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Mrs Jane Ford

Subjects: Entrance Exams | Special Needs | Reading & Writing skills | Maths | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (evenings)
Types of Tutoring: From their home

About Jane:
I run the Kip McGrath centre in Altrincham and Sale with my husband Mike, who is also a teacher.
We both qualified with BSc Hons and PGCE's.

We work from a centre, as demand for our services is high and we feel we have established an excellent reputation for high quality tutoring in a safe and stimulating environment.

Over 50 % of our pupils are referred to us by other parents whose children already attend our centre.

Teaching Experience:
I am a qualified and experienced secondary school teacher with 15 years experience in both state and private schools. I have taught for 12 years in a local Grammar school and am also a trained primary teacher.
My husband is also a qualified experienced secondary school teacher.

Tutoring Approach:
We offer tutoring in English, reading, spelling and mathematics.
We also help children to prepare for the 11 + and entrance exams.
Prepartion for KS1 KS2 and KS3 SATs.
Tuition for GCSE English and mathematics.
Special needs support.

Our approach is through personalised, individual programmes which we base on an initial assessment. This assessment is free and highlights areas where pupils may be having difficulties. We then work on any problem areas and also help build self confidence and independent study skills.

Our sessions run for 80 minutes and we use both written and computer activities to help our students. We also give homework which reinforces learning.
At the end of each session we will discuss how the student has progressed and areas which still need work.

We aim to create a positive atmosphere where learning is fun.

You can also find out more about our centre from the Kip McGrath website, and looking up the Altrincham centre.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Honours Degree

Post Graduate Certificate in Education ( Secondary)

Certificate in Primary Teaching

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Mrs Patricia Hope

About Patricia:
I am a mother of two wonderful young adults. I am now pleased to be living in the South East for the first time since my school days. I live in a lovely flat over-looking a park which is great because I appreciate the greenery of nature.

I am currently enjoying supply teaching in several schools in the Reading and Bracknell area.

My personal interests include singing, listening to classical music, personal development, nutrition, craft work and learning new things.

Teaching Experience:
I have had a wonderful and varied teaching career for the last 27years in Wales, England, USA and Kuwait.

I have enjoyed teaching children from age 2 to 18 and also adults, but I have mainly taught children in Primary school. Some of the children have had special needs including Hearing Impairment, specific learning difficulties such as ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and other learning difficulties including Aspergers' Syndrome and Downs' Syndrome. I am familiar with basic BSL (British Sign Language) but as I have not used it for a few years I would need a while to get up to speed.

I have taught English as another language to both adults and children.

I have also enjoyed holding several classes teaching crafts such as knitting, crochet, cross stitch, tapestry work, making stuffed toys and fabric collage.

Tutoring Approach:
I am familiar with the National Curriculum requirements for the Primary age range and I have a specific programme that teaches reading, writing and spelling in a holistic way.

One of the reasons why some children (and adults) have difficulty in grasping mathematical concepts is that they need more practical (concrete) experience, which I aim to provide.

I use several strategies to enhance learning and make it easier for my pupils and students.

Brain Gym is a series of simple exercises to integrate both hemispheres of the brain. This enhances the understanding of the subject being learned by creating new pathways.

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is an easy self administered acupressure technique which is a wonderful tool to help overcome emotional blocks to learning (e.g. in Maths and Reading).

I have also found that certain classical music pieces enhance the learning, especially when coupled with a holistic approach. This includes sight, hearing, speaking, touch, movement and joy.

Qualifications:

Certificate in Education (Teaching Certificate)

Diploma for the Education of Hearing Impaired Children

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Miss Stephanie King

Subjects: Art | Maths | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (evenings)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online

About Stephanie:
I am a 23year old Australian female who has been in Belfast for 3 months, previsouly living in London working with children aged0-12years.
I have completed my HSC with subjects such as English, Maths, Ancient History and Social Studies. (Equiv to GSCE and also A Levels).
I have an avid interest in English, children's literature and it was always a strong subject at school.
From 2003-2005 I complted 3 years of a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) degree.
We also focused very much so on English as well as HSIE, which is current affairs, the environment and social studies

Teaching Experience:
Throughout University, I carried out 2 Practicals each year with children, most of them being in Primary schools, focusing on the age range of 5-11years, therefore most of my experience is within that age range.
I am currently tutoring my bosses daughter in Mathematics, P3 and P4 levels. I also worked as a Child Development Officer in Australia, monitoring foster children's Academic progress in their new homes and tutoring them if required.

Tutoring Approach:
In order for children to grasp certain appraoches, I strive to make Mathematics and English tutoring fun by creating problems and experiences/activities that relate to their lives, their interests or something that they can have fun with. This way they try harder to learn and are actually intersted in the concepts/activities. I encourage this be done one on one so the child can focus more, rather than being in a group of 30 students. I also encourage the student to ask questions, and promote confidence as I sometimes believe classrooms don't have time for this.
I also believe that revision and repeating problems/formulas/concepts is essential to productive learning.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) (4 year degree, currently studying 4th yr by distance from Australia)

Children's Studies Certificate 3

Child Protection Course

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Miss Isobel Braithwaite

About Isobel:
I am a currently taking a gap year, having recently finished sixth form at St. Paul's Girls' School, where I studied biology, chemistry, maths and physics at A level. I gained high As in these, plus french and economics at AS-level the previous year, and I have a place at Cambridge to study Medicine starting in September 2009. As a result I could also provide help with BMAT preparation for anyone about to apply for medicine at a BMAT university. However, I am leaving the UK in January to volunteer in India so I am only available to tutor for a limited period.

I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have or provide references if you're interested.

Many thanks,
Isobel

Teaching Experience:
This year I have tutored a girl with cerebral palsy who wanted to improve her maths, and I also have a fair amount of 'informal' experience! I have frequently helped my younger sister and friends at school with their schoolwork; in year 11 I agreed to help out a friend of mine who was struggling with GCSE French and we had sessions once a week for a term, during which time her French improved a lot (she got an A after a D in her GCSE mock, which was obviously due to her hard work, but the sessions did help as well).

At the beginning of this year, my biology teacher put me forward for a scheme through which I have been a 'science mentor' to a girl two years below me, helping with her GCSE triple award science. I have also taught English as a foreign language to a Moroccan lady for the past two years through a charity called Sixty Plus.

Tutoring Approach:
I try to explain things in the way that I most like to learn - that is, in a laid-back environment where you aren't embarrassed to ask questions when you don't understand, working at the right pace for you, and with enough variety and laughs to stay interested! The friends I have helped in the past have commented that I'm good at explaining things from the basics and building on that, and at getting them to stick. I feel well-equipped to teach these subjects at up to GCSE level (or AS level provided you are comfortable with a tutor only a year or so older!) having studied them relatively recently, as I know exactly what they entail, how to tackle the trickier parts, and how best to prepare for them.

Qualifications:

A levels in 3 sciences and maths (4 As)

AS levels in French and Economics (2 As)

GCSEs in 10 subjects (10 A*s)

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Mrs Khadijia Valimulla

Subjects: Special Needs | Maths | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (days)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you

About Khadijia:
I am a multi-lingual Muslim mother of 3 children ranging from 13 to 19 years in age and have a mature knowledge and experience of working and bringing up children both at a personal and professional level.

The skill of working with children of various age groups and abilities during my studies for my degree in Teaching and Learning Support (Primary). has promoted my knowledge and understanding of the primary school curriculum, English as an additional language, child development and special educational needs.

Teaching Experience:
My part-time voluntary work at a primary School over 3 years enabled me to carry out school based tasks, placements and assignments - a requirement for my degree. Here I supported teachers by providing additional support to pupils with English as an Additional Language, learning needs, worked with pupils on an individual basis and small groups, liaised with parents on day to day issues regarding children's developments and progress.

During my employment for 4 years, as a year 6 teacher at an Islamic School I was able to implement all the guidance from my placement, demonstrate the ability to work as a team member and enhance my performance at a professional level. Working as a non-qualified teacher I carried out the full range of duties of a qualified teacher including preparation, planning, working, assessing and recording children's progress to enhance teaching and learning.

I was also involved in preparation and delivery of National Sats, ran after school booster classes, provide feedback to parent's on pupil progress through reports and discussions at parent's evenings. Due to the context in which I worked my position to transmit an advisory role to challenging issues both at educational level and community level necessitate to act and carryout judgements and use my own initiative to be fair firm and without prejudice.

Working at Beardwood High School widened my horizon in meeting and associating my experiential work to broader challenges in dealing with pupils of a higher age group with varied social and behavioural issues. My past experience from the Islamic School benefited me with the opportunity to carry out supply work for the school during the five weeks of a teacher's absence.

Tutoring Approach:
As my work is closely linked to home and the community, the requirement to apply advice and solutions with confidentiality strengthens the need to use initiative and flexibility with sensitivity at all times ensuring an adaptable approach when working with children. My speciality lies in working with EAL and special needs children.

Hence i feel that the range of work experience I hold facilitates me to follow the guidelines, rules and regulations along with commitment towards providing the best possible support and service. My school record and reference reflects my ability to maintain punctuality, professionalism and be a role model by setting a good example in the way I portray myself through my communication skills, teaching strategies, dress code and how I conduct my flexible manner with spontaneity to differing learning needs.

Experience suggests that children require additional tutoring to enable them to meet potential grades,
help with exam preparations, develop knowledge and understanding through one to one support, or a child may require specific support to enhance their learning needs.

I am available to provide tutoring from my home.

Khadija

Qualifications:

Degree in Teaching and Learning Support Primary

Currently on BA Hons with QTS in Primary Education

QTS skills test completed in English, maths and IT.

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Mr Muhammad Abdullah Faheem

Subjects: Urdu | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online

About Muhammad Abdullah:
I am twenty nine years old male teacher who bears professional approach in teaching field. For me teaching is passion that only lively, tolerant, determined people pursue. I believe in myself working in harness and produce the good results to the students who feel and face difficulty to achieve proper approach in English literature subject. I listen others and give them full chance to express themselves in every best possible way which lead them to enhance skills with proper guidance.

Teaching Experience:
I have served in three different educational organizations for four years with enthusiasm and zeal where I experienced teaching to children and adults of all ages. The job role also involved management work and lesson planning to prepare students for national exams. I feel my education and previous experience would be an asset in this sector.

Tutoring Approach:
Regarding my subject I use all best means to deliver the most of my subject, which involves oral lesson explanation, audio video methods and useful techniques.

Qualifications:

MA. World Literatuares (In English)

MA. Urdu Literature

IELTS. British Council

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Mr Galahitiyawe Vajira Bandara

Subjects: Geography
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (evenings)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you

About Galahitiyawe Vajira:
I'm a 22 year old Sri Lankan undergraduate student. I was brought up in a British run International school back in Sri Lanka and hence fluent in English. I have studied geography at both GCSE and GCE ALs. At the moment I'm in going on my final year (2008/2009), reading a degree (BSc) in Physical Geography and Geography, at Oxford Brookes University. I am currently working as a student ambassador for the Royal Geographic Society and hence been CRB checked and cleared. I am also an active member of the Oxford conservation volunteers (OCV) group. Apart from these activities, as a sport, I play cricket for the Wolvercote Club registered under the Oxfordshire cricket association.

Teaching Experience:
During the summer vacations, when I go back to Sri Lanka, I usually help the students in my old school with GSCE and GCE AS/AL preparations by providing them after school geography lessons. I also have experience working with young students via the Royal Geographic Society ambassador scheme.

Tutoring Approach:
Would construct the teaching notes using the current geography syllabus taking into account the student needs as well. Current world affairs and situations would be integrated as much as possible when building case studies. Case studies would be used as much as possible to enhance student thinking and application of theories and models.

Qualifications:

BSc Physical Geography/Geography (expected completion May 2009)

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Mr Sean Smith

Subjects: Computer Studies / I.T. | Geography | Maths
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online

About Sean:
I recently graduated (July 08) from the University of Glasgow with a BSc in Mathematics with merit. I also studied Computing Science and Geography during my first 2 years at university. I'm 21 years old, which I believe is an advantage for tutoring as the courses I will be teaching will be very similar to when I studied them. I enjoy listening to music as well as going to gigs.

Teaching Experience:
In September 09 I will start my high school teaching diploma in Mathematics. I hope to gain a lot of teaching experience from being a private tutor as well as assisting in a high school classroom during the 08/09 school year.

I have only tutored 2 students privately as I have been concentrating on my own exams. Both of which passed their exams, one student studied Higher Mathematics and the other Standard Grade Mathematics.
I also gave classroom assistance when I was studying for my advanced higher in Mathematics

Tutoring Approach:
I will initially discuss with the student what they are aiming to achieve. Whether it be simply to pass the exam or to get a high grade in the exam.
I will then work out with the student what their weaknesses are in the subject. To overcome these I will work through examples with them, explaining in depth why each step is being done and how to do it.
Closer to exam time we will work through exam papers paying close attention to any areas in which the student is still struggling.

If the student (or students parent) wants me to set homework for them then I shall do. Making sure I focus on relevant questions for the student.

I am also willing to tutor for more than 1 person at once, for a reduced rate which can be discussed by email or phone.

Qualifications:

BSc in Mathematics from the University of Glasgow

University modules in Geography, Computing Science, Statistics

Advanced Higher Mathematics - B

Highers in Geography, P.E., Information Systems, Maths, Music

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