Richard A. Kotey
Teacher, learner and researcher.
About
Richard holds an MPhil in Finance and a Diploma in Teaching and Education. He is passionate about teaching, learning and academic research.
He is currently an ALS manager at United Colleges Group where is spends most of his work days and teaches Maths online whenever he can.
Richard is a Christian, loves the Lord and likes to spend time at home with his lovely wife and daughter.
Experience
ALS Manager
February 2023 – Present
Work closely with the Assistant Principal responsible for ALS to deliver an outstanding Additional Learning Support (ALS) service. Management of ALS provision across sites and High Need (HN) learners, ensuring all student additional learning needs are met in line with statutory regulations. Liaise with all relevant external stakeholders and work closely with those supporting the students’ needs.
ALS Tutor
May 2021- February 2023
City of Westminster College, Paddington Green and Willesden Campus
Carry out initial assessment, and devise support plans as well as teaching and learning strategies for students with additional needs at the United Colleges group campuses. Devise an appropriate Individual Learning Programme (ILP) for the students you support and to review the ILP accordingly. Deliver 1:1 and small group support to students with additional learning support needs, including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, autism and mental health needs.
Invigilation Support Officer
May 2019 – Dec 2019
London South Bank University.
Support the Head Invigilator/ Examination Team. Specifically, invigilating during examinations, dealing with queries raised by candidates and dealing with examination irregularities in accordance with strict procedures; ensuring that candidates do not talk once inside the examination venue; checking attendance during examinations; and other roles to ensure the smooth running of the university’s exams.
Editorial Assistant – AJMR
January 2018- March 2019
Editorial assistant for African Journal Of Management Research.
Responsible for receiving and preliminary review of submissions, and assigning to reviewers, receiving reviewer responses and communicating to authors, addressing author issues, working with the editor to promote the visibility of the journal, reviewer of manuscripts that are in my research area, etc.
Research Assistant August 2018- March 2019
University of Ghana Business School (UGBS),
Responsible for the production of the Ghana Business Development Review – securing of funding, call for papers, facilitating collaborations between academic and industry researchers, etc. Also, invigilate during internal and external exams.
Research papers
Kotey, R.A., Owusu-Sekyere, F., Amponsah, D. A. (2021). A critical examination of the effect of size on the profitability of insurance brokerage firms in Ghana. African Review of Economics and Finance.
Timbile, A. N., Kotey, R. A. (2021). Financial Inclusion And Household Poverty: Evidence From The Rural Wa West District Of Ghana. Journal of Rural Studies.
Kotey, R.A., Akomatey, R. and Kusi, B.A. (2021), “Exploring the nonlinear effect of size on profitability: evidence from an insurance brokerage industry in an emerging market”. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies.
Ofosu, A., & Kotey, R. A. (2020). Does Sports Betting Affect Investment Behaviour? Evidence from Ghanaian Sports Betting Participants. Journal of Gambling Issues, 43.
Kotey, R.A., Abor, J. (2019). The role of technology, as an absorptive capacity, on economic growth in emerging economies; a new approach. European Journal of Applied Economics.
Kotey, R.A., Kusi, B. A., Akomatey, R. (2019). Ownership structure and Profitability of listed firms in an Emerging market. Accounting. Growing Science.
Owusu-Sekyere, F., Kotey, R. A., (2019). Profitability of Insurance Brokerage Firms in Ghana. Submitted to Journal of Insurance and Financial Management. Academic Journal of Economic Studies. Vol 5(2).
Kotey, R. (2019). Foreign Direct Investment and Spillover Effects in Africa: An Empirical Review. International Journal of Science and Management Studies (IJSMS).
Kombui, D., Kotey, R. A (2019). Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ghana: A Granger Causality Approach. Academic journal of Economic Studies. Volume 5 (1). pp. 51–62
Johnson, B., Kotey, R.A. (2018). Influence of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Listing On The Ghana Alternative Market (GAX): Prevailing Factors. Academic journal of Economic Studies. Volume 4 (4). pp. 142–156
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Speaking
No current speaking engagements.
Contact
Richard is always available for side academic collaborations. If you want to chat about teaching, learning and research, don’t hesitate to reach out.
richardakotey@gmail.com
+44 770 6585 500
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