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Information About Eleanor:

Personal Description:

I am a 22 year old graduate from Cambridge University, who is currently studying for a Masters degree at King's College London. I am approachable and extremely passionate about education - I plan to train as a teacher after completing my degree - and feel this enthusiasm will transfer into tutoring: I will endeavour to make subjects accessible and interesting to my students. My principal subject is English Literature, although I am happy to tutor pupils in Music, Maths, Psychology and Government and Politics.

Teaching Experience:

I have a wide range of experience of working with young people of all ages: I volunteered as a young leader at Cubs, taught my local Sunday School for a number of years, and spent my most recent summer working with the Rural Youth Service.

With specific regard to teaching, I have taken part in the Student Associates Scheme; I had a three week placement in a local Secondary school, and, as part of this, taught segments of lessons and worked with pupils individually. I have also spent time as a classroom assistant in a local primary school, and so I am acquainted with the different levels of learning and the different challenges pupils face throughout their school career. One experience I particularly enjoyed was mentoring a younger pupil in preparation for her SATS: I mentored this pupil in Science and Maths, and it was extremely rewarding to see both her confidence and knowledge grow.

Recently, I tutored two A-level Psychology students in the approach to their January modular exams. From this, I was able to explore different teaching techniques, and gained a strong understanding on how to plan, structure and carry out a tutoring session. Furthermore, I found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding experience, especially seeing the tremendous progress the two students made during the time.

Tutoring Approach:

I feel it is very important to be enthusiastic, and so, to reflect this, I would use a range to mediums to engage the tutee, with the intention of seeing what method works best for them. I would prepare individualised lesson plans, providing the sessions with some structure, and would set small homework tasks to check understanding. I would hope to be an approachable tutor who would build up a student's confidence, particularly when either questioning and challenging an argument, or when asking for extra explanation.

Qualifications:

• English BA (Hons) Cantab: 2.1
• A-Level English Literature, Grade A, A - Level Music, Grade A; A-Level Psychology, Grade A; A-Level Government and Politics, Grade A
• 8 A*s and 2 As at GCSE, including A*s in Maths, Science and English.
• Grade 8 Cello; Grade 8 Piano

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you / From their home / Online
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes