I have been teaching English since 2008 and I love to help students to understand the nuances of language and the choices that authors make. I make my lessons engaging by utilising a range of methods to ensure clarity and understanding. I have taught a variety of texts and will ensure that I am proficient in the topic areas that you are studying. I currently teach the Edexcel specification for both Language and Literature, however, I am very familiar with the AQA specification as well.
I enjoy exploring new ideas and concepts and will put these into my lessons to ensure a range of understanding to get to the top grades.
I particularly enjoy making contextual links to texts and how these can best be written to gain the highest marks.
I use writing frames to help students to formulate their ideas and these can then be removed or tweaked to build up to achieve the higher grades. These writing frames are based on the mark schemes and examiner reports to ensure that all of the necessary parts are included in the responses. These are particularly beneficial to form a basis to start and can be adapted as necessary.