Tutor profile - Sarah

Sarah has been a teacher in a variety of schools in her 15 year career in Education. At university, she achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Education while teacher training experience across KS1 and KS2. She started her career in a state school in Penge, working with all year groups in KS2 and working towards SATs in Year 6. Next, she moved to an international school in Amman, Jordan where she continued working with different year groups in KS2. The learning was focused around enquiry based curriculum with an IB focus, offering her a wealth of experience and depth of understanding across many subjects.

Upon returning to the UK in 2017, she began teaching in another state school in London in Year 5 and 6, working with a diverse range of students with a variety of needs. Using a variety of strategies and techniques to help pupils who have dyscalculia, dyslexia, ASD or ADHD, so they can find their strengths and manage challenges. After this school, she was appointed Head of Reasoning in a top London Prep school in Notting Hill Gate, where she worked predominantly in Year 5 and 6. Her knowledge of the 11+ process, testing and secondary school requirements is excellent and she has seen many pupils go to a range of schools such as City of London, St Paul’s, Latimer and Godolphin etc. She also have experience of the requirements of scholarships. She has a wide knowledge of different schools, so she is able to cater to many tutoring needs and meet the objectives for pupils in KS2 and starting KS3. Her main approach to one to one tutoring is to have a clear meeting and understanding of what parents and students want to achieve such as; what are the main struggles and strengths. Setting objectives and goals and measuring those as she continues to work with her stidents while offering regular updates and communication. She loves to break barriers in learning to ensure success. She uses a variety of teaching methods to ensure understanding, breaking down problems, assessing how to pick and use the right skills.

She is highly organised and has excellent time management. She has excellent knowledge of the requirements of SATs and the 11+ in Maths, English, Science and Reasoning. She uses a range of resources and she is happy to help parents/ carers find the right resources for extra study. In her current school she is Head of Reasoning and a maths specialist,
teaching a vast range of abilities to reach their potential. As a teacher, she can offer advice or queries for parents about school reports, secondary school applications and general understanding of schools.