MAKING ENGLISH ACCESSIBLE

My approach is not one of 'dip in and out' for an hour, or 'one size fits all', but of creating a relaxed, enjoyable, constructive atmosphere and building a relationship within which the young person's potential can be maximised, against a tailored, individual approach. While texts and challenges might be shared by various tutees, learning styles, atmospheres for learning, methods for learning, will always be different.

 

As importantly, my approach places great value on the parents, their involvement and their right and need for clear, ongoing and comprehensive communication. As such, I am often in regular contact with both my tutees and their parents outside of tutorials. To my mind, tutoring is an ongoing conversation, not a quick chat confined to an hour a week.

 

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited."

Plutarch

 

If you're looking for a desk-based tutor, one who does all the talking and expects your child to just sit and listen, I am not the right person for you.

 

If you're looking for someone to ignite a love of English, to build confidence, to be energetic, to make learning enjoyable, active, off the page, accessible, to get results, then, here I am!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc&list=UUshnCkfV7U6DqR4IHbQbI7Q&index=5

-with many thanks to my wonderful tutee, Oscar, for forwarding this to me. 

This link is posted because Oscar took the time to source it and send it to me.

It is posted for fun and to try to remove the awe from English.

It is posted with apologies for any wholly unintended offence it may cause.

 

 

MAKING ENGLISH ACCESSIBLE

For many young people with whom I work, English and everything to do with it – their texts, their homework, punctuation, close reading, writing an essay – is a minefield. Often, what holds them back is a mixture of low confidence, fear of getting it wrong, and simply not having grasped the ‘map’ of how to ‘do it’.

 

One of my main motivations, is to make English accessible; to take away the fear factor, to provide clear and simple structures, to grasp some key exam techniques, to demystify the exam paper, to clarify what the heck the exam paper is testing them on; to remind tutees that they have, naturally, learned one of the most difficult languages in the world and are fully capable of expressing themselves on paper, under pressure and against time.

 

However whimsical it may sound, as with many things in life, self-belief, confidence and understanding are powerful tools for success.

 

 

MAKING ENGLISH ACCESSIBLE

The demand for private tutoring is growing exponentially. As The Telegraph recently reported, “more than a quarter of parents use private tutoring to supplement their children’s education”, spending “£6bn a year in the UK.” However, this cost can often be a barrier.

 

I am, of course, a ‘business’, but I also firmly believe that access to tutoring should be made as wide as possible; to repeat, education is a right and not a privilege.  As such, while I have a standard rate for 1-1 tutoring, I am also very happy to discuss your requirements with you and to look at options available, such as small group tutoring where the cost per head can be significantly reduced.

 

Please do take the opportunity of discussing your requirements with me, rather than potentially losing the opportunity of providing tutorial support for your child.