Hi, I'm Sophia.

I'm a student at St John's Durham, studying Primary Education BA with QTS.

Through my experience working with children, I have spent hundreds of hours building relationships with students of different ages and abilities. I have thoroughly enjoyed mentoring students and experiencing their confidence grow over the course of our sessions. These experiences have also opened my eyes to the many ways in which children learn. Every child's mind is unique, and I understand that for a child to reach their full potential and meet their academic goals, they need a mentor who will invest the time in understanding their specific learner profile.

An important priority in all my lessons is consolidation. We spend the beginning of every lesson reviewing any new material or areas of difficulty from the previous lesson. This helps my students develop stronger long-term retention of key concepts, rather than relying solely on rote memorisation.

I offer bespoke lessons to keep learning varied and engaging. Once I have got to know a student, I always try to incorporate their interests into our lessons; whether that be using football league tables to practice Maths, percentages and data handling, or creating English EAL activities around Harry Potter. You can see some examples of learning resources I have created for my students in the past here.

One of the comments I receive most often from my students is that my lessons are something they genuinely look forward to, while also noticing an improvement in their academic performance.

I look forward to hopefully hearing from you shortly.