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/ Gail W.
Literacy lessons in Bury, UK.
I am an experienced, fully qualified Special Educational Needs (SEN) teacher. I hold the relevant qualifications to be able to deliver specialist dyslexia programmes and to complete full diagnostic assessment for dyslexia. I have taught in mainstream, special school settings and for a local authority SEN service providing assessments and intervention programmes within schools. I hold professional membership of the Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS) and am registered as a tutor and assessor with this organisation.
I care very much about enabling children and young people to reach their full potential despite barriers to learning. Barriers to learning can arise for many different reasons including specific learning difficulties , difficulties with concentration and focus, diagnoses such has ADHD and ASD and emotional and mental health needs such as anxiety. I have experience of how education can sometimes stop working for a child and of the potentially massive impacts of this. My aim is to offer an affordable tutoring service to families who face these challenges. I wish to combine my professional experience and qualifications with my personal insights, in the hope of helping children to overcome hurdles. I have set up this business in memory of my late father from whom I learnt so much about the value of education. As a keen mountaineer he often compared life’s challenges to those of climbing a mountain, and this led me to the name of ‘ Footpaths for Learning. ’ I hope that if you engage with Footpaths for Learning your child or young person will feel helped to find a footpath through any difficulties and to reach the summit of their own personal mountain.
Currently a Primary English Education with QTS student studying at Edge Hill University and studying a minor specialism of RE. I hold ABRSM Grade 8 piano, ABRSM Grade 5 music theory and an A-level in music along with A-levels in English Language and History. I have worked as a volunteer teaching assistant for the past 4 years in an array of local primary schools, high schools and nurseries. During this time I have worked closely with students in 1:1 support across all national curriculum subjects, particularly English and maths. I aim to provide a positive, happy working environment in which students enjoy learning to build confidence and motivation.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch!
DBS Certificate obtained through university.
Literacy, English Literature and English lessons in Accrington, UK.
Online Literacy Lessons
I have extensive experience over 34+ years in both the public and private sectors (in the UK, New Zealand & China) as a curriculum leader, classroom teacher, small group ESL lesson tutor - as well as my own private tuition throughout that period with all ages and abilities of students.
Some of my styudents have been with me for 4 years. In some cases, I have taught several kids and the parents in the same family.
For the last 5+ years I have been teaching online. Once again, I am now totally freelance.
All of my students have been at the very centre of my purpose. I model open mindedness and curiosity. I develop confident, relaxed progress on learning objectives in a positive, friendly yet focused environment. I attract parents and students that seek that style and pathway forward. I worked with Sasha for two years until they left Shanghai:
To Whom it May Concern
It is with pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for Gary R..
Gary has been a tutor for our son Sasha for the last 2 years, 2 times each week to boost Sasha's Mathematic achievements and to help in adapting to a new curricula system (as a result of changing a school internationally). Sasha was struggling with stress, performing low at school, especially at Math.
Though Gary's careful support during that period our son gained confidence and reached a level of aptitude in Math and other subjects (like Science) that would have seemed impossible 2 years ago.
Gary is a very professional and competent teacher. Along with being organized and prepared, Gary has the ability to quickly build a positive rapport with his students and he is well-liked and respected by them. He is a teacher who inspires the children with his intelligence, enthusiasm, humor and creativity.
I would highly recommend Gary R. as a private tutor.
Sincerely, Iryna Severenchuk Guinot
I have worked in the smallest and the largest schools; the most humbling special needs schools and the high-pressure academic variety. I have worked with children from age 3 to 15 of many nationalities and socio-economic backgrounds.
I have decided to see if TutorExtra has improved in the last 2 years since I first looked at it. Fingers crossed.
Call me for a free consultation. Book up a free preliminary half hour session .
August 2021 to present
ONLINE ENGLISH TUTOR and MENTOR: own business
Based in the UK, with students of all ages from Azerbaijan to Spain, Bulgaria to China, Latvia to London. I teach adults, some teenagers and younger children worldwide, between two and five hours a day; 7 days a week.
I create bespoke curricula experiences for each student - some based on well-known courses, all heavily- modified, open-ended, flexible and learning goal-specific. If you think inside the box, I am probably not for you.
JUNE 2019 – AUGUST 2021
ONLINE ENGLISH TUTOR: WHALES ENGLISH
• Teaching Chinese students English language and literature online.
• Two pupils per class, aged 4 to14 years at grades K to 3
• Reading, speaking, phonics, vocabulary and grammar through 4 courses.
AUGUST 2014 – JULY 2018
SPECIALIST IEL/ESOL TEACHER
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SHANGHAI, (INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION COMPANY, NORD ANGLIA)
• I oversaw the design, development and introduction in Key Stages 2 and 3 of the schools Intensive English Lessons (IEL’s) for small ESOL groups of beginner level students in years 3-9.
• I also taught most of these classes to bring non speakers up to grade.
• Students worked towards passing the Cambridge English exams.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Planning the delivery & teaching EAL classes.
• Liaising with parents and teachers.
• Coordinating with the EAL leader, class teachers, Special Needs teacher and parents.
• Reporting to parents through Parent-Teacher meetings and in end of term written reports.
AUGUST 2014 – JULY 2018
PRIVATE TUTORING THROUGHOUT SHANGHAI
I tavelled all over the vast metropolis of Shanghai in my little red car tutoring in family homes. Really!! Loved it.
AUGUST 2009 – JULY 2010
FUDAN WANKE EXPERIMENTAL PRIVATE SCHOOL, SHANGHAI
A completely innovative and extraordinary role with the duties of a lead Kindergarten teacher in the Bi-lingual ‘C-BAN’ learning a mixture of Chinese, US, British and Singaporean curriculum in a special programme - at the time available only to Non-Chinese Nationals within this Private Chinese School. With three classes, C-Ban was in its infancy with few resources, no organisational structure and much innovation and initiative were required. I introduced and demonstrated the 'radical' concept of child-centred education. I created a reading library of hundreds of new books, with no support funding or training. I introduced the concept and the reality of integrating Educational Support Professionals, such as Educational Psychologists to support students. I introduced the soft carpet /soft furnishings area with the eager help of parents. I modernised the classroom layout away from the 'rows of desks' approach. Now there are twelve classes (- and a library). They have ‘modernised’ and now thrive.
August 2008 to August 2009
CLASSROOM TEACHER BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - Shanghai, China (my first spell at BISS)
Working with Year 6 students predominantly, either individually and in small groups either in their own classroom setting or across the year group for those classes where we taught in ability bands. Sometimes my class numbered 6 students, sometimes 20, depending on the subject area or ability groupings. Adaptability was paramount. RESPONSIBILITIES: Supporting students with a variety of behavioural or learning needs, especially ESOL. Creating resources Supervision and planning for the delivery of the Science Scheme of Work across Y76. End of Key Stage exams preparation. Contributing to regular meetings with teachers, parents and outside agencies.
SEPTEMBER 1990 – JULY 2008 A variety of schools in Bristol, UK and New Zealand, most notably: -
AUGUST 1998 TO AUGUST 2002
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER TYNINGS SCHOOL, BRISTOL, UK.
• permanent position
• Normal Year5/6 classroom duties plus responsibility for Mathematics and Information Technology teaching within the school.
• Oversaw the installation and integration of the Information Technology suite schoolwide.
• Designed and delivered in-service training for staff and parents, on the UK National Curriculum and the National Numeracy Strategy.
• Passed the Performance Threshold for meeting national standards in effective teaching.
August 1994 to August 1999
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER FRAMPTON COTTERELL C OF E PRIMARY
• Year five teacher, my first permanent teaching post.
• Develop the Sports, Geography and Design Technology teaching
• Producing / delivering the in-service training in those subjects for staff and parents.
• Only the headteacher’s personal love for IT kept me from assuming full responsibility there, too.
• I ran and set up numerous sports teams and clubs, as was my passion for cricket, football, rounders and rugby. Soon, our teams won local and national trophies and awards – and my classroom won a national environmental competition to boot.
• I collaborated on curriculum and exam development, met with students readily, and graded all written work, including final exam papers for year 6 children.
June 1990 to June 2019
WAVELENGTH TUTORS – globally face to face and online
• My own tutoring business.
• Provided private educational support, including special needs and specific outcomes-based tuition for primary and intermediate aged children in UK.
• Exam prep for UK grammar schools. 11+ including Verbal and non-verbal reasoning.
• Sometimes remedial help.
• Sometimes inspirational and personally designed to be motivational or to replace the school experience altogether (once in New Zealand with my own home-schooled kids and once in China every morning for a term for a client's ADHD child who wasn't suited to school situations.)
• Mostly curriculum-based content and support relevant to the global locale.
• Scores of students over 30 years on three continents.
• Still operating but now as a sole trader without the company title, which was just jettisoned as I became the brand somewhere in New Zealand or China.
• After relocating to Europe, I have worked online with a Chinese company, and under the pandemic everything is more flexible, hence this name might well be resurrected.
EDUCATION
JUNE 2019 TO JUNE 2019
TESOL IN EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL OPEN ACADEMY – REMOTE LEARNING
SEPTEMBER 1988 T0 JULY 1992
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION BRISTOL POLYTECHNIC (AKA THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND) IN DESIGN TECHNOLOGY - 4 YEAR DEGREE WITH SECOND CLASS HONOURS, 2.1
SEPTEMBER 1990 T0 DECEMBER 1990
WSET ORDINARY AND HIGHER CERTIFICATES WINE & SPIRIT EDUCATION TRUST - (GLOBAL WINE EDUCATION ORGANIZATION) - 1990
SKILLS
• I am an adaptable and flexible teacher.
• I am professional and organized.
• I have 5+ years of experience teaching online.
• Problem solving comes naturally to me.
• I build effective relationships easily.
• I’m intuitive and empathetic.
• I have patience and positivity.
• I’m friendly and personable.
• I am well liked by my students and parents.
• I have demonstrated initiative as an asset.
• My global perspective is locally driven.
• My creativity flows boundlessly.
ACTIVITIES
For Me: Humour - Music - Writing - Travel - Food - Art - Science - Sport - Ethics - Curiosity
For Work: Entrepreneur, Employee, Founder, Assistant, Volunteer, Stay-at-home-Dad, Principle, Minion - I have done it all. I'll do it all again. Work is experience and experience is fundamental.
For Good (or ill): A global citizen, A remote worker (long before 'digital nomad' was coined). A success, A failure, A father, A chef, A husband, A guitarist, A drummer, A writer, A dog owner, A cat lover.
Literacy Learning Centre, Tutoring Centre, Tuition Centre
Birmingham, England
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Literacy Learning Centre, Education Centre
Harrow, England
BCS ACCREDITED QUALIFICATIONS
British Computer Society, The Chartered Institute for IT is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in the field of information technology and computer science both in the United Kingdom and internationally and is also the awarding body for International Certification of Digital Literacy (ICDL) accredited qualifications, recognised worldwide.
We are a BCS approved centre for testing and training and we deliver various information technology qualifications (ITQ) online for people of all walks of life. If you need us to deliver these courses on your premises or place of work; please contact us and discuss your needs, and we will endeavour to assist you. Learners in London with no or low digital skills will benefit enormously with an up-to-date EDSQ qualification that reflects the evolving digital landscape. These qualifications are suitable for people of all ages and support the development of key digital skills such as using devices, creating, and editing digital media, using technology to communicate, buying and transacting online, and how to stay safe and secure when using technology. With a BCS professional certification, individuals can take their careers to the next level by sharpening their business focus and develop an understanding on how they can use technology to make a real difference in their progressive organisations. BCS accredited qualifications will also help high school students who want to further improve their chances of securing placement in top universities to continue their higher education as the credits gained from the ICDL accredited qualifications can be transferred toward their degrees. We want to help you to gain an ICDL qualification that is internationally recognised in its own right but in addition has the kudos of being awarded by BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT.
Who benefits from these courses? 1. Organisations with available government funding who want to see their customers fast tracked into employment. 2. Employers who are dedicated to improving their employees, information and communication technology (ICT) skill set. 3. Individuals who want to improve their ICT skills for work, business, further or higher education. 4. School students who want to continue into higher education and use the credits gained from BCS qualification(s) to secure a place with top-ranked international universities.
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English, Maths, Mathematics, Literacy, Numeracy, Phonics, and Reading lessons in Castlewellan, UK.
Excellent references on request. Kind, caring and understanding tutor. Please get in contact if your child needs a boost, is finding school challenging or needs to gain confidence in their learning. All attainment levels- from children working below age related expectations to children who are more able.
Happy to chat through your requirements. As a mother of four, who also uses tutoring for my own children, I understand that tutoring is a significant financial commitment but, through one to one lessons, your child will be able to learn in a highly personalised and safe environment and will thrive.
High success rate of helping children to gain places at their school of choice.
Maths, Literacy, History, Phonics, and Spanish lessons in Stamford, UK.
My approach to tutoring will be whatever suits your child best, i have worked with a variety of age ranges and abilities so i can adapt my technique and resources to best suit your child.
i have a recent DBS that i am happy to bring with me or show on request
I have been teaching since 1996, I have strong work ethics. My priority is time management, team work and strong communication skills.
Hello,
I have been a teacher since 2008 when I gained my PGCE, specialising in Early Years (5-11). I then went on to get my Masters in Education. For the last twelve years I have taught over a range of year groups and enjoy the challenge that teaching brings. I have had experience of tutoring Year 5 and 6 children with good results. I love the one to one teaching experience with children and know that I can make a difference to those children needing just a bit more support at this difficult time. I have a further DBS on the update service. Please contact me via my facebook page or call me for more details.
I hope to hear from you soon,
Jo
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Primary school teacher with over 30 years teaching experience in KS1 and KS2 in Australia and the UK.
I have a PGCE in Primary Education and 20 years experience teaching children across the entire primary age range. I approach learning in a fun and engaging way and my friendly and nurturing manner enables all children to succeed and thrive.
I am qualified in children’s learning and development from ages 0-7, to achieve this I have worked in nurseries and Primary Schools.
I am also currently in my third year of Primary Education, I have taught children ages 6-11 within this course.
Literacy, Basic Maths, and General Science lessons in Eastbourne, UK.
Literacy, numeracy and social skills lessons in Derby, UK.
Qualifications
Currently undertaking Masters level research into trauma related dyslexia
Certified Trauma and Mental in Schools Practitioner
Postgraduate Diploma in Assessing for Specific Learning Differences
Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Dyslexia Teaching
Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Development
Degree in Psychology and Sociology
Certificate in Understanding the Autistic Spectrum
NLP Diploma
Level 3 Award in Education
My background and journey
Before working for myself I ran a youth work charity in Cumbria for 10 years, and also worked to empower young people to become active with volunteering in their local community. I taught Psychology at GCSE, A-level, Degree and Post Graduate levels. I have also worked within the homeless sector and within the adult education system coordinating learning support in the same role a SENDCO would have in a school.
My areas of expertise are in dyslexia, trauma and mental health, confidence building, motivation and one to one work. My ability to think outside the box when engaging people means that I capture peoples imagination and show them how they can motivate themselves to be successful. My experience in the Army has also honed my self determination and efficiency.
I am dyslexic, although I wasn’t assessed until I was an adult, I always suspected that I viewed the world in a slightly different way to others. I suspect I have elements of other SpLD's too which means that I have to put more effort into everyday life than most people. This means that I can truly empathise with the people I work with.
My adventure with dyslexia has taught me to understand that what I have to offer is unique and valuable because of my dyslexia, not despite my dyslexia! This is what I want to teach to our everyone in our community who is also neurodiverse.
I am also a mum to a very lively and humorous 10 yr boy. As a parent I understand the issues that parents have in trying to get their child's needs met, this coupled with my experience teaching and coordinating learning support which underpins my training as a dyslexia specialist and trauma and mental health practitioner means that I understand how parents and schools can work together to get the best for every child.
The package I offer
Each child has different needs and this is why I deliver bespoke packages to each person. I also include Dyslexia Gold in my packages and support inbetween lessons via an educational app called edmodo which parents can also have a loggin for so they can monitor all contact between me and a student.
If you have any quesstions, please contact me.
As a dedicated university student working towards becoming a teacher, I aim to do my best to help tutor to increase knowledge and confidence. I have excellent grades from my secondary school at C and above and also have experience of working with primary aged children in tasks such as helping with school work in English and maths. Furthermore, I have experience with children with autism, ADHD, and more.
Numeracy and Literacy lessons in Glasgow, UK.
