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Sharon

Sharon
Sharon
Tutor
Warwickshire
Feedback Score:
+17
Member Since: 21/01/2010
Last Login: 3 days ago
Response Rate: 70%
Expected Response: < 3 days

My Qualifications

Diploma
Another Place Counselling Training
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Awarded  (2016)
Professional
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Acade...
Higher Level Teaching Assistant Status
Achieved  (2009)
BSc
Keele University
Philosophy and Psychology
2:1  (2006)



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Rates summary: £45.00 to £49.00 per hour
PrimaryKS3GCSEA-Level
Basic Skills£49---
Eleven Plus£49---
English£45---
Entrance Exams£49---
Maths£45---
Phonics£49---
Sat£49---

Information about Sharon

Know me:

Hi! I’m Sharon. I’ve lived in Stratford upon Avon, where I’ve made my home with my partner and two small boys, for more than ten years. I feel very settled here. I am drawn to being outside, whether in a National Trust garden, walking around the neighbourhood or going to town. I also really enjoy flowers, particularly if I’ve grown them from seed myself! After taking time off tutoring to look after my own children, I`m now looking forward to returning to support more children with their studies.

Know my tutoring:

I am naturally calm and gentle in my manner, helping children feel at ease and enabling positive relationships to be built. Families find me friendly, reliable and professional.

I have found it hugely satisfying to observe many of the children I have worked with grow in confidence and make significant academic progress.

Tutoring is most rewarding for me when my tutees also enjoy their learning; so it’s important that I think carefully about my lesson plans, focus on the individual and find ways to keep them motivated!

I work collaboratively with each child, encouraging feedback, listening and giving space for them to demonstrate and explain their processes.

Reflecting on progress from lessons helps me to plan future sessions, but I work flexibly with what emerges to allow me to best support the child. I offer feedback, which may be verbal and/ or written, on lesson content, progress and next steps.

I understand that if you’re thinking about working with a tutor, you will probably have queries and questions. I welcome enquiries, so please do get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you!



Availability: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: afternoon/ evening

Saturday: afternoon

Sunday: morning/ afternoon


Willing to travel: 3 miles

Experience: I’ve now been tutoring for more than fourteen years. When I started, I was also employed in a primary school, and I’ve since thrived in various roles within classrooms. I’ve drawn on skills, banks of ideas and resources gained while participating in a PGCE (teacher training) course and in my classroom based roles, to provide effective support to my tutees. I’ve tutored face-to-face and online.

As a higher level teaching assistant, I taught whole classes, small groups and individuals, recording and feeding back progress to class teachers. I have used miscue analyses to plan reading interventions for individuals.

I gained expertise in a specialised method for teaching spellings in a pre-preparatory school. At this time, I was also responsible for teaching my own phonics booster lessons, which resulted in notable pupil progress.

Many of my tutees have benefitted from the practice Eleven Plus and SATs test sessions that I have run in person and online. During these, I invigilated and kept timings; and I marked and returned papers with feedback. I have also written my own test papers, which have enabled me to assess children`s progress and identify next steps for learning, and I have had many learning resources published by a well-known educational publisher.

DBS Check: Yes

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Feedback For Sharon (17)

We have a total of 17 review(s) for Sharon.

Jennifer (Miss)
18/12/2022

5/5 Rating

Sharon was helping my 10yo prepare for independent school entrance exams. She is a highly organised, calm and encouraging tutor with a lovely manner. My son thoroughly enjoyed his lessons and learnt a great deal. Sharon tailored her lessons to my son`s needs rather than rigidly sticking to her lesson plan. She encouraged my son to explain the reasoning behind his answers. As a teacher of 21 years I can highly recommend this tutor.


Jennifer (Ms)
13/11/2022

5/5 Rating

Sharon is lovely, very gentle and encouraging. Really built my sons confidence for his 11+ test


Gail (Mrs)
09/11/2020

5/5 Rating

Sharon is organised, professional and has a great rapport with children.


Sue (Mrs)
19/11/2019

5/5 Rating

We have only had 2 lessons so far with Sharon. She is very professional and has a friendly and engaging teaching manner.


Sally (Mrs)
22/10/2019

5/5 Rating

Sharon is a very personable, professional and intuitive tutor. She is really helping my daughter to feel more confident with maths. I’m glad we found her through TutorHunt.


Charlotte (Miss)
17/09/2019

5/5 Rating

Really helpful and accommodating. Tutored my daughter ahead of her 11+.


Joanna (Mrs)
05/03/2019

5/5 Rating

Sharon is working with my son on 11pmus prep and we have found her to be professionally, reliable and always friendly. Sharon works with my son with infinite patience and a really calm manner. We would recommend Sharon to other parents without hesitation.


Jo (Mrs)
01/03/2019

5/5 Rating

Sharon has been tutoring my son for a few months, and all is going well. Sharon has a lovely calm demeanor and explains things well to him, and he enjoys the lessons. I think it is helping his confidence and he his standard of school work has improved. He`s excited about taking the 11+ later this year.


Naomi (Mrs)
27/02/2019

5/5 Rating

We decided to contact Sharon to tutor our son for the 11+ based on existing positive feedback. We are very happy with the progress that our son is making. Sharon has a calm and patient manner and has helped to build confidence in all subject areas. We would be more than happy to recommend her to friends.


Steve (Mr)
17/10/2018

5/5 Rating

Sharon tutored my son for the 11+ exam for several months and she did a great job, patiently explaining some difficult concepts and helping him with his exam technique. Thanks Sharon!


Hanna (Mrs)
01/04/2018

5/5 Rating

In my daughter’s words, Sharon is ‘kind, calm, patient and excellent’ ! Sharon has been tutoring my daughter for only 4 weeks so far but she has already helped her enormously with fractions and others areas of maths in which she lacks confidence. She is very professional and replies to messages and queries promptly. I will definitely be happy to recommend her to other parents and students.


Emilie (Mrs)
15/03/2018

5/5 Rating

My daughter who is in Y6 really appreciate to work with Sharon. I would highly recommend to work with her.


Fiona (Mrs)
02/10/2017

5/5 Rating

Sharon tutored my 10 year old son for several months prior to his 11+ examination September 2017 in Warwickshire. We probably left it a bit late, but the preparation Sharon was able to provide has been invaluable. My main concern was ensuring my Son felt confident during the exam, regardless of whether he passes and manages to gain entrance into a grammar school. Sharon was able to focus on the areas he struggled with, boost his confidence and ensure he felt prepared. Sharon is a diligent, patient and caring teacher. We highly recommend her!- I know my Son will miss his time with Sharon and I have had no hesitation recommending her to friends. Everything he has learnt will stand him in good order for Year 6.


Harry (Ms)
12/09/2017

5/5 Rating

We are extremely grateful to Sharon for steering our daughter (and us) through the 11+ journey. Sharon was always a kind and calm influence in lessons. She offered great advice and guidance. The learning materials she recommended provided excellent preparation. The study aids she produced herself were also very useful. She was reliable and willing to be flexible about lesson times when necessary. We felt our daughter was well prepared for the test.


Amanda (Mrs)
25/07/2017

5/5 Rating

Sharon has done two maths sessions with my 10 year old daughter so far. We are very impressed. My daughter seems engaged and happy to do the lessons.


Anna (Mrs)
02/10/2016

5/5 Rating

Sharon has tutored both my daughters for the 11 plus, one of whom has a place at Grammar school (awaiting results for 2nd daughter). She is very calm, kind and approachable. Sharon adapted each lesson to suit their needs and gave me lots of ideas on activities, websites and learning for outside of lessons. Sharon was also flexible in arranging lessons at times to suit us, both at weekends and evenings.


Michelle (Mrs)
25/06/2013

4/5 Rating

Sharon is friendly and has a good manner with children - my daughter found her easy to get along with. She has a room set up for studying and was happy to have myself and my other children (when unavoidable!) stay there during the session as well. Unfortunately we had to stop tutoring shortly after beginning due to unexpected financial constraints, so I am unable to comment on the effectiveness of the tutoring. We wish her well with her tutoring and her studies. Thank you.


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