Tripoli, Libya
Registered with the South African Council of Educators (SACE), I am qualified to teach high school Business, Economics & Accounting. I hold a PGCE, as well as Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Education Honours degrees. I have a keen interest in the professional development of teachers and the ways in which teachers interact with the curriculum. I have experience teaching the South African CAPS, Cambridge iGCSE/AS-Levels and Irish Leaving Certificate curricula. In South Africa, I taught grade 10-12 Accounting. In Egypt, I taught iGCSE and AS-Level Business. In Libya, I have taught Leaving Certificate Accounting (Higher Level and Ordinary Level) and I have taught Leaving Certificate Business (Higher Level and Ordinary Level). I have taught in South African public schools as well as private international schools in North Africa - I am currently teaching at an international school in Libya. In South Africa, I taught at Durban Girls High School, which consistently achieves a matric pass rate of 100%, with the bachelors pass rate usually being above 95%. I also had the opportunity to teach at Howick High School, which is my alma mater. After a brief stint teaching in Egypt, I joined ISM International School in Tripoli, Libya. ISM is the largest international school in Libya and the oldest international school in North Africa, established in 1954. As Curriculum Coordinator, I am leading my school through the process of obtaining authorisation to offer the IB Diploma Programme, which will make us the first IB World School in Libya. We are on track to submit our application for authorisation by the end of July 2025, with a plan to start teaching the DP in September 2026. I have completed category 1 workshops for Leading the Learning and DP Business Management. I am also guiding the school through the changes taking place in the Irish Leaving Certificate curriculum, as a result of the Senior Cycle Redevelopment that is currently underway. I am passionate about the holistic education of my students, always aiming to prepare my students for success as global citizens in our interconnected world. I emphasise global issues in my lessons and always guide my students in making the links between global and local, embedding the principle of international-mindedness in my teaching.
In my role as the Curriculum Coordinator, I ensured that all teaching and learning was aligned with the requirements of the Leaving Certificate curriculum specifications and the Junior Cycle curriculum specifications. I was also responsible for communications with the State Examinations Commission in the Republic of Ireland and ensuring that all exam entries were submitted to the SEC. I was given the responsibility of leading the school's efforts to obtain authorisation to offer the IB Diploma Programme, a journey that we are still undertaking, ensuring that policies were developed, course outlines drafted, and ensuring that the school was in compliance with the programme standards and practices. I also led the process of obtaining a College Board code and integrating the Pre-AP and AP exams into our school's teaching and learning ecosystem. I conducted lesson observations and provided coaching to teachers to help them improve the quality of instruction in their classrooms. I also communicated with publishers and other service providers in Ireland to ensure that our teachers had access to the best quality resources for the delivery of the Irish Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle curricula. I communicated with mock exam providers in Ireland to ensure that our school had access to high-quality mock exams for our Pre-Leaving Certificate exams. I served on the school's academic affairs committee and assisted with teacher recruitment. I was also the school's Google Workspace administrator and played a role in integrating Google Workspace into our school's teaching and learning ecosystem.
Teaching Irish Leaving Certificate Accounting and Business. Teaching Accounting to students in Transition Year, 5th year and 6th year and Business to students in 6th year. Also teaching Junior Certificate Business Studies to students in 3rd year.
I taught Accounting to grade 11 and 12 learners and Economic and Management Sciences to grade 9 learners. I also served as the subject head for Accounting and Economic and Management Sciences. I assisted with coaching the debating team and adjudicated on the Pietermaritzburg Debating League. I also assisted with duties in the school's boarding establishment. Teaching at Howick High School has allowed me to gain experience in a co-educational environment.
Taught Accounting to grade 10, 11 and 12 learners and Economic and Management Sciences to grade 8 and 9 learners. I was a grade 12 register teacher and assisted with the management of the school prefects. I was a debating coach and adjudicated on the Durban Coastal Debating League. I also facilitated the JSE Investment Challenge and the CFO Case Study Competition. I was also the teacher-in-charge of the school band for one year (2019). Teaching at Durban Girls High School allowed me to gain experience in an all-girls school environment.