Victoria Arnold is interested in experiential learning, team-teaching, teaching in partnership with students and developing innovative and creative teaching methods. Victoria is also keen to explore Interdisciplinary teaching opportunities.

Victoria leads on the following modules:

• Children & Family Social Work
• Human Growth & Development
• Advanced Skills for Social Work Practice
• Approaches to Research
• MA Dissertation Supervision

Prior to working at the University of Chester (Division of social work) Victoria has taught in various universities, international colleges, language schools, mainstream schools and private companies in the UK, Australia and Japan. Victoria taught EAP (English for Academic Purposes) and Business English to students (whose 1st language was not English) when embarking on Higher Education in an English speaking country. Victoria also taught IELTS and Business English exams such as the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

As well as teaching in preparation for formal examinations Victoria has been employed by a local Board of Education in Japan as an English Language teacher and a Cultural Ambassador within a grassroots internationalisation project (JET Programme) through the collaboration of Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology (MEXT), and the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Victoria's teaching responsibilities were extremely varied, ranging from teaching children in rural nurseries to working with musicians, actors, academics and government officials.