Arianna

13+ Spanish (Common Entrance)

I tutored a highly dyslexic and ADHD student in Spanish over a period of two years. Although all her Common Entrance subjects were initially at Level 1, through consistent support and tailored teaching, she progressed to sit the Level 2 paper and achieved a high score in Spanish. Our lessons focused on personalised, structured learning using a workbook of custom-designed worksheets targeting the tenses and topics she found most challenging.

French GCSE (AQA)

I tutored this student intermittently over the past year. He was a high-achieving pupil at Marlborough but struggled with attention issues and often found it difficult to sustain focus during lessons. French was particularly challenging for him, especially when working on extended written responses, and he had a difficult relationship with his school teacher. Through consistent support, tailored exercises, and building his confidence, he improved significantly, raising his grade from a 5 to a 7 in his final exams.

French (AQA) and English (Edexcel) GCSE, History IGCSE (Cambridge)

I tutored this student online for one year. She initially struggled with translating her strong planning into coherent writing. While she often had well-formed ideas during the planning phase, her writing would become overly complicated and lose focus. To address this, we took a systematic approach: working through exemplar essays, identifying what worked and what didn’t, and collaboratively editing flawed model responses that I created for practice. This helped her develop greater clarity and control in her writing. She found English Language particularly challenging, especially when analysing unseen texts, so we placed additional emphasis on developing close reading and interpretation skills. By the end of our time together, she had significantly improved her confidence and technique, ultimately achieving an A grade.

French A-Level (Edexcel)

I tutored this student in Le Tartuffe by Molière over a period of five months. Despite having missed a significant amount of school due to illness, she made remarkable progress. Together, we built detailed character profiles, carried out a scene-by-scene analysis, and created a timeline of events to clarify the structure of each act. She went on to achieve an A* in her final exam.

History A-Level (Edexcel)

I tutored this student in History throughout her A-Level studies for two years. She has ADHD and initially struggled with structuring essays and retaining chronological detail. Together, we developed a visual essay-planning system using colour-coded timelines and thematic cue cards to organise her thoughts efficiently. Her confidence and focus improved dramatically, and she achieved an A in her final exams.

Media A-Level (Eduqas)

I currently tutor this student in Media Studies at A-Level. He has been struggling with his coursework, particularly in analysing shots and applying theoretical knowledge to the horror films he is studying. We began working together at the start of the academic year, and his teacher has already noted clear improvements in his analytical approach. Our lessons focus on breaking down each shot in detail, spending at least five minutes on each, to build precision and confidence. We begin by referring to his key terminology booklet, gradually reducing reliance on it as he absorbs the concepts.

Reception

I worked with two students in Reception who struggled with reading. I worked from the school’s syllabus but made our lessons as engaging as possible. We made songs for phonics sounds, read stories together and used a variety of games to practice letters and writing stories. As a creative person myself, I really enjoy using storytelling, imagination and song when teaching younger students to make sure that lessons are patient, warm and friendly.

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