Jenny

Professional Keystone Tutor

Jenny is a qualified teacher who has over twenty years experience in primary education. She enjoys making learning as engaging and fun as possible for her students.

Jenny is a professional Keystone tutor. This means Jenny:

✔ 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.

Jenny teaches: Primary (Year 1 - 6) English, Primary (Year 1 - 6) Maths, 7+ English, 7+ Maths, 8+ English, 8+ Maths, 11+ English, 11+ Maths, 13+ Maths, School Entrance Interviews, Special Educational Needs, Verbal Reasoning & Non-Verbal Reasoning

''I would highly recommend Jenny to any parent looking for a tutor and she will certainly be our first point of call if we need help in the future.”

Mum of Nursery aged twins

About Jenny:

Experience
Biography
Approach to Tutoring
When not tutoring

Experience

* Primary English and Maths (KS1 and 2)

* 7+ English

* 7+ Maths

* 8+ English

* 8+ Maths

* 11+ English

* 11+ Maths

* Primary Science

* Primary Geography

* 13+ Maths

I have taught in primary education as a Teacher and Head Teacher for over twenty years in a variety of settings - state and private schools, online and home environments. I have taught across the primary phase and have prepared pupils very effectively for their KS1 and KS2 SATS.

I have a particular passion for tutoring Maths but am also very confident to teach any primary subject. Tutoring experience includes working with children 1:1 in preparation for their 7+, 8+ 11+ and 13+ assessments as well homeschooling in a variety of subjects. I have supported students successfully in their assessments for a variety of schools including: Alleyns, JAGS, King's College School Wimbledon, The Harrodian School, Bute House, Westminster, St Edward's School Oxford and Harrow.

Biography

My dream as a child was to be a teacher and so my educational journey was directed by this passion. I attended Wakefield Girls’ High School and really enjoyed it. I achieved 10 GCSEs in 1993 and went on to study 4 A Levels in 1995. I then attended Grey College at Durham University and graduated with an Honours degree in Geography (BSc). Next I went to Leicester University where I achieved a Primary PCGE in 1999. I then went on to have a very successful teaching and leadership career in primary education for more than twenty years. I have held a variety of different roles which have included Geography/History Leader, Science Leader, Assistant Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher and over 10 years as a Head Teacher. During my teaching career I have continued to study and gained my NPQH in 2008, Every Child Counts teacher in 2010, Professional Qualification for School Inspection in 2016 and an Executive Programme of Leadership & Management (Distinction) in 2017.

Approach to Tutoring

Forming a strong, respectful relationship with the children I work with is key to good progress and results as they feel valued and are receptive to the topics we are learning together. I like to make the learning as engaging and fun as possible and tailor it to the child’s needs e.g. auditory, visual or kinaesthetic. I offer friendly and relaxed lessons which are bespoke to what the child requires. I use both online and practical resources to engage and inspire learning.

When not tutoring

Outside of my tutoring, I am completing a PhD on a part time basis.

I love walking my 2 Goldendoodles in the local park, cooking, reading, jogging and painting.

What clients say about Jenny:

''Jenny has been professional, friendly , encouraging, disciplined and consistent.''

Mother of 8+ student

"Both children were genuinely excited when it came time for ''Teacher Jenny'' to visit. They were engaged and enjoyed learning with her. Jenny uses a range of techniques and activities to keep the children interested while they are learning, from songs to educational games on a tablet. Most importantly, she adapted each lesson to how the twins were feeling on that day."

Mum of Nursery aged twins

"Jenny was very efficient, methodical and what I think sets her apart is that she proactively sets a clear plan of action for each lesson, with a very progressive trajectory and then provides feedback after which which I really valued. She has a very bespoke approach in terms of assessing where the attention is needed and was able to get across all the different facets of English that needed to be covered. We are very grateful for Jenny’s help and direction and could not recommend her highly enough!"

Mum, 7+ Assessment - Kings school success

''My daughter enjoys her lessons with Jenny. Her confidence has grown and her comprehension skills are improving a lot. We just got her school summer exam results and she got the highest score in her year for comprehension which is a big improvement. In her Christmas comprehension exam she had run out of time so didn't complete all the questions. So definitely a success!''

Mum, Y5 student reading comprehension focus

''Jenny has been a great. My son loves his time with her, since day one. She makes learning fun for him, takes an interest in what he enjoys and is really thoughtful about creating sessions that he’ll respond to. He’s five and he’s not once been distracted or uninterested, quite the opposite! My son is really excited to see her and there is a lot of laughter when they’re together, which is testament to Jenny.''

Mum, 5+ Assessment

''Jenny has for some time been tutoring our 7 year old daughter for 2 sessions per week in maths and English and we have been most impressed by her kindness, dedication and systematic way of working through the various learning topics with our daughter. ''

Parent of a Year 2 student

''Jenny helped my son prep for English 7+ testing. My son immediately took to Jenny's style and she was very quick at building great rapport within from the outset. Her gentle yet firm approach struck the right balance in keeping him engaged and interested which can be challenging with online sessions at this age.''

Mother of 7+ Student

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