Helen

I graduated from a Masters in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 2021. I have been an art tutor for the past 8 years, specialising in GCSE and A Level portfolio building. I love meeting new students and helping them to develop their art practice and skills.

I currently teach art to a whole range of students from four years old upwards. I focus on teaching both new techniques such as oil pastel, printing, collage, Photoshop and craft based activities as well as helping students improve skills in drawing and painting.

I also teach sketchbook and portfolio work for GCSE and A Level, helping students to understand the marking criteria and therefore develop their artistic skills, show development through ideas and concepts as well as a focus on annotation and essay writing.

I really enjoy teaching art and all my students have exceeded in their subject and enjoyed the session together. I am enthusiastic and patient and will go out of my way to help and teach in a clear, simple and fun way. I teach creatively, explaining ideas and concepts visually to help students understand and more effectively digest ideas and information.

In my free time, I run an art studio in central London where I continue working on my art practice, drawing, painting and creating films and installations. I also enjoy visiting art galleries, making gifts and practicing tai chi.

Availability: I am happy to teach both online and in person. I am available most weekdays and evenings.

Willing to travel: 10 miles

Experience: I graduated from MA Sculpture at The Royal College of Art in 2021 and graduated from Camberwell College of Arts with a first class honours degree in 2014. Since graduating from my BA, I have taught creative subjects to both children and adults.

I have had lots of experience teaching SEND students. For two years I taught English and Maths to secondary school aged students who were not in mainstream education, often working with children with SEN and behavioural issues. I used art and creative processes to engage the students in learning which in turn would create a more positive outlook on education and push their boundaries of what they thought they could achieve. I have also taught art, textiles and the Adobe suite to autistic students for the past four years.

I have been tutoring GCSE and A-Level art for six years- helping students with coursework, exam preparation and their portfolios. The feedback from these sessions has been extremely positive and students have seen their grades improve dramatically.

I have also run arts and crafts clubs in schools teaching art, jewellery design, painting and crafts.