Sarah

Hello, I'm Sarah. I live in Marylebone, London.

I teach English, Maths, NVR and VR, from 7+ up to 11+/13. I am currently teaching students from year 1 to year 8.

My husband, Richard, is a screenwriter (3 films in casting), who helps out with all things English and VR. He also works with Apple’s VIP clients, as well as with businesses and families/individuals. Richard works up to A’level English.

Tutoring Experience

2024/25 Results, including cumulative offers to date, for this year's schools. These include 4 academic scholarships and awards.

Very pleased that the St Paul's Girls' School offers have now made double figures, currently standing at 11.

7+
King’s College - offer
St Paul’s - offer
Westminster - WL

11+
St Paul’s Girls’ x 2 offers, 1 WL (11 OFFERS TO DATE)
Henrietta Barnett x 1 second stage WAITING (top 300 of over 2,500) (2 OFFERS TO DATE)
King’s College x 1 offer (2 OFFERS TO DATE)
Latymer Upper x 2 offers, 1 WL (9 OFFERS TO DATE)
Guilford High School x 1 offer & academic scholarship (3 OFFERS TO DATE)
Putney x 1 offer (6 OFFERS TO DATE)
University College School x 1 WL (3 OFFERS TO DATE)
Wimbledon High School x 1 offer & academic scholarship (3 OFFERS TO DATE)
Lady Eleanor Holles x 2 offers (3 OFFERS TO DATE)
Godolphin & Latymer x 2 offers (16 OFFERS TO DATE)
Surbiton High School x 1 offer (1 OFFER TO DATE)
Kingston Grammar x 1 offer (1 OFFER TO DATE)

13+
City of London Boys’ x 2 offers x 2 academic prizes (5 OFFERS TO DATE)
Westminster x 1 offer (6 OFFERS TO DATE)
King’s College x 1 offer (4 OFFERS TO DATE)
St Paul’s Boys’ x 2 offers (7 OFFERS TO DATE)
Habs x 1 offer (1 OFFER TO DATE)
Epsom College x 1 offer (1 OFFER TO DATE)
Hampton School x 1 offer (1 OFFER TO DATE)
Reeds x 1 offer (1 OFFER TO DATE)
St John's Leatherhead x 1 offer (1 OFFER TO DATE)
PMC - Primary Maths Challenge 2024 (out of 25)

9 x bonus round (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze)
2 X 24
1 X 23
2 x 22
1 X 21
1 x 20
1 x 18
1 x 17
2 x gold (no score given by their schools)

Tutoring Approach

I've had the idea of Lando (Little & Often) in my head for several years, having researched and then created the best and easiest methods to teach my own daughter, as she moved from being a toddler to starting school. Teaching her some of the more basic skills at a younger age than would be normal, purely because I could and to increase her confidence. I've seen her blossom in certain areas and dig her heels in others, and yes a 20min piece of work can take 2+ hours, you need a lot of patience!! She's now in year 7 at one of the top schools in London.

I rip apart the old ways of learning and look at simplifying, breaking down into bite sized chunks, then putting them back together, in a way that really works and can be easily applied, taking only 5-10 minutes a day. Little (5-10 minutes) and Often (ideally everyday or 4-6 times a week) to gradually build up and retain in a child's/adult's long term memory.