Jane considers herself to be a patient, positive and motivating tutor who can personalise learning and develop strategies to overcome any obstacles and develop a lifelong love of English and Literature. In her tailored approach, her teaching methods are focused on student-centred activities and active learning to teach the necessary skills and frameworks for her students to become independent learners.
With over 30 years teaching experience, Jane has led the International Baccalaureate and Cambridge IGCSE at leading Independent schools; her classes achieved outstanding valued added progression and examination success at IB, A Level and GCSE. Jane has also been a Head of Department where she was solely responsible for developing schemes of work and raising literacy standards.
Jane is an examiner for the IB (English Literature A (Higher and Standard levels) and English Language/Literature A Standard Level) and Edexcel: this enables her to integrate her insights into marking together with the feedback from the examination boards, directly into her tutoring.
Additionally, Jane has experience of writing and marking Year 6 Common Entrance and Scholarship exams and is also happy to tutor younger children to prepare them for these examinations and to improve their reading, comprehensions skills and understanding of grammar. She has experience of teaching English as a Foreign language and spent a year in Sweden tutoring on-line.
Whether you need a boost in confidence, an understanding of how to progress and reach the highest grades, support with an Extended Essay or EPQ, insight and appreciation of your set texts, preparation for interview or Entrance examinations, Jane is happy to support you on your journey.
IB Experience
Jane has been an examiner for the IB since 2009 and has taught SL and HL English Language/Literature and Literature at one of the leading IB schools: The Abbey which is a pro-active and forward-looking school. She was one of the pioneering teachers to teach the IB diploma at the school; they went on to achieve excellent results (averaging 39 points) every year. The IB has allowed Jane to become a more creative teacher, one who can provide opportunities to extend the personal autonomy and independence of the students. She has been an examiner for the IB for several years which has been extremely beneficial in helping her to prepare students for their final examinations. She has also supervised extended essays and it was extremely rewarding to see the students develop their critical thinking skills and confidence from the experience.
English (General, KS3, GCSE AQA, GCSE Edexcel, GCSE OCR, IGCSE, IGCSE (Cambridge), A Level AQA, A Level Cambridge International, A Level Edexcel, A Level OCR, IB Standard Level, IB Higher Level and IB MYP)
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