About me

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

  • B.A. (Hons) (2:1), French with English and Latin as subsidiary subjects, University of Leeds, 1967.
  • P.G.C.E. with special reference to TESL, University College of N. Wales, 1970.
  • M.A. in General and Applied Linguistics, University of Exeter, 1977.
  • Member of the Institute of Linguists, 1982, with distinctions in all examination papers in German.
  • Certificate in the Teaching of Children with Dyslexia, May 2005, Direct Learning Ltd, Eastbourne  This short course was essentially an introduction to the problems faced by dyslexic children and teenagers and was not an in-depth study of specific methodological approaches to overcoming dyslexia. The insights I have in the field of dyslexia come from personal experience of working with children/teenagers with reading problems and my knowledge of linguistics.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have a wide range of experience giving me a broad perspective on educational issues. This includes:

  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language in the German Federal Republic (Gymnasium Bergkamen & University of Cologne)
  • Teaching German & French to A-Level in the maintained sector
  • Teaching German & French to A-Level in the independent sector
  • Home tutoring since 2003. My main interest has been in tutoring chidlren for the 11+ examination and KS2 SATS. I have also tutored a number of pupils with reading difficulties at both KS2 and KS3.

INTERESTS

I am CRB checked and registered as a teacher with the Greater Teaching Council for England

DFE Ref. RP69/11470