Karen B.
A level and GCSE tutor in Business studies, Economics and Accounting and GCSE Mandarin with 35 years experience
About
I have taught A level and GCSE Business Studies, Economics, Accounting, GCSE Mandarin, and all levels of the AAT course (online and in person) for the last thirty five years, to both large groups and to individual students.
I am very well experienced at guiding and supporting students through their subject content, working on exam technique and helping students to build their confidence
I have a good understanding of UK and international exam board requirements, and can help students identify where they may be losing marks on exam questions, and how to structure their answers to overcome this.
I am an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher and have always received excellent feedback from my students. Throughout my teaching career I have helped many students achieve or exceed their target grades across a range of courses and levels.
Subjects & pricing
Economics
£40/hr
Business Studies
from £40/hr
Accounting
from £40/hr
Languages
- English Native
Qualifications
Higher education
- MA Chinese Studies · SOAS · Merit · 2001 SOAS · Merit · 2001
- HND Business and Management · Leeds · Distinction · 1984 Leeds · Distinction · 1984
Teaching qualification
- Cert Ed · University of Greenwich · 1988 University of Greenwich · 1988
- TEFL · University of Cambridge/RSA · 1994 University of Cambridge/RSA · 1994
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Kate
My son has only recently been with Karen, but since he has started, she has been really helpful with her advice and feedback. Also she is extremely organised with her lesson planners etc. He seems to enjoy his sessions. Thankyou.
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Paula
Karen has tutored my son for two years supporting him in his A level studies. She has built both his confidence and his knowledge of the subject. Highly recommended!
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NICHOLAS
We contacted Karen around 10 months ago as our son was struggling with Economics and was therefore no longer enjoying the subject. Over the coming months Karen has helped our Son so much that he started to understand the subject far better, the enjoyment and improvement in his grades then started to show. During mock exam time and now A level time he has also managed to have some additional support in Business Studies and we await his final results. Karen has been fantastic in providing him with this learning, support and confidence in the subject matter.
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Kerstin
Karen has been a really helpful tutor for my son, working with him on A level Economics. Regular online tuition has reinforced his knowledge in the subject area. Karen communicated well, providing relevant papers and materials prior to these tutor sessions when required. i would definitely recommend her.
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Cath
Karen has been an excellent tutor for our son. She is reliable, punctual and professional to deal with and she is kind, caring and thoughtful to my son. She is clearly very knowledgeable of her subject and the exam process. I have appreciated that she has been flexible at times when necessary and I know she has gone above and beyond to ensure my son feels confident during the exam period. I have no hesitation in recommending her and we are very grateful that we found her and she has helped and supported him with his A level learning.
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Emma
Karen has been really helpful since I started tutoring with her a few weeks ago. I have recently switched A-level subjects to Economics so invested in tutoring to catch up and am so pleased with Karen. She provides a nurturing environment by explaining things at the right pace, plus gives a mixture of notes and worksheets. I already feel much more confident in the basics of the subject after only starting a few weeks ago, she is brilliant.
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Ciara
Karen is a wonderful tutor. From her first lesson with our daughter we were impressed! She instilled such a sense of confidence, she understands and explains her subject (in our case economics) so clearly and well. Karen us enthusiastic, committed and has our daughter captivated while explaining some complex aspects of the subject. Highly recommend!!
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Nisha
Lockdown hasn’t been easy and my daughter needed some help especially as she was in her second year for A levels. I was very fortunate to find Karen who has been outstanding right from the first lesson. Karen is organised and structures her lessons very well wasting no time during the lesson. My daughter’s confidence has grown and the results are showing in her grades. We feel truly blessed to have found Karen and cannot recommend her enough. My only regret is I didn’t find her sooner.
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Miranda
Karen is an absolutely wonderful tutor to work with. I have worked with Karen for my introductory modules at university (equivalent to A-Level in depth and understanding) for Accounting and Economics. I tend to be a student able to get an A grade, but need that extra bit of assistance and confidence to get there. Rather than diving straight in to the more difficult aspects early on, she has been helpful in establishing the foundations of the subject and building up to the more complex ideas. She has tested my understanding by working through example scenarios and using MCQ’s/ essay questions. Online teaching has contributed to my understanding even with the difficulties that COVID poses, due to how well organised and resourceful Karen is. Throughout the teaching process, Karen has been incredibly kind, patient and understanding. I would highly recommend her.
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Karen
An enormous Thankyou Karen for all your continued support, and help enabling our son to understand areas other tutors had failed to do. Your dedication to your students is amazing. We still cannot believe our luck that we found you. Thankyou so much. Kind regards Karen & Henry