My approach to tutoring depends entirely on the student. I have experience with students of all standards, from those seriously struggling to those wanting extra challenges. I have helped a student who dropped out of school and just wanted to pass English and Maths, to helping students achieve the highest grades.
With students who struggle more, I tutor with a “root and branch” approach, dealing with core issues such as topic sentences, practising inference from texts, and understanding key literary concepts. Schools sometimes assume that students have the basics before moving on to harder texts like Shakespeare or poetry, so I will help you/your child to have a great understanding of the key skills.
However, with students who want to be stretched, I can also provide challenges. This can be similar to an Oxford tutorial, which I experienced for 4 years. For example, I could bring a challenging poem/text, or use the student's own set texts, and introduce more advanced concepts and techniques for analysis.
Testimonials:
‘Leo definitely deserves the excellent rating. He is very knowledgeable and very patient and explains things really well.’
‘Leo knows his subject well and he knows how to teach. My son has finally found a way through something which was not working well for him for so long. I would not hesitate to recommend Leo.’