Online Maths Tutor Laura
Laura
Classics Post Graduate PGCE
$50/hr
Hi there - I'm Laura. I was a classroom teacher for 9 years (3 of which were online), and held positions as Assistant Principal and various subject leads, and I am now full time tutor. I specialise in all things Primary, but also GCSE English Literature and Language A-Levels. I love helping people realise they can achieve so much higher than ever before, and seeing my love for English pass onto my pupils.
Laura4.318 classes
The University of Warwick - Classics - Post Graduate PGCE
Hi there - I'm Laura. I was a classroom teacher for 9 years (3 of which were online), and held positions as Assistant Principal and various subject leads, and I am now full time tutor. I specialise in all things Primary, but also GCSE English Literature and Language A-Levels. I love helping people realise they can achieve so much higher than ever before, and seeing my love for English pass onto my pupils.
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About Me
I am a teacher who is in love with learning herself! I love that moment when my clients get as excited about Shakespeare and poetry as I do - I like to say my energy and enthusiasm is contagious. I break down high-level concepts into understandable chunks, making it relateable and fun along the way.
In my spare time, I love to travel - I have now been to 52 countries, and have also lived in Japan. I also really enjoy being active and outdoors, as well as spoiling my two (often misbehaving) cats.
Tutor Experience
Hi there! My name is Laura Christofis; I am a qualified teacher and have been teaching for 9 years now. I am now a full-time tutor, both online and in person. I have held the position of class teacher (online too), Assistant Principal, subject leads, head of year in my career. I love teaching and working with my students together.
I tutor in both primary and secondary subjects, including:
Primary Maths, English, SPaG
Entrance exams, including 11 +, verbal and non-verbal reasoning
GCSE English Language
GCSE English Literature: Macbeth, An Inspector Calls, Jekyll and Hyde, Conflict Poetry, Love Poetry.
GCSE Geography
A-Level English Literature: Wuthering Heights, King Lear, A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Why choose me?
- Personalised approach: I treat all my pupils as the unique individuals there are, and create different plans for them all.
- Free consultation session: I will assess your child for free, and create a unique plan for your child to follow to achieve their specific goals, according to their exact exam specification. This is yours to do what you like with!
- Exam board analysis: I analyse past exam papers and mark schemes across exam boards to keep up to date with trends for question papers. I also teach exam technique specific to each board (AQA, OCR and Edexcel).
- High energy and higher expectations: I can guarantee your child will not be bored once they are in my lessons. I pride myself on motivating pupils to want to do thier best for themselves, as well as for the higher grades.
Topic Expertise
Primary Maths, English, SPaG
Entrance exams, including 11 +, verbal and non-verbal reasoning
GCSE English Language 9 AQA, Edexcel, OCR)
GCSE English Literature: Macbeth, An Inspector Calls, Jekyll and Hyde, Conflict Poetry, Love Poetry (AQA, Edexcel, OCR).
GCSE Geography (AQA, Edexcel)
A-Level English Literature (AQA): Wuthering Heights, King Lear, A Thousand Splendid Suns.
Client Reviews
The English tutor session arranged for my 11-year-old son this morning was highly disappointing and felt like a waste of time and money. We had a detailed phone conversation beforehand, where I outlined his struggles with grammatical errors, cohesion, and structuring essays, even providing examples. However, the lesson lacked focus and structure, which undermined its purpose.
The tutor spent much of the hour rambling about her impressive academic background, particularly her prize-winning university thesis, her 11 years studying Latin, and her work with ancient Greek. While these achievements are notable, they were irrelevant to an 11-year-old preparing for analytical and creative writing, and they consumed valuable lesson time. She also distracted the session with personal anecdotes, such as camera issues and items falling, seemingly trying to build a friendship rather than teach. This disorganization suggested a lack of experience in delivering a targeted lesson, despite her evident knowledge.
Despite our prior discussion, she praised my son’s work excessively, claiming it needed no help, which contradicts the reason for the session. More concerning, when reminded of his needs or when he mentioned his struggles, she advised against writing an introduction, even though the exam question clearly stated “in the form of an essay.” As a tutor, she should recognize that an introduction is essential for essay structure at this level. This misjudgment, combined with her off-topic focus on her accomplishments, made her seem unprepared and unprofessional
Fikir - English
very nice and helpfu
Lala - Essay
Tutoring Subjects
Background Checks
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Qualifications
QTS since 2017
PGCE in Primary from the University of East London
First class degree BA (Hons) in Classics from the University of Warwick
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