I have been teaching and tutoring English language and literature for around 25 years, the last six years purely as an online tutor. I love helping teenagers grow in confidence in their writing and speaking, developing their creative writing and their general knowledge and raising their vocabulary to a more sophisticated level. I have not advertised my teaching for about five years as the majority has been word of mouth referral, however, I am now looking at increasing the number of hour I can offer as I have more time available. I offer a free 20 minute chat with the student and a parent before committing to lessons to ensure we are a good match. Then, if we both feel we are compatible I offer a 10% discount for a block of 10 lessons booked and paid for in advance.

I have been teaching for around 25 years, developing online only when COVID hit in 2020. Over the last six years I have concentrated on Year 10 and 11 in preparation for the GCSEs in English language and literature with a few Year 8 and 9 preparing the background grammar and developing a critical response to their reading.

I tend to take a more relaxed attitude to teaching teenagers encouraging them to take responsibility for their own study. They are at an age where they often want to rebel against authority, so when they choose to work on something, or they ask for homework, they feel more in control, and it leads to a greater range of learning. I also try to make the lessons as entertaining as possible, because we all learn better when we are enjoying ourselves.