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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!

Interview

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. A past student was accepted into RADA this year which was cause for a huge celebration! 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 only available for online tutoring right now due to family circumstances. Once I finish my maternity leave (January 2011) 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 there is 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 have two small children 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 evenings at present.

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 an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) 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. A webcam is an advantage but not essential.

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.
2009 - 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!

2010 - I currently tutor two 11+ students and three Elocution students online.