Kate

High-achieving, diligent and friendly Oxbridge tutor available.

I am an experienced, and attentive tutor with over ten years experience of tutoring privately in homes across London, the UK and internationally, alongside a career as a professional musician. I have worked in primary and secondary schools as an educational facilitator, delivering workshops with large groups, and mentoring young people one-to-one in mainstream and SEN school settings.

I graduated from Cambridge University in 2012 and then worked as an assistant to an educational psychologist, developing resources for effective learning with independent schools across the country. I worked for four months with a Steiner influenced charity in the Republic of Georgia where I ran music and ecology classes and taught English as a foreign language.

I have a masters in Music and spent two years working as programme manager for an education charity delivering environmental workshops and lessons in secondary schools.

I am currently a professional musician and teacher. I am passionate about fostering a love of learning in my students. I am sensitive, enthusiastic and experienced working with children and young people of all ages.

Tutoring Experience

University level tutor for anthropology undergraduate, focusing on essay writing technique and understanding of course materials.

11+ Tutor for Highbury Student. Entrance preparation for Highgate and Dame Alice Owen's

11+ Tutor for Hackney Student. Entrance preparation for Latimer, Queen Elizabeth's School for Boys, and Dame Alice Owen's.

Teaching Assistant Supply, London Primary Schools (August 2019 to date)

Private Tutor English and Verbal Reasoning, KS2 Trilingual student, September 2019-date

Private Tutor GCSE History (January - June 2018)

Private Tutor primary English and French (January - June 2018)

Programme Manager for Educational Charity - lesson design, curriculum development and workshop delivery (January 2014 - August 2017)

Focused 11 plus tuition for a boy with mild learning difficulties (July - August 2013)

English tuition for pupil in year 6 (March 2013)

English and Mathematics tuition for pupil in year 2 (January - March 2013)

French Tutor for GCSE pupil in Cambridge (Sept-December 2012)

English Tutor for pupil in year 2 in Cambridge (Oct-December 2012)

Teacher of English as a foreign language, Temi Community, Republic of Georgia. (July-August 2010 and August-September 2011)

Volunteer at St Luke’s Primary School, Cambridge in after school homework clubs for ages 5-9 (October 2010 - April 2011)

Cambridge Application Advisor for A-level student applying for Social Anthropology (2010)

English Tutor for GCSE pupil at The Perse School for Girls (2009)

French tutor for GCSE pupils at The Perse School for Girls (2006-2008).

Volunteer Classroom Assistant in Primary School, Douai, France (2nd April - 29th April 2007)

Tutoring Approach

As a tutor I believe it is my responsibility to tailor the style of learning to each individual and to bring my creativity and attention to detail into academic settings where all can thrive, but some just need a little bit of extra help! I encourage students to ask as many questions and discover as many answers for themselves as possible, fostering a long term interest and love of their subject, as well as ensuring that the tutee has understood topics fully. I am committed to developing your child's commitment to and understanding of a subject in an environment which ensures they have plenty of fun along the way!

I develop a rigorous tuition programme with all my students and in conversation with parents, schools or other tutors who are involved. I am very confident creating my own syllabus of work in response to your needs, and am equally happy to work through schemes of work set out by school teachers, educational psychologists or others. Often my work involves a combination of the two!

Please do not hesitate to get in touch, and I would be happy to talk through what you need and how I can help.