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Information About Brian:

Personal Description:

I am a freelance journalist, specialising in arts and lifestyle, and currently publishing in The Entertainment Guide and Clash. I have an extensive knowledge of English literature, media and communications, having been an active practitioner. I have made documentaries about underground hip hop, written a video/performance piece for Scotland's leading stage actor Tam Dean Burn, and exhibition programmes. Indeed my actual degree is in art history, and Film and TV (with a journalism post grad), but my main experience has been in teaching English, my degree being equivalent to an English degree.

Teaching Experience:

I have been working as a personal tutor for over ten years, which I have sometimes found to be more rewarding than the journalism. This is partly form the pleasure of actually seeing people learn, and I have had generally encouraging results. I have mainly taught English from Standard Grade to Advanced Higher, but have also occasionally spoken at college events on cinema. I have recently been doing academic editing for Glasgow University, working with post graduate students whose native language is not English, on a wide variety of topics.

Tutoring Approach:

I take a practical appraoch to tuition, working according to the curriculum to get the best exam results. In English for instance, I work from a diet of past papers to improve Textual Analysis and Comprehension skills, as well as helping students with whatever school work they have at hand. I will not be setting them assignments such as write a poem about a daffodil! On the other hand, I do try and make lessons enjoyable and interesting, and if I can communicate a love of English language and literature as well as securing a good pass, I ccan consider myself to have successfully done my job.

Qualifications:

• Ma (Hons) History of Art/ Film and TV Studies
• NCTJ Practical Journalism

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (evenings)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you / Online
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes
Additional Languages Spoken:	French