Alex

Hi! I'm Alex, and I'm a full time professional tutor. I received a Double First in English from Cambridge University, and a Distinction in my MSc in Children’s Social Work. I tutor in English literature, English language and creative writing from primary to undergraduate level and also offer tutoring for entrance exams.

Tutoring Experience

I have over a decade of tutoring experience and have created tailored learning plans for students from primary age up to Oxbridge undergraduates, to not only empower their educational development, but to help them grow as people. I have exclusively received five-star reviews on a variety of tuition sites, have helped 100% of Oxbridge applicants that I have worked with to receive a successful Oxbridge offer, and, on average, GCSE and A Level students that I have worked with have moved up 3-4 grades (e.g. from a 2, to a 5, or from a B, to an A*). More importantly, students that I have worked with have consistently given feedback that our sessions have left them more engaged with their education, and excited to learn more.

I tutor for Oxbridge Applications, school entrance exams, as well as English literature, English language, creative writing, history, and essay skills. I have significant experience in working with SEN students and neurodiverse students.

At current, I focus on online tutoring. Please do email me if you like to arrange a phone call. I am happy to provide a CV upon request and to further discuss my approach to learning.

Tutoring Approach

My attitude to tutoring incorporates a holistic approach: difficulties in learning are usually emotional as well as intellectual - confidence can fall, frustration build, and make it hard to think clearly. Working through this requires a patient, kind and understanding approach. With experience as both a professional tutor and a children's social worker, I am experienced in working with students and young people to understand mental blocks, undo negative thought patterns, and build a relationship with learning based on self-belief and enjoyment.

I believe that literature and writing are a path to empowerment and identity. Finding articulation enables disruption of power imbalances and hierarchies, particularly for students from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds searching for a language for their experience. I believe that teaching literature and writing, therefore, is not only about linguistics, but about amplification: supporting students not to perform to mark schemes or deadlines, but to find in their own writing a nuance and a power that incorporates and gives voice to who they are.