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Lucy W.
Enthusiastic, Sensitive and Engaging
£60/per hour
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2 years experience
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Currently, I am a Ph.D student in creative writing living in Manchester but I am available for Zoom lessons only. I am a published writer/poet and also run a successful small publishing press, focusing on writing in the experimental calibre. My experience tutoring began working with a fifteen year old girl a 4 years ago who was struggling with social anxiety and panic disorder. She was unable to go to school and I stepped in to help her pass her GCSEs. The whole experience shaped how I could help influence the student in an engaging and sensitive way, and inspire them to enjoy developing their knowledge. Also, as an experienced editor, it is in my nature to help the individual try and find their best way to express themselves in both an academic and creatively. I specialise in the following: ENGLISH LITERATURE: - Poetry - Shakespeare - The novel - Fiction and Drama - Literal and inferential comprehension - Critical reading - Evaluation of a writer’s choice of vocabulary, grammatical and structures features. - Comparing and contrasting texts - Revision/exam preparation and coursework/dissertation help ENGLISH LANGUAGE: - Critical reading and comprehension - Summary and synthesis - Evaluation of a writer’s choice of vocabulary, form, grammatical and structural features. - Comparing and Contrasting texts - Producing clear and coherent text - Writing for impact and purpose (selecting, organising and emphasising facts, ideas and key points; citing evidence and quotation effectively and pertinently to support views; creating emotional impact; using language creatively, imaginatively and persuasively, including rhetorical devices. - Creative Writing (in the form of "workshopping" and experimentation fo devices and ideas.) (If necessary, I have the experience to help students who suffer from anxiety disorder and issues surrounding self-confidence. Providing a tutoring experience that is aligned with the students personal needs and motivations) Please feel free to message me if you have any queries.
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Naia H.
Encouraging, supportive & friendly tutor
£40/per hour
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600+Lessons completed
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12 years experience
Degree educated
I am an engaging and proactive personal tutor with 12 years of experience in tutoring English, Drama, and Creative Writing. I work with GCSE, A-Level and undergraduate students, predominantly on their English Literature studies I adapt every session to the specific needs of the student and ensure that each lesson is successful in obtaining their personal goals. In Literature tuition, we will focus on analytical skills and essay writing (considering structure, context, and critical analysis). We will also compile a revision portfolio, which greatly aids the student when preparing for their exams, allowing them to review their work in a clear, compartmentalized, and accessible manner. For many years, I worked as a school tutor with students from year 2 to year 13. This has provided me with a strong and comprehensive understanding of academic demands and the school curriculum. Additionally, I have experience teaching KS1 and KS2 subjects and have extensive experience working with SEN students. I hold a Masters Degree in Creative Writing and have led many writer's workshops for young people. I run a theatre company in London and have taught workshops and classes with drama students, varying in age from 9 to 19. I am a positive, reliable, supportive, and fun teacher who works hard to ensure that each student is able to learn in an enjoyable and accessible manner.
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Amy P.
A dedicated and enthusiastic teacher.
£40/per hour
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300+Lessons completed
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6 years experience
Degree educated
Hello, my name Is Amy. I am teacher of English and History at a secondary school in Merseyside. I have 3 years experience as a teacher (Years 11-18) and 1 year within this role as a 1:1 Tutor/ small group tutor I originally started my teaching career as a history specialist after my completing my Ancient History and Egyptology degree at The University of Liverpool. In addition to History I began teaching English, and have been doing so as my main subject for the past 2 years. I hace also during this time uring my career obtained an extensive amount of experience teaching and tutoring students with Special Educational Needs. Since the compulsory school closures of 2020 I have also been offering 1:1 and group tutoring sessions to students afterschool and continue to do so online for KS3, KS4 and KS5 resits. I have experience in teaching both AQA and Edexcel for GCSE English Language and Literature . Whilst for GCSE history I have experience in teaching for the Edexcel exam board. I would say that my teaching style is energetic and engaging. I create an extensive range of differentiated resources for all subjects I teach and ensure a range of activities throughout every lesson. I believe that modeling answers for and with students to be extremely beneficial to their learning, therefore it is something I commonly include in my practice. I am an extremely dedicated individual with all the time in the world for those who want to learn and challenge themselves. I offer all my available resources and adapt my teaching style to each individual.
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Aryamoy M.
Tutor (IB, A-Levels, GCSEs)
£20/per hour
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100+Lessons completed
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2 years experience
Degree educated
Hi! I graduated from the International Baccalaureate in July of 2021, with 43/45 points and Higher Levels in Mathematics, Physics and Economics. My Standard Level subjects were Psychology, English and French. I've been teaching in both virtual and classroom environments for approximately two years now, and have grown considerably over that time. Whenever I mentor someone, I try and take a hands-on approach, pacing the material appropriately and answering questions in the process. I'm proficient in a range of digital teaching tools, and am more than willing to adapt to new ones. I'm also extremely attentive to my learners, and try and tailor my teaching methodologies to their individual requirements. Outside of teaching, I love reading, writing and playing the guitar:)
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Bill S.
Incredibly experienced English tutor.
£60/per hour
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1750+Lessons completed
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35 years experience
Degree educated
At present in my early 50s. I began teaching, in a London tutorial college, straight after coming down from Oxford. A few years after that, I interrupted my teaching career to return to university to pursue doctoral research, but I continued to see a small number of private students throughout my time as a post-graduate student. Accordingly, I have somewhere in the region of thirty years’ experience of helping students to realise their potential and, quite often, to exceed their expectations of themselves. My original specialisms were English Language and Literature, and these remain subjects I enjoy teaching immensely, but I have equal experience by now in History of Art, Philosophy, Film Studies, and Religious Studies, each of which I have taught to A level students and undergraduates. I also specialise in Pre-U English. The following is a quotation from the reference supplied by the school from which I resigned last year, after twenty years as Head of English and de facto Head of Humanities, in order to focus on private tuition: ‘Bill’s main virtues as a teacher […] are his infectious enthusiasm for his subjects, his immense knowledge and erudition, his intimate familiarity with past papers and assessment criteria, his commitment to his pupils, his willingness to make supererogatory efforts on their behalf, his provision of extensive and meticulous course notes, and his generosity with his time.’
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Beth B.
Royal tutor with 10+ years experience
£50/per hour
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550+Lessons completed
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11 years experience
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I turned down a place at Cambridge University to study English and Drama at Bristol University. During my studies, I began tutoring students preparing for their various assessments. Upon graduating, I moved into full time tutoring, both online and in London. I worked in Dubai for two years, where I split my time between tutoring and freelance journalism work (I wrote for Forbes magazine, amongst others). Whilst in Dubai, I helped the three children of a Saudi Sheikh secure entrance to Le Rosey, a sought after Swiss boarding school. I have also undertaken residential summer placements, including working with two siblings on their 8+ and 11+ assessments in the south of France for a month, and I've worked with many children for the 11+ tests and preparation. My students cover a range of ages, backgrounds and nationalities. Three years ago I specialised my practice to online tuition.
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Maxim P.
Experienced Oxford Graduate
£90/per hour
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150+Lessons completed
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3 years experience
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Teaching Experience Maxim has tutored since graduating from Oxford in 2019. He has delivered over 1000 hours of tutoring, a testament to his commitment and dedication. In 2022, one of Maxim's students scored an A* in A-Level Politics, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. His students regularly gain top grades in A-levels and coursework. In 2021, both long-term Politics students got their desired grades and went to their dream universities. Maxim has experience across the Humanities, including various A-Level Politics syllabi and exam boards. The Oxbridge tutorial system (going through essays forensically and discussing them in depth) is central to Maxim's tutoring. These were, in his own words, "the best years of my life, with a learning experience I'm keen to share." Testimonials “The amount of history and your ability to create a timeline in order to help me learn the syllabus, although (it) may seem like common sense, makes the course much easier to understand thanks to you.” Andreas (A-Level Politics student) “Maxim tutored our son regularly throughout his A level Politics course. He was awarded an A* in his exam. Maxim has extensive background knowledge about the subject, exam technique and offers patience and persistence. Our son said he misses the sessions now the exams are over, which is a real endorsement. I would thoroughly recommend Maxim.” Jane (parent of former Politics student) Bio Maxim is a Masters student in London, studying Broadcast Journalism. Before that, he spent two years working exclusively as a freelance History and Politics tutor. He spent three years at Trinity College, Oxford reading History and Politics. At Oxford, Maxim focused on British and international politics, achieving high marks in International Relations and US Politics. While a student, Maxim also appeared on University Challenge and was twice an elected member of the Oxford Union's governing body. Maxim got three A grades at A-Level, notching up 100% in UK Politics with additional success in US Politics. Maxim received offers from LSE and Warwick along with Oxford.
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Megan F.
Motivating and supportive tutor
£40/per hour
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50+Lessons completed
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1 years experience
Degree educated
Hey! I'm Meg and I am in my final year studying English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford, before going on to do a Masters at the University of Exeter in Modern literature in September. Having studied English, Philosophy, Latin and French at A Level, with 2A*s and 2 As, I am able to take humanities/ languages subjects to A Level Standard whilst I can also teach science to GCSE. I am also able to help with uni applications - from written work, the ELAT paper. I am also happy to help with essay writing technique, or any particular academic worries.
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Margaret C.
£50/per hour
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850+Lessons completed
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17 years experience
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Experienced. I was an educational consultant and Classical literature teacher in Moscow Russia for the last five years, where I trained TOEFL, IELTS, SSAT for US/UK college entrance requirements as well as 11+, 12+, (ISEB Pre-Test) 13+, 16+ British School Common Entrance and GCSE all subjects and Humanities A-Levels. I have aTEFL (Pre-­‐Jet training programme June 2000), and New York State Teaching Certificates -­‐ LAST (Liberal Arts and Science Test), ATS-­‐W (Assessment of Teaching Skills written), Multi-­‐ Subject CST (Content Specialty Test), ATAS (Assessment of Teaching Assistant Skills), English Language Arts CST (Content Specialty Test), CLEP – College Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Human Growth and Development, Educational Psychology , Excelsior – Teaching Literacy, DSST – Foundations of Education, NEW YORK STATE Teaching Certificate – English Language Arts Grades 5 – 9, NEW YORK STATE Teaching Certificate – Grades 1-6. I also work freelance for On-Location education, providing lessons to child actors during filming, or on theatrical tours, or during European press tours (Disney and Netflix).
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Bobby A.
Fun & successful tutor
£60/per hour
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1400+Lessons completed
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28 years experience
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Teaching is my Passion but just a profession. I started teaching at a tender age of 12 and since then I've been teaching students from the age of 3 up to 74. I have taught Business, Economics, Accounting, Math, English, Sociology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Politics, Geography and History for GCSE/ OL and Advanced Level examinations for popular local and international exam boards including Cambridge, Edexcel, OCR and AQA. During my 22 years of formal school teaching career and more than 25 years of tutoring, I have produced most World Prize Winners who scored 600/600 for the above subjects in the above mentioned examinations consecutively over many years. I have also lectured at Universities and tutored for undergraduates, post graduates and PhD students and helped with their assignments and assessments over the years. My classes are interactive and fun to learn which make the students love not just like the subject. I discuss a range of past exam questions, self-prepared exams and training the students to improve their writing skills in theory subjects and improve their analytical skills in other. My most important asset of all is my flexibility and adaptability to the individual requirements and needs of each student and preparing myself accordingly. This skill I have gained by teaching students of all culture and age groups from 63 different countries. Demo lessons I’ve attached some links below of my demo lessons which will give an idea on my teaching methodology. Please feel free to contact me if you have any more queries. Accounting GCSE https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Cd2pEVltpfCbKrxyfODhQl1BMk_8PBv/view?usp=share_link Accounting & Finance/ Finance Management Degree Level – Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/18VH4IJqJE9kR7l9geASqh7SpgqJ3IEP1/view?usp=share_link Accounting Past Exam Paper Discussion https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TSHoJUpjsJPWZwnsP8j5vb9SwoKl5s-s/view?usp=share_link Economics A Level Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bRnZNdJYcG0d68s2Kwc-zlgaREzJtHo0/view?usp=share_link Economics Masters Level Lecture https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hFPVootDjgszpa1ULqIkJ74SIwmsbmIf/view?usp=share_link Economics Masters Level Past Exam Paper Discussion https://drive.google.com/file/d/12ZYvi2vu2qae1cT4GEamVB8jgD6GC8QV/view?usp=share_link Business Management Past Paper Discussion https://drive.google.com/file/d/17webP9iWQODEVlzZgDZI04uMj7OmNpDM/view?usp=share_link Business Management Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zdRt3z_gIphblmHIrumCRaehrY3jZOgZ/view?usp=share_link Business IB/A Level https://drive.google.com/file/d/17C1YTiBz5dlOGqwi8Qb5XyYA6JGcIZxh/view?usp=share_link Math for Economics Masters https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hFPVootDjgszpa1ULqIkJ74SIwmsbmIf/view?usp=share_link Biology Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jalUsGkzTVzOMlJRGiOdoUfhVLQzVG0Q/view?usp=share_link Chemistry Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/15DyUhnx14ZdbKW67VrnNawlhrnzFSUdA/view?usp=share_link Physics Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_GsSPR5_mX267BJSXdLORa0_a0vjhzR8/view?usp=share_link Sociology Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ye0Vv6ZZnwEdi1S4h_EysdOMTzfpvSuR/view?usp=share_link History Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NT4iOg7MwPPlsGOpO-g_gzQw5mo5XKVa/view?usp=share_link Geography Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YJ9QWqUdJH5IrecV9C0E6L2MNxg4b6rf/view?usp=share_link English Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lh7pBal_teIKDy0taT9hq2mpNuGKCaym/view?usp=share_link Ad Math https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GVyIT1jPI1-_6LW87kPCgBNdCXWdpJSL/view?usp=share_link
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Hadiqa M.
Professional and enthusiastic tutor
£30/per hour
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100+Lessons completed
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2 years experience
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I have tutored online for almost two years and work with many students by teaching them the core subjects: maths, english and science. I am familiar with the curriculum of all core subjects for the key stages of 1 through to 5. I possess strong administrative talents with a proven ability to document, track, and update student progress through formal reporting procedures and I have helped students prepare for their exams and assessments. With primary school students, I teach all core subjects for KS1 and KS2. I understand that these are part of the developmental years of children and so I aim to guide my students and help them become confident with the curriculum. In English I teach reading and writing, speaking and listening. In maths I teach arithmetic, algebra, foundations and geometry. In science, I teach chemistry, biology and physics and cover the key concepts for each subject. Regarding the secondary school years, I have covered the essential topics for all 3 cores subjects. As a biomedical sciences graduate, I have always had a keen interest in the sciences and am aware of the standard required of students in the higher school years; I have been able to orientate my teaching style to accommodate the GCSE and A level students with their science lessons and help them understand the topics. I teach A level biology, human biology and chemistry. I can also teach all three sciences at GCSE and KS3 level. My teaching style is professional and I tailor my classes to fit the student’s needs and requirements. I understand that each class is different and can switch between different teaching styles such as delegating or facilitating. Also I encourage my students to have a voice in the classroom and create a comfortable learning environment in which questions and queries are always welcome. As a student myself, I know the importance of having skills such as critical thinking and communication, and in my classrooms I facilitate students in learning these skills and/or improving on them. I have the ability to teach students of all ages and have the ability to adapt to lesson plans and I have experience working with children at primary level, up until children who are in their the last year of high school. Additionally, I possess strong administrative talents with a proven ability to document, track, and update student progress through formal reporting procedures and I have helped students prepare for their exams and assessments.
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Hannah D.
Skilled and CELTA-Qualified EFL Teacher
£30/per hour
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300+Lessons completed
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6 years experience
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Hello, I'm Hannah! I am an English Tutor and CELTA-Qualified EFL Teacher with 5 years’ experience. Alongside, my own client base, I am also employed as an Online ESL teacher with an internationally renowned company “in China”. I work with all ages, levels, nationalities and needs. Prior to being a full-time teacher, I worked in one of the UK’s leading EFL schools as a Language Assistant. I have a BA in English Literature with Creative Writing, as well as an MA in Literature from the University of York. I also speak: Spanish - B2, French - A2 and Romanian - A1. EXAMPLES OF WHAT I TEACH: - Essay Writing Skills and Proofreading Feedback - EFL (including IELTS, Cambridge Exams) - KS2, 3 and 4 English Language and Literature - Grammar Practice - Creative Writing and Editing Techniques MY PROMISE: - Teach the content required in preparation for the relevant exams, curriculum and/or identified needs - Ensure examination questions are practised and ensure understanding of the mark scheme specifications - Provide free consultations reflecting on the progress of the student at their request - Be diligent on providing excellent tutelage MY APPROACH: It’s all about you! You are the director of your tuition. While following the curriculum/exam board is paramount, getting where you want to be starts by meeting you where you are. I strongly encourage students to be self-reflective and think about what areas they find most challenging. This is helpful in determining how to structure the exam and lesson content in a direction that is going to challenge and strengthen the target areas. Most of all, I want my students to thrive and leave class knowing or feeling confident about something new. My learning style is all about you. You should be the director of your education and needs. While following the curriculum is paramount, my philosophy is about meeting my students where they are at academically and working towards where they would like to be. From flashcards to worksheets, I create bespoke resources that are tailor-made to your lessons. My tuition is student-driven; we build a plan together based on your learning style and expectations. Your first lesson will be a needs analysis where we discuss the direction of your tuition and build rapport for an effective learning environment. Finally, I'm a good teacher because I am an enthusiastic learner, I am an avid reader and currently learning two languages myself - French and Spanish, so I understand what's like being a language student too. I care about my students and I am invested in their growth as students and confident learners. Most importantly, I love what I do, so if you want enthusiastic teaching, engaging and professional lessons, let's get started today!
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English Literature

We arranged tutoring sessions with Marcus to help our son and the results have been super. Lucian is really happy with the sessions and got an excellent mark in his coursework. We're happy to recommend Marcus unreservedly.

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English Literature

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