I’m an Oxford English graduate and I’ve been working as a private tutor since 2018 with over 5000 hours of tutoring experience. I teach English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal reasoning.

I’ve taught students of all different ages, including children of high-networth individuals and celebrities. I have plenty of experience working with students with dyslexia, ADHD, cerebral palsy, and autism. Many of my students have won places at top grammar schools and independent private schools such as City of London and South Hampstead.

I spent 2 years tutoring for the Escape Charity, where I taught English GCSE group classes at Gladesmore School. I have also worked as a mock examiner for Oxbridge Applications, where I conducted over 100 mock interviews. I am a top tutor at a number of London’s major agencies, including Athena tuition, Bright Young Things, Bonas Macfarlane and Enjoy Education.

I teach primarily in the Hackney and Islington borough, but I also teach online using Zoom.

The core of my approach is targeted and specific. I work to identify core weaknesses and strengths in a student's skillset, ensuring that I praise strengths of the students, and finding practical solutions to work on their weaknesses.

One important part of my approach is that I build skills, alongside content. I don’t believe speaking at children for an hour is very helpful - the goal of my lessons is for my students to be ‘active’ as opposed to ‘passive’.

I teach these skills throughout our lessons through a series of exercises that encourage independence of thought. Discrete exercises are the core of my teaching practice - simple, chunked, fun puzzles, exercises that help practical application of the subject.

I also encourage web/or internet based learning, for example using gamification to memorise large chunks of information, developing quizzes to aid learning vocabulary.

In essence, my tutoring is about breaking down skills into discrete chunks, and then working on said weaknesses (without discouraging the pupil - despite this rigor of preparation - I have a very relaxed, calming attitude during class). There is a large body of scientific research that indicates that improving at any skill requires two things: a) focused, discrete improvement on targeted weaknesses and b) honest, clear feedback from an external source. My tutoring is informed by these two principles - and through hard work I genuinely believe I can teach children the skills to succeed - not just in their exams but in later life!