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Professional Experience

PROFILE

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Thank you for visiting this learning space and for taking time to get to know me...  My name is Ms Alison Pinnock - and students call me "Ms Alison."  I am a Christian, grammar school educated practitioner with 19 + years of tutoring experience. I therefore have a strong grounding in education and a high regard for teaching and learning; always enjoying delivering quality and value to all students and clients. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Business Management (BA); with a recommendation by the University of Westminster to engage an MPhil, leading to a PhD. Towards the end of my degree programme, I received wonderful news which led to me pausing my studies to home educate my child, who is now a scholarship music undergraduate (principal instrument being the piano), attending a conservatoire; by the Special Grace of God. Albeit I read Business Management at undergraduate level, I have always maintained a love of English Language and Literature and mathematics.  I am committed to providing high value and a tailored experience of learning for children and young people in mainstream schools and who engage elective home education across ALL needs. I am dedicated to inclusivity.  I currently work as a full-time Private Academic Tutor independently; which I love and feel honoured to do...You can also find me on the tutor site Superprof!

Work Experience as a Tutor

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  • Nearly 20 years experience of tutoring English and Mathematics (National Curriculum in England);

  • 11+ preparation and other selective entrance tests for scholarship admission;

  • SATs tutoring and examination preparation for numeracy and literacy [KS1 - KS2];

  • Lower secondary English and Mathematics; 

  • GCSE English Literature and English Language (strength AQA syllabus);

  • Tutored children who attend mainstream school and elective home education (1:1 and small groups); 

  • Lessons offered have been online and in-person (both from my home and/or the student's home); and

  • Tuition for Inclusion/SENDCO includes Autism [ASC], ADHD [neurodivergence], dyslexia and dyspraxia.

Teaching and Learning Style

  • Tutoring is student-focused and led by the needs of the student; by the Grace of God;

  • Identifies student learning style and needs (i.e. visual, auditory, kinaesthetic, read/write or combined);

  • Strong commitment to SENDCO/inclusion, safeguarding and child protection;

  • High focus and surveillance while nurturing writing and reading skills to improve student's genuine abilities and confidence when writing so to limit overreliance on AI and maintain intellectual autonomy;

  • Fosters an intentional and ongoing commitment, as communicated to the student, to not rely on the internet when writing essays for homework set (at school and by me as tutor);

  • Celebrates all students' achievement in equal measure and choices (of course, with judicious support and advice given);

  • Structured timetable of learning (to combine online self-learning and tuition), as agreed with the parent(s) and prepared with the student for home schoolers; and

  • Homework is set for extended learning and marked regularly.

Certification and Documents

Professional Skillset

Technical Proficiency

Examination Preparation

Academic Writing

Inclusion/General Student Support

Languages

English (native)

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