Ortal

I'm Ortal, a 43 year old, mother of two very cheeky boys, I am a north Londoner, and an historian by training and passion. I studied for my undergrad at the University of Birmingham, and my post grad at UCL, Institute of Education, both times my primary discipline was in History.
My work life has always focused around young people; from leading expeditions in South America with World Challenge Expeditions to teaching in two outstanding comprehensive school in North London.
I am passionate about my subject and understand the pressures of education and hope to make it that bit easier for those that I work with.

Tutoring Experience

I have 16years teaching experience 10 of which was in a North London girls comprehensive school that repeatedly received outstanding OFSTEDs. In that time myself, and my department have also been awarded 'outstanding'.
The most recent 5 years have also been in North London, in a mixed comprehensive awarded OFSTED good
I have always taught EDEXCEL, but have some experience of AQA with private students

Tutoring Approach

I have been doing private tuition for 16 years, and am often able get my students achieving least two grades above predictions with my private students. For history GCSE I cover;
History of Medicine
Rise of Nazi Germany
Vietnam Conflict
20th century South Africa
post War USA
pre war China
Cold War
Russian Revolution
Early Elizabeth
Crime and punishment through time
inter war Europe

At History A LEVEL I can cover:

Italian fascism
Empire
China

At Government & Politics I can help with
governing the UK / governing the USA