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Information About Rebecca:

Personal Description:

I am an enthusiastic teacher of English with an honours degree from Cambridge University in English Literature. The nature of the degree means that I am familiar with a wide range of authors and their work. Modules studied included: Medieval Literature (Chaucer etc), Shakespeare, Renaissance Poetry, Literature of the 1800s, Modernism, Contemporary Fiction (Post 1970), Tragedy.

Teaching Experience:

I have a PGCE in English and Drama from Cambridge University and currently teach English in a secondary school in North Wales. I teach the full range of students within the school from Year 7 to Year 13 and across all abilities. I have experience of teaching AQA and WJEC exam boards and am currently moving to the new syllabi in English. My classes this year have all performed well and I have a good value-added score at KS3. At KS4, almost all students have achieved at least their target grade in English, with many attaining a grade above.

This year, I have been teaching OCR A-Level English Literature. Texts studied included Poetry of John Donne and The Duchess of Malfi. I will also be teaching Othello from next year and have tutored on Dr Faustus.
I have also taught the new AQA specification with texts including The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, King Lear, Death of a Salesman and Oedipus Rex.

I also have experience of working with primary age children and children with additional needs.

Tutoring Approach:

As a qualified high school teacher, my attitude towards tutoring is similar to my attitude within the classroom; it is important to me that every student I teach enjoys the learning process. I aim to make each topic or text memorable and will adapt to individual learning styles. At KS4 and KS5, I am happy to tutor on specific texts, prepare for examination papers - including best ways to approach responding to questions and to set and mark practice essays.

Qualifications:

• PGCE English & Drama
• BA Hons English Literature-Cambridge
• A-Level English (A)
• A-Level Biology (A) A-Level History (B)

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (evenings)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes