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Jaime Bell

Jaime Bell

Jaime is an English and History specialist at Premier Tutors. Placing 10th in NSW for Ancient History and graduating as Dux of Pymble Ladies’ College with an ATAR of 99.80, Jaime toped all but one subject that she took at Pymble. An all-rounder, Jaime offers a passionate, focused approach to tutoring for students of all ages. With her thorough knowledge and experience of humanities, Jaime imparts upon her students diligent, thorough, and effective strategies for achieving success.

Balancing a warm and personable approach to tutoring with being pragmatic and highly structured in her advice, Jaime has a strong reputation for being able to help students of all abilities to firstly find the humanities enjoyable, but also to strong academic results.

Results and qualifications

  • ATAR: 99.80
  • State Ranks: 10th in NSW for Ancient History
  • School: Pymble Ladies’ College (Dux of School, full scholarship)
  • University: The University of Sydney, Bachelor of Arts/Law
  • Student Representative Council Vice-President, English Subject Captain
  • Subject Marks: 98/100 in Ancient History (1st at PLC), 48/50 in English Extension (1st at PLC), 96/100 in English Advanced (1st at PLC), 96/100 in Legal Studies (1st at PLC), 96/100 in Modern History (3rd at PLC), 95/100 in Drama (1st at PLC)
  • All-Rounders Scholarship at Pymble Ladies’ College (2017-2019), Year 12 Academic Distinction
  • Hellenic Society Award - Perfect Score in Spartan Society for HSC Ancient History
  • Onstage Exhibition Selection - Drama Individual Major Work and Group Major Work
  • Debating - (Firsts team 2014-19) ISDA, FED, Premier’s Debating Challenge
  • Public Speaking - (State Finalist 2017-18) Plain English Public Speaking Award, Rostrum Public Speaking Award
  • Mooting - (Semi-finalist 2018-19), Bond University Competition, Western Sydney University Competition

Approach to tutoring

Jaime focalises a holistic approach to course content and texts, encouraging her students to learn beyond the bare minimum required to complete assessments. Her style of tutoring aids in developing the critical thinking skills and the breadth of knowledge required to effectively answer questions independently and achieve exam success.

Jaime both gives regular feedback on individual pieces of work and seeks to develop clear, focused long-term learning goals with her students. She is an encouraging, passionate tutor, who believes in building upon the positive aspects of a student’s work whilst also finding new areas for improvement.

Biography

Jaime grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, attending Northern Beaches Secondary Campus Manly Selective through to year 9, before receiving a scholarship and moving to Pymble Ladies’ College. Jaime flourished at Pymble, balancing her academic interest in humanities with her extra-curricular passion for drama, debating, public speaking and mooting. In her final year in 2019, Jaime acted as Vice-President of the Student Council and graduated as Dux of school. As a result of her exemplary HSC results, Jaime was accepted into her top preference for university, an Arts/Law Double degree at the University of Sydney.

Before university, Jaime spent a year abroad working in Oxford, UK. She immersed herself in several holiday courses designed to expand her legal knowledge, whilst also travelling to visit the many modern and ancient historical sites that she studied during her HSC.