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 a specialist tutor and mentor who spends most of his workdays supporting students in various capacities and teaches maths remotely whenever he can.
Richard is a Christian, loves the Lord and likes to spend time at home with his lovely wife and children.
Experience
Specialist Tutor and Mentor
2024 – Present
Deliver personalised one-to-one support to higher-education students, developing organisation, research, exam preparation, memory, academic writing and workload-management skills. Identify and address barriers associated with autism spectrum conditions, mental-health needs, anxiety, stress, concentration and time management.
ALS Manager
February 2023 – 2024
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.
Recent Research papers
Kotey, R.A. (2024). Does Capital Structure Affect Profitability of Listed Ghanaian Firms?The Journal of Developing Areas 58(2), 161-177. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jda.2024.a924534.
Fagbemi F, Kotey RA (2024), “Interconnections between governance shortcomings and resource curse in a resource-dependent economy”. PSU Research Review: An International Journal, Vol. 8 No. 2 pp. 297–320, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/PRR-09-2021-0052
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.
Book Chapters
Chapter 3: Drivers and challenges of sustainable and responsible investment in developing economies
Lordina Amoah, Dennis Venunye Hehetror, Richard Kotey, and Olagunju Ashimolowo
in Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing Markets
Published: 16 May 2023
Page Range: 36–49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803927060.00010
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Speaking
No current speaking engagements.
Contact
Richard is available for academic collaborations. If you want to chat about teaching, learning and research, reach out.
richardakotey@gmail.com
+44 770 6585 500