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
• Colfe's Junior School
• 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
• Queenswood School
• Rosemead Preparatory School
• South Hampstead High School
• St Albans High School for Girls
• St Dunstan's College
• St Paul's Juniors
• St Paul's School
• Streatham and Clapham High School
• Sydenham High School GDST
• The Villa
• Westminster Under School
• Wimbledon High School

Alanya's pupils have most recently achieved places at: Alleyn's, JAGS, St.Paul's Cathedral School, Dulwich College, Highgate, Forest, Bancroft's (scholarship), Dulwich Prep School, St.Paul's Juniors, Queenswood (scholarship), St. Albans High School for Girls, Eltham College, St.Dunstan's College, Colfe's (scholarship), Blackheath High, Wimbledon High School, Streatham and Clapham High School, Sydenham High School and Bromley High School.

Alanya's biography:

Alanya strives to develop confidence, resilience and enthusiasm for learning in each of her pupils. Her students have gained places at competitive schools across London, achieved scholarship awards and increased their confidence in school through regular 1:1 support. Alanya has eight years of private tuition experience, working with pupils for pre-7+, 7+, 8+, 9+, 10+, 11+, 13+ and GCSE (English) exams. She has excellent knowledge of the CAT4, ISEB, GL and CEM examination syllabuses. She has also supported pupils with general booster tuition to build their confidence in reading, writing and maths.

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. She has worked as a teacher across the key stage 1, 2 and EYFS age ranges, leading 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 pedagogy draws on educational research, using 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 needs 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:

How to build a writer: Tips on how to get your child writing

In this blog, Alanya shares her top tips for supporting your child to overcome the blank page. A careful balance of structured support whilst encouraging independent thinking is key to solving writer's block in young learners!

Alanya January 2021

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.