Online Primary Study Skills Tutoring - UK

to their website and even appearing on the Greg James show on BBC Radio 1. I have taught English Language and Literature (as well as Media and Film Studies) to KS3, GCSE, A-level and under-graduate level for several years; I also tutor primary (KS2) students, helping them with their KS2 and entrance exam preparation. My speciality, apart from a natural love of English literature, is linguistics and, through my published teaching materials, I have become...

Senior I grade. During this time I assumed the role of Clinical Educator for students of Physiotherapy thus beginning my teaching career. I was the Physiotherapist to the England Women's football team for three years. I was immensely proud to represent my country, working with such talented individuals both at home and during tours of countries including France, Denmark, Italy, Iceland, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. I am an internationally published author, having written and...

time! So, at sixteen, I dropped out of school and started tutoring part-time to support myself. Suddenly, I was on my own, responsible for my own learning and my students'. I had to learn how to learn, and learn how to teach! The 5 years that followed led to a powerful discovery: everything we "know" about learning is remarkably wrong. Research from educational neuroscience shows that rereading notes is the least effective way to revise,...

years at various establishments teaching subjects from standard grade/int 2 to HND/Higher levels. Experience of teaching under 16's as well as adult learners. Teaching in house at various business premises - team leading, confidence building, counselling skills. Promoted post in college offering guidance/counselling to students as well as interviewing potential students. Course writing and development/internal verification procedures and examination marker. One to one tutoring at various levels from P2 to S6 via First Tutors as...

tutor to be aware of this. I personally find it an achievement to see a student making progress with their learning or watching as the light bulb goes on with new understanding. I began working with young people in the capacity of a youth worker. I progressed from this to study a PGCE at the University of Leeds, and after this training I went on to teach Science at a private school near to where...

writing skills/techniques. I have also run workshops and seminars at secondary schools, colleges, and universities to teach students how to study more effectively through mastering their mindset. I also run a student blog (PerfPsy Sam) where I regularly write posts on how students can study smarter through understanding the psychology of learning and high performance. Here I share the tools, tips, and strategies that helped me and others fulfil our academic potential. I specialise in...

of Nottingham in 2012. Since graduation, I have worked for the Medical Research Council within the Pathology department. After taking a short career break to go travelling around the world, I have recently started a new role at a Medical Communications Consultancy. I consider myself to be a friendly, patient and understanding person, who will rarely give up on a challenge. I have taught many students since joining First Tutors in 2010, specialising in Maths,...

array of subjects, topics and contexts to help you whoever you are in succeeding in your chosen field. Further to this I have also been involved in the mentoring of young people for the same period of time, coaching and encouraging young people in order to help them progress. This experience influences my approach to tutoring considerably as it is my experience that a confident and happy student is a successful one. Please read the...

for over twenty years as a performer, choreographer and teacher of dance and movement. However, the rigorous life of a dancer left me with an ankle injury which forced me into "early retirement" at the tender age of 33 years! I then decided to retrain and study at University reading English and Drama. I passed with a first class honours degree. I then continued my studies for a fourth year when I completed a Postgraduate...

success. My strengths as a tutor lies in my long experience of teaching, as well as my own writing, communication, organisational skills. I have a large number of resources (academic books, secondary sources and past papers) to use with students. I makes lessons as fun, engaging and interactive as possible, getting to know the individual learning styles of my students and basing lessons around what would teach them the most. I have an excellent academic...