Caroline

I am an experienced higher level teaching assistant and have worked for 20 years at both primary and secondary schools. I have a 1st class honours degree in Psychology, which has been really useful in understanding how memory, perception and processing affects young people with a range of difficulties.
I have worked with young people with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SCLN), Development Language Disorder, Autism, Dyslexia, Down's Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Global Delay.
I have also helped children with anger issues, behavioural difficulties and lack of self-esteem.
I have worked with children from many different backgrounds and cultures and am sensitive to the way these may affect a young person's learning.
I believe that individual tuition can be really empowering for young people with SEN, as lessons at school can often move too fast for them to process. I make sure that my tuition is tailored to the needs of each young person, whether this is trying to reinforce classroom learning or teaching strategies for managing social situations.

Tutoring Experience

I have been working one to one with students for many years in school settings. I have also worked with students in small groups. I have worked with children at Key Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4. I am currently tutoring and mentoring a range of young people.
For the past six years I have been specialising in Speech, Language and Communication. There are four main elements to this:
A wide vocabulary, an understanding of sentence structure, an understanding of narrative and social skills.
Many SEN students find these areas tricky regardless of whether they have a SLC need, particularly young people with autism.

Tutoring Approach

I take each young person as an individual. It will take time to get to know your child and to see their strengths and weaknesses.
I believe it is important take a holistic approach. This means seeing your child as part of their environment – home, school, social time, hobbies. All these factors help to make up who they are and how they interact with other people.
I am patient, a good listener and sensitive to individual needs. I believe that praise is an integral part of enabling a young person to achieve. I also think that it helps if your child and I set targets together as having a good relationship is key to making a success of tutoring. I am a dedicated, conscientious and positive person and I will work hard to help your child to the best of my ability.
My aim is to increase your child's self-belief and self-esteem through a better understanding of themselves as well as helping them at an academic level. To do this, I use a wide range of resources including educational games.
If you think I can help your child, please contact me for a no obligation chat.