Scarlett Mayfield

My lessons are structured but relaxed, I like students to know what we're working on and why, but never at the cost of enjoying the session. I usually start with a quick check-in to see how the student's feeling about the topic, then move into the main content using a mix of explanation, examples, and questions, I try to get students talking and thinking rather than just listening. If something isn't clicking, I'll slow down and approach it a different way rather than just repeating myself.
I keep things interactive: lots of open questions, small challenges, and encouragement to try an answer even if they're not sure it's right, since I think that's where real learning happens. Lessons are one-to-one and paced around the individual student, so we spend more time on what's tricky and move quickly through what isn't.
I don't have formal teaching experience yet, but I've spent time explaining academic subjects to young people through outreach work with the University of Cambridge, including writing to secondary school students about learning and speaking on panels for prospective students. I'm currently a third-year university student, and I got nine 9s and one 8 at GCSE, so I know first-hand what it takes to build strong study habits early.