Guy - Northampton tutor






Information About Guy:


Personal Description:

I am a retired teacher currently based in Northampton. I can travel within a 20 mile radius of my home.

I can offer home tuition to Primary, Secondary, University and Adult level.

I am a friendly relaxed tutor who can quickly establish rapport with my students.

I am also highly conscientious and never more happy than when I see my students making progress and growing in confidence.



Teaching Experience:

I have experience of working in UK state Primary and Secondary schools as well as heading English and History departments in international schools overseas in Rome, Cairo and Nairobi during the 1980s.

Throughout my teaching career I have also tutored students 1:1. My Primary age students have passed SATs and Common Entrance exams and gained entry to prestigious private schools. Likewise, my Secondary age pupils have achieved high grades @ both GCSE and A level. A number of my A level students have gained places at top universities like London and Exeter.



Tutoring Approach:

My approach to tutoring involves quickly identifying a student's strengths and weaknesses. Thereafter I like to foster confidence in the student's ability to make progress. I set weekly homework and swiftly give extensive feedback. I also write termly reports so that students and their parents have a good idea of the standard that has been achieved and how further progress can be made.

Rather than teach students WHAT to think I believe it is far more important to encourage them to ask the right questions and thereby teach them HOW to think. In English-based subjects, I am quite rigorous about the need for close reading, fluent structured writing and the editing and proof-reading that helps to produce an impactful piece of prose. I also encourage students to write book reviews and submit them on Amazon. It's a joy to see the student beam with pride when they see their writing in print and know that thousands of readers have taken notice of their views on a particular text.

I am also available to tutor over holiday periods as is often required when parents need to know that their child is not losing motivation between term dates.



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Qualifications:

  • In service training awards
  • BA Hons..
  • MA
  • PGCE.

Further Information:

Availability:  Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring:   Travels to you / Online
References Supplied?   Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?   Yes
Additional Languages Spoken:   French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, English