Jo, Academic Tutor

Originally from Northern Ireland, Jo has spent all of her post-university life working with children and in education. She has worked as a teaching assistant., a Holiday Club Supervisor, a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Small Group Intervention work and Class Teacher.

Jo has worked with children of ages, from Reception to Key Stage 3. This has been in a variety of roles, including 1:1 work, namely supporting children with social and emotional hurdles and children with autism in both mainstream, private and special schools.

Jo is trained in delivering a number of intervention programmes including Maths, Reading, Writing, Narrative Therapy, Learning Mentoring and Speech and Language. 

Jo also teaches languages at Key Stage 2. She has tutored the children of friends for the past seven years.

Jo is married and has two young children. She loves reading both fiction and non-fiction books, languages, swimming and trying to emulate her Northern Irish Granny's Irish stew and legendary baking!


KEY TUTOR FACTS

  • Teaching background in KS1, KS2 and KS3

  • Teaches languages at KS2

  • Experience in supporting children with social and emotional hurdles and children with autism

  • Intervention specialist - Number, Writing, Narrative Therapy, Speech, Language

OUR THOUGHTS ON JO

Jo is a fun and creative teacher. She engages her pupils really well by being warm and open right for the get go. She's great at extending her pupils with questions and uses games to deliver and secure key objectives,

JO’S THOUGHTS ON TUTORING

“I love tutoring and that 1:1 interaction with a child that allows you to build and to create a genuinely good rapport with them. You get to know their little personalities and what makes them tick. I like to make my lessons practical for children. I really try to encourage independent learners who aren’t afraid to get something wrong as they know that’s how they will learn and improve.”

As with all our tutors, Jo is fully DBS certified.

INTERESTED IN TUITION WITH JO?

If you’d like to find out more about tuition with Jo, or any of our other tutors, please complete the form below or call Sheila on 07980 565632.