Online English Tutor Daisy

I am a fully qualified and trained English and Drama secondary school teacher, with one years experience teaching both subjects in the classroom with groups of 25 students in inner-London secondary schools. I was praised during evaluations for my ability to focus on individual student needs and for my ability to establish rapport very quickly.

I have been tutoring for three full academic years and in that time, I've seen huge success with the students I've worked with. Last exam results day, all of my students achieved their target grades, with the majority achieving a grade boundary above. I am also proud of how many of my student's confidences flourished through working with me, an area I focus on and have a lot of passion for.

My biggest success was with an English as a secondary language student, who had missed a lot of secondary school and started studying for her GCSE exams with me in March, to take the exams in May. I was extremely proud that she achieved two B's on results day, having worked with me 3 hours a day towards the exams! I also worked with an A Level student who was predicted a D but received an A on result day, so I have a strong record of grade success.

I have experience with students of all abilities, from higher ability to students with specialist educational needs and English as a secondary language. This was further developed during my time as a cover teaching assistant, where I worked with SEND students during their exams, and during my time volunteering at a school in Spain, where I supported the English teacher and taught English as a secondary language.

I have extensive experience teaching English GCSE and A Level across all exam boards, with a particular focus on Cambridge, Edexcel, OCR, and AQA. I am proud to have a 100% exam pass rate. At GCSE, I specialise in helping students move from grades 3-4 to 5-6+, including resit students. At A Level, I support multiple students targeted for A-A*.

In addition to GCSE and A Level, I teach IB English, providing guidance on Extended Essays, Higher Level essays, and Internal Orals. I have successfully supported EE students in English Literature, Theatre Studies, and Art essays, all with excellent outcomes.

At Key Stage 3, I have taught both English and Drama. My English teaching includes poetry, prose, plays (modern and Shakespeare), creative writing, and language skills. In Drama, I have covered acting techniques, key texts, and devising performances for GCSE Drama.

I also specialise in personal statement writing, with all my students securing places at their top or second-choice universities.

Beyond secondary education, I support undergraduate English Literature students with essay assignments and dissertation writing. My academic specialisms include modern (20th-century), postcolonial, feminist, and queer literature.

As a trained ICF coach, I am particularly interested in providing coaching support for students, helping them develop confidence, resilience, and academic success. My coaching methodology is used in every lesson I teach, creating a relationship of rapport and trust with my students.