Alan Davidson CROMBIE

MA(Hons), PGCE, ALCM, CertESL, RAFVR(T)

English Teaching and Centre Management Experience
Supporting documentation, further information, testimonials and
references available upon request

Courses and Levels taught

 Headway
 English File Lower – Upper Intermediate
 Cutting Edge
 English Grammar in Use Intermediate
 IELTS Advanced
 English Literature IGCSE
 Drama IGCSE
 Phonics Young Learners
Business English and Professional Training Courses taught
 Advertising and Marketing
 Customer Service
 Dispute resolution
 Initial meetings with clients
 Managing Meetings
 Presentational Skills (language, gesture, voice, use of Power Point)
 Telephone Communication
 Written Business English (email; responding to complaints; minutes of meetings)
Writing
 Discursive
 Descriptive
 Narrative
 Academic reports
Wider curriculum
 Analysing film technique and performance
 Cross-curricular Drama and English Literature
 Debating skills
 Describing paintings
 Enunciation through poetry
 Problem solving through role play
 Public speaking and presentations
Management, Leadership, Administration
Curriculum and Course Development
 Creation of online resource bank for text and audio-visual materials
 Inclusion of [1] Drama in KS3 English curriculum and [2] Literature in KS3 English curriculum

Alan Davidson Crombie

+ 60 17 623 2872
adckl2003@yahoo.co.uk
alancrombie.weebly.com
 Introduction of [1] Communication skills course for KS4 and KS5, [2] new Intensive English
Programme and restructuring of timetable and curriculum to include differentiated and
independent learning, intranet and e-learning, online grammar courses, drama, presentation
skills, cultural presentations and multi-level activities, [3] targeted English support in addition
to current ESL provision, and [4] Y12 AS Level English
 Production of [1] complete Phonics course covering all levels of Phonics development, [2]
English literature workbooks targeted at ESL students, and [3] specialist English courses:
General Business English; Customer Service; English for Executives; Presentation and
Communication Skills; Marketing and Advertising,
 Research into and purchase of additional specialist resources: Oxford Business English Express;
Market Leader Business English; English for Food and Beverage; English for the Hotel and
Aviation Industries
Quality assurance
 Criteria for observation of instructors
 Criteria for overall inspection of training centres
 SWOT analysis
 Progress reports and target setting
Administration
 Creation of new report formats, attendance registers and logging of results using online systems
 Creation of online employment and student application forms
 Production of new certification to include recognition of major achievement
 Review and updating of all policies and procedures
 Course planning, timetabling, logistics
Marketing
 Production and delivery of company presentations
 Website development
 Graphic design and copy-write for advertising and brochures
 Editing of all publications and correspondence
Other Languages Taught
 Russian, German, French to GCSE / IGCSE (Cambridge / Edexcel), AS, A2 and Oxbridge Entrance
levels
 French and German to SCE Higher Grade
 Malay Foreign Language to IGCSE
 Spanish in Key Stage Three
Links
Please refer to the home page for additional links
 Full Curriculum Vitae http://alancrombie.weebly.com/cv.html
 Training and Tuition http://alancrombie.weebly.com/training-and-tuition.html
 Samples of Work http://alancrombie.weebly.com/samples-of-work.html
 Drama and Theatre http://alancrombie.weebly.com/drama--theatre.html

Alan Davidson Crombie

+ 60 17 623 2872
adckl2003@yahoo.co.uk
alancrombie.weebly.com