Debbie

I am an experienced Head of English and examiner for AQA and I currently live with my husband and our dogs which seems very quiet now that the children have grown up and moved into their own homes. I have, in previous years, taught Drama (for which I am also qualified), History and Religious Studies as I have a joint honours degree in English and Victorian Studies and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education for English and Drama.

Tutoring Experience

I have 30 years of teaching experience, many of which are in local schools and I have been Head of English in three local secondary school which I have really enjoyed Over the years I have privately tutored 11+ and 12+ exams, KS2 English and Maths, Year 6-7 transition skills, KS3 English, GCSE English and English Literature for a variety of exam boards and A' Level English Literature. I have also worked at various times with SEN students with a whole range of issues and I set up and ran the gifted and talented programme at one of the schools where I taught when it was a new Government initiative. I am now a full time tutor. I specialise in SEN tuition and have a broad experience with ASD, PDA, ADHD, OCD and many more! I also work with the top level grades with one of my lovely students last year getting 100% in her Literature exam.

Tutoring Approach

I really enjoy teaching as a profession and very early on, I realised that it is my duty to treat every child in my care as if they are my own child and that they are getting the teaching and learning experience that I would like my own children to have. It is my goal to ensure that every child becomes the best that they can be and that every child gets the best education which is appropriate to their individual needs.