Information About Vivien - Tunbridge Wells teacher -

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Personal Description:

I am an experienced Classics teacher of Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Civilization, from KS3 up to A level, working both as a secondary school classroom teacher and as a one-to-one tutor. I was born in the Netherlands (from an English father and a Dutch mother), and lived both there and the UK, including 17 years in Scotland. I moved back to the UK in 2019. I am bilingual in English and Dutch, and speak French and Italian. I have three grown-up children of whom I'm very proud! Three recent reviews from private students about me: John S, March 2022: “Vivien was quick to spot areas where my daughter needed help and put plans into place to get her up to speed. My daughter found her tutoring of more assistance than at her school and was grateful for the encouragement she was given by Vivien.” John G, February 2022: “My granddaughter has been learning Latin with me just for fun. Now she has decided to do the GCSE and has had a couple of lessons with Vivien which she found most helpful. Vivien is an excellent and patient teacher and we are very happy for her to continue weekly lessons in the 3 months run up to the exam.” Yin A, February 2022: “Vivien is a very good tutor of Classical Civilization. I can highly recommend for pupils to prepare the A Level exams Classical Civilization!”

Teaching Experience:

I have many years of experience in teaching Latin (started teaching in secondary schools in 1997), Ancient Greek and Classical Civilization; I have to date tutored 150+ hours online in Latin and Classical Civilization, Entrance exams for Year 9 entry, GCSE exams and A Level exams, and have extensive knowledge and experience of OCR, Eduqas and IB exams and requirements and criteria. I graduated from Edinburgh University with a Bachelor and Master Degree in Classics, second class Honours, I have two teaching qualifications (iPGCE and TEFL), QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) and speak five languages: English, Dutch, French, Italian and German. I teach Classics at a grammar school in Kent, which I enjoy very much, and I also love tutoring students one-to-one, as it allows me to help students with any specific areas they would like help with, to support them in achieving their very best in the subject, to build a rapport with them and prepare them for their exams.

Teaching Approach:

In my initial conversation with the student I aim to identify the areas which the student believes he/she needs help with. We then set up a plan of action together for the lessons. I believe it is important to build a rapport with the student and for the student to be happy with the way I explain things and what I teach. I have a large supply of teaching material, including past papers, that are used in my tailor-made tutorials and share with my students.