Phyllis G.

I have taught English language and literature to A level: GCSE: IGCSE: IB: 11 plus: 13 plus and entrance levels, for over 35 years and I have been an Examiner for AQA, EDEX, CIE and OCR intermittently for over 10 years. I became an Advanced Skills Teacher in 2006 and in 2008 I won the 'Teacher of the Year' in London. In 2010 I was runner-up for the Microsoft award for the most innovative teacher in the UK.

I have privately tutored students to exam success for over 12 years. I was with First Tutors from 2017 and now they have closed I am transferring to tutorperch and hopefully my old reviews will be available; feedback from parents and students is invaluable. I do have additional references on request.

I have worked with a wide range of learning styles helping to build student confidence: to develop skills that will be assessed and introduce effective strategies to apply in a wide variety of challenging tasks. I work with students to create personalized tuition packages using regular feedback to monitor continued progress. All homework is thoroughly assessed with SMART targets to help parents, guardians and students track progress.

In addition to secondary education I also coach students for entrance exams, 11 plus and 13 plus. My students have got through tough assessments and have been awarded places at St Pauls, Thomas's Battersea, Alleyn's and King's in Wimbledon to name a few.

Additionally, I work with students who can feel challenged by academic demands and I am able to use my professional experience and expertise with a variety of cognitive conditions.