Soaringo

My Summary

My Experience

Hi, I'm Pete, a Tutor with over fifteen years’ school, college, private and voluntary experience who’s approach is geared to allow the student to flourish regardless of age, background or barriers. This organised, methodical and diligent approach ( with bits of good humour thrown in) also succeeds in procuring the odd pass too - honest!

2003 - present Self-employed Tutor
Tutor
• GCSE English and History: IGCSE English and History; IELTS/ESOL/EFL; KS2-3 English, Maths and Science; A Level Theatre Studies, English, History and Politics; Edexcel/City and Guilds Foundation/Functional Maths and English
2021 - present Wakefield College
GCE History/Politics
2021 Francis Bardlsey Girls
KS4 GCSE English NTP catch up
2021 Dallam Comprehensive
KS3 Creative writing NTP catch up
2021 Sandringham Girls
KS4 GCSE Poetry NTP catch up
2021 Colston Girls
KS4 GCSE English and History NTP catch up
2021 Atwood Primary
KS2 English and Maths Tutor
NTP Catch up English and Maths

2020 - 2021 SUFC Academy
GCSE English Teacher
• GCSE AQA and Edexcel English language

2012 - 2019 Birkdale School
English/EFL Tutor
• English as a foreign language/Edexcel IGCSE/IELTS to Chinese and Russian 6th Formers

2014 - 2021 SENAD Alderwasley Hall School
A level Politics Tutor
• Edexcel A level Politics, GCSE History and Citizenship

2017 Rema Tip Top
EFL Tutor
• English conversation with Bulgarian students

2017 Global LT
EFL Tutor
• Primary school intermediate/beginners intervention with Brazilian students

2017 UK Language Project
EFL Tutor
• English conversation/IELTS with Italian students

2015 - 2017 Tapton School
GCSE English/intervention Tutor
• English GCSE Catch up and Y8 intervention

2015 Babel Language
EFL Tutor
• Conversation/pronunciation/grammar with Polish students

2013 - 2015 Sheffield College
EFL/Functional Maths-English Lecturer/Invigilator
• EFL/Edexcel Foundation Maths to mixed ability adult classes

2014 - 2015 White Eagle Association/Polish Society
EFL Tutor
• Intermediate/beginners English to the local adult Polish community

2012 - 2014 Doncaster College
EFL Lecturer
• English as a foreign language to mixed ability classes from teenage to adult

2012 Royal College of Psychiatrists
Exam invigilator
• Preparing examination area/ enabling smooth running of individual sessions/ensuring a conducive environment for all candidates

2008 - 2012 SAVTE Sheffield ( voluntary)
English/EFL Tutor
• English as a foreign language and to adults with learning difficulties

2009 - 2010 Yemeni Community Centre Sheffield
EFL Tutor
• English as a foreign language to mixed ability classes from local Somali/Yemeni
community

2006 - 2009 The University of Sheffield
PhD researcher
• Thesis title: A Calling To Account - Iraq, Rail and Racism. Verbatim Theatre, the here and now
• Presenting a paper on the Workers’ Theatre Movement
• Submitting work on the MA Theatre and Society
• Attending seminars and lectures by visiting speakers
• Conducting interviews with theatre directors and associated professionals

2003 - 2006 Rawmarsh Community School
Literacy and numeracy assistant
• SEN intervention


Education and professional qualifications

Sheffield College

City and Guilds 7303 PTLLS Certificate.

Sheffield Hallam University

CertTEFL.

The University of Sheffield

MA International Relations. Dissertation title: The Ties that Bind us. US Foreign Policy in Central America in the 1980s.

Sheffield Hallam University

BA (with Honours) Historical Studies. Dissertation title: Literature and Empire. Myth making and Imperialism.

Professional Development

Safeguarding training
2021 Prevent Training Certificate
2021 Safeguarding Children Certificate New Skills Academy
2021 Innova LFD Test and Trace Process Certificates
2021 NHS Test and Trace PPE/Meet and Greet Certificates
2020 Safeguarding workshop Tutorfair Foundation
2020 Online Safeguarding workshop Fleet Tutors
2019 Safeguarding update Birkdale
2019 Safeguarding training Alderwasley
Prevent Duty Agenda (general awareness module); Preventing Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) programme (general awareness module); E-Safety programme (general awareness module); Equality and Diversity in the workplace (general awareness module) Sheffield College
ESOL/Sheffield Museums workshop.
Royal Shakespeare Company and Crucible theatre workshops.
Smart board training Sheffield College.
Course on cultural awareness/teaching of English as a foreign language SAVTE.
Courses on SEN intervention including literacy, numeracy, barriers to education and the varied forms learning can take Kimberworth Centre.
Lifting and handling certificates Sheffield Council/Rawmarsh Community School.

Interests

Theatre going, politics, literature - particularly 20th century Russian and American - creative writing, travel, music - primarily classical and jazz - history

My Qualifications

Sheffield College
City and Guilds 7303 PTLLS Certificate.
Sheffield Hallam University
CertTEFL.
The University of Sheffield
MA International Relations. Dissertation title: The Ties that Bind us. US Foreign Policy in Central America in the 1980s.
Sheffield Hallam University
BA (with Honours) Historical Studies. Dissertation title: Literature and Empire. Myth making and Imperialism.

Professional Development

Safeguarding training
2021 ACAS Diversity and Equality Training Certificate
2021 Academics Social Network Training
2021 Fleet online training
2021 Prevent Online Training Certificate
2021 Safeguarding Children Certificate New Skills Academy
2021 Innova LFD Test and Trace Process Certificates
2021 NHS Test and Trace PPE/Meet and Greet Certificates
2020 Safeguarding workshop Tutorfair Foundation
2020 Online Safeguarding workshop Fleet Tutors
2019 Safeguarding update Birkdale
2019 Safeguarding training Alderwasley
Prevent Duty Agenda (general awareness module); Preventing Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) programme (general awareness module); E-Safety programme (general awareness module); Equality and Diversity in the workplace (general awareness module) Sheffield College
ESOL/Sheffield Museums workshop.
Royal Shakespeare Company and Crucible theatre workshops.
Smart board training Sheffield College.
Course on cultural awareness/teaching of English as a foreign language SAVTE.
Courses on SEN intervention including literacy, numeracy, barriers to education and the varied forms learning can take Kimberworth Centre.
Lifting and handling certificates Sheffield Council/Rawmarsh Community School. City and Guilds 7303 PTLLS Certificate.
CertTEFL.
MA International Relations. Dissertation title: The Ties that Bind us. US Foreign Policy in Central America in the 1980s.
BA (with Honours) Historical Studies. Dissertation title: Literature and Empire. Myth making and Imperialism.

My Availability

I'm pretty flexible, to be fair.

My Fees

• Tutoring from £20.00 per hour

£ 20 ESOL/SEN/KS2-3
£ 25 GCSE/IELTS
£ 28 A level