Chelsea

I am a fully Qualified English Teacher. I have extensive experience teaching KS3, KS4 and KS5/AS English to students aged 11-18. I am confident in all areas of teaching, including: safeguarding; building respectful relationships; behaviour management; subject knowledge; lesson planning; creating schemes of work and individual learning plans; mapping assessments and progress data; and communication with families. I was a well-respected member of the English faculty and have experience mentoring trainee teachers, including Teach First and PGCE students, as well as newly-appointed ECTs, due to my outstanding teaching abilities.

I have a wealth of experience teaching students with a range of different learning needs, including SEN needs such as dyslexia, ADHD, ASC, SEMH, DLD and speech and language disorders, cerebral palsy, wheelchair uses and children with hearing and sight impairments. I can confidently apply information from EHCPs to enable young people to learn in a way that best suits them and create individual learning plans tailored to each child. My passion for supporting students with SEN has led me to work extensively with small nurture groups, skills for learning classes, and lead on the development of new schemes of work and teaching strategies within my faculty for groups of underachieving students with SEN in KS3.

I have also worked as an English tutor for six years, teaching children aged 9-16 on a one-to-one and small group basis in their homes and online. This role has involved: making contact with families to discuss concerns and wishes; building a positive rapport with carers and students; assessing skills, knowledge and current attainment level; creating individual learning plans; planning and differentiating lessons according to students’ needs and interests; creating homework; scheduling regular assessments; and reviewing progress and discussing this with both parents and student. I have also worked as a specific SEN Tutor, teaching young people with anxiety, dyslexia, ASC, DLD, and working memory challenges, who need additional support outside of mainstream education and those who are home-schooled.

Before teaching, I was a youth worker in the local community, supporting children with SEMH needs and those who had experienced trauma. In this role I also worked with students with gaps in their education and those who had not been able to attend or return to mainstream education. I planned and facilitated personal development training centred on building young people’s confidence, self-esteem, motivation and independence, and developed skills such as goal-setting, expressing emotions, fostering healthy relationships and regulating behaviour. I also provided emotional support and facilitated workshops and social activities in the community to build their social skills and engagement with the wider world. Therefore, based on this experience, I am able to build a strong rapport with children and re-engage them in their learning.

I also have extensive knowledge of different GCSE English Literature and English Language exam boards to support Year 10 and 11 students, including AQA, Edexcel, iGCSE and Eduquas. I also have a sound understanding of the SATS exams for primary school students. Over my years as a teacher and tutor, I have created and collated a vast range of resources for teaching different topics and texts, which I can share with students to guide independent learning and revision outside of lessons, as well as to develop study skills and exam technique. Most importantly, my tutoring experience means I know how to apply a personalised and student-centred approach to my teaching practice.