Sue

An experienced and fully qualified teacher.

Although I am based in North West Essex and am familiar with how most of the local schools` work, online teaching means I can be much more flexible geographically. I will try my best to complement any work which has been set by individual schools and provide much needed speaking practice, which can be overlooked in remote teaching.

I am friendly, flexible and patient and understand the difficulty pupils sometimes face in the classroom and aim to increase motivation and develop confidence, so that pupils take control of their own learning. Pupils are, of course, all different and I will work together with you to tailor lessons to individuals, whatever their level of ability.

I am familiar with the requirements of exams and the National Curriculum at all levels in the subjects I tutor, including the new specifications.

Availability: For the foreseeable future, I am only teaching online, which means I can be more flexible about location. I hope to be able to resume face-to-face lessons within 10 miles of my home town when the situation wirh Covid-19 settles.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: I have taught German and French in comprehensive schools since 1982 and was Head of Modern Languages in an OFSTED-rated outstanding school for 12 years. I have been a GCSE and IGCSE German examiner for one of the main boards. I have been tutoring GCSE, IGCSE, IB and A level pupils for six years, all of whom have improved their grades.

I retired from full time classroom teaching six years ago and, since then, have concentrated on one to one tuition, which I love, because it is possible to establish an individual relationship with each pupil.