School entrance experience

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

• Alleyn's School
• Bancrofts Preparatory School
• Blackheath High School
• Blackheath Preparatory School
• Bromley High School
• Chigwell School
• City of London School for Girls
• Dulwich College
• Dulwich Prep London
• Eltham College
• Forest School
• Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
• Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls
• Highgate School
• Hurstpierpoint College
• James Allen's Girls' School (JAGS)
• Notting Hill and Ealing High School
• Rosemead Preparatory School
• South Hampstead High School
• St Dunstan's College
• St Paul's Juniors
• St Paul's School
• Streatham and Clapham High School
• Sydenham High School GDST
• The Towers Convent School
• The Villa
• Westminster Under School
• Wimbledon High School

Alanya’s pupils have most recently gained places at: Dulwich Prep School (8 plus), St.Paul’s Cathedral School (8 plus), Highgate (7 plus and 11 plus), Forest (7 plus and 11 plus), Bancroft’s (scholarship, 11 plus), Dulwich College (11 plus), Alleyn’s (11 plus), JAGS (11 plus), Streatham and Clapham (7 plus), Sydenham (7 plus) and Bromley High (7 plus).

Alanya's biography:

Alanya has 7 years of tuition experience, working with pupils for 7+, 8+, 9+, 10+, 11+, 13+ and GCSE (English) exams, grammar school entrance and general booster tuition. She believes all children can make excellent progress with the correct support and strives to develop confidence, resilience and enthusiasm for learning in each pupil she teaches. Alanya can support pupils preparing for CAT4, ISEB, GL and CEM examinations. She also works with pupils more generally to build their confidence in reading, writing and maths. Her pupils have gained places at competitive schools across London, achieved scholarship awards and increased their confidence in school through regular 1:1 support.

Alanya is an experienced tutor and classroom teacher and currently works on an initial teacher education programme, training primary trainee teachers and their mentors across London. Alanya has worked as a teacher across the key stage 1, 2 and EYFS age ranges. She has led the curriculum for English and Phonics as a subject leader and was also Pupil Voice and Leadership Co-ordinator, embedding the curriculum for Philosophy for Children. Alanya‘s practice is research informed, drawing on strategies from cognitive science to make learning memorable and support her pupils to revise efficiently and effectively.

Alanya is a graduate of the University of St Andrews, where she read English. She went on to complete a master’s degree, specialising in Victorian literature. Alanya joined the Teach First Leadership Development Programme in 2013 and was awarded QTS from the Institute of Education. Her commitment to each of her pupils led Alanya to receive an 'outstanding' grading in her PGCE.

Alanya is an imaginative practitioner and brings energy, enthusiasm and creativity to her teaching, engaging children through their interests and sharing her love of children's fiction. She has particular experience of working with more reluctant readers and writers and enjoys supporting children to develop a love of reading and creative writing. She has worked with children with a range of specific learning needs including autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, hearing loss and sensory and processing issues and children who are new to English.

Alanya is an experienced online tutor and can work with children on zoom using interactive whiteboards. Alanya facilitates learning online for both children and trainee teachers and has a bank of resources to keep lessons engaging and interactive. Slides and homework tasks are shared in advance. This ensures your child gets all the benefits of face to face tuition, including bespoke planning, assessment and feedback.

Alanya's qualifications:

Alanya qualified to teach Primary education in 2014, and holds a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) from Institute of Education.

Recent testimonials:

Alanya has written the following:

Home learning: How to engage your child with reading using phonics

In this blog, Alanya sets out five resources to help your child develop confidence and fluency in their reading while having lots of fun along the way!

Alanya March 2020

Alanya is available for online tuition

Alanya is available for online tuition to students anywhere in the world. Find out more about online tuition.