Lynette

I love teaching and enthuse about my subjects and want to inspire young minds. I tutor in Geography (KS3, KS4 & KS5) & the Sciences (KS3 & KS4) subjects, also KS3 Maths & English. Geography (GCSE & A Level) is my main subject, which is both topical and conceptual by nature, as a result, it is a very popular choice at degree level today. As a subject discipline (combining Science & Social Science) it is loved by employers. My qualifications include BSc (2.1), PGCE and QTS, and having taught in a variety of 11-18 schools/colleges (State & Private) for many years now, I can offer a great deal of experience to my students, with a wealth of resources to hand.I prefer to work face-to face as I have knowledge of the local schools/colleges, and my experience as an examiner for A Level Geography marking really helps! I have up to date experience of teaching all of the main examination board specifications, at both GCSE and A Level, including AQA, OCR, Edexcel, IB and the Cambridge International Board.
I personally find one-to-one tutoring so rewarding, I love to see my pupils grow in confidence as they learn to master exam technique. I like to build a good working repertoire with my students who go on to recommend me to their friends.
Having been a Sixth Form Tutor, I also help students with their university entrance forms, personal statements and CVs. Today, with large class sizes and unfortunately a lack of individual help in schools and colleges, the demand for personal tuition is ever increasing, and this can reap great rewards for the students, especially when it comes to confidence and exam technique. It warms my heart to hear how well my past students have done, improving on their personal targets, they all love to tell me how they have done on `results day`!
There are plenty of learning aids and resources out there today, but often it is hard to find the "wood from the trees". Assessing the individual needs and learning styles of every pupil, followed by guiding them to the right resources available, is part of what I offer (and it works!) followed by custom made lessons with weekly follow ups. This approach naturally requires flexibility, experience and maturity on the part of the tutor and with nearly 30 of teaching/tutoring, I feel I have a lot to offer my students.

Availability: Monday & Tuesday during the day. After school and during the evenings Monday-Thursday during term time. Face-to-face at my home is what is popular and what I offer.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: EXPERIENCE- Over my varied teaching career (both in State and Private education) I can offer students plenty of experience, having taught Geography and Sciences in a dozen different 11-18 schools, as well as having lectured A2 and AS Level Geography at FE colleges, including at Godalming College. I have built up a wealth of resources to work from which I happily share with students, so for this reason I prefer to work from home, only, where I have a room especially set up for tutoring with my resources all on tap! There is a large demand and I therefore get busy during the build up to exams season, so by working from my home (as a base) I can help as many people as possible. I have experience in coaching pupils in Geography, Geology and Environmental Science at AS/A2 level (various boards). I have been an Examiner/Assessor for the AQA board.
In addition I am an experienced Science Teacher, qualified to teach all three Sciences (including CE and iGCSE) to GCSE (9-1) level. Students find that I help them gain confidence in all of these subjects, and they often say how hard it is to get the required help in a large class context. This is where one-to-one tutoring is so beneficial. My former pupils will happily provide testimonials.
I am a mother if 4 adult children, so I can understand the perspective from being both parent and teacher. I see each person as a unique individual and I take pleasure in helping to bring out the very best in each student with custom made lessons. I have training with SEN too and have worked with dyslexic students. Positive one-to-one tutoring/coaching (especially in exam technique) plays a vital role in building both confidence and self-esteem so leading to success. Success then breeds success!

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