I am an English Literature graduate from Oxford University. I am passionate about educating young people and ensuring they reach their highest potential. To date I have worked as a private tutor, mentor, workshop facilitator and coach. As a private tutor I have taught English at GCSE and A-Level and have prepared Ox-bridge candidates, most of whom have been offered a place at Oxford or Cambridge. I have worked with Eton and Mactrac Digital Education to deliver the Eton X language programme, specialising in leadership and management skills for young students. In this role I have also interviewed and prepared prospective tutors, ensuring that tutors deliver the best in digital education. I continue to find new ways to encourage students to perform as their most confident selves when faced with an academic challenge or when trying to reach a specified goal, such as entry into a desired college or university. I have a body of experience as a workshop facilitator, including using creative writing and drama to help unlock student’s potential. I do this work on a voluntary basis and have used it to help foster confidence and initiative in young people and adults. My focus is goal orientated whilst maintaining a commitment to a highly individualised approach. This is powerful because the student is met on both an educational and personal level, providing an individual , allowing and em...
Ella 's last completed GCSE English Literature job with Asma: Intensive - looking for a teacher who can help with charles dickens great expectations, inspector calls and merchant of venice and poetry for the GCSE exam preparation. The exam board is AQA English
Ella 's last review in GCSE English Literature from Simon : Revision Very helpful! Useful revision of essay structure for my exam!
I'm currently working as a foreign language teacher for the British Council in China though I've been a private tutor now for a nearly two years - in this time I've tutored a student in both his GCSEs and AS Levels, on average increasing his grades from C to A. I have also provided tuition for other children in younger years, giving them foundational bases in English and Mathematics. These jobs were done in person as well as online, via Skype. Aside from my direct tuition experience, I have two younger brothers who often ask for help with their school work. I think that if you can deal with- and teach effectively - your own siblings, you can take on any type of person! My time at Cambridge involved high intensity of work and as such, I am used to working quickly and efficiently, developing the best possible ways to achieve the task at hand.
My focus with my tuition is not the idea of teaching being a means to an end, but rather my aim is to actually interest my tutees in the process of learning. It is when students turn up and ask me questions that I struggle to answer that really excites me - I want to promote this intellectual curiosity and be far more than someone who my student has to see every week in order to get their A*.
Gabriel's last completed GCSE English Literature job with Eden: Occasional - I am really struggling with how to write English literature essays I've been stuck on 3s this whole year and I really struggle with Macbeth Christmas Carol Inspector Calls and poetry.
Gabriel's last review in GCSE English Literature from Olivier: poetry No idea how it went as Olivier disappeared after leaving a note saying it was good......
I have experience working with students of a wide range of ages and abilities, helping them to prepare for GCSE and A Level in English Language and Literature. I have previous experience teaching the syllabuses for AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas, covering a range of the set-texts for Literature. I also have experience tutoring for Oxbridge admissions for English, including assisting with personal statements, ELAT and interview practice. I am flexible with my time, hard-working, used to balancing a range of work-loads, and committed to delivering a high quality tutoring service to all students, adapting to suit each individual's needs.
Tabitha's last completed
GCSE
English Literature job with Syed:
1-2 hrs/week - -To achieve excellent English writing skills.
-get good grip on English literature and Languagae
- To get 9 plus grade in GCSE
I have been tutoring in French and German since I was in sixth form and spent six months in Vienna as a teaching assistant in 2014/15. I have taught a range of students between the ages of 11 and 18, both individually and in groups of up to 30. Therefore, I am well versed in planning and adapting lessons to focus on a student's strengths, weaknesses, requirements and interests.
Working as a translator in Paris has given me a breadth of French vocabulary that spans beyond the classroom and literature course. My students will thus get the chance to stand out from the crowd and impress with their diverse knowledge of colloquial and technical idiom.
Both of the languages I studied were learnt from scratch at secondary school, and the methods I devised and skills I trained throughout my schooling and time at Oxford are relevant and applicable to anyone wishing to improve their fluency and command of French and German. I am currently teaching myself Spanish, Danish and Swedish using the same techniques to build up my proficiency quickly as well as sustainably.
Daniel's last completed GCSE English Literature job with Faraan Mithani: 1-2_HOURS - Looking to get an A
Over 1000 hours teaching experience in the UK and Austria in English, EFL, Philosophy, Drama, and Music in academic environments.
TESOL Senior Teacher (CEFR A0 - C2, ages 10 - 45) with ABCi/ETTC in Vorchdorf, Austria (April '17 - Mar '18)
Private English Tutor (Lower Secondary - GCSE English Literature & Language) with Helping Hands Tuition in Wolverhampton, UK (Jan '15 - Dec '16, Jan '19 - Present)
Private LAMDA Public Speaking and Solo Acting Tutor (Mar '19 - Present)
Private Drama Tutor (LAMDA Level 3 Grade 8 Solo Acting and Public Speaking) with Stagecoach (Apr' 11 - Jun '11)
Private Academic Tutor (Aug '18 - Present)
Francis's last completed GCSE English Literature job with Yomna: 1-2 hrs/week - I am Yomna maimuna's friend and she recommended you andI need tuitions on both English language and literature
Francis's last review in GCSE English Literature from Maimuna: Character profiles quotes It was a very interesting lesson and I appreciated the new angles on the book that I had never considered.
I am a professional tutor who graduated from Cambridge with a 1st class BA degree and an MPhil in Education and Literature - I have been tutoring ever since.
I tailor my tutoring to best fit my student's needs and learning style. With extensive experience ranging from primary to undergraduate students, I am confident tutoring for students of different ability and interest levels.
As a published academic writer with experience of private school and Oxbridge admissions processes, I am further confident tutoring to an extremely high level of tuition for a number of top-level schools and universities. Past students have gone on to study at Harrow, Eton, a number of London private schools and of course Oxford and Cambridge, among other universities.
My successes with students are not only due to my own expertise, however, but to my passion for inspiring a love of English in my students as well! During our time together my students not only come to feel more confident in the subject, but also to enjoy it!
Kate's last completed GCSE English Literature job with Jacqueline : Over 2 hrs/week - I would like to improve my grades in English Language and literature for my upcoming GCSEs next year.
I've been teaching with Spires for over a year, and I've had several long- and short-term clients over this period. All my students have made highly encouraging progress and have given me very positive feedback.
Off Spires, I have a wide range of teaching experience, both paid and volunteering, in a variety of languages and to both adults and children. I am a CELTA-certified teacher of English to students of other languages, and have outstanding academic credentials (A* at A-level in English Literature and Distinction in both French and Italian in my Preliminary Examinations at Oxford).
I teach English, French and Italian literature and language, to both native English speakers and foreign learners. I encourage my students to be scrupulously accurate when it comes to the finer points of language and creative and imaginative when it comes to studying literature. I am happy to conduct lessons in English, French or Italian.
I have a detailed knowledge of the UCAS system, and of Oxford and Cambridge application procedures in particular. I'm happy to offer help with personal statements, interview practice and preparation for the MLAT or Cambridge MML admissions test and advice about written work to be submitted.
Jess's last completed GCSE English Literature job with Aida: 1-2 hrs/week - (Father's opinion) I am looking for someone with such a love of English Literature that they can bring my daughter's potential GCSE level from an already decent level around the A grade to the best possible outcome. Her challenges in English Literature are centred around structuring essays - her analytic skills are usually very good. The impact of Covid-19 on schooling is unfortunately evident, and has affected her study of classics like Romeo & Juliet. We have a target timeframe for postponed Year 10 (UK) exams in September 2020, a public school entrance exam in October 2020 and GCSE mocks in January 2021. I hope that you will be able to help us achieve our ambition.
Jess's last review in GCSE English Literature from Aida: Romeo and Juliet: act 1 foreshadowing Close reading of an unseen passage This lesson was very helpful and interesting. I feel that I have learned a lot and had fun
I always build a completely unique scheme of work for each individual client and I pride myself on a creative and colourful teaching style which employs tasks and assignments to engage my students with complex ideas in a clear and accessible fashion. I always keep my lessons interactive and use visual stimuli such as images and videos to support my tutee's learning process...
I have achieved excellent results with numerous clients receiving the esteemed 8 // 9 Grade in their English exams.
In the 6 years since I began tutoring my work has mostly centred on helping A-Level English students with both coursework and exam prep. I have worked with some of London's leading agencies including Bonas Macfarlane and Craig De Silva and have undertaken in depth work-experience at Grafton Primary School, London. I have also tutored students at some of the UK's leading independent schools including Harrow and Westminster.
Nick's last completed GCSE English Literature job with grain: 1-2 hrs/week - My son and a few friends are in Yr 10 and we are looking for some small group on line teaching for them to catch up with GCSE work, both English language and literature.
Nick's last review in GCSE English Literature from grain: Great session. Nick really engaged our group of Yr 10 boys, no mean feat.
I am friendly, and always try to make my lessons as relevant as possible for my learners.
I have tutored a range of learners: from KS3, GCSE, A level and Undergraduate achieving successful results. I am used to working with different schemes of work and exam boards such as AQA, Edexcel, OCR etc. I teach from a skills based approach, my aim is to equip my learners with the knowledge and understanding they need to achieve their goal.
Jennifer's last completed GCSE English Literature job with Kathryn: 1-2 hrs/week - William is in year 10 and because of the Covid situation is needing some input with his English Lit and Language. He is currently working or expecting to achieve a level 6 but is struggling without a teacher. He is available during the daytime.
I have been tutoring for over 20 years and was Head of Department and teacher of English in a leading online school for ten years. I have taught all aspects of English Language and Literature from providing assistance at undergraduate level, through A Levels and GCSEs, down to KS1. What I love about tutoring one-to-one is the building up of a personal relationship with a student and seeing them gain confidence and develop. Every student is different and learns in a different way, and I have a firm belief that, given the right teacher, everyone can do really well in English. I have also taught History to GCSE and KS3 and run Drama groups, and have participated in additional tutoring for LAMDA.
I have 2 TEFL certificates and have tutored for IELTS/TOEFL/C2 as well as having taught practical conversational English to mixed age/ability groups.
Jude's last completed
GCSE
English Literature job with Muzzafar:
1-2 hrs/week - Kassim Has just started his year 10.
Last year in year 9, at the start he was at a Level 4 and his progress report at the end of the year 9 assessed him at Level 5.
The Exam board is AQA.
In year 9, he covered as part of his GCSE syllabus, MacBeth and A Christmas Carol.
This term they are starting off with Inspector Calls.
He would like an initial trial lesson as an introduction to Inspector Calls.
