I am a highly motivated and experienced EFL/ESOL tutor with a proven track record of successfully tutoring individuals and small groups across all CEFR levels (A1-C2) within virtual EdTech environments. My passion lies in fostering a supportive learning atmosphere where students can achieve both academic and personal growth. I have been self-employed since 1990, delivering high-impact instruction in both face-to-face and online settings. I design and implement structured programmes that have resulted in a 95%+ student pass rate. My approach includes using adaptive learning platforms to personalise learning pathways and increase student engagement. I integrate conversational practice and cultural fluency modules to build functional language skills for real-life and academic settings. Additionally, I develop customised lesson plans based on diagnostic assessments and learner data, promoting autonomy and confidence through metacognitive strategies and continuous feedback loops. I also mentor students on study skills and confidence-building to support independent learning and personal growth.
Delivering high-impact instruction in 1:1 and small group settings, both face-to-face and via virtual classrooms. Designing and implementing structured programmes, resulting in a 95%+ student pass rate. Using adaptive learning platforms to personalise learning pathways and increase student engagement.
Supporting academic and personal development through tailored mentoring programmes focused on confidence building, resilience in the face of trauma and growth mindset principles.
Delivered targeted in-person instruction to bilingual students across all age groups, using differentiated teaching strategies aligned with CEFR benchmarks.
Taught across core subjects including English language, mathematics and science, aligning all lesson plans with European Baccalaureate curriculum objectives.
Conducted oral examinations, assessing speaking proficiency across CEFR-aligned levels through structured questioning and guided conversation techniques.
Bachelor of Secondary Education with Honours and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) - Youth and Community Studies
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Professional Life Coach Certification (Specialising in 15-25 Year-Olds in an Educational Setting)
Awareness, mindfulness, self-talk, emotions, beliefs, decision making, taking action, overcoming fear, creating change, finding passion and purpose
Accredited Certificate in Counselling Children and Adolescents
Rapport building, reflection and paraphrasing, assessment and record keeping, appropriate questioning, behavioural problems in children, bullying and child abuse, stress, separation, depression and referring to a psychiatrist/psychologist
Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health
Positive Mental Health and Psychiatry, Body and Mind, Love and Work, Mental Illness, Paths to Recovery
Resilience in Children Exposed to Trauma, Disaster and War
• Landmark studies in the science of resilience in children
• Methods and research on resilience, with case studies
• Effects on children of natural and technological disasters
• Resilience in children exposed to war and political violence
• Roles of families, schools, culture and community in promoting resilience in children
• Framework for action, enduring controversies and new horizons in the study of resilience
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