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Amanda

Private Psychology Tutor in Preston

I am a Psychology A-Level Tutor with experience teaching all examination boards, including AQA, Pearson Edexcel, Cambridge OCR, Cambridge International and WJEC.

I am a qualified Psychology teacher with 25 years experience teaching in Sixth Form and FE Colleges. Having managed a successful Psychology Department I have helped thousands of students achieve high grades and reach their full potential. I am also an experienced examiner having worked with a range of exam boards (AQA, CIE, Edexcel, IB and OCR) for the past 17 years.

Qualifications include; BSc Honours degree in Psychology with Biology and a Masters (MSc) degree in Psychology.

Teaching Experience

As an experienced Head of Department and Teacher, I am extremely familiar with all exam board specifications and their assessment criteria.

I have a vast knowledge of the content within A-Level Psychology and an in-depth understanding of the assessment objectives (AO1, AO2 and AO3) which help students maximise their grade. I am happy to provide support for any Psychology exam board specification (UK or International).

I offer detailed revision materials and exam focused resources to all my tutees, to help them achieve the highest grade possible. General resources are available on my website now (studypsychology). In addition to 1:1 online sessions, I offer extra support via marking and feedback packages which have an emphasis on exam success.

Tutoring Approach

All of my tuition is carried out on a 1:1 basis via video or audio link, giving students an extensive personalised lesson.

In addition to weekly lessons, students have the option to receive feedback on their exam skills and technique through additional homework and marking packages (additional fees due). Many students take advantage of these during the exam period to build confidence and prepare for the final exams. Feedback from students suggests it helps build their skills and ensures they are completing exam questions in line with the assessment objectives. Please see my reviews for parent and student feedback.

Qualifications

IFL Professional Qualification

QTS · IFL · 2015

MSc Psychology

Masters · University of Central Lancashire · 2009

PGCE Post-16 Education

PGCE · University of Central Lancashire · 2002

BSc (HONS) Psychology with Biology

Bachelors · University of Liverpool · 2000

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First Tutors

Amanda is an excellent psychology tutor who always delivers engaging and interactive sessions with plenty of exam preparation. She is well organised, thorough and professional and my son's confidence and grades in this subject have increased in the time he has been tutored by Amanda. In particular, we found feedback on progress very useful. I would not hesitate in recommending Amanda as an 'A' level psychology tutor.

First Tutors

My son has benefited immensely from his tutoring. It has helped him to understand how to write answers to exam questions and pushed him to work on weaker topics. We totally recommend Amanda’s Psychology tutoring.

First Tutors

I highly recommend Amanda. Our son is making great progress in A level Psychology thanks to her. She explains concepts clearly in a way he really understands which has made a big difference to his confidence in the subject. With his exams fast approaching her support has been exactly what he needed.

First Tutors

After only one lesson with Amanda my daughter is now excited for her future A-level Psychology studies. Her target grade is an 'A', yet in recent exams she has struggled with application and I could tell her confidence was starting to lack. I felt her school tutors were weak in some areas and I could tell Chloe needed assistance for her to reach her full potential. I look forward to watching my daughter flourish under Amanda's guidance. Thank you Amanda!

First Tutors

Amanda is probably the best tutor I've had so far, she explains things extremely clearly and spends time making sure I've understood what she's said. She's given me so many useful resources too and her experience is definitely recognised too. Thank you so much Amanda!!

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