I worked as an Elementary/Primary School Teacher in Birmingham (UK) from September 2012 to March 2020, teaching children aged 4 - 12  all taught subjects, but specialising in German. I was the Modern Foreign Languages (World Languages) Lead in the school and I taught German throughout the year groups. As a teacher that had a relatively short time with every class, I believed it was important to inspire and enthuse every class I had and I am now bringing that energy and positivity to my Outschool German lessons. While teaching German, I won a 'Special Mention' at the German Teacher Awards, for 'setting standards of excellence in the teaching of German as a foreign language in the United Kingdom'. I was presented the award by the German Ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Welsh Minister of Education and Skills. I left for family reasons and have been teaching online ever since. I love teaching my wunderbar Outschool students so much that since 2022, I have resisted all offers and attempts to get me to return to local schools.

Alongside teaching at Primary School, I ran the school Rugby Team as well as a Saturday class teaching German to children aged 6 - 12 at my local community centre. I have created a website featuring my German lessons which is used by teachers all over the world. My Outschool German lessons are loosely based on these 'Time for German' lessons and I will also be running my 'Zeit für Deutsch', courses which will enable children to participate in a German only session after just 6 lessons. I was a senior teacher up until March 2020, giving staff appraisals and leading school meetings. I was a school lead in co-operative learning for all subjects, employing co-operative learning strategies and techniques to make my lessons more engaging, fun and co-operative. These strategies work very well in my Outschool German lessons. 

I have learnt German just like your child so I know the difficulties that learning German for native English speakers can bring. Although I am not a native speaker of German, I have passed the GOETHE-ZERTIFIKAT C1 with 'gut' and a particularly high level of spoken German. Prior to my teaching career, I have worked in many jobs where I used my German skills including Rolls Royce Deutschland for three years, where I spoke German every day. I have also lived and worked in Germany (in Eisenach) for a year, teaching at the local secondary/high school. I have 2 little girls (aged 6 and 8) who keep me very busy and regularly attend Outschool classes so I appreciate the cost of classes soon adds up. I am therefore determined to keep my prices reasonable ($13/$14 per class) for families who wish that their children take classes with me, even when most of my classes are full or nearly full. Outside of Outschool, I work mainly as a taxi driver for my daughters and I also enjoy CrossFit.  I hope to see you soon in my classroom. Bis bald.