Amy - Harpenden tutor






Information About Amy:


Personal Description:

I am a recent graduate with a 2.1 in English Literature from Cambridge University. I have always had a passion for reading and writing and this has translated into an enthusiasm for arts subjects at A-Level and Degree Level. My love of music inspired me to study trumpet, piano and singing from a young age and I am currently pursuing my singing professionally. I am also very interested in Classical history and languages and believe in the importance of learning modern languages, as a means of increasing personal freedom and cultural awareness. I am an out-going person with a good sense of humour, an interest in world-affairs and a weakness for jazz.



Teaching Experience:

I have tutored many pupils of varying ages and abilities. I currently tutor pupils ranging from six-year-olds embarking on verbal and non-verbal reasoning, 13 year olds preparing for common entrance, AS students struggling with exam preparation right through to degree level English students. I greatly enjoy teaching such a wide variety of people, encouraging all of them to approach their subjects with confidence and enthusiasm.

It is important to provide all of the students with structure and consistency, whilst keeping the lessons active and interesting. For example, I have recently tutored a primary age girl in literacy skills. This involved using phonetics and interactive methods, such as songs and games, to encourage her to be enthusiastic about reading and writing. Structure and regularity in our lessons improved her confidence quickly and her ability increased dramatically with the use of a well-organised and fun phonetics course. Towards the end of my teaching her, she got into a new school, where she was provided with excellent phonetics tuition to continue her studies. Similarly, with one of my 13+ pupils, frequent assessment of his progress using test papers and consistent encouragement of his creativity with projects and presentations gave him a varied, but nevertheless structured, approach which helped him to go into the exams feeling deservedly assured about his own ability.

I come from a family of four siblings, two of whom now have young children. I am used to babysitting and caring for three children under 6 at a time and therefore have good experience of interacting with primary age pupils. I am widely experienced in working with young people of many ages and am aware of the structure, personal attention and encouragement that teaching requires.



Tutoring Approach:

I am keen to pass on the enthusiasm I have for this subject and my other main academic interests to tutees of all ages. I recognise the pressures involved in preparing for academic examinations at various levels and believe in the great benefits of one-to-one teaching in swiftly developing the tutee's understanding, confidence and individual ability. At the same time, I want to encourage the tutee to enjoy pursuing the subject for its own sake and to savour the opportunity to explore it in greater depth. Whether a tutee is looking to sharpen up his/her knowledge for an exam or just to take pleasure in what the subject has to offer, I am happy to help.

In terms of my approach to the tutorials themselves, I work initially to assess the student's specific academic needs and then aim to provide a personalised structure of sessions which cover areas of anxiety or particular interest.



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Qualifications:

  • BA Hons (Cantab) English Literature (2:1)
  • 3 A2s: English - A, Latin - A, German - A and AS in Music - A
  • 13 GCSEs - 6A*s in English Lit, English Lang, German, Latin, Music and Greek, 4As, 2Bs and 1C

Further Information:

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