

A classroom teacher for 10 years, I moved to full time tutoring in 2019.
After working as a middle manager in industry for twenty years, I retrained as a
Hi there, I’m Karen
teacher to give back to my community. The benefit of this mix of experiences is a teacher who truly understands what is required for both academia and industry. This is the unique element that I bring to all my students.
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Working in partnership with my students and their parents, my students typically gain grades two levels higher than predicted by their schools/colleges.
I am a student-led. This means that I assess what my student needs to close the attainment gap and we focus on that while also covering the other skills required for the qualification.
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Tutoring English Online was originally set up to focus on teaching GCSE and A Level English Literature and Language but has diversified to include Business, KS3 English Literature and Language, and English for Work.
My main focus while working as a classroom teacher was teaching students who hadn't gained their English qualifications in year 11. I quickly gained a reputation for enabling my students from feeling they'd failed to passing. On average, 95% of my students gained their GCSE compared with a national average of 40% of resit students. My English teaching background includes teaching adults in BMW, Oxford University Colleges and Oxford University Hospitals as well as classroom teaching. I have taught Business at Level 3 (KS5) and at degree level with Oxford Brookes University.

My Education
BA Honours Degree
2012
English Studies (2:1)
Ruskin College Oxford
PGCE Past Graduate - Level 7

2013
The University of Plymouth
Post Graduate certificate in life-long learning
Diploma in Management
1992
The Open University Business School

DBS Cleared
Ongoing
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