Salma

My name is Salma. I am a fully qualified, experienced primary school teacher with lots of classroom and tutoring experience. I have a warm and friendly teaching approach which helps to rapidly build my students’ confidence levels and thus their attainment in their subject. I like to use different ways of teaching a key concept/ skill and like to add a fun element in lessons through quizzes, games etc to help children either to retain some information or apply it within a different context.

Tutoring Experience

I have been teaching as a primary school teacher full-time since 2014. I have worked with many students of varying abilities but my strength lies in rapidly getting up to speed those children who are not quite achieving their expected attainment level in class due to some factor.There is always more pressure for children leading up to their Year 2/ Year 6 SATs and this is where I can really help make a difference.I have supported children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and those with Social and Emotional Mental Health needs (SEMH) within a mainstream classroom by deploying specific strategies.

Tutoring Approach

I first assess the child's prior knowledge using my own assessments and based on the results, I then create a personalised learning programme for said child. I possess a strong subject knowledge of the national curriculum from Years 1 to 6 which enables me to understand which areas my pupil needs to work on. My pupils are able to make rapid progress in a short amount of time. I am always open and honest and like to give feedback to parents so that can understand how well their child is progressing. I feel it is important to help build a child’s confidence especially in some subjects as there might be an underlying anxiety which holds them back from achieving their full potential.