Amy holds a Master’s of Teaching from the University of Toronto and a double major Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Theatre and Media Studies. She has a specialist degree in Special Education teaching as well as English Language and Literature.
Throughout Amy’s academic history, she took great advantage of international study opportunities and developed a passion for international cultures and languages. She studied abroad in Sydney (University of New South Wales), France (Alpha B Institut Linguistique), England (Herstmonceux Castle; Oxford University) and Ireland (Trinity College).
Amy's classroom teaching experience has been in private and public international schools, across primary and high school departments. She has taught in Toronto, Chiang Mai, Milan, London and Barcelona, across subjects of English, Maths, Verbal, and Non-verbal Reasoning. She has experience working with many curriculums, including the IB (PYP and MYP), British national, and Canadian national curriculum.
Amy has been a private tutor for 12 years, supporting students virtually and in-person. She has experience working with an international range of students from various cultures and exclusive families. Amy understands the importance of creating a strong and trusting relationship with her tutor families, and greatly values their privacy and confidentiality. Her history tutoring male and female students between the ages of 7-15 focus primarily on entrance examination support for 7+, 11+ and 13+.
She has experience tutoring students with social and emotional needs, A.D.D./A.D.H.D., and autism. She diagnoses students’ learning styles and ensures teaching is catered to the individual student. Amy identifies her students’ unique interests and preferred study structures so she can ensure the delivery of content is enjoyable and meaningful for each student.
Currently, Amy tutors virtually full time. In her spare time, she enjoys making the most of London’s dynamic art scene by exploring exhibits, films, live music and theatre; her greater hobbies include yoga, videography and travel.
IB Experience
Amy has taught at two IB schools, one in Toronto, Canada and one in Milan, Italy. She has experience teaching the PYP curriculum, and developing/teaching the MYP curriculum. Amy's methods to help pupils achieve the IB are to weave Learner Profile Traits throughout tutor sessions, to create habits of critical and global thinking. Further, Amy believes in the advantages of goal-setting to achieve academic success. She creates personalised study programs and collects feedback from students and parents to ensure her students are always on path to accomplishing their goals. She values motivation and encouragement; her techniques include discussions, self-assessments, and fun activities -- all of which relate to real-life, global realities. She ensures students genuinely enjoy their tutoring sessions and that they always feel comfortable to share any confusions, thoughts and opinions. Amy instils confidence in students' academic abilities because she believes a confident mind is a successful mind.
Amy's availability
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School entrance experience
Amy has worked with children aiming to attend the following schools:
11 Plus (English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning)
13 Plus (English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning)
English (General, KS1, KS2, KS3, GCSE AQA, GCSE Edexcel, GCSE OCR, IGCSE, IGCSE (Cambridge), IB Standard Level, IB MYP and ESL)
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