The founders of Clear Steps Plus Education are like minded colleagues and friends, who wanted to help support children in our local area.  We have years of teaching experience within primary and secondary schools within the northwest, from being classroom teachers, to senior leaders and specialist leaders in education – supporting other schools in the improvement of teaching and learning.

During our careers we have witnessed class sizes increase to unmanageable levels, budgets cut and children suffering as a result.  Through no fault of their own teachers and teaching staff find it increasingly difficult to give children more focused support that they require on a daily basis.  Children then struggle, their confidence decreases and they find it increasingly difficult to move onto the next stage of their learning.   There are also consequences for more able children, who again are not always facilitated to achieve their very best and can in fact become disengaged.

We want to help children in these circumstances, without the politics and red tape experienced within schools, that so often take time away from the ‘real’ job, that of educating our children to reach their full potential as a ‘person’.  We want to wholeheartedly support children in achieving their very best and enjoying their ‘learning’ journey, enabling every child we teach to ‘shine’.

Clear Steps Plus Education work with ‘outstanding’ teachers in order to ensure that all of the children whom we tutor are provided with the best quality teaching, which will in turn have the greatest impact on a child’s progress and confidence.

  • Alicia Hampson - Director

    Alicia Hampson - Director

    Based: Urmston, Trafford

    Qualifications

    A-Level Pure Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry, Biology, HNC Business and Finance, BA(Hons) Business Studies 2.1, Post Graduate Diploma in Direct Marketing (DipDM), PCGE in IT/Business and Economics with qualified teacher status, NPQSL (National Professional Qualification in Senior Leadership in Education), SLE (Specialist Leader in Education for Teaching & Learning, Stretching the more able and Computer Science).

    Experience

    18 Years experience of secondary teaching and supporting teaching and learning in primary schools. She has enjoyed the experiences of being a classroom teacher, head of year, head of subject, Assistant Headteacher and a Specialist Leader in Education supporting both secondary and primary schools. She also has vast experience of working with children of all abilities, from children with special educational needs (within mainstream schools) and middle ability children, supporting them in achieving more than they thought they were capable, to ensuring the more able are sufficiently challenged. Alicia has also tutored children for preparation for primary SATS, entrance exams and GCSEs. Before embarking on her career as a teacher, she worked in IT for the NHS for several years and was a Marketing Database Analyst/ SQL programmer for Great Universal Stores.

    Specialism

    11 Plus, entrance exams, KS 1 and 2 English & Maths, GCSEs in English, Maths, Science, Computer Science and Business Studies.

    Alicia has a vast amount of teaching experience, having worked in several schools throughout the north west during her career. She has been officially rated as 'outstanding' in teaching and learning by OFSTED inspectors on several occasions. She has an active interest in the relationship between a child's well being and achieving their personal best.

    Alicia understands the concerns parents have for their children as she herself has both primary and secondary school age children. She is happily married with three children and lives locally.

    Other

    DBS checked

  • Karen Greenwood - Director

    Karen Greenwood - Director

    Based: Urmston, Trafford

    Qualifications

    A-Level Spanish and French, BA(Hons) Hispanic and French Studies 2.2,), PCGE in Spanish and French with qualified teacher status, TEFL qualification.

    Experience

    24 years experience of secondary teaching and supporting teaching and learning in primary schools. Karen's experience ranges from a classroom teacher, head of subject, Teacher in charge of More and Most Able, as well as having significant experience of working in primary schools. Karen has also taught RE, SMSC, Art, English and Maths. She has vast experience of working with children of all abilities, from children with special educational needs (within mainstream schools) to pushing the middle ability to achieve more than they thought they were capable, to ensuring the more able are sufficiently challenged. Karen has also tutored children for preparation for primary SATS, 11 + Entrance exams and GCSEs. Before embarking on her career as a teacher, she worked abroad teaching English as foreign language.

    Specialism

    11 Plus Entrance exams, KS 1 and 2 English, GCSEs in MFL (Spanish & French) and English.

    Karen has a vast amount of teaching experience, having worked in several schools throughout the northwest and abroad during her career. She has been officially rated as 'outstanding' in teaching and learning by OFSTED inspectors on several occasions. She has an active interest in encouraging children to have 'Growth mindsets', which involves building a child's self esteem and supporting children in achieving standards above what they thought they were capable of.

    Karen has both primary and secondary school age children. She is happily married with three children and lives locally.

    Other

    DBS checked

  • Tyrone McIvor - Director

    Tyrone McIvor - Director

    Based: Trafford

    Qualifications

    A- Levels in Computer Studies and Electronics, PCGE in ICT with Qualified Teacher Status and BSc(Hons) Computer Science 2.1.

    Experience

    Prior to working with children, Tyrone worked as a Software Developer and Product Manager using a multitude of programming languages in the Finance Sector. Tyrone became a successful Teacher following a Teaching Assistant role at an Independent School for children in-care with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties. He set up a qualification to ensure that young people with unfortunate life complexities and an unstable education gained Entry Level Certificates to present to colleges to support their enrolment as a step towards ensuring successful life chances. Tyrone’s role prior to this was as a Social Care Team Leader supporting the same young people in their residential care home whilst also volunteering as a council Youth Worker setting up successful Duke of Edinburgh Award projects in Sports.

    On his third day of his first teaching post, Tyrone was graded ‘Good’ for his teaching and learning by OFSTED during a Year 11 lesson, which is a great achievement on its own. Tyrone decided to set up his own tutoring business (prior to Clear Steps Plus Education) and has now been tutoring for several years with a proven track record of successfully engaging and preparing children for Primary SATS, Trafford 11+ Entrance Exams, GCSEs and Phonics. Due to his vast experience and knowledge of the computing world he also offers specialist technical tutoring involving Video Game and Robotics programming, as well as 3D Animation.

    Specialism

    Grammar school Entrance Exams, Key Stage 1 and 2 English & Maths, GCSE Maths, BTEC Creative Digital Media Production, Computer Science (Reception to A-Level) and E-Safety.

    Tyrone has been involved in many voluntary roles, including volunteering as a reading helper for children in care for the VRH Charity, which contributed to him achieving an Excellence in Volunteering scholarship during his PGCE. Tyrone currently volunteers as an English helper with Reception and Year 1 pupils where he also leads Robotics and Computing sessions at his local primary school. He is also the Early Years Co-ordinator at his church. Tyrone has two children in Early Years and Juniors and is greatly involved in the PTA.

    Other

    DBS checked