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Aruba Ghaffar

Tuitional Certified Tutor · Psychology Specialist | O-Level & A-Level | Clinical Psychology Background

5+ years experience • Flexible scheduling

IGCSEGCSEA-LevelIB DiplomaPsychologyEnglish Language
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About the tutor

Aruba Ghaffar is a qualified psychology professional who moved into teaching after several years of clinical practice. Her first degree was followed by a Master's in Clinical Psychology, and placements in hospitals and psychiatric units gave her a working understanding of the theories students meet in their textbooks. That experience shapes how she explains them. Where a course description offers an abstract model, she can describe what it looks like in a real consulting room.

Alongside tutoring, Aruba works as a Learning Support Assistant, which keeps her close to learners who need material presented differently before it makes sense. She plans each course around the specification, then adjusts the pace to the student in front of her. Across 5 years she has taught more than 15,000 hours and led 45 exam preparation batches.

Subjects & levels taught

  • Psychology

    LevelExam boardsSyllabus code
    IGCSECAIE
    GCSEAQA8182
    A-LevelAQA, CAIE, Edexcel7182, 9990, 9PS0
  • English Language

    LevelExam boardsSyllabus code
    IGCSECAIE0500
    GCSEEdexcel, AQA1EN0, 8700
    A-LevelCAIE, Edexcel, AQA
    IB DiplomaIBSL / HL

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Education

Aruba holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, and has completed a Learning Support Assistant certification alongside several clinical internships in hospital and psychiatric settings, as well as research projects in psychology.

Teaching style

Aruba teaches psychology through the clinical material behind it, then drills the exam skills that turn understanding into marks.

  • Case studies and clinical examples

    She links each theory to real cases drawn from her clinical work, so students remember the evidence as well as the name.

  • Exam technique and past papers

    Lessons build in past paper practice and structured response frameworks that match what examiners reward.

  • Critical thinking and analysis

    Students learn to evaluate studies and weigh competing explanations rather than memorise conclusions.

  • Personalised learning plans

    Each plan is built around the student's current level, with pacing adjusted as topics are secured.

  • Confidence building

    Difficult topics are broken into stages so students see early progress and keep going.

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