Penelope Gibbins
Curriculum Vitae
Name: Penelope Clare Gibbins
Address: Olmeda de las Monjas, 23, Guadalajara,
Spain
Mob: 0034 722193882
Email: summerpen@gmail.com SKYPE: Penny
Gibbins
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Journalism
Jan 2013 to August 2013 Voices of Leaders, The Country Section, Madrid,
In-House Journalist/content writer and editor: Wrote all country background
reports and economic overviews, mainly focused on emerging economies for
new business. http://www.voicesofleaders.com
http://www.thecountrysection.com
2012 Alcala-based Fire Energy Group: freelance journalist covering renewable
energies during 2012 http://www.fire-energy.com (Articles and magazine
available).
2001 - 2008 Ministry Of Defence: Press, Publicity and Events Manager - articles
for in-house magazines, press packs, team working on advertising campaigns
at the DPA, Bristol (main procurement and logistics arm) and at the
Hydrographic Office, Taunton (main global mapping and charting organization
for navy and other customers).
October 1993 - 2001 BBC World Service/BBC NewsOnline/Radio 4/BBC
Monitoring: News desk editor/Radio Producer/dispatch writer Europe/Africa &
Middle East/ Latin America (Programmes: Britain Today, World Today)
BBC
NewsOnline: set up science and technology pages while on Ceefax at outset.
Sep 1992 - Jun 1993 The London Times: Night News Editor, Foreign Desk
1989 - 1991 The London Times, North Africa Correspondent (working to
Richard Beeston) based in Tunis. Other strings: The Middle East Magazine
BBC Panorama/Newsnight, ITN, National Public Radio, Newsweek,
1990
FODORS Guide To North Africa: main travel writer.
1988 and 1992 (three months) AFP Paris Newsdesk
1986 - 1988 Hornsey Journal, north London: Reporter 18-month indentureship
NCTJ post-graduate journalism diploma.1988 - 1989
Mirror/Independent/Sun/Daily Mail/ Freelancer1984 - 1986 EFE English
Language Service Newsagency Newswriter/translator
Teaching
Sep 2013 – Jan 2014 History Teacher and Class Tutor in secondary school at
the English Montessori School, Calle de la Salle, Aravaca, Madrid
http://www.englishmontessorischool.com/intro.html
2009 - 2013 English teacher. All levels A1 – C2/ PET, KET, FCE, CAE,
Proficiency. British Council, Alcala
http://www.britishcouncil.org/spain/en/madrid-alcala
2013 – current: Escuela Agustiniana de Idiomas, Guadalajara,
http://escuelaidiomasagustiniana.com CEI, Guadalajara
2013 – Business English (Hedima) local companies.
January to June 2011 http://en.cei-formacion.com
Teaching children aged 3 to
18 and preparing them for KET, PET, Trinity English, A1 to C1 exams. Intensive
English Courses for unemployed professionals with own examinations.
Accredited English examiner for the Proyecto Unidiomas testing examinees
doing A1 to C1 examinations in Castilla La Mancha.
2011 Colegio Diocesano, Guadalajara, http://www.diocesano.com English
classes to years 4 to 6 and preparation for Trinity exams.
2012 O Castro International School, Vigo, Galicia, http://
www.ocastrointernationalschool.es Intensive one-month English course, six
hours a day including art, drama and physical activities in English. (age 8, 9,
10).
2012 Kings College Primary School, La Moraleja, Madrid – supply teacher (9year-olds) http://www.kingscollegeschools.org
Sep 2009/June 2010 Mission English (military English specialists), Madrid
(Cursos de SP1 – SP4) http://www.missionenglish.com
Jan 2010 – June 2011 CESPA (Ferrovial) http://www.ferrovial.com/es
Jan 2012 – current AC Hotels, Guadalajara, http://www.marriott.com/hotels
Indra, Torrejon, http://www.indracompany.com Private courses supporting
specific aims and objectives of engineers using English in their jobs.
2010 – 2011 Techdata, Alovera http://www.techdata.es
2007 – 2010 Part time development coach
Personal Coach and Trainer
Workshops (One/two and three-day workshops), group coaching, one-to-one
coaching and telephone coaching.
2000 - CEO of Empowerment Dynamics. Accredited coach and trainer with the
Institute for Global Listening and Communication: http://
www.listeningprofitsu.com
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1. CELTA English teaching certificate
2. B2 advanced certificate in Spanish
3. NCTJ Post/graduate diploma in Journalism
4. Edinburgh University MA Arts: History and Italian
5. Wimbledon High School, Wimbledon, SW19, UK (3 A levels - English,
History, Latin and nine O Levels)
6. BBC radio production and TV training).
7. Coach/trainer with the Institute for Global Listening and Communication.
Fluent in Spanish and French. Some Italian and German.
References for teaching, journalism and translation available.