Jessica, Kensington English tutor, Kensington History tutor, Kensington Drama tutor, Kensington Study Skills tutor

English
Primary - £25.00 p.h.
Secondary - £25.00 p.h.
GCSE - £25.00 p.h.
A-Level - £30.00 p.h.

History
Primary - £25.00 p.h.
Secondary - £25.00 p.h.
GCSE - £25.00 p.h.
A-Level - £30.00 p.h.

Drama
Primary - £25.00 p.h.
Secondary - £30.00 p.h.
GCSE - £30.00 p.h.
A-Level - £30.00 p.h.
University - £30.00 p.h.
Casual Learner - £30.00 p.h.

Study Skills
Primary - £25.00 p.h.
Secondary - £25.00 p.h.
GCSE - £25.00 p.h.
A-Level - £25.00 p.h.
University - £25.00 p.h.
Casual Learner - £25.00 p.h.

Personal Description: I graduated from Oxford University with a first class degree in Ancient History in 2008, and have since been training as an actress at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where the training included acting technique, dance, voice, music, singing and movement, among other things. I am now moving to London and very keen to keep teaching and tutoring! I am passionate about drama and literature - I can happily tutor both academic and extra-curricular drama and have a lot of experience of direction, especially of younger people. I know a lot about theatre and have a particular passion for Shakespeare - I have run several Shakespeare workshops in my time. I also love history; my degree means I have particular knowledge of the Roman era but I'm interested in most periods! I am friendly, personable and happy with all age groups.

Tutoring Experience: I have been teaching drama at Activ8, the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School's weekend youth group, for the past two years. I taught the sixth form group last year, but have experience teaching children between the ages of 7 and 19. I also teach several students one to one, looking at their general acting skills and, more specifically, drama school audition pieces. I also taught English, Drama and Music in a school in Accra, Ghana, for several months. I have taught adult drama classes as well, and would love to teach people coming to acting later in life.

Tutoring Approach: I think the most important thing for a tutor is to instil enthusiasm. As a private tutor I am not so strictly bound by a curriculum so I am able to demonstrate to the student what it is about their subject that makes it interesting to study. The most rewarding thing for me is seeing a pupil realise for themselves, for example, what it is that makes Shakespeare so enduring and powerful, or why the Romans were so successful! I believe that, in general, if something is on a curriculum it's because it's interesting; the job of the tutor is to bring out the relevance and interest of the subject for the student. There is no point in explaining something as they could read it in their text book; the point of tutoring is to develop the particular individual student's relationship with their studies and subject. The idea behind my teaching is to make them think for themselves and find their own passions and interests, so my approach to tutoring is often completely different with different pupils.

Qualifications:

• Oxford University, B.A Hons (1st Class) Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
• Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 2 Year Professional Acting
• A level History, English and Drama, As Phsychology and French, all As.

Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes
CRB Check: Yes