I have been working as a teacher since 2015 and have found that what I enjoy most is installing a sense of confidence and enjoyment in my lessons. I firmly believe that in order for a child to succeed, they must first feel comfortable with their environment and how they learn, then being able to explore their subject matter more in depth. I am well known amongst my colleagues for being a patient tutor who succeeds in plugging gaps in learning whilst making this enjoyable and something to look forward to.
In addition to being a classroom teacher, I have also undertaken an MA in special needs as this was of interest to me. I understand that each child learns at their pace and in their own way and so tapping into this has given me the skills to access how children approach different tasks and how to encourage an inquisitive approach. I have a wide range of experience with children with SEN and enjoy learning from them immensely.
I am able to teach English and Maths from KS1 to KS2 and English up to GCSE level. I also prepare students for entrance exams for selective schools at 7+ to 11+. I am able to understand how difficult school entrance exams can be having sat them myself as a child. Additionally I am one of Hyde Tutoring’s specialist reasoning tutors: I run many of the Hyde Tutoring reasoning holiday courses and I support a lot of students one-to-one for reasoning. I love the puzzle and logic element of reasoning. Many students are initially overwhelmed by reasoning as it is so different to anything they do in the classroom, my goal is to demystify reasoning and to break it down into manageable chunks, so they can excel in their 10+ and 11+ reasoning exams.
I also do homeschooling. I typically have a few homeschool pupils at any one time. I am experienced in devising curriculums to meet their requirements. As an experienced homeschooling tutor I am sensitive to the additional needs that many homeschooled pupils have, such as SEND, as well as anxieties about school and academics. I approach homeschooling by identifying the family and child’s goals and working with them to form a plan and timetable that meets their needs- tutoring is all about catering to the individual and this is even more so the case when homeschooling, as so many of the children have complex needs and reasons for being out of mainstream school.