Cambridge University educated, fully-qualified teacher P.G.C.E QTS available to tutor in English Language, English Literature, French, Spanish, Italian and EFL. Tutoring all levels from KS2 upwards and also an experienced 11+, 13+ and Entrance Exams English tutor. KS3, KS4 and KS5 and all the main exam boards at G.C.S.E, I.G.C.S.E and A`Level including AQA and Edexcel. I offer in person and online tuition to students, many of whom I prepare for the academically selective school admission process. I also deliver EAL/EFL tuition to international students who are preparing for Entrance Examinations and/or IELTS and support EAL students already at top independent schools in the UK. I have particular experience with students whose first language is Chinese, helping them to elevate their vocabulary and writing skills. I have also designed and taught small group courses for children aiming for 11+ or 13+ and examples of these courses are Vocabulary Enrichment; Creative Writing; Persuasive Writing and Reading Comprehension Skills.
Tutor Profile
Wendy
Wendy
Teaching Experience
I have many years of teaching and tutoring experience in both English Language, English Literature and Modern Foreign Languages. I hold UK Qualified Teacher Status QTS and have taught in both UK Secondary and Primary Schools. I have extensive experience of boosting students' G.C.S.E. grades up to +3 to grade 9 or from a low starting grade to a strong pass. I achieve this by focusing on exam strategy and applying the assessment objectives to your answers. I have also successfully prepared pupils for interviews and entrance examinations at top independent schools. Currently, I also deliver EAL and exam support to international students in UK independent schools, including interview preparation.
Tutoring Approach
My online lessons always have a clear objective and I enhance lessons with power points, live lesson chat, interactive whiteboard and worksheets, to make learning effective and engaging. I also enjoy creating my own bespoke teaching resources and share these with my students. I always set homework, unless not requested, in order to assess learning, measure progress and inform future lesson planning. For all school curriculum and exam tutoring I provide parents with regular progress updates and make available a range of supplementary material. I also provide my own model answers for further guidance, which students have found very helpful. While the focus is always to deepen your knowledge and understanding, we might need to fill any gaps in your knowledge as and when they arise. I also offer an initial free "meet and greet" session to discuss your learning needs, make a learning plan and, of course, for you to ask any questions.
Qualifications
Teaching Induction
QTS
PGCE French (Secondary)
MA
Reviews (30)
Wendy has been a great support for my son with GCSE English over the last 15months. She has great communication skills, provides constructive feedback and overall a wonderful teacher.
Tutor response
Thanks for your feedback Lucie and I'm glad to have played my part in improving your son's grades in his Language and Literature papers.
Wendy has been an exceptional tutor for my Y11 daughter in preparation for her English Language GCSE. Wendy has given her a huge range of exam techniques and practise, and built up her confidence and readiness. It's made a huge difference!
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Your daughter was a pleasure to teach and was always engaged and enthusiastic in her learning. It was delightful to see her confidence grow and I wish her every success.
My daughter had about 12 hrs tuition with Wendy just prior to sitting her GCSEs. She improved by 3 grades in English Lit and 2 grades in English language. Wendy was very supportive and we would recommend her. Thanks
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Thanks for your feedback. Your daughter was a pleasure to teach. I wish her continued success as she starts sixth firm.
Excellent tutor, helped my son to achieve 9 in GCSE. English is not his favourite subject and was pulling him down with grades. He really enjoyed his lessons with Miss. Wendy. Very committed tutor and he couldn’t have done this without her guidance and support. Our heartfelt thanks
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You're very welcome. Your son was a pleasure to teach and I'm sure he going to do well in all his studies as he starts his A levels.
I can not recommend Wendy enough for anybody serious about improving their French. My son has just received a 9 for GCSE French, when 2 years ago he was being predicted a 3. This massive change was of course in conjunction with his school lessons, however the weekly tutorial with Wendy made a massive difference in his French ability and confidence. I am 100% sure a 9 would not have been possible without Wendy's excellent tuition.
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Thanks for your feedback. It was great to teach your son across years 10 and 11 and see his French flourish.
Wendy provides an outstanding service. Her lessons were bespoke and tailored specifically to what my son required. The delivery of the lessons on zoom is very professional. Wendy was able to give my son targeted feedback and support which really helped my child focus and develop. I highly recommend her.
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Thanks for your feedback. Your son was a pleasure to teach and his enthusiasm for learning will certainly pay off when he takes his exams.
Wendy comes highly recommended. She is dedicated to enriching my daughter's learning at GCSE level. She adapts to my daughter's needs and has put the confidence in her that was missing. I cannot praise her enough and her commitment to developing English Language and Literature skills in my 15 year old. I will be keeping her on for A Level English studies too. Her experience and dedication to teaching shines. My daughter looks forward to her lessons.
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Thanks for this feedback. Your daughter is a pleasure to teach and has a mature attitude to her learning. It's great to see her gaining in confidence too.
A very good teacher, my daughter started studying with Wendy last year, and now her English has improved obviously.
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Thanks for your feedback Yang. I'm very pleased with your daughter's progress. She has grown in confidence and this shines through in all areas of her English studies.
Wendy is an excellent tutor. As a homeschooled student I have had my fair share of tutors and I can safely say Wendy was by far the best. Her help allowed me to succeed in my A Levels and get accepted into my first choice university in the USA. I have now graduated and pursuing a Master’s degree. This simply would not have been possible without Wendy’s exceptional teaching and support. Thank you Wendy!!
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It's always a pleasure to receive news of former students and hear about their continuing education journey. I wish you every success on your American adventure as you commence your Master's.
Wendy has been instrumental in building confidence and ability within English and Spanish at GCSE in our daughter over the past 9 months. We have been very pleased with Wendy's approach in both subjects and our daughters technical English ability has made significant improvement dispite already being at a good school. Wendy has a very methodical approach to the subjects and this has been an excellent fit for our daughter. We would have no hesitation in recommending Wendy to other parents.
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Thanks for your feedback. It is a pleasure to see your daughter grow in confidence week on week and enjoy her learning.
I approached Wendy to help my daughter study for her GCSE English Language and Literature. Although the exams were only months away, Wendy managed to teach her exam techniques and vastly improve her vocabulary. Wendy's help was invaluable and my daughter is convinced she would not have passed both her English GCSE's without Wendy's techniques and encouragement.
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I'm very pleased to hear that your daughter achieved her passes.She displayed a mature attitude to her learning and was fully engaged from her first lesson. It was a pleasure to teach her.
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Many thanks for the feedback Mohamed. I wish you every success for the future.
very patient with an unenthusiastic student
Wendy is nice and friendly. She is a very experienced tutor. We glad that we found her.
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Many thanks for your feedback Demi!
Wendy was fundamental in helping me prepare for job interviews to secure my first position as a teacher.
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Thanks for this feedback and happy to help if the need arises again.
Wendy is guiding me through from an absolute beginner level. It’s early days and challenging, but Wendy is an excellent Tutor, and explains simply the nuances of the language.
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Thanks for the feedback David. Yes, it is challenging to learn a new language but so rewarding if you stick with it.
Wendy helped get my son into the top band of English by making him more consistent, and by helping him analyse related texts for the course.
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Your son displayed a mature approach to his studies and always gave his maximum. He deserves his fantastic result of two grade 9s.
With help of Wendy Lasevoli, my daughter has achieved highest grade in GCSE exam. Very pleased with the quality of teaching provided.
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Your daughter is hard-working and was a pleasure to teach. She deserves her fantastic result.
We were looking for a tutor to support our 14 year old daughter (her school complete this exam a year early)on the run up to her taking her gcse English Literature. She lacked confidence and structure and was procrastinating when it came to revision. We booked ten sessions with Wendy which made all the difference. Our daughter gained a level 7 (2 marks off an 8) and we were were all extremely pleased. We will definitely use Wendy again for my daughter when she does her other subjects and my son in a couple of years. Wendy has a lovely approach and my daughter worked well with her, I would definitely recommend her.
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Thanks for this feedback. I'm so glad that I was able to boost your daughter's confidence and make the difference for her. She worked well for me throughout all our sessions and I look forward to helping her again in the future.
Wendy managed to improve my daughter's confidence and performance in her French GCSE so that she could achieve a solid A grade. Thank you!
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I'm very pleased to hear that Katherine achieved an A grade in her French G.C.S.E and I hope she decides to continue her French studies at A'level.
Lovely personality and very good teacher...
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Thank you Sofia.Your daughter is a pleasure to teach and has a positive attitude to her learning.
I have recently used Wendy as a tutor in order to pass an english qts test. I cannot fault her knowledge or skills which she has willingly passed on to me which meant i was able to pass the test. Thank you Wendy for all your help and suplort
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Thank you Alice, I'm glad you passed your trainee teacher skills test and I wish you every success in your career.
Wendy was very straight forward and efficient to deal with. She understood exactly what our very specific requirements were and acted on them immediately and accordingly with no wasted time. The lessons were expensive but because off the above I think they were worth every penny. She was also flexible to a point when we needed to miss/swap lessons which was very helpful at a busy time of year. The only reason I have not given a rating of 5 is because I never knew what happened in the lessons or whether my daughter improved as she has not had her results yet. My only tiny comment is that it would've been nice to get some feedback about how she was getting on in the lessons and with the homework that was set, and whether Wendy saw an improvement. It felt a little impersonal in this regard. generally excellent, thanks.
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Thank you Samantha. I'm glad you found the tuition worthwhile for your daughter. I did provide feedback to her each lesson but as you booked some exam booster sessions at a very busy time and also I didn't get the chance to see you at pick up/drop off times, I had hoped that she would pass this on to you. I have every confidence that her grade will be boosted and I will be in touch on results day.
Wendy is helping my son with his GCSE English. My son has become more confident in this subject now. Thank you...
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Thank you for your feedback, Jane. I am glad to help Jack gain in confidence as he approaches his G.C.S.E year.His writing skills and vocabulary are improving which should boost his exam performance.
I am delighted with Wendy's easy and relaxed approach to tutoring my 12 yr old who is beginning to enjoy his on-line lessons with her. Although it is early days, I am confident that Wendy's approach to tutoring my son will translate to him enjoying English and obtaining good grades; I would have no hesitation in strongly recommending Wendy to tutor English for all ages
Wendy is easy to talk to and always well prepared. We move along at a pace suited to my needs and I feel that I am progressing well. I am an adult learner (beginner) and have just booked my second block of lessons. Could not recommend Wendy more highly to other potential students.
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Thank you for the feedback Tim. I very much enjoy teaching you Spanish and it's rewarding to see how you are progressing.
Very good tutor. My daughter enjoyed her lesson very much!
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Thank you for the feedback, Chi. Your daughter is a pleasure to teach and she has a mature attitude towards her studies for one so young. She has done particularly well on the language of poetry and I've enjoyed reading her own poems!
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Thanks for the 5/5 Lesley and also for booking another course today. You are progressing very well in Italian.
