Meet Our Brilliant Teachers & Mentors.

Suzanne leads the way as Principal at MVA. With extensive experience in schools in the UK and internationally, she is responsible for shaping the quality of MVA's education, which includes leading our teaching and mentoring team, having daily contact with our students and their families, and directing our unique curriculum.  Her favourite subject at school was divided between English Literature and PE.

Sarah has 20 years of experience as a senior leader in outstanding schools in Kent and London. Sarah has been Head of Mathematics, Assistant Headteacher and a Deputy Headteacher in three high profile London schools.Sarah is passionate about enabling students to achieve their potential and reach their goals. After graduating with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Sarah discovered her love for educating while teaching Avionics to members of the Royal Air Force.

Jack has been teaching for the last 6 years, three as a Senior Pro Tutor at Minerva Tutors. Throughout his Minerva career, Jack has worked in home-schooling roles teaching Maths and Science, as well as mentoring students aged 14-18, and has totalled a staggering 5000+ worth of teaching hours, with at least half of those being online. Recently, Jack created a series of live follow-along experiments as a part of "Minerva Tutors TV", which saw students all over the UK beating lockdown boredom by creating everything from insect habitats to rocket launches!

Rebecca is a Senior school Leader with over 15 years’ teaching experience in some of London’s top secondary schools. Her roles have included Teacher of English Language and Literature, Head of Department, Head of Year, Deputy Safeguarding Lead, and Assistant Principal. Following early graduate roles in broadcast media and theatre production, Rebecca began her 15-year teaching career teaching English Language and Literature to all secondary Key Stages, later specialising in A Level. Rebecca is firmly committed to the importance of pastoral care and wellbeing in education.

Dominique has been involved in education since her first part-time job at age 16, when she was a Maths tutor for Kumon Maths. Since then she has constantly been involved in teaching and tutoring, including two years in South Korea. For the last 10 years she has taught Maths in a top academy in London, spending the last 5 years as Head of Maths.

Emma has worked in education for nearly three decades which have taken her to four different school settings. The most recent three schools have all been judged 'outstanding' by Ofsted and have consistently achieved results well above the national average at GCSE and A level and have been praised for their safeguarding and pastoral provision. Her route through education has taken Emma from classroom teacher to Head of Faculty; from Head of Year to Assistant Head (pastoral) and most recently as Deputy Head (safeguarding) at a large, mixed secondary school in SW London.

Sally has taught in 11-18 comprehensive schools in Cornwall for 33 years. Qualifying as a Maths and PE specialist with a keen interest in sports of all kinds and continuing to actively participate in many.She has a genuine interest in championing and supporting ASD and Dyslexic students having experienced the potential difficulties they face through her own children's experiences in schools.She has spent almost half of her career to date as a senior leader but continued to teach and mentor students recognising the importance of keeping in touch first hand with the young people in her care.

Claire has taught in UK mainstream and SEND schools for 15 years and been a Specialist Teacher for the past 10 years. She has experience of working with a range of SEND pupils and families, both in traditional school environments, in their homes and in the community. Claire is passionate about collaborative, person centred approaches and ensuring pupil and family voices are heard.

Kate is an accomplished teacher and school leader who has 20 years of experience in pastoral care and academic teaching across various school settings and phases. Kate champions student well-being and inclusion and is passionate about supporting students to achieve their fullest potential on a personal and academic level. Kate is devoted to developing students confidence and sense of self, prioritising individuality and nurturing relationships, which is at the centre of her practise.

Stephen has taught in top UK schools for the past 9 years. At university he was very interested in mathematical logic and game theory, so naturally went into teaching Maths. He has a passion for creating fun, engaging lessons for his pupils with problem solving at their core.

During her teaching career, Emma has delivered Physical Education in secondary schools. She has covered core PE to Key stage 3 and 4 and also exam courses including GCSE, Level 2 and 3 BTEC and A Level PE. She has also delivered the Apprenticeship Standard (Sport Excellence Professional) to footballers at Lincoln City Football club, last year our cohort attained 100% Distinction. Her philosophy is to also apply all the theory of PE and Sport as a qualified fitness instructor and Personal Trainer.

I have spent the last 10 years of my career working in one the top 25 state schools in the country. Here, I developed my love for pastoral care, working closely to support all students in recognising their individual needs. I am a champion for the students, always striving to achieve what is best for them. I have experience as a private tutor and many years experience as a Head of Year working in particular to support families experiencing EBSA issues. I have also worked as a examiner during this time. I have moved in online teaching as I believe that the current model of education is no longer "fit for purpose". Not all students can excel in their learning by sitting at a desk for up to 6 hours a day. Online learning enables us to recognise this and understand that as individuals we all learn in different ways and as teachers it is our responsibility to unlock that potential in each of our young learners.

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