I’m passionate about enabling home-educated children like yours to gain creative qualifications in photography film and art so they can follow their dreams! I want your child to create art, photography and film that is inspired by their interests and hobbies.
Courses
How you can learn with me?
All my classes are online. I teach weekly live online lessons and also have pre-recorded courses.
I am a 5* rated teacher for photography, art and film.
My daughter is thoroughly enjoying her classes and has learnt so much.
My daughter had no knowledge of how the use a camera when she started with Donna and has very quickly learnt about camera settings; what different parts of the camera do; how to take different styles of photos; how to upload and edit photos plus much more. She looks forward to her lesson each week and has been very motivated to work towards Photography GCSE thanks to Donna’s enthusiasm and teaching style.
Parent
GCSE Photography
I wish I had had a teacher like her as a kid.
My son has just completed the Silver Arts Award in Film with Donna. He really enjoyed the course and Donna was incredibly accommodating, supportive and amazing at removing barriers for him when anxiety and other neurodiversity issues got in his way. We’ve found Donna “gets him” & goes above and beyond to support all her students (& work with parents in partnership to achieve success too) 🥰🥰🥰
Parent
Arts Award
Thank you 😊 for doing such a great job.
He’d always disliked online lessons before and you’ve just absolutely nailed it.
Parent
Arts GCSE
She absolutely loved it and it has sparked a passion for photography.”
My 12 year old daughter did the Neurodiverse photography club over the last academic year. The lessons are fast paced, but there is no pressure to share; perfect for a neurosparkly brain (AuDHD in our case), but I think it would suit neurotypical children too.
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Donna is a wonderful tutor and I would have no hesitation in recommending her photography GCSE course for home educators.
She is incredibly supportive, organised and communicative, and keeps students on track throughout the whole course. She does not allow them to fall behind, as she picks up on anything that needs attention straight away and keeps parents informed about what needs to be completed and by when.
Donna is always responsive and approachable, and she gives clear guidance on how students can achieve the best results. She also goes above and beyond by advising on equipment, where to find things more affordably, and even sharing useful links and discount codes where available, including for programmes such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
My daughter has just completed her exam and it looks as though she has achieved an 8, although the final mark will not be issued until August. We chose Donna’s course after a friend highly recommended her, having had the same positive experience with her own daughter, who also did very well. She was absolutely right — Donna really is an excellent teacher.
Donna also runs film and media courses, and based on our experience, I would highly recommend her for any of the courses she offers. She is supportive, knowledgeable, organised and genuinely committed to helping her students succeed.
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Rachel Humphries
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GCSE Photography - Donna is an exceptional educator and so very knowledgeable about her subject at GCSE as well as the greater world of photography & film making. My son developed so much with her encouragement & guidance. I would absolutely recommend Donna to anyone thinking about photography as a GCSE and you will not be disappointed.
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Julie C
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Donna is an excellent teacher. My daughter started with very basic knowledge and Donna built up her skills and her confidence. So much so my daughter now takes her camera everywhere and wants to be a photographer. Donna was always very kind, patient and great at explaining. If my daughter had any questions she would always make time to answer them. I’m enrolling my next child as soon as possible.
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Jo Fielding
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My home-educated teenager did Donna's 2-year photography GCSE course. Donna was an excellent tutor who supported the students through the whole process, encouraged their creativity and enabled them to achieve high standards in their work. Donna was brilliant during the practical exam - a calm, friendly presence. My daughter loved the course. She recommends Donna to anyone who wants to study art or photography.
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Cat Phillips
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My daughter has been doing a level 2 photography course with Donna for the past few months. My daughter is Autistic and situationally mute. Donna has been so kind and understanding as well as really knowing her stuff about photography. My daughter has passed her modules so far with flying colours thanks to Donna's support. I highly recommend her.
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Louise Farrer
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Choosing Donna for my daughter's GCSE Photography has been the *best* home ed decision I ever made - not only is she highly organised and efficient, with clearly strong teaching skills, but her understanding and adaptable approach has given my alphabet child (ASD ADHD PDA) access to a qualification she simply wouldn't manage in any other way. An all round gem, we wouldn't hesitate to recommend Donna to anyone.
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