Teaching Background, Qualifications and Interests:

My Approach and Philosophy:

I have taught and tutored for over 20 years and done thousands of hours of tutoring.

There is nothing that matches up to the rewarding journey of learning, and I believe that conveying knowledge with ease and clarity in engaging ways is the true task of the teacher.

I teach a very wide range of subjects and find them all fascinating in their own ways, as well as the connections between knowledge areas.

But I never lose sight of the fact that knowledge needs to be adapted to the learner, as well as that confidence is key, and at the end of the day a student must pass exams, so that all these aspects of learning must be integrated.

My Background:

I was Head of Psychology at Heathland School and Ashbourne Independent College and Head of Biology at Campbell Harris Private College before I decided to become a full time private tutor. I have done thousands of hours of tutoring with students from all kinds of backgrounds and learning levels.

I am also a qualified Cognitive -Behavioural hypnotherapist and Certified NLP & Business Coach and I work with clients coaching them to help them with psychological areas like confidence and anxiety. This is an area of knowledge and understanding I bring to my students to help me understand their learning modalities and mindset, and incorporate what I understand into my teaching methods as well as to understand how to boost their confidence.

I work to build students confidence and to teach them in the best way possible for their learning styles.

My Qualifications:

I have a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and Psychology, and an MA and PhD in English Literature with Psychoanalytic Theory. I also have a PGCE in Science specialising in Chemistry.

I also have a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy and I am a certified Practitioner in NLP & Business Coaching.

My Interests:

I am always interested in new approaches to learning and I have a passion for and background in psychology which allows me to understand even more about the way the mind works and how people take on information and incorporate this into their internal programming.

I also love books and writing, and I publish regularly on social media and elsewhere - you can check out my learning blogs on this website as well!