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Information About Helen:

Personal Description:

Hello, I am half South American half British and I have been teaching Spanish and French in secondary and primary schools for over 25 years. I currently teach part-time in a secondary school and love my job. I have recently decided to start tutoring because I now have more spare time as I am not in school every single day and my children are now older. I am also an examiner for one of the main GCSE examination boards. I was recently promoted to team leader so I manage a team of examiners and ensure that they are marking accurately. I therefore have an excellent knowledge of the Spanish and French exams. I am very experienced also teaching primary school children.

Teaching Experience:

I started teaching in 1994 and have taught in a variety of schools including schools in London, Grammar schools and Comprehensives. I have taught Spanish up to A level and French to GCSE. Since I had children, I have taught in a local school for 20 years and am currently still there. I completed my degree at the University of London (Queen Mary and Westfield College) and my PGCE teaching qualification at the London Institute of Education. I have a lot of experience of teaching via Zoom etc. as I did a lot of this during the first lockdown when schools were closed and we were teaching remotely.

Tutoring Approach:

With the new GCSE and therefore years 7-9 leading up to it too, it is extremely important to have a very sound grasp of grammar so my lessons will normally start there to build up the student's confidence. I will help them to find ways of learning and remembering vocabulary, which is also important for the listening and reading exams. Students are often worried about speaking Spanish and I will boost their confidence with that. Many students do not realise how good they actually are and all they need is a little more belief in themselves to start to enjoy the language. I started working as an examiner for one of the main exam boards as I wanted to be able to give my students the best knowledge possible during my teaching, to help them in their Language studies. I am able to offer Zoom lessons and have had considerable experience of this during the first lockdown. I am experienced teaching in primary schools and offer a very different approach to this as younger students need constant stimulation and short sharp activities in order to maintain their interest and concentration.

Qualifications:

• BA (Hons) is Spanish and French
• PGCE In Spanish and French

Further Information:

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