Kat Jeffries

Experience

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  TEG English

  Dec 2009 - Jul 2011

  Responsible for day-to-day running of the school, admissions, visa procedures, recruiting and managing accommodation providers, dealing with students and agents, organising the social programme, hiring and training new staff, monitoring stock supplies. Helped the school go through two successful British Council inspections. Teaching a variety of General English courses.

  • Office Manager

    Aug 2009 - Jul 2011

  • TEFL teacher

    Dec 2009 - Jun 2011
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  EC English Language Centres

  May 2013 - Sept 2013

  Summer Centre Manager

  Responsible for managing one of three EC London summer centres for junior students. My main duties included: - recruiting, training and managing 20+ staff members; collecting timesheets and organising the payroll- organising the school premises and partly negotiating the terms of premises hire- creating a social programme and liaising with activity providers- ordering merchandise and stationery- following budget guidelines- troubleshooting - liaising with accommodation and transport providers- dealing with agents and International Group Leaders - managing high volumes of students while maintaining high standards of courses and activity programme Show less

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  EC English Language Centres

  Apr 2014 - Oct 2015

  In this job, I was mostly responsible for:- organising the terms of premises hire for all three EC London summer centres for junior students- recruiting, training and managing 15 key staff members (Centre Managers, Accommodation and Transport Co-ordinators, Academic team, Team Leader Co-ordinators, Residential Supervisors)- monitoring student numbers, as well as classroom and accommodation efficiency- managing budgets- dealing with accommodation providers (homestay and residential) and handling complaints- organising visits for agents- troubleshooting, including HR issues- invoicing- recruiting social programme providers- organising criminal record checks for all junior staff membersIn the summer of 2014, EC London junior programmes passed a British Council inspection, a strict assessment of standards for English language schools in the UK. Show less

  • TEFL Teacher

    Jul 2011 - Oct 2015

  • Junior Programmes Manager

    Apr 2014 - Sept 2014
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  Speak Up London

  Oct 2015 - Oct 2017

  Director of Studies
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  EC English Language Centres

  Sept 2017 - Oct 2020

  English Language Teacher

  A senior teacher (permanent contract) responsible for teaching a range of courses, predominantly IELTS, FCE and CAE preparation ones. During my time at EC Brighton, I was asked to train to become a Delta Module 2 Regional Tutor and I assisted the Assistant Director of Studies at the time in obtaining his qualification. I delivered a number of CPD sessions to my colleagues.

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  Bell Educational Services Ltd

  Sept 2018 - Nov 2018

  DELTA Module 2 Regional Tutor

  Provided support to a DELTA candidate during his Bell Distance Delta, in particular Module 2. Offered support, carried out LSA 1-3 observations and delivered feedback in line with Cambridge DELTA criteria.

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  "Krokodyl" Polish Language Group

  Mar 2019 - now

  Co-Founder

  Since March 2019, I have been helping Polish families from East Sussex, UK, as well as others across the globe, raise their pre-school-aged children in a bilingual environment. I run weekly classes for children aged 0-4, where I focus on children's linguistic development through music, rhythm, movement, sensory play and speech therapy. I have successfully translated and localised 25 songs for teaching languages (French > Polish) and recorded the songs in a local studio in collaboration with S4TL.I also run regular reading and writing classes for children aged 5+ with the aim of helping them learn to read and write in Polish through games and movement. Show less

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  Greater Brighton Metropolitan College

  Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

  Sessional Lecturer

  Teaching IELTS to mixed-level Chinese students aged 16-18Teaching General English Cover work

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  Speak Up London

  Mar 2020 - now

  Responsible for running a medium-sized Central London language school. Line management of all the departments: Academic, Student Services, Finance, HR, Sales and Marketing. Strong understanding of HR procedures and legal compliance. Supporting teachers remotely during and after the Covid-19 lockdown. Academic management of both online and face-to-face classes. Teacher training.

  • Center Manager

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Director Of Studies

    Mar 2020 - Jun 2022
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  PEaCH Project - for bilingual children

  Feb 2021 - now

  PEaCH Ambassador