CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name:  Steven Madden

Nationality:  British English

Date of Birth:  10/02/1981

EDUCATION

Pembroke College, Oxford University, Oxford.                                       

10/2002 – 07/2003

The British Institute in Paris, 9-11 rue de Constantine, 75340, Paris, France.                      09/1999 – 06/2002

Northallerton College, Grammar School Lane, Northallerton, North Yorkshire.     

09/1995 – 07/1999

QUALIFICATIONS

PGCE (Modern Foreign Languages): (University of Oxford) Completed June 27^th 2003

Degree:  BA (Hons) in French Studies (British Institute in Paris):   2:1

A-Levels

Business Studies                        B

French                                      A

Mathematics                             B

GCSEs

Business Studies                        A*

English Language                      B

English Literature                      B

Food Studies                             A

French                                      A*

Geography                                A*

Mathematics                             A

Science (Double Award)           AA

Other Qualifications

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.                                                 Summer 1997

Badminton Leaders Award.                                                       Summer 1998

CLAIT 1 Certificate.                                                                 Summer 1998

Russian, Foreign Languages in Commerce, Pass with Merit.        Summer 1998

French for Business Certificate, LCC, Pass with 90%                 Summer 1999

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (EDUCATION)

Haughton Community School, Darlington, County Durham                  09/03 – 10/03

Supply Teacher - responsible for teaching French for the majority of the timetable but also covered for other subjects.  Working in this challenging school gave me the opportunity to improve my classroom management skills.

St Birinius Boys School, Didcot, Oxfordshire                                           05/03 – 06/03

2^nd PGCE placement of 7 weeks.  Duties involved taking a Year 7 form and being responsible for PSHE progamme, teaching across the ability range, writing subject and form reports and marking end of year exams.

Wood Green School, Witney Oxfordshire                                                09/02 – 04/03

1st PGCE placement (Sept – Dec for 2 days a week then full time until Easter).  Taught a variety of classes including Year 12 form group, attended meetings in department and parent consultation evenings, helped organize French drama production and developed my own French revision website (www.geocities.com/interactivefrench2003)

EnglishFirst China Ltd, Shanghai (Head Office)                                       07/02 – 08/02

EFL Teacher – Average of 30 hours a week contact time teaching from age 7 to adults.  Duties included carrying out student placement tests, assessing students and carrying out administrative tasks.

Select Education, Middlesbrough                                                            06/02 – 07/02

Supply Instructor – for 6 weeks I worked in a difficult school in the North East of England.  Duties undertaken included teaching/covering all subjects and form groups, helping out at a school charity event, going on a school trip to a theme park, GCSE exam invigilation and planning for 2 French classes including the use of powerpoint.

Mr/Mme Maurin, 39 rue Alice, Villeneuve le Roi, 94290, France              10/00 – 06/02

English Tutor – For 2 years I gave private English lessons to a 3 year old girl and 14 year old boy for a total of 15 hours a week.  I regularly used literature, song and games for my teaching.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (OTHER)

Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs             11/03 - present

Policy Advisor – Responsible for aspects of Government environmental policy.  An opportunity to manage one member of staff in a different context to a teaching environment.

Buckingham Palace, London                                                      08/00 – 10/00 / 8/01 – 10/01

State Room Warden – informed visitors about works of art / assured palace security.

Lightwater Valley Theme Park, North Stainley, Ripon                 06/97 – 08/97

Theme Park Attendant – operated rides/worked in retail and catering.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERESTS

Committee member at Northallerton Football Club                       02/98 - 05/99    

Attended meetings, organized Christmas draw which made £800 in profit.

Manager and Founder of British Institute in Paris F.C                  11/99 – 06/02

Obtained team strips to value of £500, organized fixtures and entered the team into the European University Championships held in Paris in 1999

Elected Vice President of the University’s Student Union            05/01 – 06/02

Organized social events for the students of the university and communicated any student issues with the Director.

Member of Volant de Juvisy Badminton Club.                             10/00 – 06/02

Member of Oxford University Badminton Club.                           10/02 – 06/03

Member of Long Yang Badminton Club                                      11/03 - present

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