Employed as an educator since 2002 – first in youth work and, from 2015, in formal education – I believe that positive relationships of mutual trust and respect are the basis of effective learning.

Coupled with fact that I teach a wide variety of subjects, the relationships I foster result in my students staying with me till the very possible end of our learning journey together, returning to me for support with university assignments and for guidance about work and careers, and keeping me busy with all the new students they refer to me.

I attended Oxford University to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics but actually graduated from UCL with a BA Hons in Philosophy and Economics. I acquired a PGCE from University of Edinburgh while working as Youth Participatory Projects Manager. I underwent teacher training in secondary schools with the PGCE element delivered by Goldsmiths College.

In youth work, I developed and delivered youth projects that provided young people professional mentorship and the skills to undertake every aspect of the process – most of them arts based; film, theatre, visual arts, and some with a heritage focus. Ultimately I compiled a handbook for youth workers to use in the delivery of arts based youth work.

Beyond that I have worked in most sectors: insurance, retail, hospitality, logistics and ran my own business delivering arts and crafts workshops in care homes. I use all this professional and lived experience to inspire, enthuse and motivate my students to achieve their best academically and in their wider development.

As a private tutor since 2015, my practice has organically extended to all ages and a multitude of subjects. Students studying one subject with me asked me to tutor them on other subjects. Families whose children I tutored through GCSEs or A Levels retained me for their younger children.

In 2016-17, I trained as a teacher, gaining experience in classroom delivery within secondary schools and increasing my knowledge and understanding of assessments. I have practised as a teacher and a tutor in secondary schools, supporting KS3, GCSE, and A-Level students through the curriculum.

I have tutored students of all abilities. Since I started my youth work career in Social Inclusion, supporting neurodivergent students and SEND provision is second nature to me. A lot of my students fall in these categories and I tend to tutor the younger ones for the long term - 7 years being the current record. I am particularly proud of having helped SEND students achieve higher than was expected of them or those resitting exams finally succeed by using learning and exam strategies which we developed together to fit their specific needs.

Mentoring high ability students is another aspect of tutoring I am well experienced in. I love sharing my knowledge or going on learning journeys with them to extend their knowledge and understanding of the topic beyond what school can provide; being the coach that makes them stretch their intellectual ability to its furthest extent; being a whetstone they can sharpen ideas and reasoning against. The A and A* grades they bring home at the end of it all are a lovely bonus. And having them return to ask for support with their university assignments is an honour.

Homeschooling has become more and more popular so naturally I have provided the more comprehensive teaching that requires. I enjoy having the freedom of planning and pacing the course content and assessment preparation to best fit the student. That I am the only teacher responsible for their lovely final grade is rather satisfying.

Every student is a unique individual and has their own particular development needs so my approach to teaching is to respond to their individual needs.

I provide learning sessions that build upon students' strengths and interests to support their learning. I source, modify or develop learning resources that will be relevant to and engaging for each learner.

I agree learning aims with learners - suited to their abilities but informed by my high standards. I routinely monitor their progress, from school feedback and my own assessments, and adjust aims accordingly. Ultimately, I develop revision and assessment strategies suited to the learner in partnership with them.

My aim for every learner is for them to be confident in their understanding and knowledge of the subject matter and to develop learning and assessment skills they can transfer across to others subjects.

I strive for every learner to aspire to their best, to have the confidence to achieve their goals, and develop a lifelong love for learning. You will choose me because you want a tutor that supports not just the subject but the whole person.