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About Ben

BENJAMIN JAMES JENKINS

Date of Birth: 22/12/1976

          Nationality: British (London / England) 

                                                                          Living in Bangkok Thailand                                                                                

Full clean driving license

         Email: ajarnben76@gmail.com

           Phone: 0992571881     

                                                                              

 I am organized and efficient and like to work hard to achieve my goals. I am looking for a job with responsibility and flexibility where I can use my skills to help children learn and make their time in education worthwhile

I am interested in a career which will allow me to use my creative skills to the full and demonstrate the abilities and discipline which I have learnt through working at various schools

I am fully literate in Word, Excel, Outlook and Windows and other software. If given the chance I like to use multi-media technology. I am also experienced in training and motivating people

 

Employment History

May 2012 –

Rajavinit Mathayom School

Teaching English Conversation too Mathayomsuksa Five and teaching the Intensive English program to M 2/9 and M 3/9. The standard of English I was teaching this time was at a higher level and enjoyed the challenge. I also really enjoyed teaching the Intensive students as it was hard work but very rewarding. I gave many private conversation classes to students as well as Thai teachers. I was responsible for my own lesson plans as well as supervising exams.

  • Teaching a higher standard of English to M5

  • Teaching the Intensive English program to M 2 and M3

  • Communicating and translating in a foreign language

  • Managing a large classroom and classrooms which had only 25 students in the class.

  • Creating my own lesson plans.

 

 

 

May 2006 – March 2012

Yothinburana School (6 months teaching the International Program)

Teaching English Conversation too Mathayomsuksa Four and Five. Again the classroom time was 24 hours. The standard of English I was teaching this time was at a higher level and enjoyed the challenge. I gave many private conversation classes to students as well as Thai teachers. I was responsible for my own lesson plans as well as supervising exams.

  • Teaching a higher standard of English to M 4 – M5 – M6

  • Communicating and translating in a foreign language

  • Managing a large classroom

  • Creating my own lesson plans.

 

 

May 2005 – April 2006

Triamudomsuksa Pattanakarn School: Teaching English conversation to Mathayomsuksa 1 and 2. Classroom time was 24 hours a week. I also gave many private conversation classes as well as one to one tutoring. I was responsible for all my own lesson plans as well as creating and supervising exams.

Skills gained:

  •  Exam Preparation

  • Communicating and translating in a foreign language

  • Managing a large classroom

  • Creating my own lesson plans

 

May 2004-April 2005

Nawamintrachinuthit Triamudomsuksa Pattanakarn School: This involved teaching spoken English to Mathayomsuksa 1, 3 and 6. Classroom time was 20 hours a week. I was also responsible for making my own lesson plans as well as creating and supervising exams.

Skills Gained:

  •  Exam Preparation

  •  Communicating and translating in a foreign language

  • Managing a large classroom

  • Creating my own lesson plans

  • Learning the Thai way to teach the English language.

 

 

 

Notable Part-Time positions

November 2007 – April 2009

          Learning Achievements (part time tuition at Pink Gow)

Teaching the Callan method at L.A English. Completed the twenty hour training and also in February completed the stage one training in ten hours.

Skills Gained:   

  •   Exam Preparation

  •   Communicating and translating in a foreign language

  •   Understanding complex grammar and teaching it.

  •   Teaching in an active manner.

  •   Teaching all aspects of the English language.

Qualifications

  • Staffordshire University

  • T.E.S.O.L (250 hours)

  • B.T.E.C in engineering

  • 4 A-levels which include Music Technology, Media studies, History and computing at Cardinal Newman School.

  • GCSEs, including English, Religious Education, Science and Mathematics. Studied at and completed at Cardinal Newman School.

Additional Skills/Hobbies

I enjoy listening and playing music. I also have a passion for photography. I like to read, socialize, surfing the Internet and designing websites and I’ve been writing online for four years

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