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Peter Holly

Peter Holly

Teacher of English

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  • About me

    Humanitarian and activist, experienced educator and English language trainer. Grumpy old man passionate about contributing towards a better world for his children and grandchildren . Founder - Litmus Education.

  • Education

    • Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University

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      Master of Business Administration - MBA

    • The University of Sheffield

      1984 - 1985
      PGCE

    • University of East Anglia

      1990 - 1991
      MA

    • The University of Hull

      1979 - 1982
      BA

  • Experience

    • Ministry of Education, Sudan

      Sept 1982 - Apr 1984
      Teacher of English

    • British Council Hungary

      Oct 1985 - Jun 1990
      Lektor

    • British Council Bahrain

      Oct 1991 - Jul 1993
      Teacher /Teacher Trainer

    • Longman International Education

      Jul 1993 - Jun 1994
      Teacher Trainer, Ministry of Education

    • Longman / Addison Wesley Longman

      Jun 1994 - Aug 1998
      Middle East Marketing Executive - Project Manager - local Managing Director

    • Pearson Education / Longman - Gulf

      Aug 1998 - Jun 2004
      Project Manager - Regional Sales Manager - local Managing Director ( to 03/2003 )

    • Cambridge University Press - Gulf

      Aug 2004 - May 2010
      Senior Consultant / Sales Manager / Sales & Operations Manager / Local Managing Director

    • Garnet Education

      Sept 2010 - Nov 2014
      Business Development Director

    • Litmus Education

      Nov 2014 - now
      Founder

      I have carried out assignments in the following areas :-1. Sales and Marketing / Business Development / Market Research for various educational publishers and examining boards.2. Teacher training and presentation work for publishers; corporate training; English language training.3. General consultancy work on educational projects, including moderating focus groups in Dubai ( IELTS and EAP publishing projects ) and Abu Dhabi ( UK curriculum schools project ).So far my assignments have taken me to Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Sudan, apart from work carried out in the GCC in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.I have worked for Oxford University Press, Kometa, Nishe Accounting & Consultancy, Haremi, EtonX, McGraw-Hill, Ladybird, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge English Language Assessment, Trinity College London, The British Council, Macmillan Education, EL Gazette, Jazeera University, Crown House Publishing, Canford Publishing, TQLS, Study Inn, and Focus Groups MENA in this capacity, apart from freelance consultancy work for my own company Litmus Education. Show less

    • Stitches

      Sept 2015 - Jan 2019
      Business Development Manager ( Part-time )

    • Growmore

      Nov 2016 - Jul 2018
      Learning Solutions & Sales Manager ( part-time )

    • Simply Bottles / DGrade

      Aug 2018 - Sept 2018
      Schools Manager

    • UGER

      Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
      Chief Executive Officer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Learning for a Sustainable Future

      The University of Edinburgh, British Council, Learning for Sustainability Scotland
      Mar 2024
      View certificate certificate

    • How to Teach Online : Providing Continuity for Students

      FutureLearn
      May 2021