1. Education
2007-2008 University of Sydney, Australia
Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary- English and History)
2002-2006 University of Sydney, Australia
Bachelor of Arts (English Literature)
Professional Experience
08/2011 – 08/2015 The British School Quito, Ecuador
Head of Secondary- Student and Staff Care (08/2012-08/2015)
Overseeing the coordination of the secondary section of the school including the following
areas of responsibility;
 Secondary Teaching and Learning
 Management of all teachers in the section- teacher appraisal, support and development
 Pastoral Care and formative development of students, management of whole school
counselling department, student leaders and Student Council, behaviour guidance and
coordination of student awards and sanctions.
 Operational and procedural development
 Coordination of outdoor education programme, off site visits and DofE Award
 Coordination of secondary CSP (Community Service Project) and IB Diploma CAS
 Management and coordination of secondary budget
 Secondary Admissions
 Chair of whole school OH&S Committee
 Language support departments (SAL and EAL)
Key Achievements:
- Personal commendation from CIS for leadership and development initiative
- Design, implementation and oversight of whole school CSP (Community Service Project)
- Design, implementation and oversight of the BSQ Community Agreement
- Implementation and oversight of new Framework for Appraisal and Staff Development
- Implementation and alignment of Ecuadorian curriculum and regulations
- Design, implementation and oversight of a new PSHE programme
Marcus Felsman
Nationality: Australian
DOB: 24/11/1983
LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/pub/marcus-felsman/27/b74/32b
Contact Information
Via Cununyacu Km 2.5, Tumbaco
Quito, Ecuador
(593 2) 2374649 (593)987224429
Skype Username: marcus felsman
marcus_felsman@hotmail.com
mfelsman@britishschoolquito.edu.ec

2. - Restructure and oversight of the whole school counselling department
- Design and implementation of the Bring Your Own Device programme and BSQ
Learning Portal
- Design and implementation of SAL (Spanish as an Additional Language) department
- Design and implementation of new secondary school timetable
- Design and implementation of new outdoor education programme
- Design and implementation of new Extra Curricular activities programme
- Led the secondary teaching team to achieve the highest combined IB Diploma results
across all subjects in the school’s twenty year history
The British School Quito, Ecuador
Head of English (08/2011-08/2012)
 Teacher of English Literature year 7 to year 13- delivery of the UK Key stage 3 and Key
stage 4 Curricula and IB Diploma English A2/Language and Literature course
 Coordinating and leading the Secondary English Literature and English Language
curricula- supporting, training and developing members of the secondary English teaching
team, literacy development and implementation of language intervention programmes
Key Achievements:
- IB Dip English A results over world average, approximately 5.5, every year taught (3
years) and considerably above the Latin American average.
- Implementation of English Language classes into the curriculum to compliment the
English Literature curricula
- Implementation of the Cambridge English Language testing systems and curriculum
- Implementation of standardised testing and language acquisition benchmarks
- Design and implementation of minimum language standards across all secondary subjects
- Introduction of English Language summer school and extra English support
- Design and implementation of extra English language support classes
- Implementation of the IB Diploma English B course into the curriculum
01/2009 – 08/2011 Instituto Bilingüe Victoria, Querétaro, México
Head of English and Drama
 Delivery of the UK English key stage 3, 4 and 5 national curriculum
 Teaching leader of IGCSE, AS and A level English Literature classes. Teaching leader of
IGCSE History
 Drama Director and secondary productions coordinator, year twelve coordinator and
secondary school outdoor education coordinator
Key Achievements:
- Excellent IGCSE results for English and History; 85% A and above, 100% C and above
- Very good A level results for English; 95% pass rate, 60% B and above, above world
averages and substantially exceeding Latin American averages
- Monitoring and facilitating a number of student matriculation into top international
universities including NYU, UPenn, Imperial College London, University of Edinburgh,
University of Manchester, University of Toronto, University of Madrid and University of
Melbourne
- Development of new drama department with two secondary productions per year

3. - Director and coordinator of successful productions including; Charlie and The Chocolate
Factory, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Monologues Suite and The Dialogues
03/2006 – 01/2009 Centacare Child and Youth Services, Sydney, Australia
Social Worker
 Crisis Refuge worker for children aged eleven to eighteen
 Profiling and strategic behavioural support for victims of serious trauma and abuse
 Guided and on call incident response
 Self harm intervention, behavioural observation and daily progress reporting
 Correspondence and planning with psychologists, DOCS, police and other stakeholders
Earlier Career History
08/2008 – 12/2008 St Ives High School, Sydney, Australia
English and History Teacher (Internship)
 Delivery of the NSW (Australian) curriculum for students in year seven to twelve
01/2005 – 01/2008 Camp Australia, Melbourne/Sydney, Australia
Coordinator OSHC (Out of School Care)
 Managing a large child care service at an independent school in Sydney and Melbourne.
Meeting high OH&S standards and delivering an excellent service with an outstanding
reputation to students, parents, the school and company
 Designing and directing educational programs for children aged four to twelve
01/2005 – 12/2005 Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Volunteer Advocate and Educational Officer
 Advocating for asylum seekers and assisting with writing letters to the Department of
Immigration. Assisting asylum seekers with finding accommodation enrolling in English
courses, applying for travel passes and other documentation
 Designing and presenting educational presentations to primary schools about the
experiences of refugees and the work of the asylum seeker centre
01/2004 – 01/2005 Amnesty International, Sydney, Australia
Advocate
 Membership consultation and promotion of Amnesty International Campaigns
Languages
Native English Speaker
Spanish (Full Professional Proficiency)
Interests and Activities
I enjoy keeping myself active by regularly hiking, watching wildlife, playing football and diving. I have a passion for
nature, the outdoors and literature as well as a keen interest in sport, film, history and the performing arts.

4. Other Achievements
From the age of ten to seventeen I played representative cricket at state and national level. Representing New South
Wales was perhaps my best achievement as a young cricketer. Although I have limited opportunities to now play
due to my location I am still passionate about the sport as it had an important role in my formation as a leader.
Professional Experience
Mr Alec Jiggins Mrs Kerry Tyler-Pascoe Dr Kelly Tanner
Director (Aug 2014-current) Director (2012-14) Director
The British School Quito The British School Quito Instituto BilingüeVictoria
Via Cununyacu, Km 2.5 Via Cununyacu, Km 2.5 Vicente Suarez
Tumbaco, Quito Quito, Tumbaco Tequisquiapan, Querétaro
ECUADOR ECUADOR MEXICO
Tel: 00593 (2) 237 4649 Tel: 0065 9104 1724 Tel: 0052 (1) 4142733739
ajiggins@britishschoolquito.edu.ec kerrytp@me.com ktanner@victoriaschool.edu.mx
kerry.tyler-pascoe@teepee.net.au direccionkt_ibv@prodigy.net.mx