MUHAMMAD ARIFFIN
Bandar Tasik Puteri, Rawang, Selangor
Summary
Passionate about teaching and empowering students to overcome their perceived limitations. Dedicated to helping students achieve what they once thought was impossible. Possess a strong willingness to continuously acquire new skills, particularly relevant to my work, to stay current and provide optimal support to students. Thrive under pressure, maintaining composure and delivering results in challenging situations. Relentless drive to pursue and accomplish set goals, approaching every task with unwavering motivation. Embrace the belief that true exhaustion comes not from tiredness but from completion. Committed to giving my all until the job is done.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
GCSE Psychology, IGCSE Travel & Tourism, KS3 Humanities and Homeroom Teacher
Asia Pacific International School
1 2024 - Current
- Carry out a homeroom teacher’s main responsibilities including recording daily attendance, handling classroom management, communicating with students, parents, teachers and school management, doing daily pastoral care, providing academic support and collaborating with other teachers to support homeroom students’ overall development
- Teach Year 11 GCSE edexcel psychology
- Teach Years 10 and Year 11 IGCSE travel & tourism
- Teach Year 8 humanities with components such as economics, psychology, history, geography, sociology, travel & tourism, business studies
- Prepare, mark and grade formative assessments and examination papers for all year groups taught
- Help in curriculum development, lesson planning, teaching approach, student review and examination paper marking
- Communicate with parents on termly basis to discuss students' progress, issues and targets
- Preside over weekly CCA activities
Psychology, Positive Psychology and Humanities Teacher
Peninsula International School Australia
10.2022 - 09.2023
- Taught Year 5 to Year 10 positive psychology
- Taught Year 11 and Year 12 psychology (Victorian Certificate of Education)
- Taught Year 8 humanities
- Prepared, marked and moderated formative assessments and examination papers
- Guided and supervised Year 11 and Year 12 VCE students conduct psychology experiments and prepare related reports/posters as part of psychology school-assessed coursework
- Worked with mentor from Melbourne’s Peninsula Grammar School for curriculum development, lesson planning, teaching approach, student review and examination paper marking
- Marked students' assignments
- Held parent-teacher conference on termly basis to discuss students' progress, issues and targets
- Chaired weekly CCA activities (sports and club)
English Teacher
Sri KDU Private School
06.2022 - 09.2022
- (Maternity Cover Position)
- Taught 6 Upper Secondary classes (Forms 4 and 5)
- Prepared examination papers
- Planned lessons on weekly basis
- Helped to draft up schemes of work for Upper Secondary classes
- Handled basketball club as part of co-curricular activity
- Marked students’ work
- Conducted tutor time and holiday classes for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) students
Homeroom, English, PSHE and Mathematics Teacher
Kingsley International School
01.2022 - 05.2022
- (Maternity Cover Position)
- Facilitated homeroom students’ learning
- Managed school-related matters involving homeroom students
- Communicated with homeroom students’ parents and guardians
- Taught Year 7 First Language English, Mathematics and PSHE
- Taught Year 8 and Year 9 English as an Additional Language
- Prepared materials for lessons (e.g
- Slides, worksheets etc.)
- Drew up test and examination papers
- Marked students’ work
First Language English Teacher
Sequoia International School
09.2020 - 08.2021
- Taught First Language English to Years 7, 8 and 9 students
- Prepared yearly schemes of work for Years 7, 8 and 9
- Organised weekly lesson plans
- Prepared examination question papers
- Marked students’ examination scripts
- Completed reading programme manuals for middle year students
- Chaired weekly Year 10 Media Club
- Assisted school’s Covid-19 response team
Senior English Teacher
Scholar Base
05.2009 - 07.2020
- Taught students between 6 and 17 years old English (reading and writing programmes)
- Developed curriculum for reading and writing programmes
- Involved in marketing of programmes offered at the learning centre with potential clients (parents)
- Assessed students’ progress on monthly basis
- Trained new teachers
Centre Manager
Cosmotots IQ Development
05.2005 - 01.2009
- Assisted education and chapter directors to run the centre
- Trained new teachers and supervised teachers’ progress
- Assessed students’ learning-related development and issues
- Marketed programmes at events/road shows
- Consulted interested parents for in-depth presentations of available learning programmes for their children
- Discussed students’ progress with parents
Senior English Teacher
Cosmotots IQ Development
10.2001 - 04.2005
- Taught students between six and 16 years old
- Helped to prepared and develop programme manuals
- Trained new teachers
Writer-cum-Editor
ADPR Consult
04.2000 - 12.2000
- Wrote articles for monthlies (Asian Defence & Diplomacy; Asian Airlines & Aerospace)
- Edited articles by co-writers/contributors
- Conducted Internet research on manufacturing and market trends of defence and aviation industries
- Interviewed a few key people in the industries
- Attended local and international defence and aviation exhibitions (e.g
- Australian Air Show 2001, Singapore IMDEX)
Crime Journalist
The New Straits Times
03.1999 - 02.2000
- Covered crime and defence-related news based on information and facts obtained from credible sources and at crime scenes
- Interviewed key authorities directly involved in this area (e.g
- Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Shafie Apdal, deputy minister of defence from 1999 to 2004)
- Assisted desk editor clear news sent from NST bureaux
Education
Master of Educational Psychology - Educational Psychology
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Serdang, Selangor 09.2011 - 02.2013
Bachelor of Human Sciences - Psychology
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Petaling Jaya, Selangor 05.1995 - 02.1999
Matriculation Certificate - Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Matriculation Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia(IIUM)
Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur 09.1993 - 03.1995
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia - undefined
Sekolah Menengah Ulu Kinta
Ulu Kinta, Perak 01.1992 - 12.1992
Skills
Computer Skills
IT
Parent-Teacher Communication
Project-based learning
Instructional Strategies
Social Studies Education
Mathematics Teaching
Student-Centered Learning
Classroom Management
Critical Thinking
Behavior Management
Positive Role Model and Mentor
Subject matter expertise
Learning Assessments
Timeline
Psychology, Positive Psychology and Humanities Teacher
Peninsula International School Australia
10.2022 - 09.2023
English Teacher
Sri KDU Private School
06.2022 - 09.2022
Homeroom, English, PSHE and Mathematics Teacher
Kingsley International School
01.2022 - 05.2022
First Language English Teacher
Sequoia International School
09.2020 - 08.2021
Master of Educational Psychology - Educational Psychology
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
09.2011 - 02.2013
Senior English Teacher
Scholar Base
05.2009 - 07.2020
Centre Manager
Cosmotots IQ Development
05.2005 - 01.2009
Senior English Teacher
Cosmotots IQ Development
10.2001 - 04.2005
Writer-cum-Editor
ADPR Consult
04.2000 - 12.2000
Crime Journalist
The New Straits Times
03.1999 - 02.2000
Bachelor of Human Sciences - Psychology
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
05.1995 - 02.1999
Matriculation Certificate - Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Matriculation Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia(IIUM)
09.1993 - 03.1995
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia - undefined
Sekolah Menengah Ulu Kinta
01.1992 - 12.1992
GCSE Psychology, IGCSE Travel & Tourism, KS3 Humanities and Homeroom Teacher
Asia Pacific International School
1 2024 - Current
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