Alina

Position: 

Nursery Practitioner

About Me:

My name is Alina and I started to work at Monkey Puzzle Uxbridge in 2022. Before that, I had the opportunity to work as a primary school teacher for 5 years, and from 2015 to 2022 I was a lecturer at the Institute of Postgraduate Teacher Education in Ukraine. I am happy that I got the opportunity to work and grow professionally with the Monkey Puzzle team.

Working with babies gives me the opportunity not only to teach them, but also to learn from them: learn unconditional kindness, the ability to enjoy simple things.

There is a quote that is the driving force behind my work in education: "It takes a teacher a lifetime to prepare for a good lesson." I am happy that working with kids has given me the opportunity to grow professionally.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
  • Paediatric First Aid
  • Food & Hygiene Level 2
  • Child Protection Awareness
  • Working with babies
  • 16 years of experience working with children
  • Master’s degree in psychology
  • Languages:

  • English
  • Ukrainian
  • Russian