Susan F. (Tutor in Nottingham)

Please message for individual needs. 2019/2020 bookings may be 1hr £25, 1hr15mins £30

Personal & Information

Tuition is available, with a forward looking helpful tutor! All in your own home.

The discounts available are 2 Hour 20% discount, 1hr30mins 8% discount with a minimum of 4 in 4 weeks.

Two weekly lessons are available if you are more than 20 miles round trip!

A Level

Business Studies, Economics, English Lang. & English Lit. also Geography, History & Politics. Plus the Extended Project Qual. All subjects available in hourly or extended and 1.5 or 2 hour lessons

Key Stages & GCSE

I tutor at Key Stage 2 English & Maths KS3 in English Lang. & Lit. Maths, Geography and History

At Key Stage 4 ie GCSE, in English Lang. English Lit. Maths, Geography, History, Business Studies, Economics.

These subjects are for all exam boards (including IGCSE)

ESL/ESOL and Functional Skills are available too.

Please message for availability. KS2 for SATs or 11+ tuition is available early evening or Saturdays.

I am a qualified teacher (QTS PGCE Secondary BSc Hons) this means qualified to teach any subject (excepting MFL/Music) to GCSE and my own subjects to Undergraduate level. The fulltime QTS PGCE training includes Junior & Secondary and assisting Dyslexic and Dyscalculia students.

I have Secondary School, Junior School and College teaching experience and have been tutoring for over 10years. I am a Private Self Employed (t/a) Tutor.

Groups

I tutor group of up to 10 in a library if friends would like shared extra tuition in the format of workshops for revision.

Usual Arrangement

Four lessons are the minimum in 4 weeks and then on going through the term is the usual agreement, renewed monthly. Please advise term dates.

Single Lessons

Please state when enquiring if you only require a one-off advice lesson, as most tuition is ongoing and booked 4 weeks at a time on the same day & hour weekly (this time is reserved for the student on a weekly basis & ongoing).

The 4 weeks minimum booking is usual for all tuition one to one lessons with all Private Tutors or Tuition organisations. My rates are competitive with all the well known companies, single review lessons are possible but have a premium.

Family Discounts

I offer Family discounts and shared tuition for different age groups available on the same day, e.g. £5 extra may be charged per subject and for each additional tutee, the most usual is 35 mins each Eng and Maths togetherfor primary making a 1hr 10min lesson at £25.

Discounts can be extra time instead of a lower payment. e.g. 2 primary students with 2 subjects for 1hr 45min at the 1hr30min payment of £30

Two subjects at A Level for one student would be £35 for 1 hr 15 mins.

SATs and Catchup/Grade Improvements

For younger students I tutor catch up and improvement Literacy and Numeracy at Key Stage 2 as well as boosting grades from Key Stage 2 and 3, 4 and A Level.

Fees & Terms

Fees are as stated in the specific area of this profile

Ordinary tuition:- The minimum number of hourly lessons is 4 (equivalent to 4 weeks). Online tuition min 8 lessons.

Planning & Admin may be charged on early cancellation without the minimum 4 hours tuition lessons (This decision is after some tutees have not considered that they are taking the day and time period for long term more dedicated students). This also applies to online tuition (8)

Only taking two lessons will attract a cancellation fee. Similarly late notification of cessation of monthly continuation (which should be in the 3rd week) will attract a weeks fee while another student books

Single Lesson non availability fees are waived if lessons rescheduled with 24hr notice for the same week. Moving on a week is by discretion. There are no refunds if the tutor has to advise non availability but rescheduling can be arranged.

Full Cancellation of tuition requires a weeks notice. Group tuition cancellation costs are the hours for one week.

Additional Info

All single lessons for Key stage or GCSE for analysis of tests for example are the ordinary rate plus £15.00.

In revision weeks single lessons must be weekends and £60 for 2 hours to avoid inconveniencing students who require 4 tuition sessions.

A Level tuition assessments on a one-off basis for retake planning are £60.00 for 2 hours. Similarly groups can be taught for £65 per hour for groups of 3 students or a rate to be discussed for a larger number of students.

Cancellation notice for any single lesson with less than 24hrs notice will incur a £10 fee for preparation and/or travel, unless there is an unforseen problem.

Any communication should be by email with a text or phone message as an addition.

It is the responsibility of the Tutee or Tutee`s representative to determine & advise the tutees examination board details.

Fees are by cash (receipted) paypal invoice or bank transfer, an agreement is available

It is the students responsibility to work hard towards & take the examinations, Tutors do all they can to help boost grades, refunds are not made if the examination results are not improved.

Teaching organisations recommend tutors charge 2.5 x the basic teaching salary converted to hours this equals £42.50 per hour, therefore the rate charged (including an hours work before the lesson time, & travel time), represents truly excellent value and is competitive.

I also write resources & make web-blog subject `intranets` for tutees. The resources are provided for the students ongoing reference and study help for their subject and are free to use.

I check all subject specifications & find suitable textbook & online resources. I prepare individualised lesson plans and resources tailored to Students. Preparation and Admin takes another 2-3 hours daily reflected in the rate. Marking is in the form of improvements to work set.

For short bookings, extra preparation time may be charged . Tuition lesson payments are not refundable.

Data Protection update

Information held by the Tutor is the same as the Electoral Roll ie name of the person engaging the tutor and home address plus phone and email. Details are kept only while tutoring takes place and are deleted when tutoring is completed.
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Availability: Please contact for availability - most days and evenings depending on the current students.

Basic rates are £20hr Primary and Junior, £25 Secondary and A Level. 2019/2020 £30 for 1hr15mins

There are discounts for 1.30 minute 2 hour and full half day tuition sessions on the 2018/9 and 2019/20 academic year rates.

Group tuition is possible for revision.

Full half days are bookable at £75.00 for just one half day 9am-1.00pm to check there are no gaps in school or college teaching, to help sort notes and to revise. (Representing 25% discount). The half day is also available for ESL. It is possible to book a library room and hold a shared tuition half day for 5+ students - payment to be discussed.

Single lessons (no ongoing weekly lessons) are the hourly rate plus £15 and it is preferable for these to be in the daytime so ongoing student times are not used for single lessons.

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Willing to travel: 20 miles

Experience: I qualified in 2000 as a mature student seeking a second career and taught in Local Education Authority Schools. I also took contract teaching roles and then started my own tuition business in 2007 to look after my elderly mum. - I had a break in 2011-2015 when the Government stopped students Educational Maintenance Payments of £30 weekly to parents and I restarted my small tuition business in 2015.

I tutor all subjects other than Music and MFL at all levels. My business is recognised as self employment by the Inland Revenue. I also give advice on small business setups and basic accounts.

I have Teaching Experience in Notts, Derbys and Leics schools.


I passed a Return To Teaching Course in 2007-8, teaching Maths with the Literacy Matters Company the course is Referenced and Certificated and the Certificate states the following:-

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This is to certify that


Mrs Susan F
QTS PGCE BSc Hons

"Has successfully completed a TDA funded, Secondary, Return to Teaching Course"


The Qualification is in addition to and updates QTS and PGCE Secondary, it Covers and Certificates the following elements:


National Strategy Professional Standards for Teachers

Ofsted National Curriculum & 14 –19 Curriculum

National Strategies

Every Child Matters

Improving the Climate for Learning

Classroom/ Behaviour and School Management

Learning Styles

Modelling

ICT/E-learning

Designing and Planning Lessons

SEN code of Practice

Reading Assessment

Planning

Writing Assessment

Cross Curricular Links

Numeracy

Inclusion

It also includes the successful completion of a ten day school placement, including modern methods of teaching (Maths and ICT)

Self evaluation and career progression.

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I have taught in LEA schools and briefly on supply in a Private School.

Currently as well as tutoring, I am researching Synthetic and Analytic Phonics for primary students and catchup readers to make them more accessible at all levels from Keystage 1 to Secondary School (Key Stage 4 catchup and ESOL) plus working on similar programmes for Maths catchup and creating resources for A Level subjects particulatly Business Studies. I make subject `intranets` too.

Other Experience

I have 20 years experience in Admin in Finance and Industry.