Online History Tutor Paul

After completing an MA in History at Birkbeck College, and with a huge passion for my subject, I moved into teaching 9 years ago, working as a Head of Department for the past 5 years. I love planning lessons and devising new strategies to help students learn and to pass on my enthusiasm for History. As a tutor, I always try to make lessons fun and engaging and place a lot of emphasis on building students' confidence in order to help them become better independent learners.

Outside of teaching, I maintain a keen interest in my subject, reading around social and cultural history in particular. Although no cordon bleu, I'm a bit of an amateur chef and also a self-confessed music nerd with a proud collection of vinyl records – everything from ambient to Zamrock!

2016-2021: Head of Humanities and Head of History - Greig City Academy

2013-2016: History, Politics and RE Teacher - Ashcroft Technology Academy (IB school)

In this time I have been an examiner for Edexcel and have built up a detailed knowledge of exam board specifications and what examiners are looking for when they mark work. This helps me to support students with their exam technique.

I also have experience of training other teachers in different teaching and learning strategies, for example revision skills. I understand that students revise in different ways and am able to help them feel more confident in studying independently and preparing for exams.

I have extensive experience of supervising students through their A Level and IB Coursework and helping them to craft well-argued and informed essays that achieve the highest marks.

20th Century America (A Level)
20th Century Britain (A Level)
Dictatorships (GCSE and A Level; IB)
Cold War (GCSE and A Level; IB)
History of Medicine (GCSE)
Tudors, inc. Elizabethan England (GCSE and A Level)
Arab-Israeli Conflict (GCSE; IB)

Paul is a great tutor who is passionate about what he teaches.

Alex - History

Paul has been working with our son for three months. During that period our son’s performance in history which was already very strong, has shown a further marked improvement, especially his skills in writing history specific essays. Following each lesson Paul provides very prompt , well targeted feedback to ensure that the written work that our son produces, fulfils the essential criteria set by exam boards to achieve an A* grade. Paul is a very knowledgeable and highly competent tutor who has a genuine interest in the success of his students. I am fully confident in recommending him as a tutor to any prospective student .

Alyona - History

very helpful techniques about how to write essay in past paper question.

Mouza - History

Paul is a great teacher who will ensure you understand each topic to the best of your ability without overcomplicating things.

Sima - History

Very informative regarding the structure of essays for attaining high marks.

Ivan - History

I enjoyed the class and I learnt a lot in the short space of time, thank you very much it was definitely worthwhile

pasquelle - History

Paul helped me prepare for my IB history exams. After having a number of sessions, I learnt how to structure History essays and I developed good exam technique.

Frederick - History

My son, who is in Year 1 of 6th Form, is very happy with Paul's tutoring. He finds his lessons well structured, relevant and helpful.

Karolina - History

I liked how Paul structured my lesson and used activities to support my learning, rather than just fact recall, to keep it engaging which helped far more with my understanding. Exam question practice was super helpful to then know how to use and apply it. Paul discussed with me thoughts on what to cover in our next lesson so I felt part of that process. Felt at ease throughout my lesson and am looking forward to my next one.

Helen - History