Katja
Hello,
my name is Katja.
I am a native German free lancer working in London. Besides my other work, I have made private Tutoring one of my main sources of income and work, as I find working with students greatly rewarding and satisfying.
I graduated from (the German equivalent to) Grammar School with an A average after which I did my Bachelor here in London, graduating in the top set of my year.
I have been a private tutor since 2009. At first it served as a way to support myself throughout school/ Uni and later on it turned into a field I now make a living from.
I enjoy teaching students of all ages and abilities immensely. Seeing someone develop throughout the course of our work together is extremely rewarding and the main reason I continued to work as a private tutor for all these years.
My main subjects are German, Maths and Physics.
Being a native German speaker, I enjoy sharing my mother tongue with students from all around the world.
I have also always found great interest and joy in Maths and Physics so it is a main focus of mine to not only help my students improve their grades, but encourage them to find a greater understanding and fun in the subjects they might have a lack of enthusiasm for.
I only teach subjects that I feel passionate about and I believe that shows in my teaching approach to them.
Tutoring Experience
Since 2009 I have been private tutoring students of different ages and abilities.
In the UK alone I have been teaching students from the age of 5 up to adult learners in German.
Included in those were children of German parents, who wanted help raising their children bilingually, as well as UK students, who need help improving their German skills in school and adults, who want to learn the language to expand their career opportunities.
My main focus group in Maths and Physics are students from the age of 11 to 16 (Levels KS3 to GCSE).
I am able to communicate material that might sound hard and unmanageable in school in a clearer way, so that most of my students get a much better and deeper grasp of the subject. They are then able to transfer these acquired skills to their work in school.
I can provide a clear DBS check if requested.
Tutoring Approach
In my opinion learning a new language or improving oneself in a certain subject is a team effort between the teacher and the student, which is exactly how I treat my lessons.
My lessons are tailored to the specific needs of my students. I follow their school curriculum to support their learning at school but alter our plan, if I find a different approach to a certain topic would be beneficial to the student. Every student learns differently and I incorporate that into the development of our lessons.
The same goes for my adult learner students. We all have a busy daily schedule and I acknowledge that. But I still keep a heavy focus on the goal set in the beginning of our lessons.
| Languages | German, English (British), French |
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| Availability | Weekends, Weekdays (all times) |
| References Available | On File |
Qualifications
| University of Creative Arts London | 2016 | Bachelors | Performing Arts | |
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| Johannes Kepler Gymnasium Leonberg | 2010 | College | Abitur |
Katja's Feedback
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| Unpublished feedback (Usually negative) | 0 |
| Maths | |
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| Secondary | £37 |
| GCSE | £37 |
| Casual Learner | £37 |
| Physics | |
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| Secondary | £37 |
| GCSE | £37 |
| Casual Learner | £37 |
| German | |
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| Secondary | £37 |
| GCSE | £37 |
| A-Level | £37 |
| University | £37 |
| Casual Learner | £37 |