Jessica

I am currently fully booked, but should have more availability in September 2020

Hello.

I hold a Masters degree in English literature from Cambridge University and I am currently the Head of English at an independent A level college in Kensington. Additionally, I teach undergraduate seminars at Kings`s College London and tutor students working towards their BA degrees at Cambridge University. I`ve been teaching for nine years, have a detailed understanding of all exam boards. I have worked as an examiner at GCSE, A level and degree level, and specialise in essay structure.

I also have extensive experience working with students who have had trouble with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, family grievances, and those who have Autism or Asperger`s. I strongly believe in creating lessons to suit individual students rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, and I am very sympathetic to those who find school attendance and exam pressure a stressful experience.

I am passionate about teaching, and keen to support students in enjoying learning and showing that English can be a fascinating and life-affirming subject.

Availability: I am currently fully booked, but should have more availability in September 2020

Willing to travel: 4 miles

Experience: Education

2016 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, King’s College London, Undergraduate Seminar Leader

2014 - 2020 King’s College London, PhD candidate: Eco-criticism and 18th Century Poetry

2014 Cambridge CELTA, International House, London

2009-2010 University of Cambridge, Lucy Cavendish College: MPhil in 18th Century Literature

2003-2007 University of Exeter, BA Hons in English 2:1, Commendation for Outstanding Achievement

Additional Qualifications:

2015 OFSTED rated Outstanding

2006-2013 City Lit, City University London, Exeter University: Creative Writing Short Courses

2002-2003 Stroud School of Art and Design Foundation Diploma (drawing and sculpture)

1995-2002 Katherine Lady Berkeley’s Language College, Gloucestershire
A levels English A, Art A, History B
GCSEs 5 As and 5 Bs, including English, Maths, Science, History and Mandarin Chinese
Additional Academic Courses

King’s College London, Fundamentals of Academic Writing
King’s College London, Critical Writing
King’s College London, Writing for Publication in Arts and Humanities
King’s College London, Preparing to Teach
King’s College London, Writing a Literature Review

Teaching

Senior English Teacher, Westminster Tutors Tutorial College
Since September 2011
• Bespoke one to one English language and literature tuition in a college environment.
• Intensive pastoral focus, collaborating with educational psychologists and doctors, working with students who have a variety of needs, including those with ASD, ADHD, Dyslexia, EBD, eating disorders and personal trauma.
• Intensive coaching for candidates retaking GCSE and A levels (with pastoral emphasis).
• Covering all major exam boards: OCR, AQA, EDEXCEL, Cambridge iGCSE, Pre-U, IB.
• Responsible for planning courses over the span of one to two years, developing these specifically to the needs of individual students
• In addition, I teach essay skills across history, RS, politics and economics.

Undergraduate Seminar Leader, King’s College London
September 2016 – ongoing
• Teaching first year BA seminar groups in the Department of English
• One to one assistance
• Teaching sessions on referencing and critical writing
• Lesson observations by senior academic staff: very positive feedback
• Formalised student feedback also very positive

Mentoring and home tuition, Pastoral and Academic
June 2013, due to finish August 2017 as student reaches 18
• Pastoral support with problems including anorexia, anxiety and depression
• Working within home, school and hospital environments, liaising between institutions
• Running day trips, theatre trips, extra curricula activities
• Assisting student with CBT techniques and medication regimes.
• Tutoring all GCSE subjects, including history, art and French.

Home tuition
January 2012, due to finish June 2017 as the student concludes their GCSEs
• Home support with all SATS and GCSE subjects, including English Language and Literature, maths, biology and chemistry, art, religious studies, French and drama.

Undergraduate Marking, King’s College London
September 2016 – February 2017
• 80 undergraduate essay assignments – paid approx 30 minutes per assignment
• Marking sampled by senior academic staff: positive feedback

Leading Post-Graduate Seminars, London Centre for Social Sciences, Summer Programme
Summer 2016

GCSE Examiner, AQA
June 2014
• 440 GCSE exam scri pts (including having my sample scri pts assessed and approved by AQA)
• AQA training days

English and Maths Teacher, Civitas Schools
September 2010, ongoing (evening classes)
• Work with students from low economic backgrounds, with a focus on behaviour management
• Key stage one and two evening classes in English and maths. SATS and 11 Plus preparation
• Running extra curricula daytrips, creative workshops

English Teacher, Language Studies International School, Hampstead
June 2012 – September 2012
• Grammar, phonics, reading skills, writing skills, both young and mature learners
• Italian, Spanish, French and German students
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Learning Support, Wandsworth College and City University London
January 2011 – July 2011
• GCSE English and maths support, working with students who had undergone traumatic brain injury

Learning Support/ Teaching Assistant/ SEN, Time Plan Education
March 2009 – January 2011
• Intensive work within schools working to improve from Ofstead ‘special measures’
• Pre-school to GCSE throughout 25 London schools

Youth Work, Gloucestershire
March 1998 – August 2003

Freelance Journalism

All in London Nov 2011 – August 2014
What’s On Stage Nov 2011 – August 2012
The Sunday Telegraph, Seven September - December 2008
ExBerliner Magazine, Berlin August 2007 – March 2008