About Me.
Hello. I am John Mulroy and I am currently studying for my PGCE in Primary years at the University of Manchester.
Education.
The University of Manchester (2014-2015).
Currently studying PGCE Primary.
U.N.E.D. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain (2012-2013).
Meddeas, Linguam Foundation - Teaching English as Foreign Language.
'Expert' in Bilingual Education.
The University of Manchester (2009-2012).
History BA (Hons) - First Class.
Winstanley College (2007-2009).
5 A Levels - English Literature (A), History (A), Religious Studies (A), Film Studies (A) and General Studies (C).
Currently studying PGCE Primary.
U.N.E.D. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain (2012-2013).
Meddeas, Linguam Foundation - Teaching English as Foreign Language.
'Expert' in Bilingual Education.
The University of Manchester (2009-2012).
History BA (Hons) - First Class.
Winstanley College (2007-2009).
5 A Levels - English Literature (A), History (A), Religious Studies (A), Film Studies (A) and General Studies (C).
Teaching Experience.
ReachOut! Mentor & Documentary Film-maker (2014)
Whilst working full-time at The Co-operative Motor Insurance, I returned to ReachOut! to continue to mentor young people as and when I could. Due to the contraints of my job I could not work there as much as I would have liked. My main duties this time around involved making a series of promotional videos and documentaries for the charity. As well as filming current mentors hard at work I was asked to interview mentees from previous years who have since gone onto full-time work and university, and record their thoughts on how important ReachOut! had been to them when they had been in school.
English Language Assistant (2012-2013)
Upon graduating from the University of Manchester, I worked for a full academic year in Barcelona, Spain as an English language assistant. It was an excellent opportunity to get as much teaching experience as possible. I worked with nearly every age group, from ages 8 to 18 year olds whom were preparing for university. It was my job to give conversation-based lessons and taught between 4 to 6 pupils at a time. When I was based in the primary school, I gave one-to-one classes. I am happy to say that every one of the pupils I taught passed their various end-of-year English speaking examinations.
TEFL Summer Projects (2012 and 2013)
For two consecutive years, from June to July, I gave daily two-hour English lessons to a group of teenagers who were visiting Manchester during the summer. Although apprehensive at first, I came to really enjoy the work and came to realise just how creative and imaginative a teacher could be in devising a whole array of activites to achieve my set learning objectives.
ReachOut! Mentor (2010-2012)
During second and third year of university, every Saturday morning I and my fellow mentors visited a secondary school in Wythenshawe. There we taught English and Mathematics to Year 7, 8 and 9s who struggled with the subjects and who largely came from deprived areas of Manchester. Usually I worked one-to-one with a pupil, although came to mentor the two youngest pupils during the final term of second year. It was sometimes challenging work, but largely good fun, especially for the students as we bookended the lessons with football and other outdoor activities.
Voluntary Classroom Assistant (2010-2011)
For two summers, during the final weeks of the academic year, I voluntary worked as a classroom assistant at my local Catholic primary school. It was nice to be back there after so many years, and it was during my first placement here where a seriously began to consider primary school teaching as a possible profession. Unlike other jobs, there always seemed so much to do in teaching. I worked with all Year groups, including an afternoon with Reception, and came to enjoy all aspects of my role there. During my return placement in 2011 I was predominantly working in "Class 2" with Years 1 and 2 and accompanied the KS2 years on a school trip to a local recycling plant.
Whilst working full-time at The Co-operative Motor Insurance, I returned to ReachOut! to continue to mentor young people as and when I could. Due to the contraints of my job I could not work there as much as I would have liked. My main duties this time around involved making a series of promotional videos and documentaries for the charity. As well as filming current mentors hard at work I was asked to interview mentees from previous years who have since gone onto full-time work and university, and record their thoughts on how important ReachOut! had been to them when they had been in school.
English Language Assistant (2012-2013)
Upon graduating from the University of Manchester, I worked for a full academic year in Barcelona, Spain as an English language assistant. It was an excellent opportunity to get as much teaching experience as possible. I worked with nearly every age group, from ages 8 to 18 year olds whom were preparing for university. It was my job to give conversation-based lessons and taught between 4 to 6 pupils at a time. When I was based in the primary school, I gave one-to-one classes. I am happy to say that every one of the pupils I taught passed their various end-of-year English speaking examinations.
TEFL Summer Projects (2012 and 2013)
For two consecutive years, from June to July, I gave daily two-hour English lessons to a group of teenagers who were visiting Manchester during the summer. Although apprehensive at first, I came to really enjoy the work and came to realise just how creative and imaginative a teacher could be in devising a whole array of activites to achieve my set learning objectives.
ReachOut! Mentor (2010-2012)
During second and third year of university, every Saturday morning I and my fellow mentors visited a secondary school in Wythenshawe. There we taught English and Mathematics to Year 7, 8 and 9s who struggled with the subjects and who largely came from deprived areas of Manchester. Usually I worked one-to-one with a pupil, although came to mentor the two youngest pupils during the final term of second year. It was sometimes challenging work, but largely good fun, especially for the students as we bookended the lessons with football and other outdoor activities.
Voluntary Classroom Assistant (2010-2011)
For two summers, during the final weeks of the academic year, I voluntary worked as a classroom assistant at my local Catholic primary school. It was nice to be back there after so many years, and it was during my first placement here where a seriously began to consider primary school teaching as a possible profession. Unlike other jobs, there always seemed so much to do in teaching. I worked with all Year groups, including an afternoon with Reception, and came to enjoy all aspects of my role there. During my return placement in 2011 I was predominantly working in "Class 2" with Years 1 and 2 and accompanied the KS2 years on a school trip to a local recycling plant.