Rachel

I am a History and Politics teacher of A Level and IB with over seven years of outstanding examination results. My teaching approach is consistent, engaging and facilitates learning in a way that encourages my students to excel.

I studied History at university before completing the Teach First Leadership Scheme in 2012, where I was recommended as Outstanding. Since then, I have worked in both London and Dubai teaching and tutoring A Level, IB, GCSE, and IGCSE History and Politics. I am a trained Edexcel examiner which helps me both understand the nature of examination questions and mark schemes and teach students how to structure their work accordingly. As well as this, I have completed the International Baccalaureate Organisation training courses for CAS (Creativity, Action and Service), the Extended Essay (EE), and Theory of Knowledge (ToK).

My approach to both teaching and tutoring is rooted in consistency, engagement and reflection.  

As I believe less in natural ability and more in perfection through practice, I am always consistent in my efforts to achieve! As a tutor, I work with my students to ensure they not only know their goals but how to form a strategy and take steps each and every lesson to work towards it. This, combined with pace of learning, facilitates students to work consistently over both short and intensive, and longer periods of time. 

Engagement is perhaps the most important element of teaching and tutoring. It not only fuels learning but directly influences how much information a student absorbs. To encourage engagement, I tailor my lessons to activities that suit individual students' needs as well as tasks which stretch them to the right level and optimise their learning. 

Reflection is often the key to unlocking a student's potential in achieving their goal. Whether it is related to the content of a particular topic, the overall structure of an essay, or writing a substantiated conclusion, focusing on their targets and areas for improvement is fundamental to tutoring. 

I am a full-time teacher of History and Politics at an independent girls school in Hammersmith. This role not only keeps me up to date with specification changes in the subjects but also ensures I have access to all the latest pedagogy. From using technology to facilitate learning to attending courses on how to get a student from an A to an A* grade, working as a full time teacher ensures my continued professional development.

When I am not tutoring or teaching, you will find me curled up on the sofa either listening to a podcast or reading a historical fiction novel. The rest of my time is spent in the kitchen baking, going for a swim or taking my Bengal cat out for a walk!