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Iona
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English · English (A Level) · English...Full details
Hackney, London
£65
per/ 60 mins
Welcome from Iona
With a highly personalised tutoring style, I put my students interests & aspirations at the heart of tutorials.I love encouraging my students to get out of their comfort zone, try new things and grow personally, spiritually and professionally.
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Free 15 minute introductory meeting.
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Teaching experience
I have three years of international teaching and tutoring experience. I have taught students of all ages and abilities, from age 3 to 60, one-to-one and in large classes, online and off-line. I am passionate about my students and I thrive on connecting with students from varied linguistic, cultural and educational backgrounds.
Previous teaching roles include:
* IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and English (Language and Literature) Teacher at ISB— a leading international school in Brno, in the Czech Republic
* Individual subject tutor and (A Level, IB and IGCSE) Oxbridge consultant for students aged 8 to 18— at Akademeia, Warsaws top tutorial college
* Free-lance CELTA-trained English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher for kids (age 3+) and adults — at a range of language schools, local state schools and at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
Skills:
* Teaching on- and off-line, in the form of one-on-one tutorials and medium-sized classes
* Connecting to students on a personal level and tapping into their strengths
* Encouraging students to take risks, be curious and think critically, in order to grow as courageous, independent learners
* Creating imaginative and stimulating personalized curricula and learning strategies for individual students
* Providing rigorous, insightful feedback on written work designed to maximise learning potential
Teaching stats 2021-22:
IB TOK: entire class of 14 students passed with good marks; average 1 grade rise
English literature pre IGCSE: 30 students reached IGCSE level by the end of the year; average 1 grade rise
EFL: 15 individual students; moved up on average one band on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Students taught: 70
Exam courses I have taught:
Cambridge CAE
IB Theory of Knowledge
Ancient History A Level (OCR)
English Literature A Level (AQA)
English Language A Level (AQA)
English literature and language IGCSE (Cambridge)
English literature and language IB
Previous teaching roles include:
* IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and English (Language and Literature) Teacher at ISB— a leading international school in Brno, in the Czech Republic
* Individual subject tutor and (A Level, IB and IGCSE) Oxbridge consultant for students aged 8 to 18— at Akademeia, Warsaws top tutorial college
* Free-lance CELTA-trained English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher for kids (age 3+) and adults — at a range of language schools, local state schools and at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
Skills:
* Teaching on- and off-line, in the form of one-on-one tutorials and medium-sized classes
* Connecting to students on a personal level and tapping into their strengths
* Encouraging students to take risks, be curious and think critically, in order to grow as courageous, independent learners
* Creating imaginative and stimulating personalized curricula and learning strategies for individual students
* Providing rigorous, insightful feedback on written work designed to maximise learning potential
Teaching stats 2021-22:
IB TOK: entire class of 14 students passed with good marks; average 1 grade rise
English literature pre IGCSE: 30 students reached IGCSE level by the end of the year; average 1 grade rise
EFL: 15 individual students; moved up on average one band on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Students taught: 70
Exam courses I have taught:
Cambridge CAE
IB Theory of Knowledge
Ancient History A Level (OCR)
English Literature A Level (AQA)
English Language A Level (AQA)
English literature and language IGCSE (Cambridge)
English literature and language IB
Qualifications
Universitt Hamburg 2012-14
MA in South Asian Studies: First Class
New College, University of Oxford 20082012
BA Hons Classics and Oriental Studies: Double First
Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
Classical Greek A Level A grade
Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
Latin A Level A grade
Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
English Literature A Level A grade
Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
Ancient History A Level A grade
Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
French AS Level A grade
Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham
German AS Level A grade
International House, London
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages CELTA 2020
Subjects taught
| Subject | Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | |||
| English (A Level) | |||
| English (GCSE) | |||
| English (KS3) | |||
| English (Primary) | |||
| English Language | |||
| English Language (A Level) | |||
| English Language (GCSE) | |||
| English Literature | |||
| English Literature (A Level) | |||
| English Literature (GCSE) | |||
| Reading | |||
| Writing | |||
| History (GCSE) | |||
| Philosophy | |||
| English as a Foreign Language (EFL) | |||
| French | |||
| German | |||
| Greek Classical | |||
| IELTS and ESOL | |||
| Latin | |||
| Early Years and Reception | |||
| Eleven Plus (11+) | |||
| Primary | |||
| Primary (Key Stage 1) | |||
| Primary (Key Stage 2) |
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Reviews
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Juliet de Martini
01 September 2022
TESTIMONIAL
Miss Iona has always been a very special and unique teacher. Her passion in her teaching and explaining always made me drag my attention to it and find myself enjoying it. Because of how open and real person Miss Iona is, I always felt comfortable asking questions and later on getting what I was confused about. If anyone in our class didnt understand something, she would try her best and all different techniques to achieve students understanding. Her lessons were always something to what I was getting forward to, a time where I got to enjoy and feel good, but in the same time to learn new things and achieve new skills. Because of Miss Iona, I grew both personaly and academic, thank you for that.
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Dylan Vance
23 August 2022
TESTIMONIAL
Iona is very mindful about planning her lessons so that they provide her students with rewarding and meaningful learning opportunites. She is also very careful in how she assesses her students both formatively and summatively.