Katy

Former Assistant Head and Head of English, with excellent subject knowledge and a real passion for teaching English. I have 11 years experience supporting students to excel in the English GCSE and A Level exams (Language and Literature) and 5 years as an examiner for two major exam boards.

Tutoring Experience

I am a Qualified teacher with 11 years experience of teaching English, specialising in KS4 and KS5. I have taught at a selective Grammar school in London and was Head of Department at an Outstanding school in Nottingham, gaining a wealth of experience in supporting students to achieve top grades and make great progress. I specialise in the AQA, OCR exam boards for GCSE and A Level and Edexcel for iGCSE.

I have lots of experience working with students with dyslexia, ADHD and anxiety and have a range of strategies to support them to succeed in the exams.

I am also an experienced sixth form tutor and keep up to date with the changes in the UCAS and early entry process, so can give expert guidance around personal statements and Oxbridge applications.

I can help with GCSE Language Paper 1 and 2, all GCSE and A Level Literature texts and anthologies, including Macbeth, Power and Conflict poetry, Animal Farm, An Inspector calls, Aspects of Tragedy, Aspects of Comedy, Elements of Crime, Social and Political protest writing, Love Through the Ages, Gothic Literature, King Lear, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Richard II, Much Ado About Nothing, Merchant of Venice etc.

Tutoring Approach

I absolutely love tutoring and building warm working relationships with my tutees: I have high expectations of what they can achieve and will go the extra mile to get them there!

My lessons call on a range of techniques to help students access the highest grades: it would be a very different skill set needed to achieve a Grade 9 in English as opposed to a Grade 5, so understanding a student's potential and strengths is integral to my approach. I use model answers, 'live' marking, scaffolds and practice questions to really hone exam technique. I also have a real focus on vocabulary, which is often the key to unlocking a student's confidence and exam success.

For A Level and IB students, I am also able to give guidance on further reading, insight into the particular requirements of each exam board and guidance on academic writing.