Joe

Joanna read English Language and Literature at Durham University (BA Hons), holds a Masters in Education from Manchester Metropolitan University and has been a GCSE and A level examiner. Joanna has extensive teaching and tutoring experience: she been Head of Department and Deputy Head (Academic), teaching English (English as a Second Language) and English literature in top tier UK and international schools for 30 years. As a tutor, she specialises in 11+/13+ entrance examinations, I/GCSE, A levels and IBDP. Her excellent subject knowledge, combined with a carefully tailored/ individualised approach, ensures her students consistently make great progress, are academically successful and achieve their predicted grades- or higher- in external examinations.

As a teacher with many years' GCSE experience (plus GCSE English examiner marking experience) Joanna can offer English and English literature tutoring in a range of exam boards including: CIE, Edexcel (including the coursework component) and AQA .

For the past 15 years Joanna has taught the Cambridge IGCSE English (0500) and IGCSE English Literature (0475) courses (including the unseen poetry component) in international schools and tutored students 1-to-1. Her students always achieve very positive value added scores and exceed their baseline 'if challenged' predicted grades.

As a Durham University English language and Literature graduate and with 20 years' experience of teaching A levels, Joanna has a broad and extensive subject knowledge and a track record of effectively teaching literature and language at the very highest level.

Joanna's teaching experience includes preparing students for the following Language and Language and Literature courses: Cambridge, OCR, Edexcel, AQA. She has also been an A level examiner for AQA Language (AS level). Joanna has supported students with English related EPQs (Extended Project Qualification).