Jane

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.