Leah Muchuchu

Highly effective teaching professional with extensive experience of teaching students from different nationalities. Skilled in the design of innovative and hands-on activities and lessons, combined with a strong passion for the English Language. Motivated and inspired to create a fun yet challenging learning environment so as to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of students.

• Kent State University, Evaluation and Assessments of IB Grading Standards, double graduate-level credits, Oct 2025
• IB Organized Educator, Empowered Learner, Oct 2025
• The National College, Certificate in Child Protection for Staff | International Aug 2025
• CAIE Bringing out the best in our learners Jan 2024
• TES Children’s Mental Wellbeing for International Schools Dec 2023
• CAIE Component 1 & 3 Marking workshop IGCSE ESL Nov- Dec 2023
• CAIE Improving Speaking Performance in the Classroom Oct, 2021
• IBDP English A, CAT 1 Oct, 2021
• Educare Mental Wellbeing in Children and Young People Feb, 2021
• CAIE IGCSE English as a Second Language Introduction Nov, 2020
• IBDP English B CAT 2 Nov, 2020
• Educare Child Protection for International Schools Oct, 2020
• IBDP English A, CAT 2 IB April, 2019
• CAIE IGCSE FL English, Literature Extension Course July, 2018
• CAIE GSW Active Learning, GSW Assessment for Learning March, 2018

• Co-Chair, Literacy Committee, Ulink College Guangzhou. Supporting subject teachers in embedding practical English language teaching strategies across the curriculum.
• Organized three (3) successful trips to Switzerland for Model UN and cultural purposes, 2019, 2023 & 2025.
• Mentored students who were nominated for the John Locke Prize, 2025.
• Achieved Challenge to be Excellent Award (CTBE) 2024. Awarded to exemplary teachers who have contributed to the whole school community.
• IBDP Examiner for English A: Literature.
• Cambridge (CAIE) Assessment Specialist.
• Award Leader, Duke of Edinburgh, 2022 - present
• Co-Publisher, Kognity's premier online textbook for IGCSE First Language English, 2021. Endorsed by Cambridge.
• Teaching IGCSE English as a Second Language, 2020-2021 to extended students and achieving a pass rate of 73% A-C.
• Teaching IGCSE First Language English 2009-2019 to extended students and achieving a pass rate of 100% A-C.
• Cambridge (CAIE) Examiner for IGCSE First Language English.
• Content Contributor, Kognity’s premier online textbook for IGCSE First Language English, 2021.
• Consistently excellent IBDP English B results, SL and HL 2019 - 2021.
• IBDP Examiner for English A: Literature.
• IBDP Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) Advisor and Supervisor.
• Teacher Advisor and Debate Adjudicator, World Scholar’s Cup 2021-2022.
• Club Patron, Model United Nations at Desheng School International, 2017-2020: received Best Faculty Advisor Award and Excellent Instructor Award from National High School MUN, China and Guangdong High School MUN, respectively, 2018.
• Established World Scholars’ Cup at Desheng School International and CBIS. 5 students qualified for the final round at Yale University, 2019.
• Club Patron East Africa Model United Nations at Braeside High School, 2015-2017.
• Award Leader, Duke of Edinburgh, 2014-2015.