Poppy

HI I am Poppy, I value tutoring as it allows me to tailor my teaching method and content to your needs! I have an immensely varied teaching experience spanning over 20 years with different ages, abilities , subjects and needs. Tutoring is my passion; I value the working relationships I enjoy with my students and am both proud and excited to see the growth in their confidence, knowledge and ability throughout our time together.

Learning is fun: that is our mantra!

I received a Distinction for my Masters in Educational Psychology at The Institute of Education, UCL so am particularly interested in helping children adopt strategies that will help them become confident, independent learners and identifying ways to help them achieve this successfully. I have a vast experience working with students with different SEND requirements.

Tutoring Experience

I am a qualified secondary and TEFL teacher with over 20 years experience teaching all ages and levels, from Reception to' A' Level, in British and International schools. I have tutored privately for international students abroad and helped them gain places at prestigious schools in England. Additionally, I have tutored for 11+ exams, public school entrance exams and GCSE's.

I have tutored privately as well as working as a Booster teacher. This involved identifying students' areas of weakness in Eveningand Maths and working with them in a one to one or small group setting, focussing on these areas in order to prepare them for KS2 SATS and GCSEs. I also worked as an Intervention teacher helping children acquire the tools they need to access the curriculum so they could catch up. I am very familiar with filling in the gaps that have become obstacles to children's academic success.

Tutoring Approach

I am currently looking to teach KS2-4 English and Maths for those students who are struggling to understand key concepts and or are flourishing and want to be stretched or accelerated through extension activities. I make learning stimulating, challenging and fun whilst enabling students to achieve a secure understanding of the various strategies that can be employed to help them!