Hi there! I'm a private tutor and teacher going into my ninth year of tutoring and teaching experience. I hold a Master's Degree in English Literature and graduated from my Bachelor's degree with first-class honours in English Literature and Creative Writing. I studied English Literature at sixth-form, achieving an A, as well as two B's in French and Sociology. Amongst my GCSEs, I achieved 5 A*-A grades, including English Literature and Language. I was also nominated for my first tutoring agency's global 'Tutor of the Year' award in 2018 and I hold an Enhanced DBS certificate (background check).

"We all fully credit Nathalie’s incredible teaching skills with the achievement of lifting my son's grade from a ‘2’ to an ‘8’ in 3 months" - Jo M.

"My daughter was delighted to get an A in her English Literature and is off to study her chosen degree" - Nicola R.

I have taught KS3, GCSE, A-Level and University students alike, and have over 3000 hours of tutoring experience under my belt. I began tutoring full-time in 2022 and am entirely dedicated to helping my students reach their maximum potential and the grades they aim for. I've worked with students of all abilities - I've often helped students in the past raise their grades by two, and sometimes three grade boundaries. 100% of my students achieved the grades they needed to move onto A-Level or University. I've also worked across all the major exam boards, including AQA, WJEC, OCR and Edexcel. Alongside tutoring work, I also teach English as a Foreign Language, both privately and in classroom settings with companies like Education First (EF).

Tutoring, for me, is very intuitive. I get a sense of where exactly the student needs a confidence boost and what parts of their work need improving. As a result, every session is tailored to each of my student's unique needs. I'm a friendly, approachable and enthusiastic tutor and I find that students tend to feel at ease with me. I try to build a respectful rapport with my students in which they feel comfortable learning with me and I think that humour and a relaxed atmosphere always go a long way!

These are only a few of many happy students I've had the pleasure of tutoring:

"My son received a GCSE grade 2 English Literature in his final mocks ... but Nathalie’s strategy was thorough, delivered brilliantly and got my son an 8! We all fully credit Nathalie’s incredible teaching skills with the achievement of lifting his grade from a ‘2’ to an ‘8’ in 3 months" - Jo M.

"My daughter had tutor sessions with Nathalie for A Level English Literature. She really enjoyed each session and Natalie's warm and engaging personality. She found her lessons very organised and well prepared and thoroughly recommends her to any other students who need some extra help. My daughter was delighted to get an A in her English Literature and is off to study her chosen degree course at her first choice university next month ! I honestly would 100% recommend Nathalie to anybody who needs a fabulous tutor!" - Nicola R.

"Hi Nathalie, I just wanted to let you know Hector got fantastic results. Thank you so much for all your input. He got a 9 in English language and an 8 in English literature. Overall he got five 9s and six 8s so he’s very happy! ... Amazing teacher. Has made such a difference. Excellent teaching, resources and marking" - Kiki P.

"Hi Nathalie, Millie just wanted to let you know she got a grade 7 in both English papers, which is the equivalent of an A! Thank you for all your help" - Emma S.

Nathalie helped me greatly with my A level English literature. Her lessons were particularly useful for discussing ideas for my texts and also going through practice essays for which she gave me very detailed feedback. She is a wonderful tutor whose lessons are engaging, well-structured and extremely helpful. As a result of her help and guidance, I have not only gained confidence in a subject I found difficult initially, but managed to achieve a high A* in my end of year exam. This has been a massive improvement since the beginning of the year, which shows just how good a tutor Nathalie has been" - Aarushi V.

I help my students to: • Really get to grips with their texts and the content within them • Develop the skills needed to analyse texts with insightful and original ideas • Learn advanced literary techniques and how to identify them in a text that will make their work stand out from the crowd • Most importantly, to incorporate all of this into a well-structured, cohesive and clear answer • I also offer help with creative and transactional writing

First, I like to build my student's knowledge of literary devices and why they are used. We analyse texts in class and identify devices in them and then talk about their effect. Then, I turn to the structure of essay answers. This is arguably the most important part - using the devices and analysis we have worked on, I will work with students to teach them how to structure their answers clearly and concisely. I offer detailed feedback and guidance, sentence by sentence, that aims to show students exactly how they should be writing their answers. We also look at model answers in the lesson to give students an example of good writing. Ultimately, I aim to boost their confidence and help them write top-scoring answers that will gain them the highest grades they can!