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Angela

Angela

I am a qualified teacher having worked in both grammar and college education. I am the mother of four children, and have been happily married for over 30 years. I am a UK athletics development coach and have coached voluntarily for five years. I was a karate sensei for three years, and have ran several marathons.I am a very caring person and have a great empathy for the students in my care. I can speak conversational French, German and Italian, and have my teaching qualifications, a masters in Biomechanics, a degree in Law, Sports studies, a conversion degree in English, History and Biology, A levels in History, English and Geography as well as various O Levels. I have old fashioned values and believe manners are important, as well as the fact that children learn in different ways and as a teacher it is my job to change how I teach if a child does not understand, there are no failing children, only failing teachers.

Tutoring Experience

I was a volunteer coach for St Helen's Catholic Primary School for five years, I was a karate sensei for three years and I have taught at South Essex College in FE for three years. During this time I have taught Sport and Exercise Science which encompasses psychology, anatomy and physiology, bio mechanics, coaching, nutrition, sociology and fitness training. I also taught functional skills maths and English. I was also a personal tutor during this time to two different groups of students, and have experience at teaching special needs. It was also while I was teaching at the college that friends asked me to help their children with the 11+, which I did. I have also gained my Professional Graduate Certificate in Education while working at the college, and qualified teacher status. I then worked at the grammar school Southend High School for Girls, covering a variety of lessons but specialising in English, history and the Sciences. I have now given up this post to specialise in home tutoring and concentrate on my Phd.

Tutoring Approach

I believe that every child is an individual and learns not only in a different way, but also at different paces to their peers. However we live in a society where everyone is expected to be all at the same level and to achieve their goals at the same time. This is just not feasible and this is where I can step in and not only help these children with their academia but also in their self confidence and help them achieve the best that they can. Being a parent and grandparent I can empathise with the problems that children face, and can do my utmost to help them overcome them.
If you wish me to tutor your child I will do my utmost to help them achieve their potential.

LanguagesEnglish (British)
AvailabilityWeekends, Weekdays (all times)
References Available On File

Qualifications

University of Leicester2011MastersBiomechanics
University of Essex2009PGCETeaching Qualification
University of Essex2008BachelorsBSc(Hons) Sports Studies 2:1
Edexcel1986SchoolA Level English, History, Geography

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