Katie Jayne Tutors
94 Bois Hall Road
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 2JW
Tel: 01932 843036 or 07725 901933
Email: katie@katiejayne.co.uk
Web: www.katiejayne.co.uk
We have met with Katie Jayne Tutors’ staff. In addition, 20 clients and 20 tutors have completed an online survey (sent to 42 clients and 21 tutors) and we have followed this up with additional short phone interviews with at least eight of those surveyed.
After 10 years of primary school teaching and tutoring – first in the UK (mainly the independent sector), then abroad (Italy for two years and Austria for three) – Katie Jayne Gaida (MA in English and psychology and PGCE, both from Exeter University) decided to quit the classroom. ‘I loved the teaching but hated the box ticking – focusing on the tutoring seemed the solution.’
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