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Fiona
- Rate $92
- Response 1h

$92/hr
1st lesson free
- English
- Reading
- Creative writing
- English Literature
- Modern Literature
I am an experienced tutor of 3 years and a Durham university offer-holder who would love to assist anybody with their English skills from a primary school to A-Level standard.
- English
- Reading
- Creative writing
- English Literature
- Modern Literature
Lesson location
Recommended
Fiona is a respected tutor in our community. She is highly recommended for her commitment and the quality of her lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Fiona
I am an A-Level student studying Chemistry, Biology and English Literature, but I’ve always fostered an avid passion for writing! I received the highest English A-Level coursework mark in my year (78/80) and have consistently performed at an A* level in English Literature. I received two 9s in both English Language and Literature at the GCSE level. I have been writing professionally (books, songs, analytical essays) for 10 years, and am profoundly interested in helping anybody better their literature or linguistical English skills up to — and especially — to the A-Level standard!
Alongside my English studies, I have also completed independent academic research on the female microbiome and achieved both Silver and Gold CREST Awards (scientific group research projects), which are experiences that have strengthened my analytical thinking and collaborative working skills. Engaging in both independent and team-based academic projects has deepened my appreciation for curiosity, patience, and the importance of creating supportive environments in which people are able to thrive and grow with confidence.
This is something I carry strongly into my tutoring. To me, tutoring is never simply about improving grades, but rather a collaborative journey between myself, the student, and their parent(s), all working toward the same shared goal: the student’s confidence, happiness, satisfaction, and academic success. I believe students learn best when they feel genuinely listened to, understood, and encouraged, which is why I place great importance on creating a comfortable and personalised learning environment tailored to each individual student’s needs, strengths, and goals. Thereby, when a student finishes their lesson, I want them to feel not only like they’ve learned something valuable, but empowered enough to know that the world is their oyster and that they’re perfectly capable and deserving of prying it open.
About the lesson
- Primary
- High School
- NCEA Level 1
- +7
levels :
Primary
High School
NCEA Level 1
NCEA Level 2
NCEA Level 3
Adult education
Undergraduate
Masters
Diploma
Doctorate
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
I like to personalise my lessons to the students' needs, so I do an initial analysis of their current understanding and ability within their syllabus, and then extensively tutor them in whatever elements they require extra support in. This is comprised of teaching methods that the student and I test out in order to give them a comfortable, personalised learning space and allow efficient, maximised learning and retention of knowledge.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
My daughter has been working as a tutor for years now. At first, she started off tutoring her god-siblings at home, and then word spread and she began tutoring children online and in person. Her level of care and utter commitment has never faltered. She spends hours outside of the lessons preparing workbooks and personalized study plans for her kids, and when she talks about her students, she does so with so much passion and belief. She has a heart made for helping others, and she truly doesn’t give up until she feels her student is satisfied and has pushed themselves to their potential. I’ve seen her single-handedly improve a SATS student in 3 months from getting 8/40 in his math paper to 36/40. She is insanely methodical and organized in the way that she plans her time and lessons to teach what the student doesn’t know, and then anticipating exams, she focuses on retention and practice. I am so unbelievably proud of her and how far she’s come, and I know for certain that whatever needs you may have, my daughter can help you with them.
Fiona is such an extraordinarily supportive and amazing tutor. Given the personalised, student-focused nature of her lessons, my daughter has been able to strive and develop in her GCSE English. Fiona creates these personalised workbooks every week, and she also provides feedback sheets to the student and then the parents, so I can see how my daughter is improving. She sets realistic and exciting goals, unique homework such as reading a book and trying to find 5 examples of imagery (which my daughter loved!!) and she starts each lesson with 10 minutes of pure memory retention activities. Plus, my main concern was having my daughter nail down exam technique but that’s not a worry at all as Fiona is very technical and basically teaches through an examiners lens. I view her more as a teacher than a tutor as she covers every basis of my daughter syllabus and enriches her with skills instead of just giving her essay questions to practice. Truly one of a kind! She is so worth it
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- $92
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- 5h: $436
- 10h: $872
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The first lesson with Fiona will allow you to get to know each other and discuss your needs for future lessons.
- 1hr
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