Sanjana I

I have always enjoyed teaching and I have helped out in school mentor and study schemes as well as volunteered my time to tutor during the Covid-19 pandemic to help out people who were unable to afford private tutoring. I particularly enjoy how discursive English is and so I like to keep sessions interactive and discussion-based. This way I can cover the theory in an exciting and more open-minded way and really bring the set texts to life.

For the past four months, I have been tutoring with a volunteer organisation and I have been tutoring A Level English to Year 12 and year 13 students. I also have informal tutoring experience through school mentoring programs where I have worked with Key Stage 3 students. This has involved building comprehension and English analysis skills with pupils and increasing their confidence in the subject through focussed sessions on particular areas of need. In addition, I have supported my younger brother (who is in Year 8) with English, especially during the coronavirus period.

I prepare lesson plans myself and make customised, colour-coded and engaging notes for my tutees. I make English lessons discursive and interactive to keep them fun, engaging, and to bring the set-texts to life.

I am very familiar with Edexcel A Level English Literature, Edexcel Politics A Level, AQA B English Literature A Level, and OCR English Literature A Level. I have good knowledge of AQA English GCSE. For KS3 pupils, I am happy to research the specific texts required by the school.

2021 results: A-Level English Literature Student (1): A* SQA N5 English Student (1): A GCSE English Language (1) 7 My brother progressed from a B to an A in 2020 despite Coronavirus disruption.