Improving Academic Performance
In order to improve my pupils' academic performance (in the areas of English, Maths, confidence, independence and interpersonal communication), I make use of the following educational methods:
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Teaching analytical skills (inference, summarising, discarding unnecessary information)
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Teaching executive function skills (e.g., planning and prioritisation, task initiation, time management, organisation, sustained attention, goal-directed persistence, metacognition and cognitive flexibility)
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Teaching basic skills in English (SPaG – spelling, punctuation and grammar)
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Teaching clarity of oral and written expression (syntax, vocabulary, connotations) – depending on the individual pupil’s needs and abilities
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Teaching reading comprehension and inference techniques (identifying explicit and implicit information)
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Teaching self-assessment and critical thinking
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Teaching revision and study skills
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Teaching independence and developing interpersonal communication skills
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Teaching creative writing
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Teaching interview techniques and preparation for 11+ and 13+ entrance exam interviews
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Teaching essay planning and management at high school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels
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Devising individual learning plans on the basis of pupils’ performance and/or Education Health Care Plans
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Providing homework support
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Teaching English, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning and Maths for the 8+ and 11+ Independent Schools Examinations Board exams (including use of the Atom Learning platform*)
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Teaching creative writing
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E-learning (IXL, Corbett Maths, Maths Workout, Atom Learning*, Mathsframe, Seneca Learning, etc.)
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Teaching Maths (especially algebra) to Key Stage 2 - Key Stage 4, and GCSE preparation
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Acting as a life coach / academic mentor
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Adult education
*Atom Learning is an educational platform offering tailored revision courses for the
ISEB Common Pre-Tests, and for the 11+ and London Consortium exams. It not only
enables pupils to practise their Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, comprehension, inference, punctuation and 11+ Maths skills, but also provides a superb system for the creation of individual learning plans that take pupils’ specific needs into account.
