Alba Macias Garces

I am native fluent Spanish and Catalan up to date with all current political events. I am fluent in English, reading and writing also. In order to finish my Bachelor’s Degree in English Studies I worked on a thesis based on clinical linguistics, focusing on therapies on children with special needs related to linguistic problems and their communication such as speech delay, autism or childhood apraxia of speech amongst others. I have been working with children for the last six years and have developed endless patience, I can keep calm whilst working with the most difficult of children. I have the ability and experience of preparing a class, choosing diverse activities and encouraging student’s interest since I have been self-employed and responsible for teaching. Amongst my experience I have been working for 2 years in a language academy teaching English to Spanish children between 5 and 15 years old. I am currently working in a Primary School as a Wrap Around Care Assistant, which has helped me understanding better the organization and the school’s internal operations as well as the diversity that can be found in the behavior and development of different children at the same stage. In addition to my responsibilities as Wrap Around Care Assistant I also work as a 1:1 Assistant to two children with autism in foundation stage. My experience with them has helped me to acquire and process in a practical way all the information that I studied and worked in throughout my bachelor’s degree and when conducting my thesis.