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Our Tutors

At Wolsey Hall Oxford, we’re proud of our dedicated, passionate and specialist team of 165+ UK-qualified and highly experienced Tutors. Each Tutor is chosen for their exceptional understanding of and passion for their subject and academic level, as well as their ability to inspire the same enthusiasm and love of learning in their students.

Our Tutors provide detailed, helpful and encouraging feedback on each of your child’s course assignments, to help them grow in confidence, independence, and knowledge of their chosen subjects. Every one of our Tutors comes from a teaching background and has taught in classrooms as well as online, so they're familiar with the pressures and challenges that many of our students have faced in mainstream school settings – meaning their feedback is always personalised, reassuring, and understanding of each student's unique circumstances.

That’s why when you enrol with us, you’ll have peace of mind that your child is getting a flexible, world-class British education, backed by experienced educators who will help them progress at the pace and level they’re capable of.

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The role of a Tutor

Our Tutors are here to ensure all our students feel supported academically during their time with us. When you enrol, your child will be allocated a different Tutor for each of their courses and learning levels, ensuring they benefit from specialist subject knowledge and insight. Your child’s Tutors will provide detailed and prescriptive feedback on each of their course assignments, highlighting areas of strength and next steps for development – so your child knows how they’re doing at each stage, and what they can do to progress further.

Tutors can also direct students to additional resources or information if students are struggling with a particular module or topic. They will take the time to understand your child’s interests, passions and circumstances to help them feel connected and engaged with their learning. There are opportunities to meet with your child’s Tutors online to check in and discuss their progress as well.

As our courses are designed to build our students’ independence, you’ll play more of a role in connecting with your child’s Tutors at Primary Level, where they can offer advice and tips to help you support your child’s learning. From Lower Secondary to A Level, your child should be able to engage with their Tutors on their own, or with minimal involvement from you.

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What are assignments?

Your child will need to complete an assignment at the end of each of their course modules, to help them reinforce what they’ve learned and test their understanding of subject content. Assignments are not exams and are not graded, and they do not count towards your child’s future GCSE and A Level results – they’re simply a way for your child to apply their knowledge of each module, so they can see how they’ve progressed.

Assignments are submitted through our online student learning platform, and your child will receive encouraging, tailored feedback from their Tutors within five working days. Students can only complete module assignments once they’ve engaged with all the learning content (they may also be required to achieve a particular score on a course quiz).

Getting to know your child's Tutors

STEP 1

Welcome email

Once your child is enrolled and their Tutors have been assigned, they will receive a friendly welcome email from their Tutors with lots of information about their courses, how to work through the different modules, and more. This means you can help your child get their studies off to the best start, without having to figure it all out on your own.

STEP 2

Introduction call

Your child’s Tutors will also arrange individual welcome calls with you, so you can get to know them a little better and they can find out about your child’s interests, hobbies and circumstances. It’s like an informal ‘meet and greet’ where you can connect with each Tutor and ask any questions you may have about the course content and structure.

STEP 3

Course review calls

There are also opportunities to speak with your child’s Tutors during their studies. Review calls are typically held after each assignment (around every four weeks) at Primary Level, and halfway through each course from Lower Secondary to A Level – however, there is flexibility if you’d prefer them to take place at other times. These calls are optional, but many families find them useful for discussing assignment feedback, their child’s progress, and exam preparation for GCSE Level and A Level courses.

Meet our Tutors

Becky Shaw Simms

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Subjects

  • Geography

Teaching Levels

  • Lower Secondary
  • GCSE Level

Becky Shaw Simms

Tutors


When I was a small child, I used to stay with my grandparents on a Friday night. My favourite thing to do was to sit on their big, squashy sofa with my Grandad’s big old atlas on my knees, turning the dusty pages to follow rivers and railways, cities and forests, mountain ranges and oceans. A fascination with the world and its physical and human characteristics has stayed with me, and after enjoying the subject very much through school, I chose to take Geography as a degree. I was privileged to have the opportunity to do this at Mansfield College, Oxford.

It seems like a very long time since I graduated in 1999, and since then I’ve taken a City and Guilds Certificate in Delivering Learning, and have tutored lots of students at my home, at their home, at colleges and at revision courses. I can honestly say I’ve enjoyed every minute. One size does not always fit all, and working as a private Tutor on a one-to-one or small group basis has meant I can get to know each student as an individual, to answer their queries in detail, and to ensure they fully understand the subject matter, whatever their level of prior knowledge or academic ability.

Geography is a vitally important study of ‘who and what is where, and why?’ It bridges the sciences and the humanities brilliantly and I believe it has something to interest everyone – my personal interests lie in the fascinating story of human population, and the social, economic, and environmental challenges this brings as over seven billion (and counting!) of us vie for space on our one and only planet Earth.

But whether you’re interested in rocks and rivers, weather and water, or people and places, I’m so pleased you’ve chosen to study Geography with Wolsey Hall Oxford. Wherever in the world you are, I’m here to help you make the most of your studies and, I hope, learn to love Geography as much as I do. I’m only a Skype call or an email away with any questions – however big or small.

As well as being a busy Geography Tutor, I work as an IT system trainer for a big publishing company in Oxford. But it’s not all work, I promise! In my spare time I enjoy baking, birdwatching, and visiting historic sites and houses. I also enjoy quizzes, and have recently been on the BBC TV quiz show ‘Mastermind’.

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