Amabel Barraclough - Tutors - Keystone Tutors

Experience

I have had three years of 11+ and 13+ experience with great success, often helping my students to go from C to A grades and gaining places at the top London day schools and British boarding schools. I have had many students who had been outside of the UK system prior to exams. I also specialise in writing skills - both analytical - comprehension and essays - and creative writing.

Recent Keystone Work:

11+ English: 11+ English (Started: April 2011)

13+ English: 13+ English (Started: April 2011)

13+ English, 13+ History, 13+ R.S.: English 13+ Preparation for struggling writer (Started: April 2011)

13+ English, 11+ English: English tutoring for 13 year old boy (Started: April 2011)

11+ English, Verbal Reasoning, 11+ Maths : English Comprehension help (Started: April 2011)

11+ English: 11+ English for North London Boys' Schools (Started: May 2011)

11+ English, 11+ Maths : 10 yr old English and Maths (Started: June 2011)

11+ English: 11+ English (Started: July 2011)

11+ English, 11+ Maths : Consortium 11+ (English), Wycombe Abbey 11+ (English) (Started: July 2011)

11+ English, 11+ Maths : English and Maths for 11 year old girl (Started: January 2012)

11+ English: 11+ English (Started: February 2012)

13+ English, 13+ Maths: Maths and English 13+ (Started: February 2012)

Biography

I was educated at Gordonstoun School and Edinburgh University where I read English Literature. I have lived in London for three years working as a tutor, freelance journalist and writer.

Personal Approach

From my schooling I gained a holistic attitude towards education based around building confidence and playing to your individuals strengths. This is at the centre of my own teaching approach, my technique is guided by each child's character and needs. Building confidence is the first step often needed before academic goals can be realised, then a disciplined and methodical approach allows children to achieve their best.

What I do when I am not tutoring

I am currently working on a children's book and contribute articles freelance to a variety of arts publications.

Testimonials

17/10/2011: “Amabel is a great and excellent teacher and has guided our daughter on study techniques very well” (Father of 11+ English student)

17/10/2011: “Very good, really appreciate all her work” Mother of 11+ student)

17/10/2011: “Amabel is a very strong teacher and her recommendations were fantastic” (Parent of Year 5 English Student)

17/10/2011: "Amabel was very good and efficient and we think she has helped our daughter a lot in her preparation for the exams” (Mother of 13+ girl, Science student)

26/07/2011: “We are very pleased with the work Amabel is doing with my daughter” (Sensu, father of 12-year-old, English)

26/07/2011: “We think she's great! She's so enthusiastic and encouraging and she's really pushing him but in such a positive way.” (Fiona, mother of 12-year-old, English, R.S, History)

''Amabel was a great confidence builder for Mimi and you won't be surprised to hear that Downe House have offered her a place!!Her exam results were a bit od a curate's egg with an A in Science and English essay,C in Maths and a D in English Comprehension.Without Amabels help I think it would have remainded D's all round!!''

''I can't thank you enough for sending Amabel''

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