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Subjects: Maths | Entrance Exams | Reading & Writing skills | English (Foreign Language) | Spanish | French
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I have taught to all levels from reception class at primary school through to secondary school, sixth form college and university level. I am able to offer authentic French whilst still appreciating the difficulties from an English speaker's point o ...
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Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I have taught to all levels from reception class at primary school through to secondary school, sixth form college and university level. I am able to offer authentic French whilst still appreciating the difficulties from an English speaker's point o ...
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Personal Description:
I have taught to all levels from reception class at primary school through to secondary school, sixth form college and university level.
I am able to offer authentic French whilst still appreciating the difficulties from an English speaker's point of view. I am also qualified to teach Spanish to all levels and have years of experience in teaching the language.
I have a friendly approach and my lessons are very well organised with a sense of purpose. They are also individually tailored to meet the student's specific needs. I have worked as a GCSE examiner on numerous occasions and have coached and taught AS/A level groups.
Should you be interested in either extra exam tuition, starting a new language or brushing up on previous knowledge, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are willing to put in the effort, I can guarantee results from my end!
Teaching Experience:
French, Spanish and English as a Second Language - 4 years at a sixth form college
English and History - 4 years at university level
French, Spanish, History and RE - 3 years in grammar schools
French and Spanish - 6 years in adult education
All subjects - 3 years in primary schools
Tutoring Approach:
Pleasant, friendly disposition with a great deal of understanding and patience!
Subjects
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£28 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£28 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£28 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£28 p.h.)
- Reading & Writing skills
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£28 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£28 p.h.)
- English (Foreign Language)
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£28 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£28 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£28 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£28 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£28 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£28 p.h.)
- Spanish
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£28 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£28 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£28 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£28 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£28 p.h.)
- French
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£28 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£28 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£28 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£28 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£28 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£28 p.h.)
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Subjects: English (Foreign Language) | Reading & Writing skills | Special Needs | Entrance Exams | Maths | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home
Info: Hello. I am a fully qualified teacher with experience across the whole of the primary curriculum, including special needs and teaching for SATS tests . I continually update my teaching, mainly through the National Education Union online training ses ...
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Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home
Info: Hello. I am a fully qualified teacher with experience across the whole of the primary curriculum, including special needs and teaching for SATS tests . I continually update my teaching, mainly through the National Education Union online training ses ...
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Personal Description:
Hello. I am a fully qualified teacher with experience across the whole of the primary curriculum, including special needs and teaching for SATS tests . I continually update my teaching, mainly through the National Education Union online training sessions. I have had great results tutoring children extensively on a 1-2-1 basis for SATS and the 11+ entrance exam, plus have experience teaching adult literacy and English as a Foreign Language. I aim to motivate both children and adults who find reading and writing challenging, building both confidence and skills. Practical strategies and numeracy games are used to assist children to gain improved competence in mathematics. Assessment is used to inform my teaching in order to make efficient use of the tutoring time.
I enjoy running, Pilates, reading and volunteer for charity, including as a volunteer youth-worker with children and young people.
Teaching Experience:
Currently. I teach English to and host visiting international teenage students. Recently I volunteered as a tutor for the Catch Up Programme, Year 5 and 6 Literacy SATs, online with the charity Action Tutoring.
I am experienced in administering and marking voluntary SATs papers.
I have over twenty years of experience teaching in UK primary schools as a full time classroom teacher and as a supply teacher.
I was a special needs teacher in a public school for one year with individuals and small groups.
I have volunteered as an adult literacy tutor and taught Pilates to adults.
Tutoring Approach:
I have a patient, understanding approach to tutoring. Tasks are broken into small, achievable steps. Praise and encouragement are used to build self esteem and motivate learners. Your child will be encouraged to enjoy learning and to gain independent learning strategies.
Subjects
- English (Foreign Language)
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£35 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£35 p.h.)
- Reading & Writing skills
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£35 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£35 p.h.)
- Special Needs
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£35 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£35 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£35 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£35 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£35 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£35 p.h.)
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Subjects: English | Entrance Exams | Art | Polish | French | English (Foreign Language)
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I am an experienced tutor. I have studied modern languages, art and design and I also have qualifications in law. I have had a varied career encompassing language teaching, translation, publishing and work in the charity sector. My wide interests and ...
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Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I am an experienced tutor. I have studied modern languages, art and design and I also have qualifications in law. I have had a varied career encompassing language teaching, translation, publishing and work in the charity sector. My wide interests and ...
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Personal Description:
I am an experienced tutor. I have studied modern languages, art and design and I also have qualifications in law. I have had a varied career encompassing language teaching, translation, publishing and work in the charity sector. My wide interests and enquiring nature are invaluable assets in my teaching.
Teaching Experience:
English as a Foreign Language teaching experience in the UK and abroad, including for large schools and within companies, and private tuition 1-to-1. Adults and young learners.
Providing corporate training in Polish to groups of adult learners and also private tutoring to individuals.
I have been learning and translating Polish for 20 years, and I have lived and worked extensively in Poland. I have Polish family links.
Coaching for 11+ grammar school entrance exams. I have also provided general teaching support up to GCSE level in English and French to private students.
Tutoring Approach:
Friendly, encouraging and approachable, but thorough and focussed on successful learning. Very adaptable, and able to tailor lessons to suit individual learning styles, abilities and preferences.
Subjects
- English
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£20 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- Art
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- Polish
- Adult/Casual learner (£20 p.h.)
- French
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- English (Foreign Language)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£20 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£20 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£20 p.h.)
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Subjects: History | Maths | Philosophy / Critical Thinking | Drama | Entrance Exams | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I am a professionally trained actor. I have written for numerous publications, with stories and poems published regularly. I am confident with public speaking, since I have been performing in diverse venues for nearly 10 years. I have an MA in Acting ...
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Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I am a professionally trained actor. I have written for numerous publications, with stories and poems published regularly. I am confident with public speaking, since I have been performing in diverse venues for nearly 10 years. I have an MA in Acting ...
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Personal Description:
I am a professionally trained actor. I have written for numerous publications, with stories and poems published regularly. I am confident with public speaking, since I have been performing in diverse venues for nearly 10 years. I have an MA in Acting and an MA in Theatre & Performance Studies. I have professional training in elocution, pronunciation as well as accent and dialect work.
I am a keen footballer, and believe in the importance of keeping fit and eating healthily. I also love travel, gardening, fixing computers and watching and critiquing films and theatre.
Teaching Experience:
I have been working as a private Tutor since 2007, and am a member of a number of private tutoring companies. I have tutored in English Language, English Literature, Speech, Drama, Acting, Philosophy, Entrance Exams, and most primary subjects. I have tutored Students from all ages and abilities; including adults and teenagers, as well as younger pupils, and pupils with learning difficulties
From Aug 2009 to May 2010 I was a Learning Support Assistant, DeBeauvoir School, Hackney, London.
Main duties included ensuring that students with learning difficulties are both kept up to speed with the general classroom environment, and that this does not disrupt the other students.
Other duties include:
- To provide full time academic and pastoral support to individual learners with learning difficulties, and/or behavioural and social problems.
- To provide academic and pastoral support to all other learners when required.
- To encourage learners to pursue further academic or vocational education.
- To provide behavioural support in class and to teaching staff at all times.
July 2009 - August 2009 I was SEN Assistant at Kentish Town CE School, London
Main duties include ensuring that students with physical and/or cognitive complications are given the extra support they require within the general classroom environment, and that this does not disrupt the other students.
Jan 2009 - June 2009 I was a Cover Supervisor, Neat Education & Select Education, Sheffield
Responsibilities are that of a Supply Teacher, being responsible for the learning and conduct of a whole class of students. Maintaining discipline and focus as well as being at all times a strong leader and role model were essential at all times.
Other duties include:
- Academic and pastoral support to all other learners when required.
- Monitoring attendance of learners and set appropriate targets.
- Invigilating examinations and mark work.
Tutoring Approach:
I believe that Tutoring is first about personal connection. Any learning can only be achieved given a certain level of trust, which must be established in order to create a solid platform from which further learning can then flourish. Younger students are most open to absorbing information and should have the chance to take academic information and guidance from a range of people. This enhances the educational experiences and broadens the horizons of a student.
Having myself struggled with poor teachers, or unwieldy subject matter, I know that, with the right teachers, such areas can come alive. More clinical approaches to tutoring further separate students from the learning process. Having experienced one-to-one tuition myself, I have seen the many positives and potential pitfalls the system can bring. These experiences galvanize me and help me in my own tutoring. I relish taking what I have learnt, and the exciting methods by which I have learnt it, and passing that on to other students.
Regardless of the level taught, it is impossible to make real progress unless the student first has engagement and interest in the subject. I see my task as tutor as a process of invigorating the material for those studying.
Subjects
- History
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£45 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£45 p.h.)
- Philosophy / Critical Thinking
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£45 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£50 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£50 p.h.)
- Drama
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£45 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£50 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£50 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£45 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£45 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£50 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£50 p.h.)
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Subjects: Business Related | Accounting | Entrance Exams | Maths | Economics
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / Online
Info: I am an LSE graduate with a BSc in Accounting and Finance and postgraduate qualifications in Statistics. I am currently a dedicated and passionate full-time private tutor specialising in Economics, Business, Accounting and Mathematics. I was fortu ...
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Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / Online
Info: I am an LSE graduate with a BSc in Accounting and Finance and postgraduate qualifications in Statistics. I am currently a dedicated and passionate full-time private tutor specialising in Economics, Business, Accounting and Mathematics. I was fortu ...
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Personal Description:
I am an LSE graduate with a BSc in Accounting and Finance and postgraduate qualifications in Statistics. I am currently a dedicated and passionate full-time private tutor specialising in Economics, Business, Accounting and Mathematics.
I was fortunate enough to receive a very good private education myself and originally started tutoring as an opportunity to share my knowledge with others and help students realise their full potential and all the wider benefits that come from a good education. Seventeen years later, tutoring has become my full-time career.
I am passionate about the subjects I teach and genuinely dedicated to seeing my students do well. I believe five main factors have contributed to my success as a tutor:
• I have high expectations of myself and my students. I believe that, with the right teaching and sufficient effort, students are capable of achieving far more than they often initially believe.
• I instil confidence and a "can do" attitude in my students. I regularly remind them that very little is genuinely "hard" once it has been explained properly and broken down into manageable steps.
• I listen to my students. This keeps lessons interactive and gives me a constant understanding of their thought process, what they understand and, importantly, what they don't yet understand.
• I build strong relationships with my students so that they feel comfortable engaging with me, asking questions and admitting when they don't understand something.
• I provide continuous support. Where appropriate, students can contact me with questions between lessons, so the support I provide does not necessarily end when the lesson does.
I take a genuine interest in the progress of every student I teach. My aim is not simply to help students achieve better grades, but to improve their confidence, understanding and ability to learn independently.
Teaching Experience:
I have been a private tutor for 17 years. During this time, my reliability, teaching ability and results have enabled me to develop a strong reputation, with a large proportion of my students coming through recommendations from current and former students and their families.
I have taught students at GCSE, A-Level, IB and university level, including students attending some of the UK's leading independent schools and Russell Group universities.
My students range from those already performing at a high level and targeting A/A* grades to students who have lost confidence in a subject or are significantly underperforming relative to their potential.
Some highlights from my tutoring career include:
• In 2026, my four A-Level Economics students achieved A*, A, A and A. One student averaged an exceptional 93% across their three A-Level Economics papers.
• I helped an Economics student improve from a B at AS Level to an A* at A-Level.
• I helped a student improve from a D at AS Economics to an A at A2 after eight months of tuition. He was the first student at his school to achieve an A in the subject since 2007.
• I helped another student improve from a C at AS Economics to an A at A2, achieving 97%, 99% and 100% across three individual Economics units.
• I worked with a student with mild learning difficulties who improved from an E at AS Economics to a B at A2. This became his highest grade across his A-Level subjects.
• In Mathematics, I have helped students gain places at leading independent schools, including Eltham College and Bromley High, as well as helping students make significant improvements in their GCSE and A-Level grades.
At university level, I have taught Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Business, Accounting, Finance and quantitative subjects to students at a range of UK universities. I have considerable experience working with international students adapting to the demands of the UK education system.
For A-Level Economics, I have extensive experience across Edexcel, AQA and OCR specifications and understand that excellent subject knowledge alone is not sufficient to achieve the highest grades. A significant part of my teaching therefore focuses on examination technique, application, analysis and evaluation.
After 17 years of tutoring, I have worked with students of very different abilities, personalities and learning styles. This experience has taught me that there is rarely one correct way to explain something; successful tutoring is about finding the explanation that works for the individual student.
Tutoring Approach:
My teaching approach takes a long-term view of learning. I want students to be successful in their immediate examinations, but I also teach them in a way that prepares them for higher study and makes them more confident in their academic abilities generally.
I strongly believe that a solid understanding of basic principles is the foundation of academic success. I therefore spend considerable time making sure these foundations are secure before moving on to more complicated material.
If a student doesn't understand something, I don't assume they are incapable of understanding it. Sometimes it simply needs to be explained differently. My job is to find that explanation.
I am a strong believer in understanding rather than rote learning. I want students to understand what they are doing and why they are doing it, rather than simply memorising and reproducing something they have seen previously. Once a student genuinely understands a concept, they are much better equipped to apply it to unfamiliar questions.
I also encourage practical understanding. Particularly in Economics and Business, I frequently use real-world examples to make abstract theory more relevant and memorable. Where appropriate, I relate material to businesses, financial markets, government policy and situations students are likely to encounter outside the classroom.
As examinations approach, I increasingly focus on applying this understanding to exam questions. This includes question interpretation, structure, application, analysis, evaluation, time management and understanding exactly what examiners are looking for.
Finally, I believe successful teaching is ultimately about listening to your students. I constantly encourage students to question things and tell me when they don't understand or are unsure.
If a student appears hesitant, I will often ask open questions or ask them to explain the concept back to me. This allows me to understand their thought process rather than simply establishing whether they have arrived at the correct answer.
I have high expectations of my students and expect them to put effort into their studies, but I also want them to feel comfortable making mistakes. Mistakes are often the quickest way for me to identify exactly what a student doesn't understand and therefore what I need to explain differently.
Ultimately, my aim is to make students increasingly independent of me. A successful student should eventually have the knowledge, confidence and skills to tackle difficult problems themselves.
Subjects
- Business Related
- GCSE or Standards (£80 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£95 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£95 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£95 p.h.)
- Accounting
- GCSE or Standards (£80 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£95 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£95 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£95 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- GCSE or Standards (£80 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£95 p.h.)
- Maths
- 11+ (secondary) (£80 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£80 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£95 p.h.)
- Economics
- GCSE or Standards (£80 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£95 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£110 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£95 p.h.)
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Subjects: Entrance Exams | History | Art | English (Foreign Language) | Maths | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I am a well qualified and experienced Primary School and EFL teacher. I have a wide range of experience in teaching students from the age of 5 through to adults. I graduated from Warwick University with a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology fol ...
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Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I am a well qualified and experienced Primary School and EFL teacher. I have a wide range of experience in teaching students from the age of 5 through to adults. I graduated from Warwick University with a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology fol ...
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Personal Description:
I am a well qualified and experienced Primary School and EFL teacher. I have a wide range of experience in teaching students from the age of 5 through to adults. I graduated from Warwick University with a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology followed by a Primary School PGCE from the University of Roehampton and a Masters in Education from the University of Bath.
I am able to build strong relationships with my tutees in order to raise their confidence and attainment levels. I ensure that my lessons are interactive, enjoyable and meaningful to allow students to reach their potential whilst having fun.
I am able to hold tutoring sessions in my classroom in Farnborough or online via Zoom.
I love to travel and have relished the great opportunities of teaching in Spain, Thailand and the Czech Republic. I also enjoy adventures with my three young sons, cycling, camping, swimming, music, drawing and reading.
Teaching Experience:
I have worked as a Primary School teacher (state and independent) for over 20 years in the UK and at International Schools abroad. I have also had the pleasure of tutoring a variety of students and helping them to achieve excellent results in SATs tests, entrance exams and 11+ or providing them with that bit of extra help and confidence needed to succeed in the classroom. In addition I have worked with students from across the globe, helping them to improve their English language and communication skills.
Tutoring Approach:
Each student is different, not only in terms of their needs but also in terms of their learning style. I believe it is necessary to set up a clear learning programme to establish goals and targets that can be ticked off and celebrated to ensure that both confidence and attainment are improved. I am patient and supportive and try to include fun activities in each session to ensure that students enjoy their learning and strive to achieve their best. Through assessing each student's starting point and the progress they make I am able to adapt learning programmes and set appropriate challenges depending on the needs of the individual.
Subjects
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£55 p.h.)
- History
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£55 p.h.)
- Art
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£55 p.h.)
- English (Foreign Language)
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£55 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£55 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£55 p.h.)
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£55 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£55 p.h.)
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Subjects: Entrance Exams | Reading & Writing skills | Spanish | History | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (evenings)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / Online
Info: Hello! My name is Luke and I am an assistant headteacher as well as head of English at a secondary school in Croydon. I have previously been the head of oracy & debating, and head of underachieving groups at other schools in a career spanning 9 years ...
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Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (evenings)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / Online
Info: Hello! My name is Luke and I am an assistant headteacher as well as head of English at a secondary school in Croydon. I have previously been the head of oracy & debating, and head of underachieving groups at other schools in a career spanning 9 years ...
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Personal Description:
Hello! My name is Luke and I am an assistant headteacher as well as head of English at a secondary school in Croydon. I have previously been the head of oracy & debating, and head of underachieving groups at other schools in a career spanning 9 years. Having graduated from the University of Cambridge with a First in History in the summer of 2017, I'm enthusiastic about education and helping others to progress far. After Cambridge, I graduated from the UCL Institute of Education with 'Outstanding' (i.e. the highest classification available for my Teach First PGDE) and was also awarded 'outstanding' in my NQT year.
I live in Deptford and am willing to travel by public transport to the area nearby, or tutor online to students anywhere! If you have any questions about my travel and whether I'd be able to come to you, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
I am available on certain weekday evenings but can be flexible for weekends to tutor your child. For any queries, please do message me and we can organise dates and times.
Teaching Experience:
I've been an English teacher for nine years across secondary schools in Hackney, Lewisham and Croydon. I began teaching through the Teach First Programme, and am a young, enthusiastic teacher primarily of English. I have extensive experience in working with students of all different levels of prior attainment and was also my school's Lead Teacher on Underachieving Groups in RE, Psychology, Philosophy, and English.
My results speak for themselves: last year, my Year 11 class attained a record number of top grades in GCSE English, with 5 grade 9s and a 100% pass rate. My school also has a high proportion of students with SEND and EAL needs. Growing up, I helped my sister (who has dyslexia) with school work, and so I am highly experienced in working with students with a variety of needs.
I have received consistently positive feedback from parents, students, and colleagues alike. I take a real pride in establishing a culture of high expectations and aspiration in the classroom, wherein I try to inculcate in all my students a strong sense of getting out what you put in to drive them to push themselves. More than just strong academic progress, many of my students have remarked how much they enjoy how I link what is being studied to real-world contexts to keep work entertaining and engaging. I have consequently had dozens of requests from parents and students for me to continue teaching them the next year.
Prior to teaching, I tutored English for over a year and was heavily involved in access schemes at Cambridge University. This was to support disadvantaged pupils develop their writing through one-to-one tuition whilst boosting their aspirations.
Tutoring Approach:
I prefer to teach in a relaxed and calm environment, with an emphasis on discussion and creating an interest in the subject rather than copying out textbooks. I believe that having an interest and a general understanding of a subject, especially humanities, is essential to doing well - likewise, practising is imperative in order to master a subject. Therefore, I aim to supply worksheets and past papers to help explain and practise difficult ideas or topics. Moreover, I can also suggest useful textbooks and sources to use for further revision.
I have a huge enthusiasm for History, English, and languages (particularly Spanish), and thoroughly enjoy studying - and teaching - all of these.
Though my favourite subject personally is History, I have extensive experience in teaching and tutoring all of these. Moreover, I can also provide tutoring for Oxford and Cambridge applications and entrance exams. This is an area I feel passionately about and I have supported many many students over several years to apply.
Subjects
- Entrance Exams
- A-Level or Highers (£100 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£100 p.h.)
- Reading & Writing skills
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£60 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£70 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£80 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£100 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£100 p.h.)
- Spanish
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£60 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£70 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£100 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£100 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£70 p.h.)
- History
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£70 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£80 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£100 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£100 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£70 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£70 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£100 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£100 p.h.)
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Subjects: Entrance Exams | Maths
Availability: Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you
Info: Hi, My name is Andrew, I am in my late 50's and I taught in private schools for 15 years. I then left education for change of lifestyle and other personal reasons. I have been married for over 28 years and have 2 daughters 26 and 24. I am a commi ...
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Types of Tutoring: Travels to you
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Personal Description:
Hi,
My name is Andrew, I am in my late 50's and I taught in private schools for 15 years. I then left education for change of lifestyle and other personal reasons. I have been married for over 28 years and have 2 daughters 26 and 24. I am a committed believer and as such the integrity of the teacher student relationship is very important to me; I would always go the extra mile to see that the student achieves their aims.
I have a current DBS. Loads of references available from Senior teachers and Deputy Headmasters past and present. (Present Headmasters are not the Heads for which I worked).
Teaching Experience:
Repton Prep School 1992 - 2006, Maths, ICT to year 8. Head of ICT.
Manor House School 2006-2007, Maths and ICT to GCSE. Head of ICT.
Private tutor, 6 years, A level (not statistics - sorry), GCSE and Entrance Exams.
I have also coached football, hockey and cricket so I have a solid foundation in motivating students.
Tutoring Approach:
Motivational and encouraging. All things are possible with a good attitude. A can do approach. I do NOT subscribe to the "we don't do it like that mentality" , if there is a better way of doing something then I'm positive about alternative methods.
For example, when my daughters were learning their tables I wrote my own simple spreadsheet to enable tables practice on a table by table random basis. This is a completely unashamedly a drill system that produces results. Easily possible to learn all tables to 12 within a couple of months if sufficient time is invested, it is also an enjoyable process that 99% of the children that I taught enjoyed, I used the spreadsheet extensively in the schools at which I taught. Infinitely extendable for the brightest to 13, 14, 15 20x tables; likewise can be simplified to 2x and 3x for those that need more time. Also programmable to practise number bonds with any number of digits.
I have also developed the spreadsheet to enable learning of vocabulaire francais.
Subjects
- Entrance Exams
- 11+ (secondary) (£24 p.h.)
- Maths
- GCSE or Standards (£24 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£30 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£24 p.h.)
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Subjects: Entrance Exams | English (Foreign Language) | English | Maths
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Online
Info: I have worked for over 20 years as a full time teacher and subsequently as a private tutor. I enjoy establishing a rapport with my students and guiding them through their journey to achieving academic success. In my free time I enjoy reading, walking ...
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Types of Tutoring: Online
Info: I have worked for over 20 years as a full time teacher and subsequently as a private tutor. I enjoy establishing a rapport with my students and guiding them through their journey to achieving academic success. In my free time I enjoy reading, walking ...
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Personal Description:
I have worked for over 20 years as a full time teacher and subsequently as a private tutor. I enjoy establishing a rapport with my students and guiding them through their journey to achieving academic success. In my free time I enjoy reading, walking and making jewellery.
Teaching Experience:
I have over 20 years teaching experience in both the public and private sector, as well as an online tutor. During my career I have been a member of the senior management team, maths coordinator and SEN coordinator for a number of years, which means that I have kept up to date with the developments in all areas of the curriculum.
I have in-depth understanding of progression in both maths and English, which enables me to successfully plan the next steps in their learning for each of my tutees.
Tutoring Approach:
Each child is different so my approach to tutoring depends on the child's needs and individual learning style. I assess each child and devise a learning plan to map out the steps to achieving their goal. At the end of every lesson I have a brief discussion with the parents about the material covered and the progress made in the lesson and suggest follow up activities they could use at home to reinforce the child's understanding. I use a range of age appropriate resources to support the students' learning and whenever possible computer based activities.
Subjects
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£60 p.h.)
- English (Foreign Language)
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£50 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£55 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£60 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£50 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£55 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£60 p.h.)
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£50 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£55 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£60 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£60 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£60 p.h.)
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Subjects: Japanese | Spanish | Russian | Entrance Exams | French | English (Foreign Language)
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I am happy to offer you English, French, Spanish and Russian lessons tailored to your needs. I am a qualified teacher with 13 years` experience in Moscow, Paris and London. I graduated from Moscow Pedagogical State University and Pushkin Institu ...
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Personal Description:
I am happy to offer you English, French, Spanish and Russian lessons tailored to your needs.
I am a qualified teacher with 13 years` experience in Moscow, Paris and London.
I graduated from Moscow Pedagogical State University and Pushkin Institute. I hold a Master of Education (distinction). Additionally, I passed the CELTA in Paris and acquired a further DELTA qualification.
I am bilingual in English and Russian and fluent in French and Spanish, so I have always been a part of improving children's cognitive development and helped navigate three different worlds as a majority of my students have been more or less exposed to two or three cultures simultaneously.
I am a well-organised strong classroom performer who is able to effectively communicate with students from diverse backgrounds, varying degrees of ability and ages. Teaching groups and one to one teaching is equally rewarding. However, this is the latter one that gives you an amazing possibility to tailor the session towards the needs, level and capability of a student.
By using my enthusiasm felt by learners and readiness to experiment, I can maintain a positive climate where students can reach their full potential.
As an inspirational teacher with high personal standards, I am committed to the learning and development of my students. I have high expectations of both myself and my students, and show an interest in every student as an individual.
I feel that my greatest strengths are my ability to inspire love of languages in students, to motivate them in developing a lifelong enthusiasm for learning.
I work with students of different levels (Beginner, Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate, Advanced) and age groups (preschool children, schoolchildren, students, adults).
I also prepare students for Cambridge (Starters, Movers, Flyers, KET, PET, FCE, IELTS/TOEFL)
Oxford (SELT) exams,
TOEFL,
GESE (Trinity),
IELTS Academic, General training, Life skills
GCSE in French, Spanish and Russian,
TRKI in Russian.
Teaching Experience:
Welcome Language School - Moscow
ENGLISH & FRENCH TEACHER 2008-2010
PRIVATE ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH & RUSSIAN TUTOR 2010 - present
Duties:
• Giving one-to-one tuition in English, French, Spanish and Russian and offering
personalised lessons, tailored to students' needs.
• Teaching Russian as a first and foreign language.
• Planning and teaching a high quality academic programme.
• Teaching different aspects of the language: vocabulary, phonetics,
grammar.
• Teaching students how to work with text as well as specifically reading,
writing, listening and speaking.
• Preparing handouts, presentations and other forms of material to help
students learn, remember and use vocabulary in speech correctly.
• Teaching grammar through conversation.
• Preparing students for examinations, such as GCSE in Russian, Spanish and French, TRKI in Russian, IELTS, TOEFL, GESE.
Lyceum "Arc-XXI" (private school) - Moscow
RUSSIAN & ENGLISH TEACHER 2010-2012
International English School (private school) - Moscow
ENGLISH & FRENCH TEACHER 2012-2016
Duties:
• Teaching Russian, English and French to mixed-level classes.
• Tailoring teaching methods to suit the needs of individual students.
• Teaching Listening, Writing, Speaking and Reading skills.
• Helping students to improve their conversational and vocabulary skills.
• Preparing and performing short plays during class-time.
• Preparing course material and creative handouts.
• Teaching with project-based learning.
• Marking students' work, giving appropriate feedback to students and
encouraging them to ask questions and express their difficulties.
• Arranging motivating homework for students.
• Devising and writing new curriculum materials.
• Taking schoolchildren on educational trips to London as a group leader.
• Organising school events for British Holidays.
• Jurying scientific conferences.
• Preparing students for examinations, such as SELT, Cambridge English:
Young Learners, KET,PET, FCE, IELTS, DELF/DALF, The Unified State
Exam (ЕГЭ, ОГЭ) and administrating examinations.
• Teaching students who have experienced difficulty with mainstream
education.
Frances King School of English - London
EFL TEACHER SUMMER TEENAGER PROGRAMME 2017, 2018
Regent London - London 2018
Speak Up London - London 2018 - present
EFL TEACHER
Duties:
• Planning and teaching a high quality academic programme.
• Providing students with an exciting and stimulating experience of
London, supervising students during activities in the afternoon.
• Teaching different age groups and making lessons as
alive and interesting as possible.
International House - London 2019 - present
RUSSIAN & FRENCH TEACHER
Duties:
• Teaching the languages to groups of adults.
• Arranging motivating and engaging activities for students.
• Teaching grammar through conversation.
• Teaching the languages through culture.
• Developing own syllabus.
Tutoring Approach:
I prefer teaching language through culture, teaching with project-based learning. The most important duties are those of
✓helping students to improve their conversational and vocabulary skills,
✓arranging interesting homework for students,
✓teaching grammar through conversation,
✓giving appropriate feedback
✓encouraging them to ask questions and to express their difficulties,
✓preparing students for external examinations,
✓keeping up to date with development in the world of teaching.
Subjects
- Japanese
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£85 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£85 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£85 p.h.)
- Spanish
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£85 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£85 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£85 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£85 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£85 p.h.)
- Russian
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£85 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£85 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£85 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£85 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£85 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£85 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£85 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£85 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£85 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£85 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£85 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£85 p.h.)
- French
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£85 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£85 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£85 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£85 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£85 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£85 p.h.)
- English (Foreign Language)
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£85 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£85 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£85 p.h.)
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Subjects: Study Skills | Reading & Writing skills | Maths | Entrance Exams | English (Foreign Language) | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: A very warm hello! I am experienced and reliable, knowledgeable and empathetic, organised and conscientious, creative and passionate, and, patient and down-to-earth. I have over 10 years of classroom teaching experience as a fully qualified teach ...
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Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: A very warm hello! I am experienced and reliable, knowledgeable and empathetic, organised and conscientious, creative and passionate, and, patient and down-to-earth. I have over 10 years of classroom teaching experience as a fully qualified teach ...
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Personal Description:
A very warm hello!
I am experienced and reliable, knowledgeable and empathetic, organised and conscientious, creative and passionate, and, patient and down-to-earth. I have over 10 years of classroom teaching experience as a fully qualified teacher and over 8 years of extensive tutoring experience.
Teaching Experience:
I have taught both KS1 and KS2 in a variety of locations around the UK (Durham, Essex, Norwich, Bradford and Halifax) and have taught all National Curriculum subjects. I completed an undergraduate degree at the University of East Anglia, a Primary PGCE at Durham University followed by a Masters of Education at Durham University too.
I offer private tuition all over Calderdale at a location of your choice (including from my house in Ripponden) at a time of your convenience. Please note, I do not charge an initial joining fee.
Tutoring Approach:
Every pupil is an individual and every pupil develops their knowledge and learning differently. I begin by building a rapport with each pupil, getting to know how they learn best. I start with the knowledge they already possess and build upon these. I try to make my teaching varied and fun and ensure that pupils experience success quickly, no matter how small the steps are. I believe that private tuition is the first step in facilitating future success in life. I work efficiently and professionally to ensure your investment in private tuition meets and exceeds your expectations.
I am passionate about teaching and love to see pupils do well and achieve their potential. My teaching style centres around personalised learning: tailoring my lessons to the individual learning styles of my pupils. I have the ability and patience to work well with a range of pupils and have had a lot of success motivating those who struggle. I get an invaluable sense of satisfaction from seeing pupils experience 'light bulb' moments.
Subjects
- Study Skills
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- Reading & Writing skills
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- English (Foreign Language)
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£40 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£40 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
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Subjects: Entrance Exams | Maths | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I am an enthusiastic and approachable Teacher who is passionate in teaching children to progress and learn. I am well-organised and highly motivated. I am flexible in my approach to teaching, delivering in the style of the children's needs and their ...
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Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
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Personal Description:
I am an enthusiastic and approachable Teacher who is passionate in teaching children to progress and learn. I am well-organised and highly motivated.
I am flexible in my approach to teaching, delivering in the style of the children's needs and their way of learning. I have high expectations of all students and encourage them to reach their full potential. I use various teaching styles and assessment techniques. Positivity and independence from the children are encouraged.
Teaching Experience:
I have worked as a Class Teacher for nearly 20 years in local Schools. Although my subject specialism is in English, I have an interest in both Maths and English subjects.
I also have significant experience of working with children on a one-to-one basis and in small groups delivering a series of Maths and English GCSE sessions. I have delivered interventions to small groups of children and on a 1:1 basis at primary level. Planning & preparing Maths, Reading, Grammar & Writing activities. Involved planning, creating and organising resources, creating fun, engaging and creative lessons, enforcing independence, delivering skills-led series of sessions, encouraging progression of skills and differentiating activities.
Tutoring Approach:
I have a flexible, adaptable and positive approach to tutoring. My aim is to for children to fulfil their potential. I teach in the style of the children's needs and their way of learning. I am flexible and adaptable. I use various teaching styles, such as the VAK (Visual, Auditory & Kinaesthetic) and identify which one would be the most suitable for the child. I also use various assessment techniques and provide feedback.
I begin a topic by addressing any gaps in children's knowledge and learning. The Learning Objective is clearly focussed upon in each session. I always provide stimulating and engaging activities suited to the child's needs. I introduce each topic and model examples, addressing any misconceptions from the child. Children then have opportunity to complete the tasks and then assess their own learning at the end of each session.
Overall, I am to provide a personalised tuition programme for each child adhering to the requirements of the national curriculum. I aim to deepen understanding by linking activities to the other areas of the curriculum and in wider society.
Subjects
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£20 p.h.)
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£20 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£20 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£20 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£20 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£20 p.h.)
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Subjects: English (Foreign Language) | Entrance Exams | French
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: Are you: - Looking to improve your French or English? Be it conversational, written, reading, or all three? - Studying for exams and looking for curriculum-specific tests to get you ready for any exams? - Going on holiday, and hoping to immerse ...
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Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: Are you: - Looking to improve your French or English? Be it conversational, written, reading, or all three? - Studying for exams and looking for curriculum-specific tests to get you ready for any exams? - Going on holiday, and hoping to immerse ...
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Personal Description:
Are you:
- Looking to improve your French or English? Be it conversational, written, reading, or all three?
- Studying for exams and looking for curriculum-specific tests to get you ready for any exams?
- Going on holiday, and hoping to immerse yourself in the French language as much as possible, and would love to gain some new skills?
I`m a French bi-lingual (French native) opera singer currently based in Brighton. I teach French and English privately (my youngest students are 3, and the eldest 50+ !) and I`m happy to teach online or in person (max 10 mile radius from Brighton).
My teaching style is relaxed but attentive, and I tailor all sessions to your needs and currently work within the remit of the 3 main UK examination boards. I have good flexibility for daytime / evening sessions, so do get in touch if this is something which might be of interest!
À bientôt!
Teaching Experience:
Native French speaker (dual Nationality) & French Degree combined with Music.
Tutoring Approach:
Online classes available via several online platforms. I create a tailored programme to your needs covering a range of topics which will help you to consistently improve. Please get in touch!
Subjects
- English (Foreign Language)
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£30 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£30 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£30 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£30 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£30 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£30 p.h.)
- French
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£30 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£30 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£30 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£30 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£30 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£30 p.h.)
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Subjects: Philosophy / Critical Thinking | Media / Communication Studies | Entrance Exams | Film Studies | Photography | Art
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I am a master's level qualified practitioner with many years of teaching experience. I currently teach at the Royal College of Art, Loughborough University and UAL. ...
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Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / From their home / Online
Info: I am a master's level qualified practitioner with many years of teaching experience. I currently teach at the Royal College of Art, Loughborough University and UAL. ...
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Personal Description:
I am a master's level qualified practitioner with many years of teaching experience. I currently teach at the Royal College of Art, Loughborough University and UAL.
Teaching Experience:
Exams
Portfolios preparation
Portfolio Review
Assessments
Briefs
Crits preparation
Presentations review
Tutoring Approach:
Individual and tailored approach for every individual to achieve really strong and critically engaged outcomes.
Subjects
- Philosophy / Critical Thinking
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Media / Communication Studies
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Film Studies
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Photography
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Art
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
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Subjects: Reading & Writing skills | Entrance Exams | Study Skills | Biology | Medicine | Law
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Online
Info: Law tutor, Barrister (16 years call). I specialise in Criminal Law and Criminal Litigation. I also have a postgraduate Certificate in Criminology. I can also help with any science-based subjects you require, as I am working to be dual-qualified in la ...
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Types of Tutoring: Online
Info: Law tutor, Barrister (16 years call). I specialise in Criminal Law and Criminal Litigation. I also have a postgraduate Certificate in Criminology. I can also help with any science-based subjects you require, as I am working to be dual-qualified in la ...
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Personal Description:
Law tutor, Barrister (16 years call). I specialise in Criminal Law and Criminal Litigation. I also have a postgraduate Certificate in Criminology. I can also help with any science-based subjects you require, as I am working to be dual-qualified in law and medicine. I am tutoring around my current medicine degree at BSMS in Brighton, where I am in the second year.
Teaching Experience:
I can help you with all your tuition needs at any level. Please contact me with your requirements for essays/coursework and individual study plans on any subject. I also have experience with SEN students, particularly those with dyslexia, Autism, and dyspraxia.
I am also studying medicine at BSMS in year 2, so I can tutor Medicine / STEM-based subjects. I have a Master's in Global Health and medical law and Ethics and a postgraduate diploma in Nursing and Tropical Medicine. I also studied immunology and infectious disease at Cambridge University. I can help with Biology and a range of other relevant subject areas, such as interview preparation, personal statements, UCAT / GAMSAT, etc.
I have a current DBS certificate.
I can help advise on CPE, LLB, LLM, LPC / SQE A level, BPTC gaining mini pupilage, pupilage, training contracts, advocacy, public speaking, and the whole range of law-related subjects.
I have taught lots of students before I have been teaching for 20 years and five years at two private universities post-graduate level (Level 7) in law on the CPE, LLB and at masters level LLM and on the BPTC in advocacy and criminal litigation and at College in A level criminology ( Level 3) both in content and preparation for the profession. I am teaching legal apprenticeships at Level 3 in criminal law at a private education provider, working with adult apprentices in the criminal justice system.
I have studied Legal Studies BA, BVC, CPE, Post Grad Criminal Litigation and Sentencing and Criminology at the Postgraduate level and a Global Health Medical Law and Ethics Masters.
Tutoring Approach:
I have a relaxed teaching style I try to understand what the student really needs and hone in and focus on what will best help them improve study skills and academic content.
I believe in fostering a positive and encouraging learning environment where students feel comfortable asking questions, making mistakes. I understand that each student is unique, with their own learning style, strengths, and areas of improvement.
I am committed to my own continuous improvement. I stay up to date on the latest teaching methodologies and resources to ensure that my students receive the best possible guidance.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or specific learning needs or requirements and would like to schedule a tutoring session.
Subjects
- Reading & Writing skills
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£55 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£55 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£55 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£55 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£55 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£55 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£55 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£55 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£55 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£55 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£55 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£55 p.h.)
- Study Skills
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£55 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£55 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£55 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£55 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£55 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£55 p.h.)
- Biology
- GCSE or Standards (£55 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£55 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£55 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£55 p.h.)
- Medicine
- GCSE or Standards (£55 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£55 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£55 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£55 p.h.)
- Law
- GCSE or Standards (£55 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£55 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£55 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£55 p.h.)
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Subjects: Maths | Entrance Exams | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / Online
Info: I have always had a profound love of literature and language, and every career decision I have made has revolved around that. After several years teaching English at a boarding school near Oxford, I have returned to London to be closer to theatre and ...
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Types of Tutoring: Travels to you / Online
Info: I have always had a profound love of literature and language, and every career decision I have made has revolved around that. After several years teaching English at a boarding school near Oxford, I have returned to London to be closer to theatre and ...
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Personal Description:
I have always had a profound love of literature and language, and every career decision I have made has revolved around that. After several years teaching English at a boarding school near Oxford, I have returned to London to be closer to theatre and to pursue a few creative projects alongside much private tutoring.
Teaching Experience:
I taught English full-time 2015-23, most recently for seven years at Radley College, a top boarding school near Oxford. I was also Head of UCAS there, where I personally checked and sent about 800 UCAS applications, so I can advise on Personal Statement for all types of degree, not just English.
Tutoring Approach:
I balance rigour with a pastoral approach: I want students to be on top of the detail but I am always happy to zoom out to the bigger picture and explain the value of why we are doing this or that.
Subjects
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£100 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£100 p.h.)
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£100 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£100 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£100 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£100 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£100 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£100 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£100 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£100 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£100 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£100 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£100 p.h.)
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Info: Primary teacher - Redbridge, 26 years; very experienced I am an extremely skilled and dedicated teacher with nearly 30 years of classroom teaching experience, within the London Borough of Redbridge. I hold a degree in psychology, followed by a P ...
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Personal Description:
Primary teacher - Redbridge, 26 years; very experienced
I am an extremely skilled and dedicated teacher with nearly 30 years of classroom teaching experience, within the London Borough of Redbridge. I hold a degree in psychology, followed by a Postgraduate qualification in Education (PGCE), specialising in English. As a result, I achieved my QTS (Qualified Teaching Status).
Alongside my teaching career, I have consistently tutored children on a one-to-one basis, including home educated learners. I have worked with children across a wide range of abilities , helping them to grow in confidence, develop strong academic skills and achieve success in their learning journey. I feel that if a child needs help, the primary school years are the best time to begin developing the right foundations...
I truly believe that every child matters. Supporting children to grow academically and emotionally has been incredibly rewarding and I remain most grateful for my career in education.
Teaching Experience:
I have a wealth of knowledge with the KS1&2 curriculum and have extensive experience preparing children for year 6 SATs. In addition, I have worked as a KS2 examiner, to mark SATs papers, giving me valuable insight into assessment expectations and standards.
I have strong experience supporting children with SEND and neurodivergent learners. I understand the importance of adapting teaching approaches to ensure every child feels engaged and capable of succeeding.
I help children in building confidence, exam techniques and independent learning skills to help them succeed academically.
I provide personalised support for primary-aged children, including:
SATs preparation
Phonics Screening preparation
Year 5 and year 6 booster classes
7+ and 11+ preparation
Year 4 pupils Multiplication Tables Check (MTC)
English/ maths intervention
Homework tasks- 'concrete', 'pictorial' and 'abstract' resources.
Home education assistance on specific days.
Tutoring Approach:
My approach to teaching is centred around creating a positive, supportive and inclusive learning environment where every child feels valued and encouraged to succeed. I believe that all children learn differently, so I adapt my teaching methods to suit each child's abilities and learning style.
I aim to make lessons engaging, interactive and enjoyable. I place great importance on developing strong relationships with both pupils and parents. Good communication and teamwork between home and school are essential in helping children make the best possible progress. I also understand the pressures of family life and always try to be flexible, approachable and supportive.
Above all, I teach with kindness, patience, encouragement and always strive to make a meaningful and lasting difference in every child's learning journey...
Subjects
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£60 p.h.)
- Reading & Writing skills
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£50 p.h.)
- English (Foreign Language)
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£50 p.h.)
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£50 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£50 p.h.)
- Special Needs
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£60 p.h.)
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Subjects: Entrance Exams | Physics | Chemistry | Biology | Maths | English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring: Online
Info: 99% Grades 7-9 | 100% Admission Success 2021-2026 | 5+ Years' Tutoring Experience | 20,000+ hrs of Academic Research, Learning Design & Teaching ✓ The Tutors' Association & Qualified Tutor member | Myelin Academia Certified Tutor | Live Pro ...
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Types of Tutoring: Online
Info: 99% Grades 7-9 | 100% Admission Success 2021-2026 | 5+ Years' Tutoring Experience | 20,000+ hrs of Academic Research, Learning Design & Teaching ✓ The Tutors' Association & Qualified Tutor member | Myelin Academia Certified Tutor | Live Pro ...
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Personal Description:
99% Grades 7-9 | 100% Admission Success 2021-2026 | 5+ Years' Tutoring Experience | 20,000+ hrs of Academic Research, Learning Design & Teaching
✓ The Tutors' Association & Qualified Tutor member | Myelin Academia Certified Tutor | Live Progress Tracker to Monitor Student's Progress | Enhanced DBS incl. Children's Workforce & Barred List with Daily Update Service
✓ Neuroscience-Informed Specialist Tutor | First-Class BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science, IBMS-Accredited | MSc Neuroscience, King's College London | IBMS President's Prize for Academic Excellence | SEND & EAL Experience | Mocks, SATs, 11+ Entrance + Interview Coaching | Proud to support thousands of learners on social media!
✓ Creator of the Thinking That Transfers Framework | Evidence-Led Progress System | Exam Board-Specific Mastery Cycles | Adaptive & Inclusive Teaching | Exclusive Resources & Predicted Papers Not Available Publicly
Testimonial Highlights
"Since Ume has been tutoring my daughter for Year 11 GCSE Maths, her grade improved from U to B in her Year 11 mocks and grade A in her final GCSE exam."
"My daughter is a Year 10 GCSE student whose grades have improved significantly since working with Ume. She is currently achieving grades 7 to 9."
"She has already exceeded expectations and is working at A* targets."
"Our daughter had been home educated since Year 8 and had received tuition in several subjects, yet English and Maths remained confusing as she approached her GCSEs. Ume's diagnostic assessment identified the missing foundations and why previous support had not worked. She then taught the complete GCSE English and Maths curricula in a structured sequence, building our daughter's independence and confidence under exam conditions.
Within a year, her final GCSE results were Grade 9s in Maths and English Language and Grade 8s in English Literature and Further Maths. She received offers from every college she applied to, including MPW London, and secured her first choice, Ashbourne College London.
Ume now tutors her in A-level Biology and Chemistry and she is consistently achieving A* grades in class tests. These results gave us complete confidence to ask Ume to prepare our son for the 13+ admissions assessments and interviews for St Paul's School and Eton College."
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Memorised content fades. Usable understanding transfers beyond the classroom.
My teaching is inclusive by design and evidence-led. I train cross-disciplinary STEM thinking informed by Cognitive Neuroscience and Educational Psychology to build synoptic fluency, so students meet top-band descriptors and develop lasting academic confidence.
Over 5 years and thousands of 1:1 lessons, I have supported learners from KS2 SATs and KS3 through to GCSE combined and triple Science, Maths, English, and onwards to A-level Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Psychology.
My experience includes supporting boarding, school-based, and home-educated learners, as well as international students from India, the UAE, Canada, and Russia studying the British curriculum, alongside families relocating to the UK. This has sharpened my highly structured approach that secures smooth academic transition and clear alignment with exam expectations.
Across multiple cohorts, my students have achieved consistently strong outcomes, including a 100% pass rate and 99% grades at 7 to 9. Documented grade gains include U to 7 and 4 to 9, alongside moving into higher sets and sustaining top-set placement.
My academic training also shapes how I teach top-band writing and support advanced STEM research projects, dissertations and theses. Across my BSc (Hons) and MSc, I achieved First-Class grades in 100% of submitted coursework, spanning lab reports, Biomedical Science and Neuroscience dissertations, research posters, graded assignments, presentations and critical appraisal. This now informs my teaching of high-level academic writing for EPQ, NEA, Science, History, Geography, English Literature and Language.
Alongside a safeguarding-first professional standard, my teaching is grounded in specialist academic expertise from an MSc in Neuroscience at King's College London, a First-Class IBMS-accredited BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science, and the IBMS President's Prize for academic excellence.
I also hold an Enhanced DBS certificate on the Update Service, alongside certified Myelin Academia tutoring qualification, The Tutors' Association (TTA) and Qualified Tutor member. My tutoring qualification is underpinned by research in Psychology, Educational Theory, and effective Pedagogical Practice and tailored support for different learner needs.
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Teaching Experience:
Beyond 1:1 Tutoring: Leadership, Safeguarding and Structured Delivery
My teaching is shaped by a disciplined ability to abstract complexity, turning demanding concepts and methods into clear, usable thinking. That expertise has been refined through extensive private tutoring, alongside broader experience in academic leadership, safeguarding-aligned education, group teaching, and scholarly communication. Together, these layers strengthen the high-structure practice I bring to learners across ages, settings, and levels of need, informed by Neuroscience and shaped by my teaching experience.
• Educational Leadership: Selected as a Biomedical Science Cohort Representative, I contributed to programme board discussions by presenting student insight clearly and helping shape quality-focused improvements to the learning experience.
• Academic Communication & Pedagogy: At King's College London, I supported year-round access to MSc Neuroscience lecture materials and co-delivered a postgraduate Statistics and data analysis workshop, turning complex theory into clear, usable steps.
• Cross-Age Teaching Expertise: From 5+ years in primary literacy support for ages 3-12, to 4+ years in GCSE-level programme tutoring through the Access Project and the National Tutoring Programme, and 3+ years in community education for adult learners. I have refined my teaching expertise across diverse settings, delivering 1:1 and group teaching through clear differentiation, embedded routines, and a safeguarding-first standard.
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From Curriculum to Capability: I Build Thinking That Transfers
I tutor full-time and use a teaching approach grounded in Cognitive Neuroscience to strengthen how students learn, retain knowledge, and adapt their thinking. My fascination with how the body works and how the brain responds to structured support shapes the way I teach students to think, question, and connect ideas across topics, subjects, and real-world contexts. With the right structure, anxiety reduces, competence strengthens, and confidence follows.
The difference is simple: memorised content fades, but usable understanding lasts. Through structured practice, precise feedback, and mastery cycles, I help students turn curriculum knowledge into strong reasoning, resilient problem-solving, and high-level performance beyond exams.
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Specialist Expertise Across the Full Attainment Range
Drawing on over 5 years of programme-led and community education alongside private tutoring, I have supported hundreds of students across a wide range of needs and attainment levels, including high attainers, EAL learners, and students with SEMH and SEND such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, autism, ADHD, anxiety.
Many of my students begin with the same frustration: "I keep losing marks even when I know the topic." Whether they are preparing for 11+, GCSE or A-level, I use an exam-board-aligned framework with examiner insight to convert complex understanding into clear, high-scoring responses under timed conditions.
To turn subject knowledge into confident exam execution, I created the Thinking That Transfers Framework, my evidence-shaped system of weekly mastery cycles, precise gap analysis, and targeted re-testing. It pinpoints the gap between what a student understands and what they can execute under exam conditions, then closes it through focused weekly priorities. I teach the "how" as well as the "what", so students develop transferable study habits and perform with confidence beyond our sessions.
This highly structured approach has proved especially effective for GCSE students balancing demanding commitments in film, television, the West End, elite dance, football, and international tennis. Working across locations and time zones has refined my high-impact system that secures curriculum coverage, strengthens exam mastery, and aligns homework and practice with intensive training demands and travel commitments.
The same approach has also shaped my work through the Access Project and the National Tutoring Programme, where I have specialised in accelerating the progress of high-potential students from diverse backgrounds. Alongside stronger grades, parents report positive feedback from class teachers, improved participation in class, stronger behaviour for learning, and consistent focus and effort. Students also develop the confidence to aim for competitive academic pathways, including Russell Group and Oxbridge routes.
That longer-term impact is reflected in progression choices. My students go on to study Biology, Chemistry or Physics at A-levels at sixth form, progressing into Biosciences, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine or Dentistry at their first-choice universities, including University College London, Imperial College London and the University of Oxford.
My specialist preparation for UK Maths Trust (UKMT), including JMC, IMC and SMC, has led to Bronze, Silver and 'Top Gold' awards, including 2026 IMC Silver and the Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo award. A Year 11 physics enthusiast also achieved Silver in the British Physics Olympiad (BPhO) Challenge. A Bronze CREST Award for a GCSE STEM project at a top 10 London academy, alongside successful participation in the UK Linguistic Olympiad (UKLO) at Advanced Level in 2026. Beyond competition distinctions, my guidance also supported completion of the Duke of Edinburgh Skills section, including the book reading challenge. If you are aiming for that level of achievement, please send me a message.
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Curriculum Mastery Across Leading Exam Boards
I teach across the full secondary to pre-university range: from KS3 and pre-GCSE through (I)GCSE, National 5 and O level, and on to AL, IAL, IB SL/HL, Higher, Advanced Higher, AP and Pre-U.
I've worked with students across UK state, highly selective grammar, independent and leading international schools, as well as post-16 provision, including Godolphin and Latymer, North London Collegiate, Wilson's, Loughborough Amherst, St Gerard's, Sherborne, Chesham Grammar, Sutton Grammar, and Clapham and Streatham High School. My teaching approach is adaptable, best-practice-led, and refined through extensive tutoring experience, supported by in-depth knowledge across the OCR A, Eduqas, AQA, Edexcel, SQA, WJEC and CIE exam boards.
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Selective Entry & Scholarship Preparation
I prepare students for competitive 7+ to 11+ and 13+ entry, including scholarship pathways and the ISEB Common Pre-Tests. Bringing together personal experience within the Russell Group academic system, alongside expertise in selective entry and scholarship preparation, I provide strategic support across the full process. This includes tailored reading lists, personal statement guidance, mock interviews, and interview coaching, helping students present themselves with confidence and intellectual depth.
For English (incl. creative writing), Maths, Verbal Reasoning, and Non-Verbal Reasoning, my strategically structured support is designed with the end goal in mind: to build accuracy, develop efficient speed, and strengthen exam performance. I work across Sutton, GL, CSSE, CEM, Kingston, SET, and school-specific assessment formats for both day and boarding school entry.
I have supported families through competitive admissions to leading schools including King's College School Wimbledon, Whitgift, Newstead Wood, Tiffin, Graveney, Latymer, and other highly selective independent and grammar schools.
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From Knowledge to Marks: Transferable Exam Thinking Across Subjects
Recognised for academic excellence and backed by over five years of experience supporting hundreds of students, I have trained them to develop the cross-disciplinary thinking that turns knowledge into repeatable exam success. Students often know more than their scripts show. The real challenge is training them to apply, analyse, and communicate that understanding, while refining the writing skills that convert it into marks.
In Psychology and other essay-based subjects (incl. History), I strengthen the transition from knowledge to application and evaluation, enabling students to critique evidence with examiner-level depth. Most marks are lost in Geography and data-rich subjects, when students can't execute on graphs and figures, so I teach consistent structures for describing trends, analysing processes, interpreting implications, and evaluating reliability, so graphs and figures become scoring opportunities rather than weak points.
The transfer-based strategies extend into Science and Maths. In Science, I specialise in practical, investigative, and data-response questions, teaching students to interpret experimental design and construct answers that boost grades. The cross-topic approach translates directly into Maths, connecting algebra, number, and geometry in a clear show / prove sequence, securing method marks through reasoning rather than guesswork.
That same discipline carries into English Language and Literature, which cannot be mastered through rote instruction alone, but through targeted practice and feedback. Strong reading comes before strong writing, so I guide students through detailed, line-by-line analysis of set poems, plays, and novels to deepen understanding, refine interpretation, and strengthen written response. In Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, for example, I take students through the most important moments in the text, then show them how to trace the deeper patterns, themes, and writer's methods that shape the novel.
I then coach each student by turning their written drafts into repeatable top-band blueprints aligned to their thinking style. We target strengths, close next-step gaps, and train students to produce argument-led responses with a clear thesis, embedded evidence, and precise analysis of method and effect. The goal is not just stronger writing in one essay, but independent control of high-quality responses under time pressure to maximise marks.
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Tutoring Approach:
Across 20,000+ hours of learning design, academic research and teaching in diverse educational settings, I have refined a specialist teaching framework that is ambitious, achievable, and built to secure sustained progress towards the highest grades. Having helped GCSE students progress from below a D to an A* and A-level students in securing A grades, I bring examiner-focused understanding of what top performance demands.
My students benefit from tailored and expertly refined resources not publicly available, including specialist study packs and predicted papers designed to raise performance in both mocks and final exams. Developed through extensive teaching practice, my resources give students a distinct academic advantage and form part of the specialist teaching framework that has helped students improve by up to 8 or 9 grades. Just as importantly, my teaching instils self-motivation and intellectual discipline, equipping students to think independently and succeed far beyond their exams.
Thinking That Transfers Framework
My adaptive and inclusive teaching approach uses targeted scaffolding to remove barriers for schooled, homeschooled, EAL, and SEMH or SEND learners without lowering expectations. The goal is to develop independent, synoptic and exam-ready thinking. Each student's plan is tailored to their learning profile and guided by ongoing assessment aligned to the exam board specification. To keep the Thinking That Transfers Framework aligned with current educational evidence, I continually draw on research in Cognitive Neuroscience, Educational Psychology, and Behavioural Science, particularly in memory, metacognition, and effective teacher-student interaction.
• Question-Level Diagnosis: A precise diagnostic that identifies exactly why marks are being lost, from knowledge and application gaps to exam technique weaknesses, misconceptions, and reasoning breakdowns, so we can target the highest-impact improvements first.
• Weekly Progress: Turns those findings into specification-aligned weekly mastery checkpoints, so progress stays trackable and consistent.
• Concept Mastery: Strengthens long-term recall and understanding using evidence-led routines and explicit modelling of concepts. In Science, this includes lab practical thinking: variables, method, data handling, and evaluation.
• Written Consolidation: Students write notes in their own words during and between lessons, so learning is actively processed. This strengthens understanding, sharpens critical thinking, and reveals uncertainty early, before misconceptions become embedded. It also integrates exam technique from an early stage, acclimatising students to harder questions through meticulously sequenced practice, so they build confidence without the overwhelm of revising an entire textbook at once.
• Verbal Recall: Students explain previously taught material aloud, often several weeks after initial teaching, so learning is actively reconstructed. This strengthens retrieval, deepens conceptual understanding, reveals gaps in knowledge, and consolidates learning into long-term memory and sharpens communication. Over time, it develops the disciplined thinking, intellectual independence, and articulate reasoning that support high-level success both in exam and outside the classroom.
• Exam Techniques: Understanding is translated into marks through structured exam practice, worked examples, assignment completion, module assessment prep, quizzes, actionable feedback, and guided re-attempts until responses reach mark scheme standard. This develops the speed, accuracy, and exam judgement needed to secure marks consistently, particularly on high-level and end-of-exam questions where many students fall short.
• Independent Study: Students follow a concise weekly plan and a simple self-check routine, so independent work stays efficient and outcome driven.
The framework remains consistent, while pacing, sequencing, and practice design are continually refined through diagnostic judgement as each student progresses. This strengthens performance and prepares students more effectively for the final phase of exam preparation.
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The Learning Experience
By combining expert teaching with advanced technology, I deliver every lesson through a professional setup, including an HD webcam, noise-cancelling microphone, and full Fibre Gigafast broadband, ensuring a focused, efficient learning environment throughout. From first enquiry to first lesson, I provide a smooth, efficient onboarding process, with simple payment and scheduling.
Lessons take place face-to-face via Zoom using a shared digital whiteboard. With a professional graphics tablet, I turn complex ideas into clear, accessible explanations, whether breaking down scientific processes, modelling mathematical working step by step, or constructing diagrams in real time. This allows students to follow the logic of each concept.
My online classroom is highly interactive and visually structured. Through PowerPoint presentations, annotated examples, and detailed explanations, students see abstract content unfold in real time, making it easier to connect ideas across topics, retain key knowledge, and apply it with confidence.
The digital setting allows for immediate, personalised feedback. We can edit written responses together, correct mistakes, and analyse work line by line to maximise progress in every lesson, delivering a level of targeted feedback that is difficult to achieve in a traditional classroom.
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Strategic Academic Pathways & Specialist Support
Whether you need sustained curriculum support, focused exam intervention, or a bespoke route beyond the standard school model, I offer strategically designed tuition tailored to your goals, timeline, and exam board. My support includes intensive holiday sessions, targeted plans for mocks and re-testing, last-minute exam-readiness prep, and high-impact resources selected with precision for the subject and specification.
I also support privately entered and niche subjects (incl. Statistics and Urdu Language and Literature), resits, gap year students, accelerated pre-GCSE learners, home-school programmes built around great books, weekly classes, and group tuition with access where needed to a trusted network of exceptional educators whose standards match my own.
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Tuition Options & Pricing
The following direct-booking prices apply when tuition fees are paid directly to me in advance, subject to availability.
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1:1 PRIVATE TUITION
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PAYG 1:1 tuition from £258/ 2x50-min sessions | 1:1 tuition monthly block from £55/ 50-min session or £68/ 1-hr session
My students receive targeted homework, alongside end-of-unit and termly in-class mocks tailored to their learning profiles.
Personalised block-booking packages are available on request.
Fees depend on the student's year group, subject, exam board, level of support required, and lesson frequency.
Home visits are subject to location, travel time and availability. Any travel costs will be confirmed before booking.
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Booking, Payment & Lesson Terms
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Please read the key booking terms before starting tuition.
• A complimentary first lesson is available exclusively for Year 3 students starting 11+ entrance exam preparation.
• Lessons are confirmed only once payment has been received. For all tuition bookings, payment must be received in advance by the date stated on the invoice. If payment is not received, the lesson slot may be released to another student on the waiting list.
• Resources created by the tutor remain the intellectual property of the tutor. Third-party or licensed resources remain the property of their respective owners. Copying, recording lessons, taking screenshots, sharing, reproducing, or distributing lesson materials is not permitted. Students are encouraged to make their own notes for personal study only.
• To support lesson quality, focus, and student engagement, students are expected to keep their camera on during online lessons, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
• All online sessions are recorded for safeguarding and quality assurance purposes.
• Clients will be notified in writing of any updates to these terms and conditions.
By booking a lesson, making payment, or continuing with tuition, clients confirm that they accept these booking terms and conditions.
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Subjects
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£68 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£68 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£68 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£68 p.h.)
- Physics
- 11+ (secondary) (£68 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£68 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£68 p.h.)
- Chemistry
- 11+ (secondary) (£68 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£68 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£68 p.h.)
- Biology
- 11+ (secondary) (£68 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£68 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£68 p.h.)
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£68 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£68 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£68 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£68 p.h.)
- English
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£68 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£68 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£68 p.h.)
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