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Elizabeth

Elizabeth

I am a positive approachable, passionate Psychology teacher (both OCR & AQA syllabuses), with Qualified Teacher Status, with over 21 years secondary school teaching experience (years 7 – 13) rated ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED. I have a BSc in Psychology and a MSc in Health Psychology.

Tutoring Experience

I am a qualified Psychology teacher with 21 years extensive teaching experience in both state and private sector, teaching different subjects, different class sizes and mixed abilities. I have 14 years successfully teaching A Level Psychology, 4 years at a large state school and 10 years as Head of Department at a leading school in York. I have a proven track record, with students achieving excellent grades over the years, exceeding their ALIS or ALPS targets. In this context, my teaching has previously been rated as 'outstanding' by a range of sources, including Ofsted. I have created and implemented teaching and learning resources which engage students and can deliver rewarding learning sessions. Psychology is content heavy and I am able to guide the students through and help them overcome any areas they find challenging. My aim is to raise each student's achievement and their confidence in their abilities. While teaching I have always offered 1:1 session as the norm for any student who needed that extra support or clarification and this prompted me to move into full time private tuition. The private tuition path is incredibly rewarding as I witness my tutees real improvement, progress and the enjoyment of Psychology

Tutoring Approach

I believe that every student has capacity to reach their potential, they just need the right help and guidance. My teaching style is friendly, encouraging, but focused, with exam requirements at the forefront of learning. I care about my students so have a student-centred approach and offer tuition which focuses on the individual needs of each student, understanding their learning style and tailoring tuition sessions accordingly. I work on developing subject knowledge, exam technique and revision skills to enable each student to progress and will provide resources for my tutees to ensure they have all they need to increase their grades and confidence within the subject.
I am happy to provide either one-to-one personal tuition at my home in Ripon or online sessions via Skype or teams for those learners who are comfortable with distance learning. I would be willing to travel if within a reasonable distance from Ripon. I am an enthusiastic communicator, who builds strong positive working relationships with my students, as they can see I have a real desire to see them succeed.

LanguagesEnglish (British), English (American), Latin
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Teesside University2009MastersPsychology
The Open University2006BachelorsPsychology
The University of Warwick1992BachelorsPhysical Education with QTS
The University of Warwick1992QTSPhysical Education with QTS

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