Francesca

Tutor profile - Francesca

Francesca

7 Plus, 8 Plus, 11 Plus, 13 Plus, Other School Entrance, English, Psychology & RE

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Just a quick email to say thank you for the tuition we have received from Francesca this past term. We are going to stop this now. Francesca has been a wonderful influence on our daughter. She has not only help her to materially improve her performance in tests, but also helped her confidence to grow.

Parent of 11+ student, Fulham, London

Francesca's biography

Francesca studied English Literature and Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and went on to train with the prestigious Teach First Leadership Development program. Having gained a PGCE from the Institute of Education with ‘outstanding’ status, she has gone on to teach and tutor children for over nine years. Francesca has helped children and young people gain entrance in to some of London's most prestigious schools, including Habs, Highgate, City of London and NLCS. Perhaps more importantly, however, she has helped instill confidence and a love of learning. Francesca was able to develop her interest in child and adolescent development during her time studying for a Master's at the University of Edinburgh and has since gone on to work as a Clinical Psychologist, specialising in children and young people. Francesca’s commitment and dedication to a holistic learning style has helped not only children’s academic attainment but also their attitude towards learning and self-esteem. Her understanding of both pedagogy and psychology offers a unique insight in to not only what should be learnt, but also how it might be learnt best.

Within the learning environment, Francesca has a particular interest in raising children’s attainment through oracy and discussion; she has taken much influence from Philosophy for Children in her practice and lead this with great success in her school. Francesca has seen great levels of improvement with her core subjects through teaching the children the power of discussion and analysis. She is a very kind and loving professional who enjoys building self-confidence and curiosity in young people. Adopting the ‘whole child’ approach to pedagogy, she has worked throughout the key stages with great success and has knowledge of teaching children with SEN needs.

As a teacher, Francesca has benefited greatly through teaching in an all-through school. This means that she has had the privilege of working in the Secondary as well as Primary department and has mentored students through GCSE and A-Level English Literature and R.E.

Outside of the classroom, Francesca likes to run, read and eat good food.

Francesca's availability

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School entrance experience

Francesca has worked with children aiming to attend the following schools:


Francesca has seen pupils gain a place at some of the top universities and prep-schools. These include City of London Girls, Highgate, Westminster, Eaton Square School, St Helen's School, St Paul's Girls and Westminster Under, amongst others.

Francesca's qualifications

Francesca qualified to teach Primary education in 2015, and holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from Institute of Education.

University name Name of degree Year of graduation
University of Edinburgh MA (Hons) English Literature and Philosophy 2013
University of Hertfordshire Doctorate in Clinical Psychology 2022

Subjects tutored:

7 Plus

8 Plus

11 Plus (English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning)

13 Plus (English and Religious Studies)

Other School Entrance (9+, 10+ English, 10+ Maths, 10+ Verbal Reasoning, 10+ Non-Verbal Reasoning, 12+ English and 12+ Verbal Reasoning)

English (KS1, KS2, KS3, GCSE AQA, IGCSE, A Level AQA, A Level OCR and Undergraduate)

Psychology (GCSE AQA, GCSE Edexcel, GCSE OCR and A Level AQA)

RE (GCSE AQA, GCSE Edexcel, GCSE OCR, IGCSE, A Level AQA, A Level Edexcel and A Level OCR)

Here's where Francesca can teach

London

  • Mayfair (W1Y)
  • Mayfair (W1X)
  • Soho, Piccadilly (W1V)
  • Oxford Street, Regent Street (W1R)
  • Goodge Street, Warren Street (W1P)
  • Regents Park, Oxford Circus (W1N)
  • Marylebone (W1M)
  • EC1
  • EC2
  • WC2
  • Westminster

  • Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia (W1W)
  • Marylebone (W1U)
  • Hanover Square, Savile Row (W1S)
  • Mayfair (north), Grosvenor Square (W1K)
  • Mayfair (south), Piccadilly, Royal Academy (W1J)
  • Marylebone (W1H)
  • Harley Street (W1G)
  • Soho (north west) (W1F)
  • Soho (south east), Chinatown, Soho Square (W1D)
  • Portland Street, Regent Street (W1B)
  • Paddington, Bayswater, Hyde Park, Westbourne Green, Little Venice, Westbourne Green, Notting Hill (W2)
  • Camden

  • Fitzrovia, Tottenham Court Road (W1T)
  • Highgate, Hampstead Heath (N6)
  • Euston, Camden Town, Somers Town, Primrose Hill, Gospel Oak, Lisson Grove (NW1)
  • Hampstead, Chalk Farm, Primrose Hill, Swiss Cottage, Belsize Park, Gospel Oak, Frognal, Childs Hill (NW3)
  • Kentish Town, Tufnell Park, Dartmouth Park, Gospel Oak (NW5)
  • WC1
  • Ealing

  • Acton, East Acton, Park Royal, West Acton (W3)
  • Tower Hamlets

  • Aldgate, Bishopsgate, Whitechapel, Shoreditch, Spitalfields, Shadwell, Stepney, Mile End, Portsoken (E1)
  • Bethnal Green, Haggerston, Shoreditch, Cambridge Heath (E2)
  • Bow, Bromley-by-Bow, Old Ford, Mile End, Three Mills, London Gas Museum (E3)
  • Waltham Forest

  • Chingford, Sewardstone, Highams Park (E4)
  • Walthamstow, Upper Walthamstow (E17)
  • Hackney

  • Upper Clapton, Lower Clapton, Leyton, Stoke Newington (E5)
  • Barnsbury, Canonbury, Kings Cross, Islington, Pentonville, De Beauvoir Town, Hoxton (N1)
  • Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, Shacklewell, Dalston, Newington Green (N16)
  • Barnet

  • East Finchley, Fortis Green, Hampstead Garden Suburb (N2)
  • Finchley, Church End, Finchley Central (N3)
  • Cricklewood, Willesden, Neasden, Dollis Hill, Childs Hill (NW2)
  • Brent Cross, Hendon (NW4)
  • Haringey

  • Finsbury Park, Manor House, Harringay, Stroud Green (N4)
  • Islington

  • Highbury, Highbury Fields (N5)
  • Holloway, Barnsbury, Islington, Tufnell Park (N7)
  • Newham

  • Stratford, West Ham, Maryland, Leyton, Leytonstone, Temple Mills, Hackney Wick, Bow (E15)
  • City of London

  • EC3
  • EC4