Qualifications: BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences and MSc in International Management from King’s College London, PGCE in Primary Education and Masters in Teaching from UCL Institute of Education
Teaching Experience: Qualified teacher since 2001 (23 years)
Role: Member (partner) of SDE (Tuition) LLP
My 22 years of teaching experience spans across Reception to Year 7 in the public and private sectors of education. As an academic and highly ambitious person myself, I completed my Masters in Teaching at The Institute of Education and became a Senior Leader in two schools. Implementing my pedagogical knowledge and a range of successful behaviour management strategies, I became an Assistant Head Teacher of Standards in a large infant school early on in my career. My role inspired me to continue improving myself and become an Outstanding Practitioner, so that I could monitor and train teachers to be Outstanding in their practice too.
I bring with me a wealth of experience of teaching across a variety of year groups, utilising a variety of pedagogical and learning styles to make learning stimulating and exciting. Having two children myself, I understand the pressures that children face when preparing for tests and offer my empathy and guidance to ensure they feel secure and nurtured in their sessions.
I am a diligent, professional and committed individual who has high expectations of my pupils and attains excellent results for all the children I teach. I build a good rapport with all the children by forming excellent relationships with them. My lively, energetic nature makes learning fun but, at the same time, I establish healthy boundaries and expectations.
I teach and enforce positivity in my classroom, to enable children to feel secure and happy in their learning environment. I believe this in turn builds their confidence skills and leads to excellent progress from their starting points.
I enjoy environments where I can challenge and extend children and I find the experience of preparing children for their 11+ exams very rewarding. I thrive on bringing the best out of these dedicated and self-motivated children, who I tend to find are extremley keen to learn! What I enjoy most is their inquisitive and driven natures. I also enjoy the positive relationships I am able to develop with parents who are prepared to invest in and have great aspirations for their child's education.
Meet our tutors, experienced and qualified individuals dedicated to helping your child reach their full potential.
CertEd
Gill has 50 years of primary education experience in both state and independent schools. She has comprehensive experience teaching Key Stages 1 and 2. She was head of a junior school before retiring from teaching in school. She now focuses on teaching of the 11+ for SDE in particular delivery of the Year 4 Foundation Course.
BA (Hons), PGCE
Kate has over 27 years' teaching experience. She taught for several years in a 'super selective' grammar school in London and in more recent years in two independent schools, including a local girls' prep school. As well as tutoring for SDE, Kate also holds the office-based position of SDE Teaching Resource Developer.
Teacher’s Certificate, BA (Hons)
Bob has over 40 years' teaching experience in Key Stages 1 to 4 in both the independent and state sector. He has significant experience tutoring students preparing for entrance exams and in more recent years at SDE, preparing Year 4 students for the subsequent Year 5 11+ Course and the 11+ exam.
MSt Hist. (Dist.), PGCE, QTS and BSc Psych.
Anna has over 15 years of experience in the primary education setting. As well as achieving a PGCE in Primary Education she has also completed a Masters in History . She has undertaken the roles of Head of Maths and Head of History and also has experience with SEN students.
BA (Hons), PGCE
Avril has over 40 years' primary teaching experience with additional exposure working with SEN students. She has many years experience teaching students who are preparing for the 11+ exams and has in the past operated her own successful Maths and English tutoring franchise. In addition to SDE, she continues to teach part-time in a local school.
B.Ed. (Hons)
Kim Lomax has over 25 years' teaching experience in primary education. She was a teacher at her most recent school for over 20 years before joining the SDE 11+ Tuition Centre (franchise) in Earley, Reading. In recent years she has focussed her efforts on teaching the 11+ curriculam in particular the entrance tests to Kendrick School and Reading School teaching both year 4 and year 5 students.
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