Vivienne

I'm delighted that out of the 22/23 year's cohort of 20 tutees, 16 received an A grade at Higher and 4 received a B. Working hard with tutees, I have consistently achieved this level of performance for almost 20years.
I am a fully qualified, and experienced, English GTC registered teacher. If you are looking for top grades for your child, you are in the right place. With fifteen years classroom experience, I have a consistent record of helping tutees achieve A passes at Higher. Moreover, I was a SQA marker for more than a decade, with several years experience marking the New Higher RUAE. I am a mum of two adult children who no longer live at home. My adorable Ragdoll cats, Oliver and Louis, still keep me on my toes though!

Tuition is very rewarding for me because I like working with young people and helping them to achieve excellent results. With their whole future before them, teenagers are often refreshingly full of new perspectives. Working hard to build a warm, but professional, rapport with my tutees is key to bringing out the best in them.

Tutoring Experience

I am a fully-qualified, GTC registered English teacher with over fifteen years of classroom experience. I have been a dedicated tutor for 20 years. Moreover, I was a SQA marker for more than a decade. This role included marking both critical essay for the exam board and Higher Paper 1:Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation or RUAE (previously Close Reading)

I have taught in several schools in East Renfrewshire, including Williamwood and Mearns Castle.

Tutoring Approach

In Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation (previously Close Reading), my experience as a SQA marker provides tutees with an invaluable insight into exam strategies needed for success. Certainly, this experience leads me to use a specific question type / specific formula answer approach. Tutees are encouraged to identify a particular question type, e.g. 'the context question', and then use the appropriate formula to gain maximum marks. Thereafter, the tutee is asked to practise this particular type of question whilst also undertaking whole RUAE passages containing said question type.

In the critical examination of literature particular attention is given to structure and developing a mature, yet fresh, personal response. I tend to adopt a modelling approach. Effectively, the tutee is given guidance to draft a first core essay on a given text, say, for example, 'Romeo and Juliet'. Using this exemplar, the tutee is then assigned further essay questions, drawing upon this core essay as a guideline. Support is given throughout the writing process and constructive feedback is offered in the form of stage-appropriate targets to ensure progress.