Jackie

Please note: there are currently NO vacancies for 2019-20 academic year.

Friendly, supportive, highly knowledgeable, patient and understanding of student needs and curriculum necessities.

Able to get the best out of students, enabling them to achieve their goals - whether that be a 5 or 9 for KS3, KS4, KS5 and for help at post graduate level too.

Highly experienced in relation to: exam prep, essay writing, creative writing and understanding texts.

Students make excellent progress, with grades improving from 3/4 to 6/7 in a few months.
Students frequently exceed their targets and invariably feel more confident about the texts and expectations of English at GCSE and A-Level

2017-18 results highlights: A Level English Literature A (predicted B); GCSE Language and Literature: 7&5; 6&5 (predicted 4&4)

2016-7 results highlights: GCSE Language and Literature: 9&9 8&8 (predicted 6-7) 6&6 (predicted 4&4)

Availability: Some evenings and Saturdays; Sundays under special circumstances

Please note: I work exclusively from my own premises and do not tutor in private homes.

Strictly limited availability - please read details carefully before making contact.
NO Primary students and KS3 under exceptional circumstances.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: 30+ years as English teacher, including Head of Department, Gifted & Talented co-ordinator, A level teacher, examiner, moderator.
Worked in Australia, China, UK, in government, private and faith sectors
A level experience is geared more to Literature than Language