Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Professional Development
Languages
Hobbies and Interests
References
Timeline
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Sophie Barre

Saar

Summary

Experience educator with a proven track record of fostering student growth across diverse cultural settings, who particularly enjoys showing them how diverse the Spanish and French-speaking worlds are by tailoring resources that reflect this diversity. Thrive in implementing new pedagogy within the constraints of the curriculum.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

French and Spanish Teacher

St Christopher's School
08.2022 - Current

-Created a supportive and communicative learning environment for foreign students to nurture language development in French from year 7 to sixth form ( A-level and IB French ab Initio) and Spanish for KS3

-Helped develop the Future Ready Curriculum in my department.

-Run extracurricular courses to help students take the DELF exams.

Head of French, French and Spanish Teacher

Garden International School
08.2014 - 08.2022

-Redesigned and developed French curriculum using UBD and EPI methodology

-Introduce new pathways for French: Language clubs for lower school and DELF for KS4 and KS5

-Teacher from year 5 up to A-level for French and Spanish from year 5 to year 8.

-Conducted foreign language exams to determine fluency and comprehension.

Teacher Trainer

Asmae (NGO)
07.2011 - 08.2014

-Developed a teacher training programme for 2 schools in a slum area of Greater Cairo

-Trained 20 teachers and 4 staff of a local NGO on a child-centred approach to teaching.

MFL and Humanities Coordinator

Cairo English School
08.2008 - 07.2011

-Languages and Humanities coordinator, directing and coordinating all aspects of the humanities and languages department including designing the curriculum for IB French and Spanish Ab Initio to obtain the IB Programme, CES became an IB school in March 2010

-Developing the improvement plan of the department in order to obtain CIS accreditation

-Teacher of French and Geography in lower and upper school.

French and Spanish Teacher

Nobel School
09.2005 - 08.2008

-Teacher from year 7 up to A-level for French and Spanish up to GCSE.

-Consortium link to develop language acquisition in ou primary feeder schools.

Teacher of French

Kings Langley School
07.2004 - 08.2005

-Facilitated learning of French language using variety of instructional methods, resources and technological tools.

-Communicated with students in French to foster oral proficiency.

French Assistant

Queen Elizabeth 2 school
09.2002 - 07.2003

-Used a communicative approach to help students practice the curriculum taught.

Teacher of French and History

French Institute and Lyceum Vić
08.2000 - 08.2002

-Adapted teaching methods and materials to co-teach a communicative class for high school students.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - French Litterature

Université De Rouen
Rouen, France
08.2025

Master's in education - Thesis On Learning To Learn

Homerton College, Cambridge University
UK
01.2007

PGCE in MFL - French and Spanish

Homerton College, Cambridge University
United Kingdom
01.2004

Master's in history - Thesis on churches in Brittany

Hautes Bretagne University
France
01.1998

Bachelor of Arts - History (2 minors. French literature and Geography)

Maine University
France
01.1996

Skills

  • Google Classroom and Google suite
  • SMART board
  • MS Suite
  • Manage bac

Professional Development

  • 04/2024 to 07/2024, CELTA, oxfordtefl, online
  • 03/2021, Leading intercultural Learning, CIS, online
  • 09/2021, SEL for Adults, Circulus institute, online
  • 07/2021, Habilitation examiner DELF A1 to B2, FEI, online
  • 11/2019, Teaching literature for A-level, Edexcel training, online
  • 10/2017, GAFE summit, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Languages

French
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Spanish
Upper intermediate
B2
Arabic
Elementary
A2

Hobbies and Interests

Touch rugby, Basketball, Hiking, Skiing, Horse Riding, regular music concert and art exhibition attendee, theater goer

References

  • Yasmine Dannawy, Head of Secondary, yasmine.dannawy@staff.st-chris.net, 00973 1760 5304
  • Alexander Pallister, Head of Department, alexander.pallister@staff.st-chris.net,00973 1760 5000
  • Amy Ward, Head of Secondary, ward.a@gardenschool.edu.my, 0060362096888
  • Thomas Ball, Head of World Languages, ball.t@gardenschool.edu.my, 00447790564996


Timeline

French and Spanish Teacher

St Christopher's School
08.2022 - Current

Head of French, French and Spanish Teacher

Garden International School
08.2014 - 08.2022

Teacher Trainer

Asmae (NGO)
07.2011 - 08.2014

MFL and Humanities Coordinator

Cairo English School
08.2008 - 07.2011

French and Spanish Teacher

Nobel School
09.2005 - 08.2008

Teacher of French

Kings Langley School
07.2004 - 08.2005

French Assistant

Queen Elizabeth 2 school
09.2002 - 07.2003

Teacher of French and History

French Institute and Lyceum Vić
08.2000 - 08.2002

Bachelor of Arts - French Litterature

Université De Rouen

Master's in education - Thesis On Learning To Learn

Homerton College, Cambridge University

PGCE in MFL - French and Spanish

Homerton College, Cambridge University

Master's in history - Thesis on churches in Brittany

Hautes Bretagne University

Bachelor of Arts - History (2 minors. French literature and Geography)

Maine University
Sophie Barre