MBA (Ed) and MA (TEFL) Qualified Educational Consultant and Teacher Trainer

Following 15 years as a teacher trainer, line manager and education consultant, I wish to further develop my career in a new environment. My aim would be to design and manage English skills projects for oil companies in the Middle East.

Professional Experience

August 2008 – Present: Teacher / Teacher Trainer, British Council Teaching Centre, COLOMBO. In Colombo as well as teaching every level of course and being involved as an examiner in the whole ESOL suite, I am the TKT course teacher training course for local T of Es. I have managed several development projects for the teaching centre.

September 2005 – 2006: Exams Co-ordinator / Teacher of English, British Council Teaching Centre, BUDAPEST. As exams co-ordinator I line managed a small group of experienced EFL teachers. I delivered exams INSETTs and seminars to teachers and local customers. I taught as well as regularly examined at YL, CPE, CAE and FCE ESOL exams levels.

June – July 2002: Senior Teacher / Co-ordinator of Young Learner TT Programme: Concorde International, Canterbury, UK. I devised and delivered a programme of teacher training to Spanish secondary and primary school teachers of English. Working with a group of experienced staff from varying backgrounds.

August 1997 – October 1999: Communication Consultant CPLS, Eindhoven. Eindhoven houses the biggest business centre in Europe. CPLS is one of the very few companies of its kind able to sell highly specialised communication consultancy to Dutch companies requiring a service tailored closely to their precise business needs. Henry worked as consultant supporting a range of international companies and organisations.



Publications
• Using African Caribbean Literature in ELT, IATEFL (article) SIG Magazine (ISSN:1814-6945)
• Using Drama in the ESOL Classroom, (article) BBC/British Council ThinkEnglish site: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/using-drama-texts-classroom
• Using Drama in the ESOL Classroom, (teacher training workshop), VENTESOL Conference, 2001, 2002

see below

2008 MBA Educational Management, Leicester of University, LEICESTER
2000 Masters in Applied Linguistics and ELT Surrey University, LONDON
1998 LTCL Diploma, TESOL, Trinity College, LONDON
2005 Advanced Certificate in Educational Management, University of Leicester, LEICESTER
1997 Certificate in TESOL College of Preceptors, LONDON
1996 Stage 2 7307 Adult Education Teacher’s Certificate, (ESOL) Clarendon College, LEICESTER
1986 BA (Hons) Creative Arts Nottingham University, LEICESTER

Current: Henry is currently involved in the development of the educational consultancy englishes for all - a team of globally mobile educational consultants specialising in customised TESOL training anchored in participants' contexts and everyday realities: http://www.englishesforall.com. Henry’s latest project saw him working with David Valente providing support in the design of materials in China as part of a project sponsored by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy/Consulates (the UK’s international organisation for educational and cultural relations). The project aimed to bring the most up-to-date English teaching knowledge and methodology to English teachers in China.