Claire holds a Master's degree in English Language and Literature from Oxford University and is a qualified CELTA EFL teacher. She is currently studying for a second Master's at UCL in English Education. Previously a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, Claire worked in the City for 8 years as well as advising the Cabinet Office as an independent qualified lawyer. She has now been teaching English for over a decade.

Claire teaches both English as a foreign language and English language and literature at GCSE and A-Level, in particular providing additional tuition and exam revision lessons. For younger students, Claire supports students at KS2 and KS3 as well as preparing students for the English part of the 11+ and Common Entrance/ pre-tests.

MATERIALS PROVIDED (including texts studied in sessions but excluding textbooks/ texts that schools already require parents to buy)

Claire also provides assistance with writing university personal statements and coaching for university entrance interviews to study English Literature.

School students and exams:

Claire has tutored students in a wide range of situations - for example, she has provided additional lessons for some students for three years prior to their GCSEs as well seeing students just for a few sessions of intensive revision before exams. She prepares students for exams from the 11+ to A-Levels and several for the ELAT (for Cambridge University).

She has also provided gifted children with additional lessons in the run up to A-Levels, as well as assisting them in preparation for interviews at top universities.

English as a Foreign/ Second Language:

Claire first taught EFL in 2002, while still at university and she is now CELTA qualified. She has taught EFL to children as young as 6 as well as adults and to students with a wide variety of mother tongues (Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic).

Claire now teaches a number of businessmen and lawyers who wish to improve their business and/or legal English (due to her previous experience working in the City as a lawyer). These lessons are both private as well as those provided by employers.

Claire teaches students throughout the day and evening and since she is a full-time tutor, she is very flexible. In the past, she has taught students at range of times - from 7-8am for a business executive before work and 9-10:30pm for a pair of students preparing for their A-Level examinations. Please ask for specific availability.