1. Tracey S. Gibbons
Hangzhou International School
78 Dong Xin Avenue
Hangzhou 310053
Zhejiang Province
China
Nationality: British/Bermudian
Cell: +86 186-6810-3202
email: tsgibbons@icloud.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
 Ability to utilise external, internationally recognised exam boards to tailor teaching
 Proficient in writing programmes of study
 Skilled at encouraging learning by eliciting student skills
 Practiced at utilising changing trends in teaching
 Ability to ensure that learning happens outside of the classroom
 Highly capable of developing programmes
 Excellent interpersonal skills
 Above average planning and organization skills
 Fluent in Spanish
 Possesses a working knowledge of the French language
 Possess basic knowledge of Mandarin spoken language
WORK HISTORY:
World Languages Teacher– Hangzhou International School, Hangzhou, China
Nov 2014 – present
 Delivered Spanish and French 1 - 3
 Delivered ESOL classes to Upper School students
 Resourced department with appropriate online sites
 Maintained a good working relationship with colleagues/parents
 Delivered Assessment for Learning workshop to staff 28 January, 2016
 Supported Student Council
Part-time yoga instructor – Flatts Fitness, Bermuda
Apr 2014 – Oct 2014
 Delivered gentle yoga classes
Private Language Tutor, Bermuda
Sept 2013 – Oct 2014
 Delivered Spanish/French for KS3 - KS5
 Maintained a good relationship with students and parents

2. MYP Language B (Spanish) Teacher – SomersfieldAcademy, Bermuda
Feb 2012 – Aug 2013
 Resourced department with appropriatetexts, DVDs, online sites
 Maintained a good working relationship with colleagues/ parents
 Delivered MYP Spanish
 Oversaw languages homestay to Granada, Spain (March 2013)
Head of Modern Foreign Languages – Saltus GrammarSchool, Bermuda
2007 – January 2012
 Managed four MFLteachers in the Senior School
 Managed one upper primary MFLteacher
 Oversaw and developed Primary Languages Programme
 Resourced department with appropriatetexts, DVDs, online sites
 Maintained a good working relationship with colleagues/ parents
 Delivered KS3 French
 Delivered KS3 – 5 Spanish
Teacherof Modern Foreign Languages – Saltus GrammarSchool, Bermuda
2000 – 2007
 Organised languages trips to France, CostaRica, Spain
 Delivered KS3 French
 Delivered KS3 – 5 Spanish
Teacherof Modern Foreign Languages – Sandys Middle School, Bermuda
1997 – 1999
 Delivered middle school curriculum (M1 – M3 students)
 Organised and travelled to Granada, Spain 1999 – student homestay
Teacherof Spanish - Northlands Secondary, Bermuda
1996 - 1997
 Delivered Spanish to high school students
HIGHLIGHT OF QUALIFICATIONS:
 MPhilin Second Language Learning, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, December 2005
 B. A in Education, Wolverhampton University, UK, February1997
 B. Arts, York University, Canada, June 1987
 20 years of experience teaching Spanish/French
 Implemented the MFLExtension Programme at Saltus Senior School
 Commenced Implementation of theMFLDifferentiation Programme at Saltus Senior School
 Computer Literate: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Microsoft Outlook
 Able to use technology: LCD projector, SmartBoard
 Well-organised, conscientious, excellent collaborator
 200 Yoga Teacher Training, 2014
 Commenced formal Mandarin study, Hangzhou, China, January 2015