High-quality Bodmin English Tutors

I have a passion for education and learning, and for English and History. I am very self-motivated, well organised, excellent at timekeeping, driven to achieve my goals and ambitions, support students to achieve theirs and engage with my own CPD. I have experience of teaching and supporting a diverse range of students, and experience of teaching in different educational settings. As part of my PGCE, I worked at City College Plymouth teaching Functional Skills and GCSE English to young adults and mature learners. Since then I have taught KS3 and KS4 English as a Supply Teacher, have worked as a Personal Tutor to a GCSE student and have taught EAL students at the Europa Summer School, the Meridian School and at Mercator. I firmly believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity to succede and that all educational environments be a safe place. As a result, I am fully committed to upholding safeguarding, equality and diversity policies and procedures.

Qualified teacher with 34 years experience working in the public sector mainly key stage 3 but also up to GCSE and A level in art and design, Key Stage 3 music, drama and I hold a certificate in teaching maths to GCSE from Plymouth University. I have taught grade 5 theory in music and can teach piano. I have also worked as a support assistant with SEN pupils and have taught adult education in the arts.

I qualified in 1984 with my PGCE from Cambridge University and since then I have taught in a variety of schools in both the private and state sector in London & the South East where I taught at The Judd School in Tonbridge teaching English GCSE and Latin A level. My most recent school post was teaching GCSE English AQA Board in Sussex. I have been tutoring for the last 20 years for the Kent 11 Plus examination including my own children, who all gained places at Kent Grammar schools, and also tutoring English Literature & Language at GCSE and A Level. I have recently moved from Kent to Cornwall but I am still in touch with my students and it is wonderful to see them progressing in their lives. I can supply email addresses of my clients in Sussex / Kent whose children I taught English Literature and Language to on a one to one basis. My own children have dyslexia and ADHD and I have helped them in their studies to secure places at Manchester and Bristol University.

I am a highly experienced teacher of English, Media Studies and Film Studies having taught for over 20 years at KS3, KS4 and KS5. I am still currently teaching 11-18 year olds and, as such, am well versed in current practice and the reformed GCSE and A level requirements. My students would say that I am knowledgeable, can communicate ideas effectively and make learning fun. They would also say that I am friendly and supportive.