Kathryn

Primary, Functional Skills, GCSE and SEMH Support Tutor

Market Rasen | In-centre, online tuition

Kathryn is a dedicated and nurturing educator with experience teaching children aged 5–11 across the primary curriculum, as well as supporting KS3 and KS4 learners with Functional Skills, GCSE English and GCSE Maths. She has a background in Education Studies and a PGCE from Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, alongside a specialism in Music.

Kathryn believes that learning should not follow a one-size-fits-all model. She is committed to helping learners build confidence, enjoyment and a more positive relationship with education, adapting her teaching to meet individual needs and support children and young people as whole learners.

Alongside her academic teaching, Kathryn is also valued as a mentor and supports learners with emotional literacy and SEMH needs up to the age of 18. She also supports as a Teaching Assistant for the Market Rasen Adult Autistic and ADHD Support Group.

Subjects:

Primary curriculum, English, Maths, Science, Literature and Language, Literacy, General Science, Geography, History, Religious Education, Art, Computing, Design and Technology, Electronics, Music, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning

Levels:

Primary, KS2, KS3, KS4, 11+, Functional Skills, GCSE and SEMH support up to age 18

Best suited for:

Primary learners needing confidence-building, children and young people who benefit from nurturing and adaptable teaching, learners with SEN or EHCPs, students preparing for 11+, KS3 and KS4 learners needing Functional Skills support, GCSE English or Maths students working towards grades 4 or 5, and learners needing emotional literacy or SEMH support

Delivery:

In-centre tuition and online tuition

Key strengths:

Primary teaching, Functional Skills English, Functional Skills Maths, Functional Skills Science, GCSE English, GCSE Maths, grade 4/5 support, Music specialism, adaptable learning, mentoring, emotional literacy support, SEMH support, SEN-aware teaching, EHCP experience, online teaching and 11+ reasoning support

Professional background

Kathryn is a dedicated educator with experience teaching children aged 5–11 across the primary curriculum. She holds a PGCE and Education Studies qualification from Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, and has a specialism in Music.

Her classroom experience includes working with classes that had a high percentage of children with Special Educational Needs and children with Education, Health and Care Plans. This has strengthened her ability to adapt her teaching style and respond to individual learning needs.

Kathryn also supports KS3 and KS4 learners with Functional Skills English, Maths and Science, as well as GCSE English and Maths. Her work includes helping learners strengthen core skills and work towards grade 4 or 5 outcomes.

In addition to her academic teaching, Kathryn is used by Learning Loft UK for mentoring, emotional literacy and SEMH support for learners up to age 18. She also supports as a Teaching Assistant for the Market Rasen Adult Autistic and ADHD Support Group.

Kathryn also has experience of online teaching, having used platforms such as Zoom during the Covid-19 pandemic. She used breakout rooms and a range of interactive methods to engage learners remotely. Alongside her classroom experience, Kathryn has privately tutored children in piano lessons and music theory, adding to her broad and creative teaching background.

Teaching approach

Kathryn’s teaching is nurturing, adaptable and centred on trust. She believes that children and young people learn best when they feel understood and supported, and that strong relationships help learners develop the confidence to take risks, ask questions and make progress.

Her approach is designed to support both academic development and a learner’s wider relationship with education. Kathryn adapts her teaching to suit individual needs, helping learners build confidence, enjoyment and independence across subjects.

For older learners, Kathryn focuses on clear, practical support that helps students strengthen core skills and move towards Functional Skills or GCSE outcomes. Her mentoring and SEMH work also allows her to support learners who may need help with confidence, emotional literacy, self-belief and readiness to engage with learning.

Kathryn’s key areas of expertise

• Primary curriculum support
• KS2 English and Literacy
• KS2 Maths
• KS2 Science
• KS2 Art
• KS2 Computing
• KS2 Design and Technology
• KS2 Electronics
• KS2 Geography
• KS2 History
• KS2 Religious Education
• KS3 English
• KS3 Maths
• KS3 Science
• KS4 Functional Skills English
• KS4 Functional Skills Maths
• KS4 Functional Skills Science
• GCSE English
• GCSE Maths
• Support towards GCSE grade 4 and 5 outcomes
• Music tuition
• Piano lessons
• Music theory
• 11+ Verbal Reasoning
• 11+ Non-Verbal Reasoning
• SEN-aware teaching
• EHCP-informed support
• Emotional literacy support
• SEMH support up to age 18
• Mentoring
• Teaching Assistant support for the Market Rasen Adult Autistic and ADHD Support Group
• Online teaching
• Interactive learning methods
• Confidence-building

Qualifications and professional experience

• PGCE from Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln
• Education Studies from Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln
• Music specialism
• Experience teaching children aged 5–11
• Experience teaching across the primary curriculum
• Experience teaching Functional Skills English, Maths and Science to KS3 and KS4 learners
• Experience teaching GCSE English and Maths
• Experience supporting students working towards GCSE grade 4 and 5 outcomes
• Experience working with classes with a high percentage of children with Special Educational Needs
• Experience supporting children with Education, Health and Care Plans
• Mentoring experience
• Emotional literacy and SEMH support experience up to age 18
• Teaching Assistant support for the Market Rasen Adult Autistic and ADHD Support Group
• Online teaching experience using Zoom
• Experience using breakout rooms and interactive online teaching methods
• Private tutoring experience in piano lessons
• Private tutoring experience in music theory