As an experience Deputy Head, English Teacher and GCSE Examiner for AQA and Pearson Edexcel, I strive to create a welcoming and supportive environment for my students to feel as ease and confident when it comes to English and those all important exams.
Having taught for 15 years on First Tutors, which has ceased all operations, I am working on retrieving my feedback and ratings to support my tutoring work with TutorDex.
I have been teaching for just under 20 years, and tutoring for just under 15 years. Whilst I love my time in the classroom, nothing quite matches the one-to-one experience of working with students, especially supporting individuals to pass their GCSE English exams.
Every lesson is a collaborative journey that begins with a quick, high-energy check-in to see what is currently clicking — or clashing — in the classroom. We start with a "Mastery Minute" challenge, usually a creative writing prompt or a quick-fire analysis of an unusual text, to get your brain in gear and shake off the school day. Because no two students think alike, I swap rigid plans for a flexible toolkit. If you are a visual learner, we might map out a Shakespearean tragedy using digital storyboards; if you are more analytical, we will "live-mark" a model answer to hunt for those elusive top-tier marks. We always pivot based on your energy and focus, ensuring the pace feels challenging but never overwhelming.
We wrap up by distilling everything we have covered into one "Golden Takeaway" — a specific, actionable skill you can use in your very next class. You will leave not just with a better understanding of the text, but with the confidence that the lesson was built entirely around how you learn best.
I also provide detailed and tailored feedback to tasks set during our lessons, and will even support feedback for tasks done at school!
Fantastic teaching, thank you so much Jen, with just a few months before my daughters GCSEs the improvement, readiness and confidence in English Language has been huge, it is so impressive to see and definitely worth the investment!
Jen has been fantastic from the start. She put my son at ease with her friendly and personable demeanour. They quickly identified the areas that required improvement and Jen knew exactly how to aid him with putting pen to paper. His results have proven her worth and he now enjoys his lessons as he has the tools to tackle his English with confidence.
Tutor response
Thanks Liz! I’ve loved tutoring Isaac. He’s been such a sport and has worked so hard since the first lesson.
Jen has been tutoring my son (now year 11) for the past 6 months. She has been fantastic. My son really enjoys his sessions with her and he’s made a huge improvement (first mocks were a 4 and last mocks he did he got a 7!). Highly recommend!
Jennifer has been an absoulte god send for my son. He has made so much progress in English since starting his one on one tutor sessions. He really looks forward to each seasion and has gained such much more confidence in English. Particularly with his GCSE upcoming. Jennifer is really kind and compassionate. She has a really good way of teaching and has done a fantastic job. 5 stars and some. I would highly recommend.
Tutor response
I have loved tutoring J and I'm really going to miss seeing him on a Monday! He has been such fun and so committed to doing his absolute best. English hasn't come naturally, but he has come on so much! He's going to go so far, and has done you all proud!
