Private English and English Literature Tutor in Guildford
Full time GCSE English tutor for 5 years
Special interest in stretching hardworking students to top grades (7,8,9)
75% of students achieved 7 and above (2023-25)
Oxford English graduate (St John’s College)
AQA and OCR GCSE English specialist, but also experienced tutoring Edexcel and Cambridge IGCSE
I’ve had the pleasure of working as a full time specialist GCSE English tutor for 5 years, first through elite agencies then running my own business.
From 2024-26, I taught 5 boys from a leading grammar school 1-to-1.
I’ve tutored students English Literature at strong independent schools in London and Oxfordshire.
I’ve also run classes sponsored by funders like the Rotary Club for GCSE students in deprived areas.
I’m very experienced supporting students who might excel in Maths and Science, but need support in English to ensure a strong GCSE profile overall.
I’ve formed relationships with students and their parents that last at least 1 year, often 2 to 3.
My interest in tutoring started when I was a student: I exceeded all my GCSE targets, got 100% in all my GCSE English exams and 99% in A Level English Literature so I eventually was admitted into one of Oxford University’s most prestigious colleges (St John’s).
Excellent tutors helped me realise my potential when I lacked confidence and big classroom teaching had less of an impact. I’m committed to offering my students the same transformative support.
Enhanced DBS checked and certified by Tutoring Standards.
Please enquire if you’d like to see past client testimonials: happy to provide them.
Advice from years of thinking about GCSE English you can apply to any question. Tables, sentence structures and more you can rely on to write better content faster.
Best practice picked up from exceptional English professors, schoolteachers, and tutors.
A-Level ideas carefully adjusted to GCSE level in a way that is both surprisingly accessible and also stretches students to the top of the mark scheme.
Exciting analysis that stands out in the examiner’s pile and which can be twisted for a variety of questions.
5 years supporting students 1-to-1 across exam boards means understanding all of their nuances — how AQA might want you to write vs. OCR and vice versa. But it also means I’ve seen what scores well, regardless of exam board — the stuff everyone agrees makes an excellent student essay.
Students are set optional writing homework weekly to build their fluency and measurably assess whether progress is actually being made. Lessons ensure they have everything needed to get going.
The aim of lessons is to get students talking and thinking as much as possible. Sometimes a lecture style approach is suitable for efficiency, but most of the time, students are led to logical conclusions through questions or asked their own opinion to build critical thinking and debate skills.
Protecting student confidence is paramount. I treat my students with kindness, trusting them to be responsible, and while I genuinely stretch them to their best with an intensive approach, I also give them lots of praise. I am genuinely invested in their learning, and am delighted to see them succeed.
