Emma

Highly qualified, passionate, buzzy and very well experienced teacher and lecturer of English and German from KS2 to post graduate level - all ages welcome, from 1 to 100. Excellent knowledge of KS4, KS5 and the European A1-C1 exam framework requirements with tips and tricks to promote strong results. Tailor made sessions to build confidence, boost language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing, and enable students to have fun whilst making swift progress. Lots of experience with the 1-9 curriculum, and many tips and tricks to help students of all abilities access higher grade boundaries in both Language and Literature. I currently teach both in person and online, and am able to tailor each session to the individual with multifarious resources readily to hand.

Tutoring Experience

I've taught German and English for many moons to all ages and abilities, and love tweaking tasks to help students 'click' - with the right materials and approach, everyone can make swift progress and have fun accessing areas of language or lit they might have learnt to dread before. My teaching experience has predominantly been in state schools and at university in the UK, and many of my former students have been inspired to continue with their German and / or English studies at advanced level and at degree level. I have also taught natives in Cologne, focusing on literature and language acquisition. My KS3, KS4 and KS5 experience is tailored to the exam boards Edexcel, AQA and OCR, and having been a head of department for most of my teaching and lecturing life, I am adept at providing students with creative materials to support them in every step of their exam preparation. Teaching via Zoom with online lessons is an excellent way of boosting learning if travel is difficult.

Tutoring Approach

I work closely with tutees face-to-face in my home and / or online to provide an approach which complements their preferred learning styles. Some prefer a focus on visual or tactile learning with involving a plethora of speaking activities, whilst others respond well to an exam tailored approach with a multitude of grammatical tasks. No matter the preference, I can tweak things to suit and can always find a way in to untap blocked creativity and comprehension. My mission is always to instil confidence - students of all ages and abilities must feel they 'can do it', and I strive to help that be their mantra.