I can adapt my approach and content according to the ability, needs, learning style and interests of the student, but my default starting point would be to get to know the student and their interests and try to make sure that the lessons are designed in such a way that they will be interesting and enjoyable for the student.

As it was not in the list of options on the application, I also note here that I speak Ukrainian to a good conversational standard.

I have never taught professionally, but have long and varied experience in teaching English as a foreign language, including but not limited to the following:

: Helping run an International Café in Bournemouth, England for students from around the world. This was mostly about opportunities for conversational practice as well as presentations / story-telling and follow-up discussion.

: Helping run Mariupol English Club in eastern Ukraine. This was attended by up to around 50 students of all ages and backgrounds, with a similar style to the Bournemouth café but an additional focus on learning new vocabulary and grammar.

2008: Assisted a teacher from China in teaching English to refugees from Iran living in Kyiv, Ukraine(!)

: Taught school-aged children (small group classes or 1-to1 tutoring) through a small language school in a town south of Kyiv, working through age-appropriate resources.

: Helped Highland International Church run “Learning English through games, conversation and bible stories” sessions for Ukrainian refugees staying in a Highland hotel.

2024: Helping run English classes (at three different levels) in Inverness, working through structured materials, for people arriving in the Scottish Highlands from around the world.