NUR AZRIN BINTE ABDULLAH Secondary School English Teacher

Secondary School teacher with 7 years of experience in teaching and curriculum design. Skilled in Curriculum Development, Lesson Planning, Student Leadership, Educational Leadership, and Classroom Management. Attained BA (Ed) with Honours from Nanyang Technological University- National Institute of Education(NTU-NIE Program, ).

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WORK EXPERIENCE EAL Teacher Hailiang Education Group 09/2017 – Present Zhuji, Hailiang Education Group provides K-12 education in China, one of the affiliated schools being Hailiang Foreign Language School. Achievements/Tasks Develop instructional strategies, materials and methodologies for EAL subject for ’s Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE) Program to Year 10-12 students in China Created practical and enjoyable lesson plans for all levels of students; engaged twenty-one students by utilizing interactive teaching tools such as Kahoot!, Literature circle, and political cartoons for language learning Provide one-on-one consultations to students during evening study time to ensure 100% pass rate for weaker students Collaborate with sister school, Thomas Carr College, in Melbourne to successfully deliver the aims of the VCE education

Contact: Bella Fu Ying – [email protected] / +86 187 5750 2527

General Education Officer Ministry of Education () 05/2011 – 08/2017 Singapore, Singapore Created a supportive, rigorous curricula for over 300 students every academic year Achievements/Tasks Developed instructional strategies, materials and methodologies for the English Language and English Literature for GCE O Levels & Integrated Program (IP) curricula Implemented High Order Thinking skills into curricula as per requirement for higher ability students in the school Developed and implemented rigorous summative assessments and formative home-based creative assignments; resulting in 100% progress to the next academic year Provided one-on-one English Literature consultations to students after class to ensure 100% pass rate for weaker students Ensure alignment and spiral progression between lower secondary and upper secondary IP Literature curriculum Successfully coordinated and designed assessments for Victoria-Cedar Alliance (VCA) Taskforce, an alliance between Victoria School and premium all-girls school, Cedar Girls' Secondary School Successfully mentored five beginning and untrained teachers from National Institute of Education, Singapore in implementing pedagogical tools such as Bloom's Taxonomy Consistently served as GCE O Levels Cambridge English oral examiner to various schools in Singapore

Contact: Jeffrey Lim Jien Hwee & Thirumaran Velusamy – +65 9871 5278 (Jeffrey Lim) &+65 9794 3592 (Thirumaran)

CERTIFICATES Bachelor of Arts (Education) (Sec) Hons III GCE A Levels (01/2005 – 12/2006) (07/2007 – 05/2011) Completed in . Major in English. Completed in Nanyang Technological University / National Institute of Education (NTU-NIE Program) GCE O Levels (01/2001 – 12/2004) Completed in Tanjong Katong Girls’ School.

Page 1 of 2 EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts (Education) Hons III (Secondary Track) Nanyang Technological University & National Institute of Education 07/2007 – 05/2011 Singapore, Singapore Courses Major in English Language & Literature Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education

SKILLS

Curriculum Development Lesson Planning Student Leadership Educational Leadership Classroom Management

Autism in Education

REFERENCES Ms Bella Fu Ying / VCE Coordinator Mr Jeffrey Lim Jien Hwee / Head of Department “Hailiang Foreign Language School” (English) Contact: [email protected] – +8618757502527 “Ministry of Education (Victoria School )” Contact: [email protected] – +6598715278

Mr Thirumaran Velusamy / Head of Discipline “Ministry of Education (Victoria School )” Contact: [email protected] – +6597943592

ACHIEVEMENTS Outstanding Teacher Award (01/2018 – 01/2018) Kind Teacher Award (08/2017 – 08/2017) Awarded by Hailiang Foreign Language School, China Awarded by Victoria School, Singapore

CONFERENCES & COURSES VCE Induction Program (2018 – 2018) VCE English as an Additional Language (EAL) Training VCE (Thomas Carr College) (2017 – 2017) VCE (Firbank Grammar) Shakespeare & Education Conference (2016 – 2016) Teaching the Gifted – Curriculum Design and Evaluation University of Brighton (2015 – 2015) Gifted Education Branch (GEB) Singapore Classroom Literacy (2015 – 2015) Curriculum for the Gifted: Introduction (2014 – 2014) David Didau Gifted Education Branch (GEB) Singapore The Leadership Challenge (2014 – 2014) Curriculum for the Gifted: Curriculum Models & Halogen Foundation Singapore Instructional Strategies (2014 – 2014) Gifted Education Branch (GEB) Singapore Critical Thinking Workshop (2013 – 2013) Leading the Literature Team Workshop (2013 – 2013) MOE (Singapore) Ministry of Education (Singapore) Autism Spectrum Disorders: Characteristics & Assessment, Program Development, & Program Classroom Intervention (TSN) (2013 – 2013) Evaluation for Students with Special Needs TSN (NIE, Singapore) (2012 – 2012) TSN (NIE, Singapore)

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Playmate Children's Cancer Foundation 2013 – 2013 Singapore, Singapore Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF) is a non-profit organisation with a mission to improve the quality of life of children with cancer Tasks/Achievements Build rapport and friendship with cancer-stricken child during period of need.

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