Tutor's Profile

My teaching experience dates back to 2-3 years ago where I taught high school and secondary students (Literature and English Language). My style of teaching takes more of a blended approach as the students specific interests can be coined into the teaching of some of the concepts. Having acquired a BA in English and Communication as well as a PGCE in English and History, I began my teaching journey in January 2016 when I joined Littlerock International School, as an English and Literature teacher for the secondary and high school students and as an English teacher for the primary classes (Grade 4 – 7). Since the school was still in its grassroots, I had to meticulously balance the art of teaching academically diverse students and that of being the teacher-in-charge of secondary and high school. Joining Dubai British School Jumeirah Park (DBSJP) in October 2017 gave me an opportunity to further my scope of diversification in teaching. As a cover teacher it has offered me the chance to enhance my teaching, incorporating various perspectives from the various teachers and students that I work with. The opportunity to teach students and working with them using different pedagogical approaches always comes with insurmountable joy. Alongside my teaching at DBSJP from Dec 2017, I also taught students online through Education First for almost a year. Concepts taught were mostly for first timers or for students looking to revise or improve their English, inclusive of those preparing for IELTS tests. Looking at teaching as a whole, I believe in the concept behind the flipped classroom model of teaching. Each student has ideas and facts they already know of or can research on and bring to the table; hence making their learning richer. Learning is not all about receiving information but it’s also about enhancing the information one has and remodelling it for further application. A student is first a human before they are a learner, a broken spirit can hinder one’s learning process and so a pleasant learning environment is core to every teaching session of mine. I believe in unlearning to learn and thus create a palatable pedagogy for students through the creativity and exposure within the teaching experience. I look forward to hearing from you and help you in your learning journey.

Lessons are planned as according to the concepts that the student needs to hammer on. Hence the pace of covering those concepts is also determined by the students pace in grasping. My techniques take a varied approach as concepts differ, so approaches differ too. However, over all, the discursive, 'and incorporate how you feel' approach in learning has yielded great results in the past.