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Information About Clare:

Personal Description:

I am 24 years old studying my MSc in Educational Psychology. I graduated in June 2006 from Strathclyde University with a "Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with First Class Honours".

At school, I really enjoyed English, and went on to study it up to second year university (dropping it to concentrate on my psychology). My particular strengths lie in writing essays and creative writing pieces, and structuring written pieces - grammar, spelling, punctuation etc.

I love to travel and have the opportunity to experience new cultures and meet new people - I lived in Nepal for 3 months with a Nepali family and had the time of my life (also, if anyone wants very basic Nepali language lessons, this could be arranged!)

Teaching Experience:

Over the years at university, I gained much experience in helping my peers learn through our group work and one-to-one sessions. My current univeristy course focusses very much on peer-learning and working together to come up with creative solutions to problems.

I have no formal teaching experience other than that which I gained working in the Learning Support Unit of my secondary school where I worked with three children with profound additional support needs, and children who came from mainstream for intensive support in other subjects. In addition to this, I have been involved in respite care for children (aged 5-19) with various additional support needs for over 5 years and am currently a volunteer befriender with the National Autistic Society.

I also spent time in an orphanage in Nepal, where assisting with school work and homework was a daily activity.

Tutoring Approach:

I believe that to learn properly, people have to learn for themselves but may need support to do this. I see my role as a facilitative one; providing students with the confidence and skills to question, find out, and remember the information they need, and pointing them in the right direction in terms of study material, exam techniques and essay skills.

I don't believe in rote learning and would encourage any student to try to understand a subject rather than to simply learn wording from a book, making their study useful in the long term, not just until the exam is over.

I would like to equip the student with the skills and self-belief to handle any exam situations, and to find marks wherever possible through demonstrating a thorough understanding of whatever subject matter is under question.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with First Class Honours
• CSYS English - B
• English Higher - A
• Other Highers: Geography - A, Maths - B, Graphic Communications - A, Biology - B, Art - A

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (evenings)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you / From their home
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes
Additional Languages Spoken:	Nepali (Basic)