Sheena Chan
Private Tutor in South Croydon
Female Member since Jan 2009 Last Updated Jul 2024 Last Login Oct 2024
My Summary
11Plus English Specialist
About Me
I'm a qualified English teacher and began tutoring over a decade ago once I decided to reduce my working hours.
Based in Croydon I am particularly experienced & successful helping students pass the Sutton S.E.T & go on to gain seats at schools such as Wilson's which I successfully prepared my own son for.
I tutored my eldest son also who was awarded a scholarship at a local independent school , During this time I went on to offer my services more widely & have since coached students , gaining seats at Eton, Winchester, St. Pauls, Wilson's , Sutton , Wallington Grammar Schools , St.Olaves , Graveney , Westminster , Christ's Hospital , Whitgift , Trinity , Caterham school to name a few.
I also tutor online both nationally gaining significant success with children passing for Reading, Kendrick , Q.E, Bexley, Tiffin, Colyton & as far afield as Yorkshire Independents. I work with children in the UAE & China aiming for the most elite schools in the Uk.
With a specialism in Literacy, I'm able to help children and adults develop core skills & have developed a 2 year Prep for 11 Plus course focussed on all aspects of English including how to write creatively & master Comprehension
My students have benefited enormously from the step by step approach in building English skills & understanding how to apply these in exams.
I get a lot of 11 plus students coming to me who already attend bigger tuition groups but not the directed attention and focus they need. I still offer extremely limited 1:1 slots but these are at a premium.
My daughter is a qualified maths teacher and currently works in a local secondary school as a Head of Year. She has worked alongside me for 6 years on the 11 Plus Course delivering the Maths element. She also tutors to A'level.
Together we run South Croydon Tutors alongside my Wilson's Grammar school Yr 12 son, who works as a Maths assistant.
I teach to GCSE & across all exam boards. AqA , Edexcel ( IGCSE ) , OCR WJEC & CIE .
I particularly enjoy working with students struggling with English & teach adult Literacy , ESOL & IELT'S
I'm currently working towards a Dyslexia specialism & hope to expand tuition so that it becomes more accessible to those who need it. My aim is to get more children who are lagging behind in education ,attaining their potential.
My Experience
Specialist Entrance Exam Tutor - over a decade
Head of department Girls secondary school
16 -18 ESOL Further Education colleges
Adult Literacy Lecturer
Academic Learning Mentor
Residential Social worker
My Qualifications
BA ( Hons ) English Language and Linguistics
PGCE English
My Availability
Please contact me to discuss.
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Last Updated: 19/07/2024 |
My Fees
- Tutoring from £60.00 per hour
£60/hr for One to One tution ( Online or face to face )
Group Tuition £30 p/hr Year 4 , Year 5 , Year 10 & 11 groups available.
My Documents
- UK Driving Licence (added 15/12/2022)
- Exam Certificate: pgce (added 09/09/2019)
Reviews
Below are the latest reviews for Sheena Chan. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk users and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Sheena is an excellent tutor and I would strongly recommend her. My son adores the way she teaches him .Her lessons are always very well-prepared and delivered in a way my son can understand. She also did help outside of the lessons and marked papers I have sent her which is very kind. Homework wise very limited work given, but she always assured me that whatever she is teaching in class is more than enough .He got offers from top grammar schools . He will be going to one the top 5 in school UK .
I highly recommend Sheena and her approach to preparing your kid in a structured way and toward great success. Teachers are great role models and Sheena is always there to help and support parents. Thank you once again.
by Anonymou about Sheena Chan on 27/06/2024
Response by Sheena Chan on 28/06/2024:
Thank you again for your kind words. It was a pleasure to work with your son & I'm overjoyed that he's on his way to Reading School come September. Woo hoo
Sheena is an exceptional English teacher. She helped our son, who has always disliked the subject, prepare for his independent school entrance tests. Not only did she engage him in a subject he'd always resisted, but she also significantly improved his proficiency. Her personalised teaching approach made English interesting, leading to an incredible outcome: my son received scholarship offers from both Eton and Tonbridge. I can't recommend her highly enough.
by Karen about Sheena Chan on 07/03/2024
We met Sheenan when my son was towards the end of Year 4 and was preparing for the 11+ plus exams. Within 4 months my son’s level of vocabulary and comprehension skills was advanced such that he would write an excellent story and his creative writing was improved. My son passed his 11+ plus exams for both Kent and Medway and he was offered a school with a Kent grammar school despite being out of the catchment area all thanks to Sheenan.
Sheenan also takes a keen interest in her students.
by OMB about Sheena Chan on 04/03/2024
I don’t recommend Sheena. We had very bad experiences with her. She agreed an online lesson and we paid. But she didn’t appear on the day and didn’t answer the call. We sat in front of the scene for half hours and tried calling her several times. We have to give up in the end. But she even didn’t think about apologise and didn’t pay any good attitude… She even didn’t call me back to say apologies.
For the following week, she didn’t let us know she planned to add another student for our 1:1 lesson until I chased for lesson details on the morning of the lesson day. She said we didn’t pay for long term. But we have paid 1:1 for the day already. She said she can refund the difference. But we asked 1:1 from the beginning. Then she said 1:2 is also good and because we didn’t pay for long term. I told her she needs to let parents know in advance!
She was playing tricks and more importantly, she didn’t pay any apologies to us for her missed lesson.
by LLS about Sheena Chan on 23/05/2023
Response by Sheena Chan on 23/05/2023:
How awful that you are trolling me on every social media platform when we've never had a lesson.
I understand you're disappointed but I gave you an immediate refund & offered alternative times. Sometimes things change. With most people things can be worked out. Instead you try to vilify & defame.
I will continue to offer a very successful service as my reviews demonstrate . All my reviews are from parents that have had a course of lessons from me. sometimes up to two years. You are the 1st to review me having had no lessons.
My child took English tuition from Sheena for GCSE and achieved grades 7 & 8 in English language and literature. Sheena’s teaching style helped my child achieve these grades. Her targeted efforts helped my child secure higher grades than the PPEs.
by PMV about Sheena Chan on 30/10/2022
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