James Speed

I am looking for a career change after 20 years in teaching.

Short term supply contracts/ private tutoring_____________________  September 2021 – present 

Position held: Teacher of Business, Economics and Maths. I have also been working as a tutor both in person and online. Recently I have been tutoring full time because I am my father’s carer.

Canadian International School           Bangalore,India           ________  August 2020 – July 2021

Position held: Teacher of Business Management and Economics 

This was a temporary position where I am teaching Business Management and Economics to both IBDP and IGCSE.

RBK International Academy          Mumbai,India                    ________  September 2016 – July 2020

Position held: HOD Humanities. 

• Led a department of four in Economics, Business, History and Psychology
• Prepared Unit Pans for the DP and MYP evaluation
• Improved results over two years across all subjects
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Subjects taught :IB Economics and MYP Individuals and Societies. 

DhirubhaiAmbani International School             Mumbai,India                      July 2014 – June 2016

Position held: Teacher of IB Economics and IGCSE Business and Management

• Three classes of IB Economics, GPA of 6.3
• One class of IGCSE Business Studies. 100% A-C and 50% A*
• Ranked best international day school in India

Al-Jazeera Academy Doha, Qatar                     Sept 2011 – August 2014   

  Position held:  ICT and Economics Teacher (to IB and A-level)

• a school owned by the family of the Prime Minister
• high % EAL 
• I improved attainment in ICT and assisted with training in AFL strategies.

Wellington Girls College Wellington, NZ           Jan 2006 – Dec 2010       

  Position held:  Economics, Accounting, and Mathematics

• an outstanding top 10 girls state school
• I taught many EAL students from Korea and Japan who were homestay students
• I improved NCEA results in both Accounting and Economics. Pass rates were over 90% in an objective focused assessment system.

British International School Berlin, Germany   Sept 2002 – Dec 2005    

  Position held:  Economics, Business Studies, ICT, and Mathematics

• school serving both the diplomatic and local community
• achieved 80% A- C at both A Level and IGCSE

South Hunsley School East Yorkshire, UK  Sept1996 – July 2002   

  Position held:  Economics, Accounting, Business

• an outstanding rural school serving the villages of West Hull
• introduced the Nuffied Economics/ Business Studies A Level
• top school in terms of local league tables in both A Level and GCSE

St Dominic’s Sixth Form College Harrow, UK  Sept1994 – July 1996      

  Position held:  Economics, Business Studies

• An outstanding sixth form college 
• Improved examination results in both Commerce subjects

1993 - 1994 University of Sunderland P.G.C.E. Business Education

1989 - 1992 University of Leeds B.A. Economics (Economic Studies)  BA (Hons)

1981 - 1988 Davenant Foundation School

A Levels: History (B) Mathematics (C) Economics (C)

10 O Levels including English Language (B) and Mathematics (B)