeing quotations with clients- Organising/confirming agreeable programmes for Clients- Developing/reinforcing relations with new/existing clients- Liaising with Centre teams/Clients to problem solve any issues that ariseProgramme Manager:Line managing five centres across the UK as well as off season study groups at a variety of locations throughout the year. Responsibilities include- Organisation of the budget, programmes, staffing and college contracts for the five centres- Marketing these five centres accordingly, - Liaising with and maintaining excellent relationships with global agents and University/campus contacts- Initiating product developments and improvements- Training staff and organisation of training weekends- Maintaining excellent communications with other departments such as: sales and marketing; recruitment; and the International admissions department - Managing the set up and running of the five centres throughout the summer - up to forty members of staff for each centre- Ensuring that all projects run to budget- Continual assessment of the service provided and of student and staff welfare- Continual assessment of staff and responsible for the hiring/dismissal of staff Show less

  • Centre Director

    Dec 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Multi-Centre Director

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Programme manager/China Sales Manager

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2016
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  Berlitz Corporation

  Sept 2018 - Jun 2023

  Centre Director

  LCD Berlitz London

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  BE Education

  Nov 2022 - now

  Working closely with all Study Abroad offices (Beijing; Shanghai; Hangzhou; Shenzhen; Hong Kong and London) as well as the 4 Wycombe Abbey Internatiol Schools (Changzhou; Hangzhou; Nanjing and Hong Kong) across a range of collaborative projects.

  • Director of Short courses, Advisor to President of Study Abroad

    Aug 2023 - now

  • EA to the President of Study Abroad

    Nov 2022 - Sept 2023