Julia

I was born in London to English parents, and spent my early childhood in Hong Kong. Upon my return to London, I attended the French Lycee and then took my A levels at Collingham VI form college in French, History of Art and Classical Civilisation. I went on to do a History of Art degree at SOAS where I gained a 2:1. After my undergraduate degree I worked at Christie's Auction House and the Victoria & Albert Museum. I studied in 2004 for a Life Science Certificate course in Biology and Chemistry gaining a double distinction as well as also studying for an MA in Museum Studies in 2008. I lived in Taiwan in 2010 for a year teaching English after having completed a CELTA qualification. Upon my return to the UK I studied for an Early Years PGCE at Cambridge University. Since then I have been working as a primary school teacher in several independent schools. I worked in museum education for a few years running school activities whilst tutoring part-time. From September 2016 I decided to work as a full time tutor.

Having worked as a full time primary school teacher as well as having privately tutored a large number of children over the years, I have found that each of them learns and develops in diverse ways and progresses at different rates. I always want to understand as much as possible about the background of each child, their difficulties, behaviour, strengths and weaknesses. I consider myself a patient, enthusiastic teacher who likes to use different learning strategies to encourage and draw out the best in each child.

I am currently working as a full-time tutor and previously worked in museum education at the Museum of Brands helping to run school and family activities and workshops. I have worked as a full time teacher in a few independent schools and mainly tutor KS1 and KS2 children. I really enjoy the interaction one to one as opposed to teaching in the classroom. When I am not tutoring I enjoy museum exhibitions, photography, rock climbing and golf.