Steph

Professional Keystone Tutor

Prior to joining Keystone Steph was a primary school teacher. She has a wealth of experience in working with students in Years 1 to 8. She has tutored over 4,600 hours with us and also assists with our 7+ and 8+ assessments.

Steph is a professional Keystone tutor. This means Steph:

✔ Engages with Keystone's bespoke professional development programme
✔ Works exclusively for Keystone on a fully employed basis
✔ Is committed to tutoring as a career and profession

We believe these factors combine to make a unique difference to the level of commitment we can assure, as well as the quality of teaching that our professional tutors offer.

Steph teaches: Primary (Year 1 - 6) English, Primary (Year 1 - 6) Maths, 7+ English, 7+ Maths, 8+ English, 8+ Maths, 11+ English, 11+ Maths, 13+ English, 13+ Maths

“My daughter was ‘full of it’ when she came off the call yesterday which was lovely. She said how she’d relaxed into it straight away and also said how amazing the online environment is. In fact she said to me she got more out of an hour with you yesterday than weeks with our local tutor or at school. Thank you!”

Mother of Year 5 Student

About Steph:

Experience
Biography
Approach to Tutoring
When not tutoring

Experience

* Primary English and Maths (KS1 and 2)

* 13+ English

* 13+ Maths

* 11+ English and public school entrance exams, including pre-tests

* 11+ Maths and public school entrance exams, including pre-tests

* 8+ English and prep school entrance exams

* 8+ Maths and prep school entrance exams

* 7+ English and prep school entrance exams

* 7+ Maths and prep school entrance exams

I also have experience with tutoring online for students primarily in Singapore and Hong Kong as well as a range of other countries.

My students have previously gained entry to the following schools:

Eton College

Westminster School

City of London School for Girls

City of London School

Emanuel

Ibstock Place

Wycombe Abbey

Benenden

North London Collegiate School

St Swithun's School

Cheltenham Ladies College

Dulwich College

Francis Holland

St.Swithuns

Colet Court

I have previously mainly taught as a primary school teacher working in both Year 5 and 6 and helping to prepare children for the eleven plus exams. I also have experience working in Year 2 and 3 helping to support and extend children who were in the seven plus and eight plus age group. Therefore, I have an excellent grounding working with the syllabus required for both the eleven plus and the seven plus and have experienced first- hand what the schools require from the children sitting these types of exams.

In terms of pre-tests, I recommend building up a thorough knowledge of the 11+ Maths and English syllabus and focusing as much as possible on comprehension, grammar and cloze procedure, mental arithmetic and word problems. I use a variety of activities to target the time pressured nature of the tests and problem solving.

I also have a lot of experience working with children in international schools and from the international curriculum. I use the interactive whiteboard platform for pupils in Singapore and across the world to teach tailored lessons for a wide range of pupils.

Biography

I moved to London at ten years old to attend St. James Independent School for Girls based in South West London. Amongst a diverse background of extra-curricular activities, I went on to study English Literature, History and Music at A-level. I developed a real love of studying English throughout my time at school which led me to apply for a Bachelor’s degree in this subject at Royal Holloway University of London. Having a truly inspiring professor during my time at university led me to apply for the Shakespeare Masters course and I thoroughly enjoyed having the chance to go into greater depth and analysis of the infinitely complex works of William Shakespeare! I also took part in a variety of theatrical productions whilst living on campus and enjoyed the challenge of interpreting classic texts in new and unusual ways.

In 2012 I finished a P.G.C.E qualification from Roehampton University and immediately started teaching in a primary school in Putney. Whilst studying I spent a lot of time researching child psychology and how best to help different children learn. I found this a fascinating subject and love the challenge of understanding the needs of all the different children in my classroom to know how best they learn.

Approach to Tutoring

Having worked as a school teacher across a variety of ages in the past I have had experience with a huge range of different abilities and needs. I also have my own two children and know first hand how different each child can be. I love the challenge of finding and understanding exactly how each child works and have a vast bank of tutoring resources and teaching aids to help each individual learn to the best of their ability. I consider myself patient and creative and always focus on helping each child build up their confidence and enjoyment in learning throughout my sessions.

When not tutoring

Away from my work in schools, I have lots of enthusiasm for trying out different sporting activities. I took an in depth 18 month yoga course whilst training for my P.G.C.E. and love to do yoga classes and practice wherever I have the available space (literally and figuratively). I also love to spend time outdoors walking and rock-climbing. Recently, I have been awarded funding from the National Lottery to set up a community permaculture based vegetable growing project in Bristol with which we hope to supply local foodbanks and educate others on sustainable food growing methods.

What clients say about Steph:

''We learned over the weekend that our son received an offer from Eton. This is such an amazing result and down in no small part to you and your incredible work in preparing him for the assessments. From the very beginning you have been ultra-professional, focused and results-orientated. He has benefitted enormously from your consistent deliverance of excellence, support and encouragement. Thank you very, very much!''

Father of Year 6 student

''I met with my son's teacher this morning. She said there had recently been a significant “step change” in his English and that he had done some wonderful poems/ creative writing. I am sure that this is in no small part down to your tutoring, so thank you. He very much enjoys his lessons with you.''

Mother of Year 4 student

''Hi Steph, I thought you might like to know that my daughter got an academic scholarship to St Swithuns based on her exam results and interview so she did really well. I'm sure the work you did with her helped her confidence generally and cemented her knowledge, so thank you!''

Mother of Year 6 pupil

''Dear Stephanie, We received an enrollment offer from NLCS this morning. This result was made possible by your support, for which I am very grateful. I wanted to let you know right away, and I am looking forward to seeing you again during the lessons. ''

Mother of Year 1 pupil

''Steph, we could not be more grateful for all of the wonderful work you are doing with our son. He genuinely enjoys his tutorials with you and they are definitely having a very positive impact on him academically and in many other ways. Thank you so much!''

Father of Year 6 pupil

“I just wanted to let you know that my daughter performed very well in her entrance exams and was made an offer by all three schools she applied to! We were so pleased with the results and a little overwhelmed by her options! After careful consideration, she has chosen to accept her offer from Cheltenham Ladies College and she will begin in September as planned.”

Mother of 11+ Student

“This year's results are so much better - we are quite overwhelmed with how well he's done!!! I'm in no doubt that this is all down to your tutoring so thank you so much. Our son is super proud of himself and this has given him a huge confidence boost. We could not be happier.”

Mother of Year 3 Maths student in Dubai

''Steph did a great job. We only needed a couple of sessions for a 7+ test that my son took and passed last week. Steph did a great job directing us on what areas to look at and giving us advice on what to practise. My son really liked her, as did I.''

Mother of 7+ student

''I just wanted to let you know that my son passed the Colet Court 8+ exam and has been invited back for an interview. He says Stephanie was ‘top teacher’ and really enjoyed the few lessons he had with her.''

Mother of 8+ student

''My daughter is a big fan of Steph and things seem to be going very smoothly. Steph has a lovely manner about her and is very gentle - definitely an approach that works with my daughter.''

Mother of 11+ Student

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