Jenny

I am a knowledgeable, sensitive and encouraging private tutor. Since graduating with a 2:1 combined MSc and undergraduate degree in maths in 2014, I have been working in the education sector teaching maths, English and study skills to students of a variety of ages and abilities. I have been teaching students as a private tutor since October 2017 and I have tutored more than 80 students over that time. I am currently tutoring Maths, English and verbal and non-verbal reasoning regularly to over 30 students aged between 7 and 18, as well as adults.

I have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the maths national curriculum and specifications and expectations for exams including year 6 SATs, Functional Skills, GCSEs and A-levels (maths and further maths), having tutored several students at all these levels.

From my tutoring experience I am very aware of the concepts that often confuse students. When a student expresses confusion I will find out exactly what is giving them difficulties by breaking down the problem into its separate elements and going back to a point where the student does understand so that my teaching is built up from solid foundations. From here, I teach concepts using examples, pictures and manipulatives. Then I challenge students to try things for themselves, under my support and guidance, so my students will be empowered to take control of their own learning. I like to know as much as possible about the students I am teaching so that I can base my teaching upon their learning styles and life experiences.

Availability: I am currently available to tutor new students on

Mondays before 9:30 and at 11:30-13:45;

Tuesdays before 13:45 and after 20:30;

Wednesdays before 14:00 (and on alternate Wednesdays before 15:00) and after 20:45;

Thursdays before 10:00 and after 20:45 (and on alternate Thursdays after 20:00) and

Saturdays after 19:45.

Willing to travel: 1 miles

Experience: I have over 800 hours of tutoring experience and I have spent over 1000 hours in schools supporting the learning of 3-18 year olds: teaching full classes of 3-5 year-olds as a student teacher, helping year 6 pupils revise for SATs and volunteering in a secondary school for young people with special educational needs.

I have current and past experience of tutoring students with a range of specific needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and dyslexia, as well as students with English as an additional language. I began tutoring after helping my brother, who has autism and developmental delay, to pass his level 2 functional skills English and maths in order to get into university. I also have supported the learning of young people with other needs such as Down`s syndrome, developmental delay and communication difficulties, when helping 0-5 year-olds in a specialist SEN unit within a mainstream nursery, 3-11 year-olds in mainstream school and 11-19 year-olds at a Special school.