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Jess

  • Morley
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£100 per hour

(1.5hr minimum)

I am a fully Qualified Teacher (QTS) with 15 years SEN experience in both mainstream, special school and tutoring settings; teaching across all subjects, age groups and Key Stages. I have lived experience of both autism and acquired brain injury within my immediate family and am an advocate for all people with SEN. My original...

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Skills & Experience​

•  My specialist experience working with young people with SEN to develop trusting and meaningful relationships;

I have lived experience of both brain injury and autism within my immediate family and this means that I work extremely well with SEN children and young people, as well as with their families and other support networks and agencies. Forming tutor/student & family relationships is the best part of being a tutor or teacher and the most important in terms of making progress over time. I have been fully committed to every single student that I have taught throughout my career and have been commended on this, even when working in busy schools with many students. I am proud to have made a positive impact on my students in their formative, teenage years.

 

·   My experience working with young people with Autism;

I have a patient and calm yet firm demeanour with my students, and I have taught children/ young people with autism in a range of settings. I create consistent and purposeful learning experiences for these students, whilst keeping to routine and using symbols and visual aids where appropriate. 

 

•  My experience working with young people with PDA;

I have worked specifically with students who have PDA in both special school and tutor settings. I recognise that it is a complex condition, that requires a careful use of language and session structure. Trust is often extremely important to students with a PDA profile and I therefore ensure that I never make promises that I can’t keep. Due to my current cohort of students, I ensure that I attend regular training events and webinars on PDA.

 

•  My experience working with young people with Anxiety;

Most of the children and young people that I have worked with, have been anxious or have been suffering from varying levels of an anxiety disorder. I will have approached this differently for each group or individual but have always done so with kindness and compassion. As a teacher, I am solution focussed and come up with different creative strategies to address the mental health needs of my students, which could include; considering the sensory environment, movement or yoga, mindful drawing and journaling, or playing games.

 

•  My experience working with young people with Sensory and/or auditory processing needs;

The students that I have taught with these needs have required different strategies to keep them engaged, focused and able to process and

retain information. For example, the tasks need to be: personalised as much as possible, use symbols or images, created for the sensory

needs of the learner and built up progressively. Repetition, overlearning, interleaving and consolidation are vital for students with any

processing needs. 

 

•  My experience working with young people with SEMH;

Last year I taught and supported a student with SEMH and anxiety through their Art A-Level and quickly developed a rapport. She trusts me to be kind, honest and to give her the right feedback for her work and in a way that she understands. I have also recently been working with a student with complex PTSD and have experience of delivering trauma informed practice through mentoring.

 

•  My experience teaching Primary Maths and English/Literacy;

Throughout my Special Needs teaching experience, I have had to explore and deliver a variety of strategies for teaching reading and phonics, English and Maths including; using visual aids and holistic project-based learning activities; adapting the National Curriculum to make it engaging and functional. Online teaching requires an adapted version of this, which is done through multiple learning platforms, interactive media and gaming, technological equipment such as a visualiser and live Microsoft document sharing.

 

•  My experience teaching Study Skills and Executive Functioning; 

I have been a KS3/KS4 tutor for most of my teaching career and my strengths lie in supporting students in and above this age range. I was promoted to a Pastoral Attendance lead during my time working with Sixth Formers/ KS5 students and specifically mentored students with additional needs, to support them across all subjects and managing their daily timetables.

 

•  My experience teaching Social & Communication skills; 

These skills are fundamental for an individual’s personal development; the ability to develop relationships and to have an enriched life. They have been a core part of my teaching philosophy, across all subjects, in schools and now into tutoring. I have experience teaching these skills through role play activities, life skills, PSHE sessions and interactive/ scenario based learning tasks. The introduction of social media has created a new way of communicating and I have experience helping students navigate these communication challenges in safe and effective ways. 

 

•  My experience teaching Art;

I have an art studio in my own home and this is my teaching space, which is equipped to teach Art online. Whilst teaching these key art skills, I also teach associated skills such as executive functioning/ study skills and speaking and listening skills. 

 

•  My experience working with young people to boost their confidence and self-esteem;

I have a positive and caring nature, which allows me to form bonds with students quickly. I give plenty of praise if the student responds well to it and will go out of my way to make students feel ‘seen’ and ‘heard’. I believe that praise can boost confidence in students when it is well pitched and genuine, and that there needs to be specific consideration for those individuals with a PDA profile.

 

•  My specialist experience providing engaging sessions to inspire a love of learning;

I have 12 years of experience within various learning environments and I make my tutoring sessions engaging and relevant to the needs of the student. During the pandemic I led sessions online that were well planned and interactive. I went above and beyond by sending out learning ‘packs’ of resources, I ran group lessons and 1-2-1 sessions during a very turbulent time; with a focus on re-engagement, wellbeing and recovery.

 

•  My skills and experience supporting young people to develop their independence.

I believe that developing a student’s independence is one of the most fundamental aspects of my job and it is integral to not just their learning

but to their life chances and prospects. It is something that needs to be built up gradually and I have experience of doing this through writing

schemes of work, delivering lessons and creating holistic learning opportunities. The same strategies will not work for everyone, and it is

about being patient and flexible.

 

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