Tutors

I started my career as a Primary School Teacher, training at Canterbury Christ Church University, and worked for four years in mainstream schools in the UK.  During my training, I did a placement at a specialist dyslexia centre in my village, and this was when I discovered that supporting learners in this area was what I really wanted to do. I trained as a Specialst Teacher and Assessor with Dyslexia Action and once my training was complete, I began working as a private tutor, also collaborating with other learning centres to help support their learners. I have been tutoring both online and face-to-face since 2015, supporting learners from Year 3 (Grade 2) to Year 13 (Grade 12) with literacy, maths and study skills.

I have lived in Berlin since 2015 and now have a three-year-old daughter, who keeps me very busy during the day! In my free time, I enjoy reading, dancing and going to the theatre.

Jo is a qualified Primary School Teacher, as well as a qualified Dyslexia Specialist Teacher.

Her interest in dyslexia started while she was training to be a teacher, and she completed her final dissertation research project on dyslexia and creativity. Since then, she has gained a wealth of experience in working with students with learning difficulties across all age ranges. She has worked as a specialist tutor in the learning support department at several primary schools, and has taught adults with specific learning difficulties. She has also taught in both primary and secondary schools for children with special educational needs, which also involved a lot of work with children on the autistic spectrum.

She currently works alongside her tutoring at Blackburn College as a support tutor for dyslexic learners in further and higher education. This includes working with them towards retaking their English and maths GCSE exams, working on Functional Skills qualifications and supporting with their coursework up to Level 6 (degree level). She also assesses for exam access arrangements.

Jo enjoys canoeing, walking, cycling, skiing, gardening and DIY. She also plays the piano and the flute, and has two children (although they are now grown up!).

 Leanne is an Approved Practitioner with the British Dyslexia Association, having studied the Postgraduate Certificate in Language, Literacies and Dyslexia at Birmingham University in 2019. She works as a learning coach and specialist SpLD support tutor with Devon SpLD (Dyslexia) service alongside her tutoring at Dyslexia and SpLD Tuition. She is also a qualified TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Oher Languages) tutor and English Literature graduate!

Leanne has volunteered and worked as an intervention and support teacher in both primary and secondary schools across the south of England since 2009. She has taught English around the world in Honduras and Spain, and has worked as a business English teacher for adults. She is an experienced and well-recommend tutor, and we are very excited to have her as part of the team!