Jess

I have been teaching for approxiamtely twelve years, both in school and privately. I am very involved in the world of education, and when I am not teaching I create and make educational resources.

I have an OCR Level 5 qualification from Fairley House in Teaching Students with Specific Learning Difficulties and a Level 7 qualification in Maths difficulties at Edge Hill University. The Level 7 course specialised in Dyscalculia and Maths Anxiety, alongside poor working memory and visual perception difficulties. Both qualifications included working with students with ADHD and Dyspraxia. I am also a qualified mindset coach.

I use these qualifications to teach both students with learning difficulties and those wishing to excel in subjects, by focusing on their individual learning styles and developing my teaching accordingly. For example, I really enjoy helping students with exam preparation, interview preparation and school entrance in general. This includes UKISET, CAT tests and 16+ entrance exams. I am fully up to date with the 11+ and 13+ entrance exams and have helped many students into the top day and boarding schools across the UK, coming from both from the UK and overseas. I also work a lot with GCSE students, both with those looking to retake and those aiming at scoring 8s or 9s.

I feel like all exams and tests can be used to help the student all round in their education, and can be used as a general boost across the board, not just for the specific exam, but for the future too.

Students learn best, regardless of age, when they are thoroughly engaged in the lesson and feeling confident within themselves and their ability. The clear advantage of one to one lessons is that they can be tailored completely towards the individual. I believe identifying the student’s learning style is essential, as is using the student’s interests and hobbies to create personalised resources. I incorporate mindset and mindfulness into all of my work and my aim is always to help students feel confident and believe that they have they achieve the desired goals and outcomes.

I am enthusiastic and passionate about teaching and I aim to make my lessons as enjoyable and interesting as possible. My lessons are engaging and include a variety of activities and resources; students frequently use textbooks at school and therefore I try to break away from these and concentrate on finding other ways to teach. I like to help to build confidence and empower the student to believe in their own ability.

In my free time I love to be outdoors and particularly enjoy hiking, surfing or outdoor swimming. I like to write, cook and to take photos.

I am the co founder of Grow, a business that I set up with a colleague in 2020, which focuses specifically on creating educational resources for students, parents and teachers, centred on mindset.