Information About Paolo - Harrow teacher -

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Personal Description:

Paolo is an Italian songwriter, composer and stage director, born and raised in Turin, Italy.

He has composed, produced and released sixteen official albums, background music for theatre, and songs for other artists, starting his career in 1992.
He is also a singer and guitarist and he has performed all over Europe collaborating with numerous artists.

Paolo has a unique writing style that has emerged through the long past experiences around the world, through literary studies and ongoing poetic research that allowed him to win the 1st prize of poetry at the Pirandello Stable Festival in 2012.

He's started his career in theatre and cinema in 1998 and after an intensive training period in prestigious drama schools in Torino, he's spent seven years acting and improving his skills in theatre direction at the Teatro Regio di Torino, working under the prestigious direction of Franco Zeffirelli, Josè Carlos Plaza, Ugo De Ana, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, John Cox.

From the 2002 he's started directing and writing a considerable number of plays and short films. He is founder and director at Arthalia Theatre Company in London.

Teaching Experience:

Music teacher and coordinator September 2018 – Present
Southover Partnership Secondary School

Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop and deliver inspiring lessons.
- Music history and theory.
- Guitar and Piano lessons

Music teacher and coordinator September 2016 – Present
Priestmead Primary School

Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop and deliver inspiring lessons for children, nursery to year 6.
- Music history and theory.
- Coordinating Music teachers and lessons.
- Mise-en-scène of concerts and shows.
- Run middle and later phase choirs.
- Drama Club

Music teacher September 2015 – July 2016
Fruity Tunes Company
Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Noah's Ark Nurseries, L'Ecole du Parc, Saint Mary RC Primary School,

Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop and deliver inspiring lessons for children.
- Ensure each child has a grasp of basic rhythm and pitches. Also to introduce different types of instruments
and their sounds to children.
- Introduce music theory.
- To build upon the themes already taught in the class using songs and actions.

Teacher of Italian, Guitar, Singing, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Cubase. April 2015 – Present
Tutorfair, Tutorhunt, Tutora
Private lessons one-to-one or small groups around London

Responsibilities:
- Effectively plan, develop and deliver inspiring and challenging lessons
- Help the students setting and achieving their goals

Teacher of Italian Literature September 2014 – April 2015
ENAIP Piemonte secondary school, Torino, Italy

Responsibilities:
- Effectively plan, develop and deliver inspiring and challenging lessons which are carefully mapped to the
national curriculum.
- Accurately assess, mark and feedback to pupil’s in order to track progress and drive successful outcomes.
- Set high expectations, manage and monitor behaviour to foster a safe environment which is conducive to
learning.
- Work collaboratively with department colleagues to develop new ideas, strategies and resources.

Teacher of Drama January 2004 – November 2010
Teatro d'Uomo Academy, Torino, Italy

Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver acting, singing and theatre history lessons.
- Realize different kind of shows on stage and in different contests.

Teacher of Italian for foreigners September 2005 – June 2007
Wall Street Institute, Torino, Italy

Responsibilities:
- Effectively plan, develop and deliver inspiring and challenging lessons.
- Accurately assess, mark and feedback to student’s in order to track progress and drive successful outcomes.

Teacher of Music (guitar and singing) September 1998 – March 2007
M.G. Lenzi Academy, Rivarolo Canavese (To), Italy

Responsibilities:
- Effectively plan, develop and deliver inspiring and challenging lessons
- Help the students setting and achieving their goals

Teaching Approach:

I love teaching because I find amazing seeing students progressing and achieving great results, but more than that, I do my best to pass on them my enthusiasm and passion for the subjects I teach… as I see the learner as an explorer, who constantly needs to be motivated by curiosity.