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English
11+ (secondary) - £10.00p.h.
GCSE or Standards - £10.00p.h.
Adult/Casual learner - £10.00p.h.

Personal Description: My name is Roisin Trainor. I am 28 and I'm currently a mature student at Queen's University Belfast and will be graduating this summer. I plan to take a year out to spend more time with my two children, who are starting secondary school and nursery, before returning to do a PGCE so that I can finally become the English teacher I have always wanted to be. Strangely enough the reason I want to teach is because I hated school. It wasn't until I left school at 16 that I realised the importance of education and just how much it can contribute to the develpment of good and interesting people. I want to be able to instil in others the confidence that I lacked as a teenager. I know from experience how invaluable it can be to find something that you are passionate about. I know how important it is to find something to be good at.

Tutoring Experience: I have not had any formal teaching experience. I have helped younger family members who have struggled with their English classes at school become more comfortable with the subject, but as I say, nothing formal. I've done many different types of English courses, from GCSE English language at school and GCSE and A level English Literature at college. I have studied my subject in any form I could for the last 12 years until it got me to university. I know my subject and I love it.

Tutoring Approach: Ideally I would prefer to work one on one with the tutees in my home although I could work online if that were more suitable. I am also willing to work in a public library or somewhere suitably appropriate. I would at first try to get an idea of just how much of a grasp the tutee already has on the subject before covering the basic theories. After that I will apply these to the texts they are studying and hopefully enable them to find what they need on their own. I will also give assignments to ensure of their development, the size of these assignments will vary according to their workload.

Qualifications:

• I graduate this summer from Q.U.B with Ba English (Single Honours)
• A Level English Literature (B)
• Access: Diploma in Humanities (including three modules in different areas of English Literature)

Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: No
CRB Check: No