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Hi! I'm Helya (AKA Superteacher)
Hi! I'm Helya (AKA Superteacher)
About Me
About Me
My career has taken me through a diverse range of fields — from Human Resources and international relations to filmmaking — experiences that helped me develop strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. Since earning my CELTA qualification in 2011, however, my focus has been firmly on what I enjoy most: helping people learn and communicate confidently in English.
Over the past 15 years, I have taught English to hundreds of students, specializing in exam preparation for FCE, CAE, KET, PET, IELTS, and TOEFL. I take a practical, engaging, and results-oriented approach to teaching, adapting my courses to the needs, goals, and learning styles of each group.
I have also developed extensive experience teaching Business and Finance English, working with prestigious institutions such as International House, British Schools, and the Marangoni Institute, as well as leading investment companies including Deloitte, VAM, Europa Investimenti, Sagitta, Kairos, and Sansedoni, Maxizoo,etc.
My work has included designing and delivering tailored English programmes for projects involving up to 80 employees, as well as collaborating with fellow teachers through training, feedback, and course development to maintain high pedagogical standards. Alongside teaching, I have managed relationships with partner institutions, monitored attendance, and developed quality-control surveys to measure student progress and course outcomes.
What I value most is seeing students make real progress — whether that means passing an important exam, communicating more confidently at work, or simply feeling more comfortable using English in everyday life. My teaching has consistently been recognized by students and academic coordinators for being engaging, effective, and focused on tangible results.
M Curriculum Vitae:
SuperTeacher Private Courses, (July 2024-Now)
English Teacher
Preparation for international schools, Exam prep and business communication courses
VAM investments (Via Manzoni, 3, Milan), (May 2023-June 2024)
English Teacher
Tailor-made corporate language training courses with themes of general, business and finance English
Fund and investment management company
Sansedoni Siena SPA, (Strada Massetana Romana, Siena), (Jan 2023-June 2023)
Online English Teacher
Personalized courses covering general, business English and Real-estate
Real-estate management company
Sagitta sgr, (Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Milan), (Jan 2019- June 2023)
English teacher
Tailor-made stimulating lesson plans and programs for students, based on their learning needs and interests.
Investment Company
Europa Investimenti (Via Lanzone, Milan), (Dec 2019-June 2023)
English teacher
prepared interactive, tailored and stimulating lesson plans, Carried out placement and needs analysis, scheduled courses and designed the curriculum, monitored attendance.
Investment company
Deloitte, Milan (Via Tortona, Milan), (Nov 2018-Mar 2020)
English Teacher
Taught students, Worked with a platform, Did material design for the Platform
Auditing and financial consulting company
British Schools (Moscova), (September 2018-March 2019)
English Teacher
▪ Conversation courses for groups of 15 to 20 students
▪ Language school
International House (Viale Brenta, Milan), (September 2018-March 2019)
English Teacher
▪ Delivered individual and group English lessons to teens, adults, and young learners, including Cambridge Exam Preparation (KET, PET, FCE, IELTS) and Business & Finance English courses for top companies such as Kairos and Agos Ducato, consistently achieving high student performance and satisfaction.
Language school
Istituto Marangoni, (San babila, Milan), (March 2018-June 2018)
English for fashion and design teacher
▪ Planning English courses with themes of art and design for classes of up to 17 students
University
Leonardo da Vinci Primary school, Milan, Italy, (September 2017-June 2018)
English Teacher
CLIL lessons for school subjects including Biology, History, etc.
Primary school
Maxizoo, Milan, (October 2017-June 2018)
English Teacher
▪ Taught business communication skills, including presenting, negotiating and socializing
Company
One World English Institute, Padova, Italy, (September 2015- Feb 2017)
TOEFL and IELTS exam preparation teacher, PET & KET teacher
▪ ,Conducted intensive TOEFLE and IELTS exam preparation courses, Group conversation courses
▪ Taught young learners, teens and adults
School of English
MB Scambi Culturali, Padova, (January 2016- May 2016)
TOEFL exam preparation teacher, TOEFL examiner
▪ Conducted intensive exam preparation courses, Trained students for academic exams in a period of 3 months, Acted as TOEFLE Examiner
School of English, TOEFL exam centre
Collegio dei Geometri e geometri Laureati di Padova, (September- November 2015)
English Teacher
▪ Taught client’s business communication skills, including presenting, negotiating and socializing
Labour Union
Collegio dei Geometri e geometri Laureati di Padova, (September- November 2015)
English Teacher
▪ Taught client’s business communication skills, including presenting, negotiating and socializing
Labour Union
International House, Frankfurt, Germany, (January-February 2015)
CELTA trainee
▪ Prepared English language lessons for students of varying levels of ability, from Beginners to Advanced, Evaluated student progress and tailored lessons accordingly
Language school
Zalpour Language Institute, (2012-2015)
IELTS and TOEFL courses
▪ Conducted intensive exam preparation courses, Trained students for academic exams in a period of 3 months
School of English
Simorgh Language academy, (Feb 2011-July 2013)
English teacher
▪ Teaching kids using TPR method (3 to 6 years old)
School of English
Additional WORK EXPERIENCE
Head of market research team and international relations manager, (Feb 2010-Jan 2011)
Sadranegar International Import Export Company
▪ Research into prospective foreign markets, classification of data, preparing business plans and giving advice to the CEO on investment opportunities.
International Import Export Company
Customer service representative, (Oct 2009-Feb 2010)
Waterstones Bookstores
▪ Duties included finding and ordering customers’ books, Follow upon placed orders, Ensuring customer satisfaction
Bookstore
Boots the Chemist Company, London, U.K, (2008-2010)
Human Resources Administrator
▪ I was in charge of employing new staff, training current staff according to the company auditing requirements. Furthermore, I was working with store managers to assist them with what they needed and sometimes mediated to make sure we provided a good working environment for the staff.
Pharmaceutical Company
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Video Design and Filmmaking, (October 2024-2026)
Istituto Europeo di Design (IED Milano, Piazza cinque giornate)
Teaching English online, (Feb 2023-March 2023)
University of Cambridge
Teaching Business English, (2018)
London Chamber of Commerce
University of Siena Certificato Lingua Italiana CILS Livello B2, (2022)
University of Siena, Italy
Teaching teens workshop, (February 2019)
International House Training
Psychological sciences, (October 2015-2018)
University Of Padova, Italy
Cambridge English teaching to adults (CELTA), (Feb-March 2015),
,International House, Frankfurt, Germany
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Filmmaking Diploma ,GPA:3.8, (2009-2010)
Orange Coast College, California, U.S
University Preparatory certificate for Science and Engineering (UPCSE) ), (2007-2008)
University College London (UCL)
Teaching English to Speakers of other languages (TEFL), (Jan 2006-Aug 2006)
King Street College London
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