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A science graduate with a wealth of experience in educational management, focusing on performance development. Mr. Davies has great deal of experience in ensuring that students attain the highest grades and that they develop the skills to succeed in university courses. Mr. Davis has worked as an examiner for major exam boards and has organised intensive A-level revision courses.
Mr. Harrington began teaching English as a foreign language in 1998 in Torbay with EF Language Travel. He has taught English for over 10 years in the local area, focusing on general English and exam preparation courses for business English and multiple levels of English certification. He made a career change in 2005 to work within the National Health Service as an IT systems trainer for the National Programme for Information Technology. While there he was part of an award-winning team that brought radiology imagining systems to the local community. After earning his postgraduate certification in education, Mr. Harrington joined EF International Academy in September 2008.
Mr. Norman is a professionally qualified accountant who has worked for a variety of commercial businesses over the past 20 years, gaining a broad range of experience in the field of accountancy. He has also been involved with academic institutions for many years as both a student and teacher in training. Mr. Norman has been teaching at EF International Academy for approximately one year.
After graduating with a degree in economics from the University of York, Mr. Scott spent three years working for PricewaterhouseCoopers before pursuing a career in education. He has taught economics and business related subjects in a variety of schools for over 26 years, including 17 years spent in senior management positions. He holds a master’s degree in business from Keele University and is an international training consultant and examiner for Cambridge International Examinations. He is also an examiner for AQA and OCR, two of Britain’s major examination boards.
Mr. East has been a chemistry teacher for 16 years and recently moved to Torbay to work at EF International Academy . He graduated from the University of Manchester with a bachelor’s and master’s degreee in geochemistry, and he earned a postgraduate certificate in education from the Institute of Education in London. Mr. East conducted postgraduate research and field work in the Austrian Alps, where he collected samples for geochemical and isotopic analysis. He is an avid runner and has completed mountain marathons throughout Britain.
Ms. Bettles graduated from Swansea University with a degree in zoology. She conducted postgraduate research work at the Chester Beatty Cancer Research Institute, in London, where she investigated tumour immunology. She subsequently gained a postgraduate certificate in education from Garnett College and taught for 27 years at a further education college, teaching a wide range of levels and courses in the field of biology. In the autumn of 2009 she joined EF International Academy, where she teaches biology to A-level, International Baccalaureate and Preparation Programme students.
Ms. Linacre has taught mathematics in a number of well-known schools in the UK. In the beginning of her career she taught several subjects, including maths, English language and literature, and geography at a multinational school in Africa. On returning to the UK she spent nine years working at the country’s most prestigious sixth form college, where she learned a lot from the lively mathematics department, before going on to become head of mathematics at a college in Hertfordshire. She then moved to a larger girls’ school, where she was also head of the mathematics department and where she worked with overseas students.
Ms. Clarke has worked in international education for over 15 years in a variety of countries including China , Hong Kong, Japan, Italy and Portugal. In the UK she has worked in international and further education schools. In addition to her bachelor’s degree in literature and history, she has a Cambridge Diploma in English Language Teaching. Ms. Clarke is an enthusiastic teacher with a passion for the languages and literature of different cultures.
Dr. Chapman graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physics and went on to receive a PhD from the University of Reading, having written a thesis about molecular spectroscopy. He achieved a postgraduate certificate in education from Cambridge University and has since taught in a range of secondary schools and further education colleges. At EF International Academy Torbay, Dr. Chapman teaches physics at all levels. He also teaches critical thinking to the Oxford and Cambridge candidates.
Ms. Nichols teaches English language and English literature. She was educated at international schools in Kenya and Ghana before moving the UK to complete her education. She has a bachelor’s degree in humanities (literature, history and philosophy), a postgraduate certificate in education in English and drama, and a master’s degree in education. For her master’s she focused on international education and leadership and management strategies for schools and colleges. Ms. Nichols has worked at IB World schools in various countries including Hong Kong, Spain, Portugal and Sweden. She has been an IB Diploma senior examiner for 5 years and has led workshops at IB Middle Years Programme conferences. Recently, she has been involved in curriculum review for International Baccalaureate subject guides.
Ms. Desmond graduated from Plymouth University in Devon in 2007. She completed her postgraduate certificate in education in the lifelong learning sector in June 2009. Her professional career includes teaching employment law and English business law at City College Plymouth. She is now delighted to be working at EF International Academy as an A-level law teacher.
Ms. Haines has a bachelor’s degree in history and master’s degree in English language teaching and education management. She has over ten years of experience teaching English and has worked both overseas and in England in a variety of settings, including language schools, colleges of further education, universities and international junior schools. She is an International English Language Testing System examiner, and she has worked as a director of studies and trainer for English language teachers.