Ashley

I'm Mr Barnard, a specialist Languages and Maths teacher. As a qualified teacher with QTS and a first-class Oxford graduate, I have the skills and knowledge to help your child succeed academically, grow in confidence, and become an independent critical thinker. To maintain my high standards, I have:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• First class degree
• Experience in a range of subjects
• DBS (criminal record) checks

Tutoring Experience

I am currently a Spanish teacher with Qualified Teacher Status, several years' experience and a PGCE in teaching Modern Foreign Languages to secondary school age pupils. In schools, I have taught German, French and Spanish and have also conducted exams in Russian.

This means I have vast experience with languages and the MFL curriculum, which is enhanced with exam board marking training, so I will be able to help you improve specific areas that examiners are looking for.

Alongside this, I also have privately tutored Maths and have helped clients achieve the grades they needed to progress to college. I studied Maths at A Level and continued to use statistics in my university and teaching career, meaning it is a subject that is close to me and that I also enjoy teaching.

Furthermore, before becoming a teacher I worked as a Work Coach, so I also have experience helping clients navigate employment-related decisions, and have used this experience in the past to help clients reflect on the careers they are interested in and qualifications that would help them reach their goals.

Tutoring Approach

A typical session will involve a mixture of content input (such as videos or a short presentation), followed by targeted practice questions before progressing to past paper questions. Throughout this process, I will ask guiding questions to promote thinking about the content.

This gradual increase in difficulty ensures a high success rate and supports pupils to make secure progress, while also encouraging independent and critical thinking, which are key skills that colleges and universities are looking for.

I conduct online sessions using Pencil Spaces, a safe and secure interactive whiteboard where my students can work alongside me on difficult problems, before working independently in a way that lets me see their work and provide instant and detailed feedback.