School entrance experience

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

• Bute House
• City of London School for Girls
• Dulwich College
• Latymer Upper
• Putney High School
• South Hampstead High School

Rosie can prepare students for all components of the entrance exams: Numeracy, Literacy, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning and Interview preparation.

Rosie's biography:

Rosie is an enthusiastic, creative teacher with a primary PGCE and qualified teacher status. Her focus is on building children's confidence and enjoyment of learning in order to help them succeed.

Since qualifying, Rosie has worked as a class teacher across a range of year groups. Her experience includes teaching phonics, early reading, all subjects across the primary age-range and exam preparation at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. In her last post, Rosie was Head of Spanish and was responsible for delivering the Spanish curriculum to all primary year groups.

Rosie is experienced in teaching children who are new to English, children on the ASD spectrum and children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Having trained through the highly regarded Teach First Leadership Development Programme, Rosie has an excellent understanding of the most current educational research and teaching methods.

Rosie has recently left the classroom to become a full-time tutor, specialising in preparation for entrance exams (7+, 8+ and 11 +). She has been working closely with Owl Tutors to create resources to support tutors and parents in preparing children for entry to schools at 7+, 8+ and 11+.

As well as entrance exam tuition, Rosie also works as a home-school teacher. She has provided home-school tuition for a number of students and is experienced in planning and delivering individualised home-school programmes.

When tutoring a pupil, Rosie believes that forming a strong, positive relationship with them is the first step to achieving success. She endeavours to make her lessons as engaging and creative as possible to ensure children are enthusiastic about their learning. To her, it is vital that children enjoy their learning to ensure long-term success.

Before beginning her teacher training, Rosie studied Environmental Science and International Development, gaining a first-class BSc. Rosie then spent some months volunteering in Honduras before working in Mallorca and France for the summer and winter season. Outside of work Rosie enjoys learning languages and playing music.

Rosie's qualifications:

Rosie qualified to teach Primary education in 2016, and holds a PGCE from Sheffield Hallam University.

Recent testimonials:

Rosie has written the following:

Building Early Maths Skills: 3 Recommended Resources

It is widely recognised that using practical, hands-on equipment is the best way to teach children early maths skills. In this blog, Rosie (a Qualified Primary teacher and professional tutor) discusses three excellent low-cost resources, and offers tips on how they can be used to teach some fundamental skills.

Rosie June 2019

10 Tips for Getting your Child to Love Reading

A love of reading is a key factor in becoming a successful reader. The more your child enjoys reading, the more motivated they will be to read frequently, and so the more advanced their reading skills will become. In this blog, Rosie sets out 10 tips to help children to see reading as a pleasure, rather than a chore.

Rosie June 2019

How to teach Phonics: A Step-by-Step Guide

In this blog, Rosie sets out a step-by-step guide to phonics: a method which teaches children to read by identifying the individual sounds in a word and blending them together.

Rosie May 2019