Stacey

My experience with special educational needs

I am a highly experienced and fully qualified English teacher of 17 years and I have tutored many along the way with great success: 95% of my short-term tutees and 100% of my long term tutees achieve their target grade or higher with an average grade improvement of 2.4. I taught a large number of students with SEN in the classroom until recently and have great experience in this area, particularly with those with ASD/ADHD and dyslexia. I am now providing tuition full time, alongside my business. I have been an examiner for the WJEC (Eduqas) for English Language Units 1 and 2 since 2017 and this is the best way to understand how to teach to achieve certain grades and how to specifically answer reading questions and approach writing tasks effectively. I am also an English Literature examiner for AQA. I have experience teaching or tutoring with OCR, Cambridge, WJEC, Eduqas. Some of my current students have SEN and benefit hugely from my expertise and experience, as well as empathy.

A bit about me

My motto is 'You can and you will': I use this and other motivational concepts/quotes to help bolster young people's confidence and self-belief. It has transformed the education and results of many students over the years with some 'less able' students achieving two grades higher than predicted. I use whatever analogy works e.g. comparing football to studying or linking working hard now to working less hard later in life when you can choose your hours and be paid more with the correct education/ experience. My subjects are English and English Literature, although I have also taught Media Studies for many years. My degree is in English Literature but I have taught both subjects throughout my career to those predominantly 11-16. I examine for both English Language units at GCSE level with WJEC and AQA English Literature and it's very rewarding to be so easily able to teach young people how to develop and hone their skills not only for exams but for their life.

My teaching philosophy

My acronyms for helping students remember everything as well as the visual way in which I teach English. There is a misconception that ‘you can’t revise for English’ or it’s a talent rather than a learned skill. Neither is true and I’ve helped thousands of students see this over the last 17 years. My students say that I’m approachable, funny and that I push them to work hard and achieve highly. It all starts with self-belief and developing confidence. 66% of my SEN classes achieved grades C-B (6-7) in recent years. They came to me dejected and felt everyone around them had decided they were never going to achieve highly or attain pass grades but they did! I have helped many students achieve A/A* (8-9) grades also, which is a huge success. Two boys with ASD that I taught in recent years achieved grades B-A in English Literature which was a massive achievement for them as they began school in a specialist unit and weren't expected to be able to access GCSE level.

Schedule

Tutoring specialisation

I’m providing tutoring sessions for students with these educational needs: