Katherine – Graduate Teaching Assistant | Royal Holloway, University of London | Aspiring Educational & Child Psychology Professional
Katherine is a motivated and compassionate Psychology undergraduate currently studying Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience at Royal Holloway, University of London. Through several years of tutoring experience, she has developed strong communication, behaviour management and relationship-building skills, supporting children aged 4–14 to grow in confidence and achieve their academic goals. With a particular interest in child development, cognition and psychological wellbeing, Katherine is passionate about helping young people overcome barriers to learning and reach their full potential.
She is now seeking a Teaching Assistant opportunity where she can continue supporting pupils while building experience towards a future career within child-focused psychology and education.
Education & Qualifications
- BSc Psychology (Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience) – Awaiting Final Classification: Royal Holloway, University of London
- A Levels: Psychology (B), Biology (B), Sociology (B): Reach Academy Feltham
- GCSEs: 9 GCSEs at Grades 6–8 including Mathematics and English: Reach Academy Feltham
Experience Summary
Katherine has developed valuable experience supporting children across tutoring and early years settings. Her academic background in psychology, combined with practical experience delivering personalised learning support, has provided her with a strong understanding of child development, behaviour and effective learning strategies.
- Over four years of experience delivering one-to-one and small-group tuition in English and Mathematics through Explore Learning
- Supported pupils aged 4–14 to build confidence, improve attainment and achieve individual learning goals
- Adapted teaching approaches to suit different learning styles, abilities and levels of confidence
- Developed strong behaviour management skills through positive reinforcement and relationship-building
- Communicated regularly with parents to provide progress updates and support ongoing development
- Gained early years classroom experience as a Nursery Teaching Assistant, supporting learning activities, storytelling sessions and classroom routines
- Helped create safe, nurturing and engaging learning environments where children felt supported and confident
- Applies psychological knowledge of cognition, behaviour and child development to support pupils effectively
- Experienced delivering remote tuition through Microsoft Teams and online learning platforms
Key Strengths
- assionate about child development and psychology
- Strong understanding of learning, cognition and behaviour
- One-to-one and small-group intervention experience
- Behaviour management and positive reinforcement strategies
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Patient, empathetic and supportive approach
- Early years and primary-aged pupil support experience
- Strong parent and family communication
- Adaptable and responsive to individual learning needs
- Organised, reliable and professional
- Teamwork and collaborative working
- Confident using educational technology and online learning platforms
- Aspiring Educational and Child Psychology professional
- Safeguarding awareness and child-centred practice