Catherine

Tutor profile - Catherine

Catherine

Geography & Maths

Like all our tutors, Catherine is a qualified teacher Like all our tutors, Catherine holds a degree from a top University Like all our tutors, Catherine holds a full, clean criminal records checkCatherine holds a First Class degreeCatherine holds a degree from a Russell Group University
Catherine’s role was to fill any gaps and misconceptions in the subject, whilst also ensuring that our son tackled the 3 differing geography papers (physical, human and fieldwork) in the most effective way possible. Our aim for these sessions was to achieve a level 5/6 in August 2018.

From the start Catherine added value… she quickly identified our son's weaker areas (mostly the parts of the curriculum that he did not enjoy) and supported him with good questioning and ideas to help him tackle these head on. After the first session he admitted that this was already helpful as he’d been avoiding certain themes.

Catherine approach was calm, kind and supportive and I felt that she made him relax into the subject and feel more confident about his ability, particularly with structuring the longer, more complex questions, which he does not enjoy. Catherine’s knowledge was extensive and she made him realise that without a good factual base he would struggle. He was motivated to learn more key facts in the weeks up to the exams.

Catherine was always flexible with tutor times and dates and was keen to fit in additional sessions. Catherine was punctual and friendly and it was a pleasure to work with her. I would not hesitate to recommend her.

Mother of GCSE Geography Student, SW London

Catherine's biography

Catherine graduated from Durham University with a BA in Geography in 2013; achieving a 1st class honours degree. She then joined the Teach First programme, where she taught mathematics in a secondary school in west London. During this time she enjoyed working with a wide range of abilities and was given responsibility for various GCSE classes, giving her experience in preparing students for their GCSE Mathematics and GCSE Statistics.

She now works for an education technology company that provides maths tutoring for primary school children, and enjoys working with tutors, teachers and pupils on a daily basis. This has also given her a great insight into what makes an engaging and accessible tutoring session, and really enjoys seeing the children making progress in topics they were previously struggling with.

Catherine feels that is extremely important to build a positive relationship with students she is teaching whilst always encouraging them to achieve their best, and she is passionate about children believing in themselves and having high aspirations. In her spare time, Catherine enjoys singing in a gospel choir, skiing and travelling, and is looking forward to a trip to Costa Rica this summer.

Catherine's availability

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Catherine's qualifications

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

University name Name of degree Year of graduation
Institute of Education Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) 2014
Durham University Geography (BA Hons) 2013

Subjects tutored:

Geography (KS3, GCSE AQA, GCSE Edexcel, GCSE OCR, IGCSE, A Level AQA, A Level Edexcel and A Level OCR)

Maths (KS3, GCSE AQA, GCSE Edexcel, IGCSE, IGCSE additional, A Level AQA, A Level Edexcel and A Level OCR)

Recent testimonials

Catherine was very personable and positive. She helped James understand key topics and fill in gaps that there was insufficient time at school for James to get grips with. She was always on time and helpful. She got well with James and had a nice sense of humour.

Father in Wandsworth

Wednesday, 2nd August 2017

Here's where Catherine 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)
  • Maida Vale, Little Venice (W9)
  • Westminster (SW1)
  • 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)
  • St John’s Wood, Primrose Hill, Lisson Grove (NW8)
  • WC1
  • Ealing

  • Acton, East Acton, Park Royal, West Acton (W3)
  • Ealing, Park Royal (W5)
  • West Ealing, Northfields (W13)
  • Hounslow

  • Chiswick, Gunnersbury, Turnham Green, Bedford Park (W4)
  • Hammersmith and Fulham

  • Hammersmith, Ravenscourt Park (W6)
  • Shepherds Bush, White City (W12)
  • Kensington and Chelsea

  • Kensington, Holland Park (W8)
  • North Kensington, Queens Park (W10)
  • Notting Hill, Holland Park (W11)
  • Chelsea, Brompton, Knightsbridge (SW3)
  • Earl’s Court (SW5)
  • South Kensington, Knightsbridge (SW7)
  • Lambeth

  • Brixton, Brixton Hill, Streatham Hill, Tulse Hill, Clapham Park, Balham (SW2)
  • Kennington, Vauxhall (SE11)
  • Southwark

  • Bankside, South Bank, Southwark, Bermondsey, Vauxhall (SE1)
  • Rotherhithe, Bermondsey, Surrey Quays (SE16)
  • Walworth, Newington (SE17)
  • 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)
  • Hackney

  • Barnsbury, Canonbury, Kings Cross, Islington, Pentonville, De Beauvoir Town, Hoxton (N1)
  • Barnet

  • East Finchley, Fortis Green, Hampstead Garden Suburb (N2)
  • Finchley, Church End, Finchley Central (N3)
  • North Finchley, Woodside Park (N12)
  • Cricklewood, Willesden, Neasden, Dollis Hill, Childs Hill (NW2)
  • Brent Cross, Hendon (NW4)
  • Mill Hill, Arkley (NW7)
  • The Hyde, Colindale, Kingsbury, Queensbury, West Hendon (NW9)
  • Golders Green, Hampstead Garden Suburb (NW11)
  • Haringey

  • Finsbury Park, Manor House, Harringay, Stroud Green (N4)
  • Hornsey, Crouch End, Harringay (N8)
  • Muswell Hill (N10)
  • Islington

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

  • Lower Edmonton, Edmonton (N9)
  • New Southgate, Friern Barnet, Bounds Green, Arnos Grove (N11)
  • Palmers Green (N13)
  • Brent

  • Kilburn, Brondesbury, West Hampstead, Queen’s Park (NW6)
  • Willesden, Acton, Harlesden, Kensal Green, Neasden, Old Oak Common, Park Royal, Stonebridge, Brent Park (NW10)
  • City of London

  • EC3
  • EC4