ONLINE LATIN TUTOR
EMMA WILLIAMS PhD PGCE
Latin tutor: high-quality bespoke Latin tutoring online
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More about me ...
I was all set to become an academic, before coming to the rather inconvenient realisation that I didn't actually enjoy the process of research. By this stage I was already half way through a PhD, which I completed, and had also agreed to publish two academic volumes, which I finished during my first year of teaching. These are published under my maiden name of Emma C Clarke and are highly recommended if you suffer from insomnia!
One of the few things that I did enjoy during my research was the time I spent teaching Latin to Undergraduates. I therefore signed up for teacher training and have never regretted my change of career.
As someone who is passionate about the teaching of Latin, I devoted my full-time career to increasing the numbers of students studying this valuable subject in the state sector. I spent 9 years working at The Latymer School, a state grammar school in North London, where I recruited so successfully that numbers studying the subject reached record levels; on my departure I left a legacy of 26 students signed up for A Level Latin in Year 12.
In 2008 I moved to Horsell in Surrey with my husband and took over sole responsibility for the teaching of Latin at Woking High School, an 11-16 comprehensive school. There I increased numbers dramatically from a tiny handful of students to what is now a thriving and viable department. I worked there for 11 years before focusing on my career in the tuition sector.
Targeted support, tailored to your child's needs ...
Many students struggle with Latin. At times, the subject can seem simply overwhelming. I offer a supportive and friendly working relationship that will provide just what your child needs to improve; whether a student needs help and strategies to improve their rote learning, is struggling with some of the trickiest grammar concepts or simply demotivated and disillusioned with it all, I can help.
In the first session I will assess the situation and explore the best ways to provide support and challenge. If appropriate, I will also share resources and make further suggestions for study at home.
Everyone is different, and the real joy of private tutoring is the opportunity for your child to benefit from truly individualised support and encouragement. In terms of the impact that this can have on someone's performance, private tutoring is hard to beat.
Summary of Relevant Qualifications & Experience:
As a Private Tutor I have helped hundreds of students to succeed at GCSE, Common Entrance and Scholarship level. I have tutored students currently in or headed for schools such as Charterhouse, Eton, Halliford, Oundle, RGS and Roedean. In addition to this, the following key areas of experience are most relevant:
- Elected to the Board of Directors of The Tutors' Association, the professional body for the tutoring sector, for two years.
- Small-group seminar leader at Royal Holloway, University of London.
- Professional marker for the literature components of A level Latin (OCR) for several years.
- Fully qualified as a teacher (PGCE Classics, St. John's College, Cambridge), with 21 years' teaching experience in the state sector: The Latymer School in North London and then Woking High School in Surrey.
- 1st class Honours degree, MA Distinction and PhD in Classics from Royal Holloway, University of London.
- Enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) and have signed up to the update service, meaning that this is automatically renewed every three years.
