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Vivien

Vivien

Online Latin and Greek (Ancient) Teacher

I am an experienced Classics teacher of Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Civilization, from KS3 to A level, working as a full-time Classics teacher at a grammar school and as a private tutor, providing lessons online. I'm bilingual in English and Dutch and have taught at secondary schools both in the UK and the Netherlands since 1997. I also speak French, Italian and German. Three of my private students said the following about me: John S, March 2022: “Vivien was quick to spot areas where my daughter needed help and put plans into place to get her up to speed. My daughter found her tutoring of more assistance than at her school and was grateful for the encouragement she was given by Vivien.” John G, February 2022: “My granddaughter has been learning Latin with me just for fun. Now she has decided to do the GCSE and has had a couple of lessons with Vivien which she found most helpful. Vivien is an excellent and patient teacher and we are very happy for her to continue weekly lessons in the 3 months run up to the exam.”
Yin A, February 2022: “Vivien is a very good tutor of Classical Civilization. I can highly recommend for pupils to prepare the A Level exams Classical Civilization!”

Tutoring Experience

I have many years of experience in teaching Latin (started teaching in secondary schools in 1997), Ancient Greek and Classical Civilization; I have to date tutored 150+ hours online in Latin, Ancient Greek and Classical Civilization, helping students prepare for: Entrance exams for Year 9 entry, GCSE exams and A Level exams. I have extensive knowledge and experience of OCR, Eduqas and IB exams and requirements and criteria. I graduated from Edinburgh University with a Bachelor and Master Degree in Classics; I have two teaching qualifications (iPGCE and TEFL), QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) and speak five languages: English, Dutch, French, Italian and German. I teach Classics at a grammar school in Kent, and tutor private students online in the evenings and weekends, whenever possible.

Tutoring Approach

In my initial conversation with the student I aim to identify the areas which the student believes he/she needs help with. We then set up a plan of action together for the lessons. I believe it is important to build a rapport with the student and for the student to be happy with the way I explain things and what I teach. I have a large supply of teaching material, including past papers, that are used in my tailor-made tutorials and share with my students. I love tutoring students one-to-one, as it allows me to help students with specific areas they need help with, to support them in achieving their very best in the subject, to build a rapport with them and help them gain more confidence and fully prepare for their exams.

LanguagesEnglish (British), Dutch, French, Italian, German
AvailabilityWeekends, Weekdays (evenings)
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Qualifications

University of Edinburgh1985MastersMA (Hons) Classics
University of Utrecht2013BachelorsDegree in Communication, Translator English
Basil Paterson College, Edinburgh1985OtherTeaching English as a Foreign Language
Leiden University1999PGCEPostgraduate Certificate of Education

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