Choosing the right tutor

So, you’ve decided that your child might benefit from a tutor? Maybe you feel they are struggling at school, or they’ve just been diagnosed with dyslexia or another special educational need and they need some support, how do you find a tutor that can engage with your child and help them to succeed? Look forContinue reading “Choosing the right tutor”

Engaging Students who are reluctant to learn

I’ve worked with lots of students that are reluctant to learn and it is something that I specialise in, really engaging with students, who are traumatised or scared of education. Often this is because of a special educational need, which has meant that it has been hard for them to access the curriculum. They mayContinue reading “Engaging Students who are reluctant to learn”

Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications: BA(Hons) First Class – University of Kent – English and American Literature with Creative Writing and a Year Abroad MSc – King’s College London – Medical Humanities PhD – University of Manchester – Poetry and Disability Studies Level 5 Diploma in Teaching Learners with Dyslexia, Specific Learning Differences and Barriers to Literacy Safeguarding trainingContinue reading “Qualifications & Experience”

How am I different from other tutors?

When you visit a website with lots of tutors listed, it is sometimes hard to see which tutors are better than the others. Here are a few reasons why I am different from the other tutors out there! I have been tutoring as my permanent job for the last 5 years, I have experience withContinue reading “How am I different from other tutors?”

Published Work

Here is some of my published work, awards and reviews. http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poems/structure https://www.canterburyfestival.co.uk/learning-and-participation/poet-of-the-year/poet-of-the-year-2016.aspx http://ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/stairs%20and%20whispers.html PhD Thesis: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/how-to-explain-this-and-the-construction-of-disability-in-british-female-poetry-in-the-1990s2010s-how-susan-wicks-and-jo-shapcott-typify-the-new-generations-attention-to-body-and-difference(61d33e0c-68c3-4727-bb42-80ca99424c0e).html http://www.themanchesterreview.co.uk/?p=10511 Stairs & Whispers