David

I have 30+ years teaching experience.

I am a friendly, patient tutor with experience of teaching KS2, KS3, GCSE, further and higher education students.

I take a CLIL approach to teaching, which means I teach English using the content and language taken from the student`s curriculum. My experience also qualifies me to teach English Literature, History, Biology and Geography to GCSE level.


I am committed to providing students with assistance to achieve the grades they need by patiently tutoring each student according to their learning style. I trust that my student-centred approach is effective in this area. My one-to-one tuition produces noticeable improvements in student confidence, attainment and ambition.

I can provide references, from past and current students who can support this.

Availability: I am available:

weekdays,
weekday evenings,
Saturday afternoon/evenings if required.

I teach one-to-one small groups or over the internet via SKYPE / Zoom.

I am willing to travel outside of my local area at a cost of .40p per mile.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: Between 1992 & 2010 I lived and taught in Hong Kong to a variety of students from Chinese medium of instruction (CMI), English medium of instruction (EMI) and International schools to help them develop the four English language skills. Assistance was given to help students progress towards their HKCEE (GCSE equivalent)and `A` levels, and in later years the IB diploma, IGCSE`s and HKDSE.

Topics used in the lessons covered many of disciplines in the school curriculum, including, History, Geography, Economics, Biology, English Literature and Liberal Studies. Further guidance was given to help students prepare for exams, such as, Cambridge`s KET and PET, SAT`s IELTS and common apps for HE.

Since returning to the UK in 2010, I have continued teaching overseas students via SKYPE/ Zoom. In the past ten years I have been tutoring students in the UK at KS2, KS3, KS4 levels 11+ entrance exams, GCSE and A level exam preparation, IELTS, and guiding students with their dissertations for their chosen degrees.

During the past two years, I have been involved in intervention teaching, which involves identifying learning styles and other factors that inhibit a student`s progress, and then devise strategies to engage the student in learning, to identify and then support their current learning needs.

I have a Trinity certTESOL and a MA in English Language Teaching and an Enhanced DBS