Crafting Personalised, Holistic Educational Strategies for a Brighter Academic Future

For learners aged 11-18, students and working professionals.

Personal Academic Consultant

Catherine Stoner

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How it works

  • 1. Initial Consultation

    All partnerships begin with a free, no-obligation initial consultation to ensure the right fit and discuss next steps. Catherine will gain an outline of the learner’s context and challenges and advise on an approximate programme of support.

  • 2. Building a Picture of Learning

    Initial sessions will identify factors that may influence learning. Exploring successes and challenges across areas such as cognition and learning environments, learners will be given initial strategies to help develop academic performance. These will be reviewed and refined in subsequent sessions.

  • 3. Facilitating Lasting Change

    As Catherine develops a richer, holistic understanding of how each learner pursues their goals, she will create bespoke strategies tailored to their cognitive and environmental contexts. She will work with learners to help them understand their unique patterns of learning, and optimising the effectiveness of strategies. Catherine will work with learners until they are confident enough to continue this journey independently.

Building a Complete Picture of Learning

Meaningful, Lasting Progress

Many academic interventions focus on narrow issues or exam outcomes, overlooking the broader factors that shape learning.

Catherine’s approach is different. She works with learners aged 11 through to adulthood, developing a clear understanding of their strengths, motivations, and the conditions that influence progress. This holistic, learner-led method leads to research-based strategies that reveal how each individual learns most effectively.

Her independent expertise helps learners build confidence, resilience, and autonomy, while providing a clear plan to tackle patterns of underachievement. Catherine supports meaningful, lasting progress at every stage of the educational journey.

“Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion”

Michael Jordan

Professional Overview

Catherine Stoner BSc, PGCE, MEd

Catherine is a qualified teacher with a Master’s in Special Educational Needs and Inclusion. Today, alongside her private practice, Catherine is a Senior Lecturer in Education, leading a PGCE programme for trainee teachers.

Catherine’s background spans 16+ years in education, with roles ranging from an inner-London secondary school teacher and Head of Department, to Special Needs teaching at a Swiss International School.

Working with dozens of schools across South-West London & surrounds, she trains new and experienced teachers, and lectures across a wide range areas in Education.

The foundations of her approach to teaching and learning are built on the latest educational research.

Breaking the cycle of underperformance

A Learner-Centred Approach

Catherine’s work focuses on identifying what drives the differences between achievement and underperformance in individual cases, helping learners apply strategies that work. When learners understand how they learn and use effective strategies, their confidence and progress can change dramatically.

This led her to create her Personal Academic Consultancy. Here, learners gain expert, bespoke guidance to understand their learning better and take ownership of their education for life.

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Get in touch with any questions or to arrange a free initial consultation.