Susanne

Want a supportive, highly skilled, competent tutor to remove anxiety and under performance in your English studies? Then contact me as I am a fully qualified, DBS checked, over 20 years experienced English tutor who understands that compassion, respect and support, alongside constructive feedback, are the key ingredients for student success. Everyone needs clear strategies, scaffolding and guidance to improve. If you are unsure if I can help you, please contact me and ask- I have worked with an enormous variety of people and learning needs and may be able to assist.

My Experience

• Retired Head of English A Level and GCSE at an FE & Sixth Form College
• Experienced examiner for EDUQAS, AQA, EDEXCEL iGCSE
• Examined GCSE English Language and Literature and A Level Creative Writing
• Tutor for 8 years- taught ALL examining boards for GCSE
• As well as school pupils, I teach home school children across the country and abroad, adults and special needs and understand the different support required for each.
• I have supported university students and adults with training courses for work, NVQ projects and UCAS applications.
• I have experience supporting a range of special needs, anxiety, depression, medical needs, dyslexia, autism and ADHD.

Previous Student Success

As a tutor I have achieved 100% pass rate every year. All my tutees have achieved at least 2 grades higher than when they came to me. Many exceed in their achievements; this academic year alone I supported 2 iGCSE students to transition from grade 3 to a 9 in one term for their exams in November. My A Level experience enables me to stretch each student to their full potential. In addition, my experience as a GCSE retake Head of English at FE and Sixth Form Colleges has taught me the issues that make children fail or underperform in English studies and I have spent 20 years building strategies to enable my students to avoid this. As a teacher in colleges and as head of department, I achieved 25% or above on top of the national average pass rates for GCSE, 100% pass rate for A Level and was graded an outstanding teacher for the grade improvements of all my students every year. My students even awarded me their Most Supportive Teacher Award.

Qualifications

• PGCE in Post Compulsory Education and Training and a BA Hons in English and History. A Levels in English Literature, Geography and Sociology.
• Safeguarding Trained, DBS, insured.

My Service

I offer 1.1 sessions, group classes (please email me) and holiday revision workshops before the examinations and during the summer holidays.
I have seen a rapid growth in demand for my services. I am able to do face to face tuition, however if I am very booked up, I may offer you my online tuition service. ***Sept 2025 update- I now have online sessions only available.
I use a range of interactive software and have a portfolio of unseen exam papers written to GCSE standard by myself to ensure students are fully prepared for the unseen final exam papers.

Who am I?

I am known as a supportive, fair yet firm tutor who sets clear expectations and targets. I am also known to have a good sense of humour who makes connections between the English skills students are learning with their outside world experience, and aspirations, to make their new skills relevant. Yes- even learning Shakespeare and poetry can be linked to the wider world.
I am a parent to a now adult dyslexic son and have first-hand experience of how difficult it is to have learning difficulties and the strategies required to overcome the stress, anxiety, and frustrations it can bring. I also know how to convert these disadvantages into success- my son has gone on to achieve a 1st in his Games Technology Degree from Bournemouth University & is now a manager at work.

I am known for my creative writing ability, swimming in the sea and a love of learning and visiting foreign cultures.

Availability: 1:1 sessions available
Group classes available on request.
Revision workshops in the school holidays
Summer holiday sessions
Home schooling
Adult literacy support
Preparation for GCSE in year 7,8 & 9
Functional skills support
I offer daytime and evening sessions

Willing to travel: 50 miles

Experience: P.G.C.E. and BA (Hons) Literature and History
14 years working in a local F.E. & H.E. College and Sixth Form.
7 years tutoring experience
Been both an A Level and G.C.S.E. examiner AQA, EDUQAS, iGCSE
Worked as College Lead for 3 college campuses for G.C.S.E. English and Functional Skills.
Head of A Level English Language and Literature and GCSE
Taught on International degree teaching English modules.
AQA A Level Creative Writing examiner

DBS Check: Yes