Ushapa
Fortescue is a graduate from Manchester Metropolitan University with over 13
years of teaching experience.
In
addition to a CELTA, she also has a Teacher Training certificate for the Post
16 sector and is a qualified and experienced Oxford Teacher’s Academy trainer.
This
combination of qualifications means that she has a broad range of teaching
experience both in the UK and abroad.
In
the UK she has taught in statuary primary and secondary education as well as
post 16 adult education, private language schools, Future Education colleges
and UK Universities.
The
type of students range from very young learners to teenagers, adult general
classes’ right up to exam classes and Post Graduate level students.
She
has worked in European countries and India and has provided teacher training in
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Croatia, Latvia Egypt, China and Vietnam.
This
has included model lessons, practical workshops, large scale seminars and
plenaries.
She
has given a number of Oxford Teacher’s Academy courses.
She
is passionate about engaging and encouraging teachers, showing them new ways to
motivate their students and passing on a love of learning.