Shannon holds a BA in Experimental Psychology from St Anne’s College, Oxford, where she was a Moritz-Heyman Scholar and achieved a Distinction in her first-year exams. She also trained as a professional actress at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Shannon has over ten years’ experience and more than 3,000 hours of one-to-one tuition. She teaches GCSE Maths and Psychology up to A-level and IB, with a particular strength in helping students who lack confidence in Maths. She supports Oxbridge applicants with the TSA, personal statements and interviews, and her students have won offers from Oxford, Cornell and the University of Pittsburgh. Through the US charity Project Rousseau she has helped students from under-represented backgrounds gain places and significant scholarships.
Her teaching is rigorous, engaging and personalised, with a focus on conceptual understanding, exam technique and long-term confidence.