Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Personal Information
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Accomplishments
Interests
Write poetry, published poet. Songwriter. Online teacher.
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Jenny Bergstedt

ENGLISH TEACHER
Cape Town
Jenny Bergstedt

Summary

Jenny Bergstedt is an experienced educator with experience teaching English Home and Additional language, at mainstream and special needs schools. Jenny has taught in South Africa and the UAE. She has taught at boys only, girls only and co-ed schools. She has been exposed to different curricula over three decades. She taught grade 6 to grade 12. Jenny describes herself in the following way, "I am a multi-skilled, tenacious and committed person. I am a creative, lateral thinker and a rapid learner. I always have a pleasant rapport with students and colleagues. I believe in the holistic teaching approach, to develop young minds into creative, critical thinkers who are collaborative and tolerant and will add value to society. My teaching philosophy is student centered; I always engage students' interest and creativity by making connections between learning contexts and the world as they understand and experience it. I seek to make learning fun and relevant to life." Energetic educator with proven skills in teaching diverse subjects. Keep classrooms organized and students on-task to facilitate effective learning. Diligent and adaptable in meeting individual student needs with warm, safe educational environments. Successful English Teacher with expertise in building engaging lesson plans and communicating ideas to foster student comprehension. Expert in adapting course materials to meet established standards and individual academic capabilities. Well-versed in motivating students to meet learning objectives.

Overview

37
years of professional experience

Work History

Scottsdene High School

English Teacher
01.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Developed innovative lesson plans to engage students in English language learning.
  • Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
  • Increased student motivation by providing timely feedback and recognizing individual achievements.
  • Coordinated activities to encourage interest in reading.
  • Differentiated instruction

Al Ahd School

Teacher
8 2022 - 12.2022

Job overview

  • Teaching English, Grade 6

Emirates National School

Teacher
08.2019 - 06.2022

Job overview

  • Teaching English, IELTS, Personal Project, Grades 7-11
  • Special achievement - coached students for Public Speaking contest
  • Student was first runner-up and got a gold medal, others got silver.

iEnglish Language Institute

Teacher
01.2019 - 06.2019

Job overview

  • Taught VIP clients, and groups
  • Beginner and Advanced English
  • IELTS PREPARATION courses, Interviewing skills courses.

Military High School

Teacher
01.2018 - 01.2019

Job overview

  • Taught English and performed relevant administrative tasks
  • Taught Public Speaking to grades 10-12 students.
  • Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavior to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey

Al Mabade School

Teacher
02.2015 - 08.2018

Job overview

  • Taught English and performed relevant administrative tasks
  • Taught singing for special days (for example National Day)
  • I wrote a song 'UAE celebration song' which was performed by students.

CAPEFIN

Marketing Manager
01.2010 - 08.2015

Job overview

  • Recruitment and selection
  • Training sales and marketing, customer care and personal development courses
  • Management of sales team.

Western Cape Education Department

Teacher and English Head of Department
01.1988 - 09.2010

Job overview

  • Observed, trained, assisted teachers, set and moderated question papers and other relevant administrative tasks
  • Taught English and performed relevant administrative tasks
  • Taught singing, poetry and public speaking for competitions
  • Choir got Cum Laude, students got gold and silver medals.

Education

University of the Western Cape

Bachelor of Arts from English and Linguistics

University Overview

University of the Western Cape

Higher Diploma in Education from English and Afrikaans

University Overview

Skills

Student Engagement

Personal Information

Personal Information
Nationality: South African

References

References
  • Dr Layne Hunt, Al Mabade School, +971563954309, happyguy16@icloud.com, Cluster Manager [ADEC]
  • Ms. Naeema Aldhaheri, Al Mabade School, +971506190931, Principal
  • Ms. Shatheya Alsharji, Al Mabade School, +971508390140, shatheya.alsharji@moe.gov.ae, Vice Principal
  • Ms. Hana Twebti, Al Mabade School, +971561278528, hana.twebti@moe.gov.ae, English adviser

Accomplishments

Accomplishments

    Published poet. CEO of online business UAEnglish.

Interests

Choir coaching

Poetry writing

Song writing

Teaching online

Write poetry, published poet. Songwriter. Online teacher.

Write poetry, published poet. Songwriter. Online teacher.

Published poetry book in 2020. Wrote songs for various artists, different genres, school songs, started an online company in 2020 .

Quote

I work for a cause, not an applause.

Affiliations

Affiliations
  • CEO OF UAEnglish

Timeline

English Teacher
Scottsdene High School
01.2023 - Current
Teacher
Emirates National School
08.2019 - 06.2022
Teacher
iEnglish Language Institute
01.2019 - 06.2019
Teacher
Military High School
01.2018 - 01.2019
Teacher
Al Mabade School
02.2015 - 08.2018
Marketing Manager
CAPEFIN
01.2010 - 08.2015
Teacher and English Head of Department
Western Cape Education Department
01.1988 - 09.2010
Teacher
Al Ahd School
8 2022 - 12.2022
University of the Western Cape
Bachelor of Arts from English and Linguistics
05.1987
University of the Western Cape
Higher Diploma in Education from English and Afrikaans
05.1988
Jenny BergstedtENGLISH TEACHER