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title: Catherine
url: https://owltutors.co.uk/tutor/27006/
type: Tutor profile
audience: parents
published: 2024-05-21
subjects: [11 Plus, 13 Plus, English]
compiled: 2026-11-11
---

# Catherine

- From £90.00 per hour
- Enhanced DBS checked
- English teacher
- Qualified to teach in 2011
- Teaches: Online
- Masters, Examiner, Teach First, Russell Group

## About Catherine

Catherine is an experienced and conscientious IGCSE and IB English Language and Literature teacher. She studied at the University of Durham before completing her PGCE through the rigorous graduate programme Teach First via the University of Manchester. She holds a Master's Degree with Distinction in Creative Writing. Catherine has thirteen years of teaching experience both in the UK and in a leading international school in Singapore

Catherine splits her time between her homes in Belfast and Singapore. She loves to travel, especially to Margaret River in Western Australia and to Tokyo. In her spare time, she is a very passionate reader and writer and she loves spending time with her cat, Meredith. Finally, Catherine loves to go for long walks, particularly by the sea if possible!

## Availability

Availability as of 11 November 2026: taking new students. Catherine can currently accommodate 10 more students. Usually available (UK time): Monday: 9:00 PM–11:00 AM; Tuesday: 9:00 PM–11:00 AM; Wednesday: 9:00 PM–11:00 AM; Thursday: 9:00 PM–11:00 AM; Friday: 9:00 PM–11:00 AM; Saturday: 9:00 PM–11:00 AM; Sunday: 9:00 PM–11:00 AM.

## School entrance experience

Catherine has experience of preparing pupils for the following schools:

- [Cheltenham Ladies' College](https://owltutors.co.uk/schools/cheltenham-ladies-college/)

I have helped tutees gain entrance to this school through rigorous entrance test preparation.

## Qualifications

- PGCE Secondary English (Teach First) (English), University of Manchester (Teach First), 2011
- MA Creative Writing, University of Manchester, 2025
- Education and English, University of Durham, 2010

## Subjects and levels

- 11 Plus (English)
- 13 Plus (English)
- English (General, KS3, IGCSE, IGCSE (Cambridge), A Level Cambridge International, IB Standard Level, IB Higher Level, ESL)

## Next steps

Ready to discuss tuition with Catherine?

- Free 20-minute consultation: [make an enquiry](https://owltutors.co.uk/contact-us/)
- Phone: +44 (0)20 3457 8474
- Email: enquiries@owltutors.co.uk