Martin Higgins

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Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia

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Timeline
About me
Freelance English Teacher
Education
- University of East Anglia
  2006 - 2009
  BA (Hons) International Studies First Class Honours
  Actividades y grupos:Raise and Give Society President 2009-10 Winner of 2009 Thomas Paine Prize in Politics for Best Final Degree in the School of Political, Social and International StudiesWinner of 2008 Annual Prize For Most Distiguished Perfomance in the 2nd Year AssessmentDissertation Topic: The Blair Administration and European Union Treaty Reform
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
  2009 - 2010
  MSc European Social Policy Merit
  Attained 'Merit' grade overall, with distinction in 'Policy Making in the European Union' module. Dissertation Title: 'Multi-level governance and the EU Structural Funds: testing the utility of Piattoni’s model in explaining the governance of the funds in the 2007-2013 period'
Experience
- Constituency Office of David Howarth MP
  Jun 2008 - Jan 2008
  Caseworker Intern
- Cambridge University Press & Assessment English
  Jun 2009 - Jan 2009
  User Acceptance Tester
- Cambridge University Press & Assessment
  Sept 2010 - Jan 2013
  - Unit Coordinator - Group Public Affairs
    Oct 2011 - Jan 2013
  - Administrative Assistant - Group Public Affairs
    Feb 2011 - Oct 2011
  - HR Information Administrator
    Sept 2010 - Feb 2011
- Colombia Politics
  Oct 2012 - Sept 2013
  Chief News Reporter
  News contributor for Colombia Politics, the only English language website dedicated to analysis of Colombian politics.
- The Edge ELE
  Nov 2013 - Mar 2014
  EFL Teacher
  Teacher of Business and General English to speakers of other languages
- Think English Bogotá
  Jan 2014 - Sept 2014
  EFL Teacher
- Cambridge University Press & Assessment
  Mar 2014 - Jan 2014
  Interim Unit Coordinator - Group Public Affairs
- Universidad EAN
  Jul 2014 - Jun 2016
  Teacher
  Teacher of English as a foreign language on Modern Languages programme Lecturer in Diplomacy and Latin American History
- Bell Educational Services Ltd
  Jun 2016 - Sept 2016
  English Teacher
  Temporary role teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Bogota
  Oct 2016 - Jan 2016
  Freelance English Teacher
  Teacher of English as a foreign language at all levels to individuals and small groups
- Universidad Externado de Colombia
  Jan 2017 - Jan 2023
  Docente
  - Teacher of General English and IELTS Preparation courses.- Level Leader for Level 5 English (B1-B2); responsible for writing syllabus, materials, online platform tasks and exams for 10-15 teachers and over 250 students. - Seminar leader of International Relations Theory course.
- International House Bogotá
  Feb 2017 - Mar 2021
  IELTS Speaking Examiner
- Freelance
  Sept 2021 - now
  SAT Exam Tutor
- Cambridge Institut
  Jan 2023 - now
  English Teacher
- PET-Sprachen GmbH, München
  Jan 2024 - now
  English Trainer
- Ingramtraining
  Feb 2024 - now
  English Trainer
Licenses & Certifications
- DELTA
  Cambridge Assessment English
  Feb 2020
- DELTA Module 1
  Cambridge Assessment English
  Feb 2018
- CELTA
  Cambridge Assessment English
  Sept 2013
- DELTA Module 3
  Cambridge Assessment English
  Feb 2020
- DELTA Module 2
  Cambridge Assessment English
  Aug 2018