Natalie

Hi. My name is Natalie and I am a qualified Primary teacher in Liverpool. I graduated in 2012 from the University of Leeds with a BSc in Psychology and then received my qualified teacher status in 2013 by completing a Primary PGCE at Liverpool Hope University. Before having my son, Joshua, in 2018, I was a Year 6 teacher at a school in South Liverpool, so understand the pressures and expectations our children face before they reach secondary school. After returning to work after Maternity Leave, I taught across the school year groups on a part-time basis.

We welcomed our second son, Theo, in March 2020 just before lockdown. Instead of returning to working in the classroom, I decided to build up my tutoring business ‘Tuition by Natalie’ which has now gone online via Zoom!

Since having Theo, we went on to have two more boys! Harley was born in 2021 and Louie in 2024! Due to having such a young family, I am online only and work evenings once the boys are in bed.

I am thoroughly enjoying working 1:1 with children and helping them achieve their personal goals.

Tutoring Experience

Whilst training, I taught every year group across a range of schools. Since qualifying, I have taught Years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. In 2017, my first year as a teacher in a Year 6, I helped my students achieve the best SATS results since the new Curriculum was introduced. The following year, our SATS results were also excellent.

Over the past few years, I have supported children with preparing for entrance exams for schools such as Bluecoat, Liverpool College and Belvedere.

I have taught children with Special Educational Needs who are in a mainstream school, as well as having personal experience with an older brother who has Aspergers Syndrome.

Tutoring Approach

I spend the first session getting to know the child, finding any gaps in their knowledge and then putting together an action plan to support their learning.

Some of my tutees prefer to revisit learning completed in school during the week, whereas others want to have ‘pre-teaching’ sessions so they are more confident going into lessons the following week.

Either way, my sessions are fun, child-centered and active!

ONLINE SESSIONS - all of my sessions are now online via Zoom.

Testimonials from current and past tutee’s parents:

“Delighted to let you know - we heard today that *** got into Bluecoat! Thanks so much for all your work with him, we're all very pleased!” (Entrance exam tutee)

“I really can’t believe how much she’s enjoying learning. She couldn’t wait to show me what she’d learnt about fractions by drawing a chocolate bar! She gets a real buzz out of the lessons - thank you!” (Year 5 tutee)

“Oh wow, when *** came off her zoom call with you she was absolutely delighted!! She was so proud of herself and said how much she enjoyed it.” (Entrance Exam tutee)

“Can’t thank you enough. To say her confidence has grown since starting your sessions is an understatement!” (SATS preparation tutee)

“ *** really enjoyed that lesson and came away with a buzz, confident and happy. Thank you.” (SATS preparation tutee)

“You are a superstar, the difference in *** after a session with you is evident. She is smiling from ear to ear and seems so pleased with herself. She’s genuinely looking forward to her sessions with you, it’s wonderful to see.” (Entrance Exam tutee)

“Natalie, I can’t thank you enough for these sessions. *** is absolutely flourishing. Her confidence is growing exponentially and it’s fantastic to see.”
(Entrance Exam tutee)

”Thank you for today’s session. He came off buzzing, said he really enjoyed it. It’s so lovely to see him so enthusiastic about learning.” (SATS preparation tutee)