Joan
My Qualifications
General Teaching Council (GTC)
Qualified Teacher Status
Pass (2004)
University of Wolverhampton
Graduate and Registered Teacher Programme
Pass (2004)
Aston University, Birmingham
Combined Honours
2:2 (1983)
Verification Status
GCSE | |
Computer Science | £148 |
Information about Joan
I enjoy working alongside students to help them move forward with their knowledge and understanding, not only of what the course means for the exam and how to answer questions, but also how to apply that to life, and life changes and technology moves in, for example, during Covid-19 I helped lead teaching online in our school and I feel that there is a lot value of teaching that way, particularly coaching.
Availability: From September 2022
Afternoons and evenings only
Willing to travel: Home Only
Experience: I`ve been teaching 19 years following a 20 year career working in industry in the IT department of large companies. I`ve been Head of Department at two schools and have been instrumental in introducing Computer Science at a successful school in Solihull.
Mostly I teach the OCR specification at GCSE, but I`m willing to explore other specs with you and very happy to support some KS3 work.
I`ve taught the whole of the A-level specification and most of the GCSE, however, I have decided to focus on the learning up to and including GCSE. I will no longer be supporting A level students
Since Computer Science replaced ICT for Key Stage 3 I have been teaching both ICT and Computer Science to all KS3 students, with the aim of ensuring that they are prepared for a range of GCSE subjects and also employment.
DBS Check: Yes
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Feedback For Joan (6)
Parveen (Mrs)
12/02/2022
Joan is helping my daughter who is year 11. She certainly knows her subject and my daughter is getting more confident with the run up to her exams. Certainly recommend.
Tutors Response :
Many thanks Parveen, your daughter is working very hard and is an excellent student.
Tyg (Mr)
16/01/2022
Joan has helped my son - currently in year 8 - to understand an area of CS he was struggling with and achieve top grades - in a very short period. Her approach allowed him to be fully relaxed and enjoy the learning process. She gives constructive feedback after each lesson. She is reliable, very professional and I would recommend without hesitation!
Tutors Response :
Thank you Tygoli.
You have a lovely son who is easy to support.
Harminder (Mr)
19/10/2021
My sons enjoys Joan`s lessons as she provides a structured approach during lessons and emails feedback after each session. I can see she has helped my son grow in confidence after each session. Thank you
Tutors Response :
Thank you for this - I really appreciate it. Your son is a pleasure to teach and is making good progress.