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SERKAN BAYKUSOGLU 1 LAINDON HOUSE, LYNMOUTH ROAD STAMFORDHILL N16 6XP 020 88060667 [email protected] http://myprofile.cos.com/BaykusogluS http://independent.academia.edu/SerkanBaykusoglu/About www.serkanbaykusoglu.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILES

Serkan Baykusoglu (born February 23, 1976) is educationist, education columnist, e-guide, e-mentor, historian, interpreter & translator, life coach, mentor, teaching assistant and teacher of English and Maths by profession. Baykusoglu has over 28 years experience in education.

He has worked for the private, academic and public sectors in UK: appointed as a Teaching Assistant in the SEN ( Special Educational Needs ) department of the Islington Green School, as a qualified Immigration Caseworker for a solicitor company; as a volunteer registered Mentor for the Hackney Schools in London, as an e-Mentor for Cambridge Education Associates, and worked as a lecturer at . Held a Company Secretary and Voluntary Teacher positions prior to these posts. Currently studying an MA in Adult Learning and Global Change, following the completion of an MA degree in Educational Management in 2009. Studied at over 65 educational establishments in the subjects of History, Education, Educational Management, Learning and Teaching, ICT (Information and Communication Technology ), Sport and Science, and Religion in Turkey, , Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium and Sweden.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Education Columnist , Haber Newspaper, 471 Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London N13 4BS. 17 Sep 2010 – now

Working as a columnist in Haber which is a national Turkish Newspaper.

• Lecturer , Barnet College, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, London N11 1GN. 23 Jan 2008 – now

Teaching AoN ( Application of Numbers ) to 16+ adult learners. Teaching Quantitative Methods to Access to IT learners

• E-Mentor , University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH. 26 Jan 2009 – now

Providing distance guidance and support to those who are on ITT training in teaching Mathematics and on specialism- based concerns in ASSOCiate Online community.

• Key Skills Support Officer , Barnet College, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, London N11 1GN. 07 May 2008 – Jul 2008

• Tutor, Fleet-Tutors, Head Office: 24 Northfield Road, Church Crookham, Hampshire GU52 6ED. Jul 2007 – now

• Administrator/Marketing Executive Assistant , Waterloo School of English, 46 Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Mar 2007 – Sep 2008

*Assisting organising the day to day running of the office, registering and enrolling students and assisting teachers and staff with their administrative needs etc. *Working cooperatively with the school’s agents in setting strategies to increase number of foreign students *Assisting in developing ideas for marketing the school abroad *Assisting in the production of promotional materials

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*Assisting in recruiting at school fairs and conferences

• Immigration Caseworker , Mobile Immigration Services Ltd., 121 Stoke Newington Road, Hackney, London N16 8BT. Sep 2006 – Mar 2007

As a qualified caseworker, preparing the witness statements for the clients, translate from English to Turkish and give advice on current immigration law and changes.

• E-Mentor , Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Building, All Saints, Manchester M15 6BH. Oct 2006 – now

Mentoring on the Graduates Onward Mentoring Programme.

• Teacher , Hackney Summer University, Unit 25, The Forum Independent Place, Shacklewell Lane, London E8 2HE. 7-9 Aug 2006

The lessons I taught were Introduction to Personal Development & Employability.

• Teacher , Axis Educational Trust, 76 Fore Street, London N18 2SL. Feb 2004 – Dec 2007

As a voluntary teacher, I have been teaching Turkish language and GCSE Maths to 14-16 years old students.

• Teaching Assistant , Islington Green School, Prebend Street, Islington, London N1 8PQ. May 2005 – Dec 2005

Worked in SEN ( Special Educational Needs ) Department of the school. Also responsible from the Library.

• Interpreter & Translator , Aman Solicitors Advocates (London) Ltd., 295 Road, Wembley, London HA9 6BD. 2005 - 2006

Attending courts, Home Office and Detention centres as a Turkish Interpreter for immigration purposes.

• Interpreter & Translator , Kuddus Solicitor, 2 White Chapel Road, London E1 1EW. 2002 - 2006

Attending courts, Home Office, hospitals and solicitor offices as a Turkish Interpreter mainly for immigration purposes.

• Company Secretary , Hilcon Ltd., 244 Streatfield Road, Harrow, London HA3 9BX. Jan 2000 - Jul 2002

As a company secretary, my responsibilities were ensuring that any documents which need to be sent to. Report changes in directors and secretaries as they happen and make sure accounts and annual returns reach to Company House.

• Steward , Hilton Izmir Hotel, Emperland Game Centre, Gazi Osmanpasa Bulvari, No: 7, Izmir 35210, Turkey. Jul 1995 – Aug 1995

Helping Hilton Hotel customers, who would like to play game including bowling, snooker in the Game Centre.

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Aug 2010 – Mar 2012 Linköping University Linköping, Sweden MA in Education: The Intercontinental Master’s Programme in Adult Learning and Global Change

Jun 2009 - Jul 2010 Greenwich Community College London CELTA ( Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults ) ( Pass )

Jul 2008 - Nov 2009 University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton PgCert in the Teaching of Mathematics ( MDPT )

Mar 2006 - Jan 2008 Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge BA (Hons) in Education: Learning, Technology & Research ( 2:2 )

Sep 2005 - Oct 2009 London Metropolitan University London MA in Education: The Managing School Improvement ( Merit )

Jul 2007 - Apr 2008 University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton PgCert Professional Learning in Education ( Mentoring and Coaching ) Certificate of Completion: The Mentor as Critical Friend ( 30 CATS credits at Level 4 )

Sep 2004 - Jul 2006 Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge Certificate in Education ( QTLS )

Sep 1993 - Jul 1997 Celâl Bayar University Manisa, Turkey BA in History ( 2:1 )

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HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS

Jul 2010 Queen Mary, London Goldsmiths’ Mathematics Course

Jul 2010 University of East London London Keep Your Company Competitive

Jan 2010 - Aug 2010 University of Hull Hull Enterprise and Entrepreneurship ( 20 UFA credits )

Sep 2008 - Jun 2009 MUVEnation Belgium Certificate of Participation in Teaching and learning with MUVEs ( Multi-user Virtual Environments )

Jan 2009 Huddersfield University Huddersfield Online Initial Subject Specialist Mentor Training Certificate

Jan 2009 The University of Manchester Manchester Combining Data 1 & 2

Jun 2006 - Jun 2008 London South Bank University London CertLL ( Certificate in Lifelong Learning for Adult Numeracy Specialists ) ( 15 Credits Awarded ) City & Guilds The Introduction to Delivering Learning Certificate ( Level III ) LOCN Dyslexia Awareness ( Level II )

Sep 2007 – Jan 2008 Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden Linnaeus’ Life and Sciences ( 10 ECTS credits/5 Swedish points )

Nov 2006 - Sep 2007 The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (former University of Wales, Lampeter) Lampeter Certificate in Interpersonal Skills for Volunteers ( 40 CATS credits )

Jul 2007 - Aug 2007 University of Essex Essex Mixing Methods: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

Aug 2006 Thames Valley University London E-Learning: Introduction to Microsoft Office 2003

Jan 2006 - Apr 2006 University of Oxford Oxford Study Skills ( 5 CATS credit )

Nov 2005 – Jul 2010 Institute of Education, University of London London CPD in Exploring Learner Misconception in Mathematics

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SENJIT ( Special Educational Needs Joint Initiative for Training )-ICT in the NVQ for TAs

Jul 2005 – Sep 2006 London University Certificate in Continued Education Information Technology-Level II ( 10 CATS credit ) Dissertation and Report Writing-Level II ( 10 CATS credit ) English for Study-Level I ( 10 CATS credit ) Effective Writing-Level I ( 10 CATS credit ) Management Skills-Level I ( 10 CATS credit ) Information Technology-Level I ( 10 CATS credit ) Research Skills-Level II ( 10 CATS credit )

Oct 2003 - Jun 2005 Birkbeck College, University of London London Academic English for PhD Students ( 7.5 CATS credit -Merit ) Pronunciation and Presentation ( 7.5 CATS credit -Merit ) Advanced English Language Skills ( 7.5 CATS credit -Credit ) Academic Writing for Postgraduate ( 7.5 CATS credit -Merit )

Apr 2005 Open University Milton Keynes BA/BSc Credit Transfer Award ( 240 CATS )

Apr 2003 London Metropolitan University London Educational Fluency ( Teacher Training )

Oct 2000 – Jun 2002 King’s College London London MA in Imperial and Commonwealth History ( not completed )

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Mar 2010 - Mar 2011 Coleg Sir Gâr ( Carmarthenshire College ) Carmarthenshire BCS ECDL Advanced Spreadsheets

Sep 2010 - Nov 2010 Reid Kerr College Paisley Introduction to Assessment & Evaluation of Training

Jul 2010 Greenwich Community College London Introduction to Book Keeping

Sep 2009 - Jul 2010 The Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths Cambridge An Introduction to Muslim-Jewish Relations via e-learning

Aug 2009 - Jun 2010 Dumfries & Galloway College Dumfries Fundamentals of Business Management Web Design & Graphics: Introduction to Design

Oct 2009 - Nov 2009 NIACE (The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education ) Leicester E-Guides – eCPD Training Programme

Nov 2009 Croydon CIEH Supervising Food Safety in Catering Award ( Level III )

Jul 2009 – Sep 2009 HCA Academy Leeds Understanding Sustainable Communities

Mar 2009 - Sep 2009 Solihull College Solihull NCFE Certificate in Equality & Diversity ( Level II )

Jun 2009 CIRIUS Denmark BA (Hons) Learning, Technology & Research Equivalent Recognition Document (Equivalent of Danish Bachelor Degree within the field of Humanities/Educational Science )

Mar 2008 Fleet Tutors London Professional Development: Reaching “Hard to Reach” Learners

Mar 2009 Barnet College London LLU+ CPD Training-Numeracy: FDP ( Fractions Decimals Percentages )

Dec 2006 OISC ( Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner ) London Immigration Caseworker-Level I

Jun 2007 Loughborough College

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Loughborough Get Fit For Life ( Health and Fitness )

Jun 2007 – Jul 2007 QIA ( Quality Improvement Agency ) & CfBT Education Trust Reading Contextualised Coaching and Mentoring for Staff from Quality Improvement Group Attendance Certificate (CPD) Postgraduate Level Course in Mentoring and Coaching: The Mentor as Critical Friend Attendance Certificate (CPD)

Jun 2006 - Jan 2007 SAVO ( Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations ) Suffolk Risk Assessment Taking and Presenting Minutes Stress Management

Sep 2005 - Jul 2007 Epping Forest College Essex Teaching Assistant NVQ ( Level II ) First Aid Edexcel Adult Numeracy Test ( Level II ) Edexcel Adult Literacy Test ( Level II )

Apr 2005 - Oct 2006 FÁS ( Foras Áiseanna Saothair) eCollege Dublin, Republic of Ireland Introduction to HTML Study Skills Computer Fundamentals

Feb 2003 - Jul 2006 The London Cambridge ESOL Entry Level Certificate in ESOL Skills for Life ( Level II ) Cambridge ESOL Certificate in ESOL Skills for Life ( Speaking and Listening ) ( Level II ) Advanced Pronunciation Course Certificate ( Stages I-III ) Pitman ESOL Advanced Spoken ( First Class Pass ) Pitman ESOL Higher Intermediate Spoken ( First Class Pass ) Pitman ESOL Intermediate Spoken ( Pass ) ESOL Skills for Life ( Reading ) ( Level II ) ESOL Skills for Life ( Writing ) ( Level II ) Pitman English as a Foreign Language Diploma ( Higher Intermediate ) Pitman English as a Foreign Language Diploma ( Intermediate )

Dec 2005 – Jul 2008 UXL Training Centre London A+ ( IT System Support Technician ) CISCO CCNA ( Network Engineer ) CISCO CCNA IV: WAN Technologies ( Grade ? ) CISCO CCNA III: Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing ( Grade A ) CISCO CCNA II: Routers and Routing Basics ( Grade A ) CISCO CCNA I: Networking Basics ( Grade A ) City & Guilds Diploma for IT Practitioners ( ICT Systems Support ) Maintain Equipment and System ( MC )-Certificate of Unit Credit ( Pass ) City & Guilds Diploma for IT Practitioners ( ICT Systems Support ) Networking/Customer Support Provision-Certificate of Unit Credit ( Distinction & Pass )

2001 - 2009 University of Cambridge ESOL

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Cambridge TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test ) KAL: Knowledge About Language (Band III ) TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test ) CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning (Band III ) TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test ) Module III: Managing the Teaching and Learning Process (Band III ) TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test ) Module II: Planning Lessons and Use of Resources for Language Teaching (Band III ) TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test ) Module I: Language and Background to Language Learning and Teaching (Band III ) FCE First Certificate in English ( Grade C )

Jun 2005 – Jan 2006 Sheffield College Sheffield LOCN E-Mentor ( Level III )

Mar 2006 London St. John Ambulance Lifesaver for Babies and Children

Mar 2006 LCEBA ( London Central Education Business Alliance ) London SMART-Mentor Training ( E-Mentoring )

Sep 2005 – Feb 2006 Enfield College London BCS ECDL Advanced Word Processing ( Level III )

May 2005 – Dec 2006 Newcastle College Newcastle Edexcel BTEC First Certificate in Sport ( Level II ) NCFE Certificate in Life Coaching ( Level II )

Oct 2005 East Essex Adult Community College Essex HSE First Aid Appointed Person

Sep 2005 CEA@Islington London Induction Training for Teaching Assistant ( EAL, Numeracy, SEN, Science, Literacy )

Jul 2005 The Technology Learning Centre ( The Learning Trust ) London The Hackney Schools Mentoring Programme

Mar 2005 – Jul 2005 SIT ( Suffolk Institute of Technology ) Suffolk OCN Anglia Certificate in Essential Internet Skills ( Level III )

Apr 2005 – Jul 2005 London OCR RSA Word Processing Advanced ( Distinction )

Apr 2005 – Jun 2005 London CACDP Deaf Awareness ( Level I )

Feb 2005 – Jun 2005 Carshalton College

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London Database Management Using Access 2000 Internet & E-mail Facilities in Business Make Effecting Presentations Using PowerPoint 2000 Basic Web Page Design Using FrontPage 2000

Apr 2005 NOKUT ( The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education ) Norway BA History Equivalent Recognition Document ( Equivalent of Norwegian Bachelor Degree )

Mar 2005 – Apr 2005 Waltham Forest CLaSS London CACDP Communication Tactics with Deaf People ( Level I ) Pitman Word Processing Skills ( Level III -First Class Pass ) Pitman Word Processing Skills ( Level II-First Class Pass )

Sep 2003 – Jun 2004 The College of Haringay, Enfield and North East London ( former College of North East London) London CIEH Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene IELTS ( Academic ), ( Grade 7.5 )

Sep 2003 – Jun 2004 Acton and (former Ealing Territory College) London ESOL Proficiency

Jul 2003 Bromley College of Further & Higher Education London CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health & Safety in the Workplace ( Level I )

Sep 2002 – Jul 2003 The London Pitman English for Business Communications ( Level II -Pass ) ESOL Advanced

Sep 2002 – Feb 2003 Institute Français London French ( Beginners )

Sep 2000 – Jul 2003 London BCS ECDL Part I Certificate Pitman ESOL Higher Intermediate ( Pass ) AQA UETESOL ( University Entrance Test ), BBBBC ( Pass ) LOCN Access to HE ( Humanities ) OCR IT-Internet Technologies-Stage I-Module I Modern Languages ( Spanish ) ( Level II ) Modern Languages ( Spanish ) ( Level I ) ESOL English Advanced Pitman ESOL Intermediate ( First Class Pass )

Sep 2002 - Dec 2002 London Southwark Writing Course ( Academic )

Sep 2001 - Jun 2002 College of North West London London

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IELTS ( Academic ), ( Grade 6.5 )

Nov 2000 – Jul 2001 UK NARIC Cheltenham BA Comparability of Degree Certificate Comparability of High School Certificate

Oct 2000 Teacher Training Agency St. Albans, Hertfordshire Taster Course ( Teacher Training )

Jul 1997 – Jun 1999 Key Plan Training College London EFL English Language Certificate ( Upper Intermediate ) Information Technology ( Office Programmes )

Sep 1992 – Jun 1993 Korfez College Manisa, Turkey University Entrance Test Preparation English Preparation for University Entrance Turkish Language Grammar Support

Sep 1990 – Jun 1993 Manisa State High School Manisa, Turkey High School Diploma ( Good )

Jun 1989 THK ( Turkish Aeronautical Association ) Kastamonu, Turkey Model Plane Training ( Pass )

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AWARDS/HONOURS

• CISCO CCNA Module III Excellence Letter, 2006 • CISCO CCNA Module II Excellence Letter, 2006 • CISCO CCNA Module I Excellence Letter, 2006 • ESOL Award for Achievement, Harrow College, UK, 2002 • Honour Certificate, Manisa High School, Turkey, 1993 • Certificate of Achievement, Korfez College, Turkey, 1992 • Honour Certificate, Manisa High School, Turkey, 1992 • Honour Certificate, Kastamonu Central , Turkey, 1990 • Honour Certificate, Devrekâni High School, Turkey, 1988-1989

GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIP/BURSARY

2010 Queen Mary, University of London Bursary for Goldsmiths’ Mathematics Course

2010 The Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths Bursary for An Introduction to Muslim-Jewish Relations via e-learning

2010 University of Hull Bursary for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (20 UFA credits)

2009 The University of Manchester ESRC ( Economic and Social Research Council ) Bursary for Combining Data 1 & 2

2008 University of Wolverhampton Bursary for PgCert in Mathematics Development Programme for Teachers

2007 - 2008 London South Bank University City & Guilds The Introduction to Delivering Learning Certificate ( Level III ) Bursary for CertLL (Certificate in Lifelong Learning for Adult Numeracy Specialists )

2007 University of Wolverhampton Bursary for PgCert in Mentoring and Coaching

2007 University of Essex ESRC ( Economic and Social Research Council ) Bursary for Mixing Methods: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

2006 University of Wales, Lampeter Bursary for Certificate in Interpersonal Skills for Volunteers

2005 London Metropolitan University Grants for MA in Education (Islington Government Neighbourhood Fund-EU Social Fund )

2004 Anglia Ruskin University Grants for Certificate in Education (PCE) (Waltham Forest LEA )

2000 Harrow College Grants for Access to Higher Education (Humanities)

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PUBLICATIONS ( in international peer-reviewed journals )

• Baykusoglu, Serkan (2009), “The Effects of Language and Culture on the Achievement of Turkish Speaking Students in British Schools: 1990s to 2004”, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs , Vol. 29, No: 3, September 2009.

• Baykusoglu, Serkan (2005), “Why did the British Settle in Australia?, Journal of Academic Studies , Istanbul (Turkey), Feb-Apr 2005, no: 24, pp. 183-197.

• Baykusoglu, Serkan (2003), “Did Abolishing the Slave Trade Have Economic Cause?”, Journal of Academic Studies , Istanbul (Turkey), May-June 2003, no: 17, pp. 55-65.

PUBLICATIONS ( books )

• Baykusoglu, Serkan (2009), The Factors Affecting Turkish Speaking Children’s Achievements: The Role of Parents in Supporting Their Children’s Progress, Unpublished MA thesis, London Metropolitan University.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Baykusoglu, Serkan (2010), “Q-Translator”, in Garcia, Margarita Perez & Serrano, Jaime Alamo (2010) (ed.), Educational Tools for Second Life, a handbook for educators in virtual worlds, Publisher?, date?

• Baykusoglu, Serkan (2008), “Carl Linnaeus and the purpose of the foundation of the Linnean Society of London”, Uppsala University , Uppsala (Sweden). http://www.ebc.uu.se/undervisning/AlumnCvL/uppsatser/Linneminnen/BaykusogluSerkan.pdf

• Baykusoglu, Serkan (2003), “The Emancipation of Women in Britain the Militant Suffragettes (1900-1914)”, Ottoman Researches Foundations , Istanbul (Turkey), 10 June 2003. http://www.osmanli.org.tr/dosyaara.php?bolum=30&id=149

• Baykusoglu, Serkan (2003), “Why Did British Settle in Australia”, Ottoman Researches Foundations , Istanbul (Turkey ), 28 July 2003. http://www.osmanli.org.tr/en/dosyaara.php?bolum=2&id=365

LANGUAGES

• Turkish ( Fluent ) • Ottoman ( Arabic Script ) ( Fluent ) • English ( Fluent ) • Spanish ( Basic ) • French ( Basic )

MEMBERSHIPS

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• The National Archives • NUT The National Union of Teachers • PAT Professional Association of Teachers • The Institute of Nanotechnology Associate Member • Institute of Educational Assessors • COS Community of Science • CISCO Networking Academy Alumni Community • Turkish Political Science Association • Institute for Learning (MIfL) • Celâl Bayar University Alumni • Anglia Ruskin University Alumni • University of Wolverhampton Alumni • London Metropolitan University Alumni

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REFERENCES

• Dr. Greta Akpeneye, Lecturer in Education, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB, Tel: 020 71334202, e-mail: [email protected]

• Peter O’Toole, Lecturer in Education, Epping Forest College, Essex IG10 3SA, Tel: 020 8502 8778, e-mail: [email protected]

• Professor Andrew Porter, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, King’s College London, Department of History, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, Tel: 020 7848 1076, e-mail: [email protected]

• Dr. Filiz Polat, Associate Professor in Education, Division of Learning, Development and Diversity, University of Hong Kong, Tel: (852) 2857 8544, e-mail: [email protected]

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