LoginKirsty - Montrose tutor
Information About Kirsty:
Personal Description:
I am young, friendly, enthusiastic and experienced tutor. I have lived abroad for over 5 years so I am very open minded and value diversity.
I have an MSc in Community Learning and Development - teaching English as a second language and literacy and numeracy is a specialisation.
As a trained artist I enjoy making and exhibiting my work in Scotland and particularly teaching drawing skills.
I am a very active person, I love snowboarding and rock climbing and I think my varied interests have stood me in good stead thus far - good analogies for teaching!
Teaching Experience:
Over ten years teaching Art and English as a second language - to students aged 2 to 82!
I am currently employed as a Community Learning Worker and a tutor of English as a second language and supporting portfolio building for art college. I have taught art and craft in children's classes and young people's art school portfolio preparation, and I have a 100% success rate at helping tutees gain entry to the art school of their choice.
In Japan I taught in both private and group settings and trained colleagues to facilitate learning. Experience of teaching business English and preparing students to sit TOEFL, IELTS and other English Language tests.
I have extensive experience of working with children, young people and migrants in a community setting, teaching everything from global citizenship to outdoor education.
Tutoring Approach:
As an arts graduate I am extremely creative and like to apply this to my teaching.
While working in Japan I set up the community centre in which I worked and created the programme and curriculum according to the expressed needs of the students; I think this is very important - to respond to what the students wish to learn.
I am patient and tolerant of mistakes and attitudes, while encouraging and hopeful about progress. I am very laid back and like to have a joke - I would like to think that my students enjoy learning with me, as I have certainly enjoyed learning with them!
Subjects Taught:
- Reading & Writing skills
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£20 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£20 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£20 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£20 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£20 p.h.)
- English (Foreign Language)
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£20 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£20 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£20 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£20 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£20 p.h.)
- Japanese
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£20 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£20 p.h.)
- Sociology
- GCSE or Standards (£20 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£20 p.h.)
- Craft and Design
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£20 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£20 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£20 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£20 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£20 p.h.)
- Art
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£20 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£20 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£20 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£20 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£20 p.h.)
Qualifications:
- MSc Applied Professional Studies in Community Learning and Development
- PG Diploma Community Education
- Japanese Proficiency Level 2
- BA (Hons) Painting 2:1
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 |
| Additional Languages Spoken: | Japanese |
