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Arina

Arina

Dedicated educator qualified in the UK and Australia. Passionate about working with young and adult learners. Strong commitment to individual development of each student through fostering positive learning experiences. Effective communicator across cultures and age groups. Taught in Sydney, Australia; Krakow, Poland, and London, UK.

Tutoring Experience

English as a Foreign Language teacher (2016 - current)

• Analysing individual needs of every student and creating a learning program to meet their needs
• Teaching adults and young learners
• Teaching monolingual and multilingual groups classes
• Teaching English for Specific Purposes (English for psychologists, educators, businessmen, accountants, geologists, UX designers, interior designers, engineers; marketing, branding, HR professionals)
• Teaching General English and Business English using the integrative approach (e.g. combining speaking and listening skills; speaking and reading skills)
• Assisting students in integrating into the British culture by providing systematic practice of speaking in various social scenarios
• Preparing for IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, B1 Preliminary, B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency and OET
• Consistently providing students with homework and extensive feedback on their speaking and writing skills
• Teaching primary school students using Total Physical Response in combination with art and craft techniques
• Teaching English writing, literary and poetry analysis to secondary school students

Academic writing and study skills tutor (2016 – current) teaching

• how to structure: reflective and critical analysis essays, reports, grant proposals, multimodal assignments
• how to write grammatically and stylistically accurate assignments, how to reference according to APA, Chicago, Harvard and MLA styles
• how to write a draft, do research, proofread and edit
• how to meet requirements of university assignments
• time management and study skills techniques

English language tutor (2016 – current)
• Teaching how to write and analyse various text types (narrative, persuasive writing, information report)
• Teaching students according to the national curriculum
• Preparing students for Year 3 (7+) Entrance Test and Year 6 (10+) Entrance Test
• Teaching phonics to Year 1 and Year 2 students
• Mentoring students on how to build relationships with peers at school and how to work cooperatively with peers and teachers
• Communicating with parents to provide them with an update on their child's progress

Art educator (2005; 2015 - current) teaching:

• drawing, painting and sculpture
• still life, landscape, portraiture and human anatomy
• realistic and abstract art, impressionism and expressionism, conceptual and relational art
• watercolour, acrylics, oil, mixed media, oil pastel, soft pastel, ink, pencil, charcoal
• A-Level History of Art
• A-Level Art and Design
• GCSE Art and Design
• Art history and theory
• Art portfolio preparation for university entry, job application, galleries and art dealers
• adults and young learners
• one-on-one and groups classes

Russian as a Foreign Language tutor (2011 – current)
• General Russian
• Business Russian
• Russian for adults
• Russian for young learners (4 – 17 years old)
• Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Russian (1RU0)
• The Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TORFL)

COLLEGE & SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

English for Specific Purposes Teacher (January 2023 – June 2025)
The University of Cambridge
• Worked with multilingual groups of 3 – 20 learners with beginner to advanced levels of English
• Conducted a thorough analysis of learners’ needs and institutional requirements, and designed a course based on this analysis
• Developed learners’ communicative competence through a role play and task-based learning using these topics: health, daily routine, everyday problem, hobbies and travel

ESOL Teacher (February - March 2025)
Orchard Park Community Primary School
• Worked with a small mixed-level group of adults
• Analysed learners’ needs and chose learning content based on their needs

EFL Teacher (February 2025)
GL-Abroad
• Taught several sessions to a group of 12 - 13 years old children visiting Cambridge from Madrid
• Incorporated Cambridge-related cultural knowledge in a gamified form
• Included memory games, kinaesthetic vocabulary games and project work

EFL Teacher
International House London, Ellesmere, UK (July - August 2019)
• Taught EFL to 8 - 9 and 14 - 15 years old
• Incorporated game-based learning strategies to engage students of all levels of English
• Created highly immersive environment where students worked in small teams, pairs and individually
• Using the theory of multiple intelligences, organised project-based learning

Casual Teacher (July 2017 - July 2018)
NSW Department of Education, Sydney, Australia
• Taught Levels 1- 3 (Intensive English Centre) and Year 7-12 (High School), and Special Education classes
• Taught English, history, art and drama classes

Classroom Teacher (October - December 2017)
Chatswood Intensive English Centre, Sydney, Australia
• Taught art making and art theory to 12 – 18 years old students who spoke English as a Foreign Language
• Developed a scheme of work that focused on visual and conceptual qualities of Australian Archibald Prize artworks
• Taught ESL, ICT and music

Russian Language Teacher
BigWorld Pty Ltd (August 2013 - September 2017)
• Taught beginners and intermediate level learners
• Created online quizzes, videos, and presentations to encourage students to study independently
• Organised cultural events

Tutoring Approach

• Using visual and audio material to accelerate learning
• Catering for a diverse range of learning needs in an interactive way that promotes students’ engagement
• Analysing individual needs of students and meticulously tailoring lesson plans to address these needs
• Consistently providing students with homework and extensive feedback
• Assisting students in their careers

One-on-one lessons

30 minutes (under 8 y.o.): £35 | 5 lessons: £165 | 10 lessons: £315
45 minutes: £40 | 5 lessons: £190 | 10 lessons: £360
60 minutes: £48 | 5 lessons: £228 | 10 lessons: £432
90 minutes: £65 | 5 lessons: £310 | 10 lessons: £585
120 minutes: £90 | 5 lessons: £428 | 10 lessons: £810

Lessons with two learners

30 minutes (under 8 y.o.): £40 | 5 lessons: £190 | 10 lessons: £370
45 minutes: £50 | 5 lessons: £240 | 10 lessons: £470
60 minutes: £65 | 5 lessons: £310 | 10 lessons: £610
90 minutes: £90 | 5 lessons: £430 | 10 lessons: £850
120 minutes: £120 | 5 lessons: £570 | 10 lessons: £1130

Please, enquire about group lessons as the rate will depend on the number of students in the group, on the location of classes, and on learning objectives of the group.

LanguagesEnglish (British), Russian
AvailabilityWeekends, Weekdays (all times)
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Qualifications

Australian Catholic University 2015PGCEGraduate Diploma in Education
University of New South Wales2014BachelorsBachelor of Fine Arts
Cambridge Assessment English2019ProfessionalCertificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA)
Cambridge English2024MastersDELTA (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

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