Amy

I have been teaching Religious Studies and Sociology for the past 19 years. I have also been an examiner for a number of exam boards at GCSE and A-level for the past 7 years and a private tutor for 7 years.
I have also taught all A-level Religious Studies specifications with the Christianity, Islam and Buddhism options. I am experienced at teaching all exam boards at GCSE level. I have the most recent resources and provide my students with model answers in our lessons. I have has published revision resources for a number of exam boards to support students wanting to achieve Grade 9 at GCSE or A* at A-level.

Alongside this, I am an experienced teacher of GCSE Sociology and offer lessons for all exam boards. I will be able to go through practice exam questions and model answers each lesson and will help my students to feel more confident in their writing. I have all the latest textbooks and use a range of engaging resources.

I have a vast wealth of experience supporting students with anxiety, ADHD, ASC, dyslexia, processing disorder and other SEN/D needs. I support home-educated students and students who are unable to attend mainstream education.

Availability: I will be available for weekly lessons over the summer holidays in July and August 2026.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: I have previously been Head of Subject in an Outstanding school for 15 years. I currently teach AQA Religious Studies and specialise in Christianity and Buddhism. I have taught the EDEXCEL and OCR Specifications in the past and have been an examiner for the last 7 years, I have all the most recent textbooks and tried and tested resources. I will be able to go through past exam questions, mark-schemes to show them extra knowledge and techniques to secure Grade 9 level marks in their responses. Being able to see model answers often gives students confidence in their work and enables them to see how to improve.

Every lesson we will start with 5 knowledge questions to re-cap their learning from the next lesson, have some input about their new topic, try an exam question, and then look at model answers for the question. If this structure needs amending to suit the needs of your child, I am happy to be flexible. I will use relevant and recent examples from the world today to help students understand how the subject relates to the world around them and extend their knowledge from existing textbooks and worksheets. We will do `live` marking together in the subsequent lesson so that they get instant feedback on the work and can understand exactly how examiners such as myself will view their work and allocate marks. Understanding this process really helps students to take ownership of their work and enjoy small successes each week.

I also offer tutoring for Sociology at GCSE I have model answers and practice exam questions to use with my students. Again, due to my teaching of this subject currently I have the most up-to-date textbooks and resources to use to show my students the most useful strategies and techniques to help them to reach their target grade.

I have been a tutor for the past 5 years and find it an exciting way to support students with their learning in a more personal and developed way. I enjoy setting my pupils exam style questions in each lesson and giving feedback the following week by providing individual targets and actions including modelling answers and correctly any misunderstandings that are present in their work.

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