Heather Teague

I'm an experienced, friendly, and fully qualified English Teacher and examiner, and I take pride in boosting my students' confidence as well as their ability, which can often go hand in hand. I love studying my subject and I always try to share this enthusiasm by creating lessons that are tailored to each student's individual interests and needs.

My strengths as a teacher are based in helping students to understand how to analyse the language, form and structure of fiction and non-fiction texts and helping to develop creative writing skills. I also thoroughly enjoy working with poetry, and can help my students understand the explicit and implicit meanings within these texts.

I can help students of all abilities, from students who are struggling with understanding the text, the question or how to write the answer, to students who have excellent comprehension but would like to be challenged and deepen their understanding. I am a patient, supportive teacher with a very positive demeanour, and I work well with students who are anxious and struggle with their confidence in English.

My teaching style is adaptable, depending on the needs of each student as an individual, but I always focus on trying to build confidence and enthusiasm for my subject. I love reading and learning new facts, and often discuss books and context in my classes, focusing on a well rounded education. I find students often enjoy learning about the social and historical context of the text we are looking at, and it often really helps their understanding.


Experience and Qualifications

I have worked as a teacher since 2015, and a private tutor since 2017. As a teacher, I also worked as KS3 co-ordinator in an Ofsted rated Outstanding school. I specialise in KS3, GCSE and A level English Language and English Literature.

In regards to qualifications, I have a Post Graduate Certificate of Secondary Education and a 2:1 Degree in English Literature.

I have worked with publicly educated, privately educated and home educated students throughout my tutoring career.