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Information About Amy:

Personal Description:

COVID-SECURE. TAILOR-MADE TUTORING TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS, HALF-TERM AND BEYOND. SPECIALISM IN HELPING CHILDREN CATCH UP. PLEASE CONTACT FOR DETAILS.

I am an experienced Private Tutor with a proven track record of increasing my tutees' National Curriculum levels in a short space of time, and helping all tutees improve their literacy in general. In addition to tutoring, I am self-employed as a Writer and Script Editor in film and television. I am friendly, professional and extremely good at what I do: I often receive new tutees through recommendations made by past and current tutees and parents.

Teaching Experience:

I am highly experienced in teaching Key Stages 1 to 4 (Reception, Primary, Lower Secondary and GCSE). I have taught adults in the areas of English Literacy, Grammar, Conversation and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). I am very familiar with the requirements for key exams such as the SATS (Years 2, 6 and 9) and the 11+ (English), and other specialist examinations, for example, Exdecel iGCSE, Open University English / Media courses and others.

For adults, I offer lessons that focus on learning for practical and realistic purposes i.e. improving reading, writing and communication skills for work. For those learning English as a foreign language, I offer lessons in essential grammar and conversation.

I also teach Creative Writing (plays, short stories, novels and film/TV scripts).

I have tutored individually and in a classroom context. I spent a summer teaching English Language and Literature at a private school in San Francisco to pupils aged 6-14 years. My aim was to make learning English fun and rewarding - I used traditional as well as non-traditional methods, such as having the 6 year olds close their eyes while I read a Wordsworth poem and having them draw the images that came to their minds. I taught poetic metre and rhythm by having them dance and clap. At the end of my time there, my 7 year olds put on a production of Romeo and Juliet which I had adapted for them. The entire experience was extremely rewarding and made me see how much I love to teach.

I work especially well with those for whom English is not their first language, children who have learning difficulties or difficulty concentrating and tutees/families from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Tutoring Approach:

My unique approach:

* Tailored tutoring - identifying and tackling individual strengths and weaknesses
* Tutoring that enables students to think for themselves and more likely to achieve the highest grades (A* - B), rather than just a pass
* Making reading interesting and enjoyable as a valuable life skill
* Sensitive, compassionate, honest and professional.

I tailor my lessons according to the tutee's individual needs. In the first session, I will always carry out an assessment of current levels including reading comprehension, writing, speaking, listening and general literacy (spelling, punctuation, tenses, prepositions etc). I will then design a programme of lessons to tackle weaknesses with a clear objective in mind. For children, this will be done in consultation with the parent(s). I provide feedback as lessons progress.

I can use fun and creative methods or a more traditional style. Often - especially with children - I will use a combination of both, with grammar 'top-ups' as and when required.

As a writer and teacher, I am passionate about reading, words and the correct use of language. I believe that, equipped with the right tools, reading and writing has the ability to enrich and further understanding of ourselves and the world. This is the approach I use in my lessons: I believe tutees connect with my methods in a way that makes learning English interesting and rewarding.

By the end of my sessions I hope my tutees will leave not only with an excellent understanding of what they have to study, but with a richer experience of reading and writing because these are life skills required in virtually every area of our lives and something that will last forever.

Qualifications:

• MA in Screenwriting
• BA(Hons) English
• 4 A Levels grades including English Language and Literature and Communication Studies
• 10 GCSEs grades A*

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