Information About Lance - Huddersfield tutor

Personal Description:

I am a friendly and approachable person, am married, and have two grown up children. I enjoy walking, wildlife, and travelling.
I have travelled throughout Europe by motorcycle, and also completed two motorcycle trips in the USA; firstly through California in 2010, and across the continent from New York to San Francisco in 2012.
I play golf and ski regularly as part of my physical exercise regime. Music plays a central role in my life, as an enthusiastic listener of all styles, and as a guitar player. I sketch pencil and ink portraits, and landscapes.

Tutoring Experience:

I have Qualifled Teacher Status and taught for 16 years in UK State Schools, both on contract and as a supply teacher. I initially specialised in Design Technology, and then Art for several years.
My Technology teaching included Graphics, Resistant Materials, Systems and Control, and Textiles.
Teaching Art included studying historical movements including, Impressionism, Pointillism, Cubism, and Pop Art. Modules included studying influential artists such as Picasso, Escher, Munch, and Van Gogh, and more contemporary artists such as Lichtenstein and Warhol and grounding in mark making techniques developing still life drawing skills.
I have specialised in KS2 Primary and Special Needs teaching for the last two years as a Supply Teacher. Consequently I have taught most areas of the curriculum in Maths and English for Years 3 to 6. I also teach Art at KS3 Secondary, and teach guitar for beginners to advanced level in rock, blues, and folk styles.

Tutoring Approach:

Personal, and tutee educational and personal development is a central motivating force in my life. I have taught all age groups and most subjects, and also have generic training with Special Needs students, and enabled them to achieve excellent results. I have also mentored Autistic Spectrum students as a Sixth Form Tutor before their graduation to University.