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Which subject(s) do you teach?
I teach Drama up to A-Level and English up to KS3. I am willing to assist with Drama school auditions and also with speech making / public speaking. I offer 11+ preparation and Elocution training.

Tell me about your qualifications.
I have a BA (Hons) Performing Arts and MA (Hums). I have held QTS since 2002.

What kind of experience do you have?
I ran a touring theatre company for three years and assisted several young actors from our productions to enter Drama school. I was a Drama teacher for seven years and alongside this I also took active roles in community theatre projects with young people including running my own young person's theatre group. I now tutor individual students at all levels in Secondary school to enable them to achieve their potential in English.

How much do you charge?
I charge roughly £20 per hour for my tutoring services, although £21 for 11+ because of the large volume of preparation needed. If you are local then there is no fee for travel. I would be very willing to negotiate rates for groups, so please feel free to contact me.

Where do you teach?
I am willing to teach either here at my home or to travel to your home. I live in Ashford, Kent. There are very good transport links here and as of next year there will be a very high speed train service between here and London. The station here is called Ashford International. I am only willing to travel short distances as I amd pregnant and I also have a small child I do not wish to be miles away from.

If you require 11+ tutoring you can use another online service which I will tell you about if you email me. In this manner you can be tutored for the 11+ online anywhere in the UK. Please see www.livetutor.co.uk for details.

When are you available?
I am available Monday - Friday and I am very flexible with regards to timing. Please contact me to discuss suitable times. I just have to arrange childcare for my daughter for the period of the lesson but this is not an obstacle, merely a practicality.

Which ages and levels do you teach?
I am willing to teach any age. My speciality is 11-18 as I am a qualified Drama teacher at Secondary school level. I have also been teaching KS3 English alongside my Drama teaching and very much enjoyed it although most lessons used Drama to learn English!

Do you have a CRB disclosure certificate?
Yes I do.

Describe your arrangements for online tutoring.
For 11+ you will use a service on www.livetutor.co.uk and sign up for lessons. You will need a headset and microphone. I will be online at an allotted time and when you sign in I will take you through the topic you have signed up for,e.g.non-verbal reasoning, using a powerpoint that we will both be able to see.

For elocution I tutor online using a headset and microphone. You will need a mirror to watch and change your mouth shapes when I tell you too.

For Drama and English coursework students may email me copies of their work and I will email back a response. For example, I can annotate notes for essay improvement. Students can also email me video auditions or links to their audition tapes online and I can offer advice. This service will obviously fit around the other tutoring so patience is required!

Do you belong to any professional organisations?
Not currently.

Where and with whom did you train?
Suffolk College, Ipswich - Performing Arts degree. Open University - MA in Humanities.

Tell me about some of your current students.
My 11+ students for last year numbered 5.
3 passed outright, 1 passed the Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning but failed the Maths. 1 I have never heard back from!

I currently tutor one 11+ student online, one 11+ student in her home, two adult professionals in Elocution in their workplace and three Elocution students online.

Do you have a personal message for students?
If you need tutoring just for your GCSE Drama coursework (Edexcel), or for a little help with spelling for your children, or would like to improve your acting skills then let's see what I can do for you!

Articles

Elocution Basics
Subject: Elocution
Topic: advice (beginners)
Created: 19/08/2009

How to Succeed in GCSE Drama
Subject: GCSE Drama
Topic: advice (general)
Created: 03/10/2008