LoginJessica - Reading tutor
Information About Jessica:
Personal Description:
I am a successful local tutor and teacher with an MA in Education from Oxford Brookes University (2016), a Postgraduate Diploma in English and Language in Education from the University of Reading (2012). I also have a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Secondary - English) from Oxford Brookes University (2007) and a BA Hons in English Literature (2006) as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Children's Literature (2024). I am passionate about my subject and enthusiastic about improving both my pedagogical and subject knowledge. With A Level clients, I often re-read the key exam texts and exam specifications in order to deliver a successful tutorial. For GCSE, I am confident with multiple exam boards but, again, I take a sincere interest in changes to qualifications and specifications. I have recently led a team of ten teachers in our delivery of the GCSE English qualification through WJEC. Part of my role included observing good teaching practice and documenting this for staff appraisals.
Teaching Experience:
I have recent experience as a Senior Leader in Reading (2024) and I have also been employed as a Specialist English Teacher based in the Learning Support Department of an independent senior boys school in Maidenhead. I have also taught a range of vocational students for both Activate Learning (2013-2016) and The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (2018-2019). I was employed as a Head of English for a small multi academy trust partnered with Upton Court Grammar School (2019-2021) and I have also taught in a range of comprehensive co-educational secondary schools across Reading Borough Council (2007-2009), Wokingham Borough Council (2009-2012) and Bracknell Forest Council (2016-2018). In addition, I have previously worked as a Learning Support Assistant, at a Catholic primary school in Reading. I have also taught American children how to use movie editing packages, such as iMovie, in Maine, USA.
Tutoring Approach:
The rapport with the parent is as just as important as the tutee. In order to make a success of the tuition, it's paramount to have a good professional relationship with both. I use feedback from the tutee's parent (via a school report) and informal feedback from the tutee to create an Individual Tuition Plan which includes setting three clear targets. Depending on the key stage and ability of the tutee, this can range anything from parenthetic comma use to translating Chaucerian poetry!
Subjects Taught:
- Sociology
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£50 p.h.)
- Reading & Writing skills
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- Religious Studies
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- Film Studies
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£50 p.h.)
- Media / Communication Studies
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- English
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£50 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£45 p.h.)
Qualifications:
- MA Education (Brookes - Pass) & PG Dip English in Education (UoR - Merit)
- PGCE Secondary English 11-18 years with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- BA Hons English Degree (achieved a 2nd Class Hons)
- PG Cert Children's Literature (UoR - 2024)
Further Information:
| Availability: | Weekdays (all times) |
| Types of Tutoring: | Travels to you / From their home / Online |
| References Supplied? | Yes |
| Current DBS/CRB Check? | Yes |
