Gillian

About Me

I am an enthusiastic, fully qualified Primary school teacher and I am keen to carry my passion for education into direct tutoring. During my time teaching, I have taught across all levels and year groups. I have three years experience teaching in person and online. I have successfully tutored several children for a range of entrance exams and have experience in ISEB, CEM, and GL exams.

I believe strongly in promoting a growth and mastery focused mindset within the children I teach. Children are intrinsically motivated to do well in subjects they enjoy, and consider themselves to be strong in. These principles are key to my teaching practice. Children learn best when they engaged with the learning content. I strive to make my lessons fun, where children are engaged, motivated and able to learn independently.

I also look to develop strong, positive, relationships with my pupils, as I believe these must be in place for effective learning to take place. Getting to know my pupils is essential. One way I do this is through getting to know their interests – what engages and motivates them. By doing this, I can develop interest-based learning activities which are designed to encourage learning.