Teaching Experience

As a full-time teacher and Subject Leader for English at Tiffin School, I was privileged to work with a cohort of students from a wide spectrum of backgrounds, many of whom did not speak English as their first language. My students’ results, as with those of my colleagues, were outstanding, and GCSE results for my final academic year at Tiffin were excellent (96.45% achieved Levels 9-5 in English Language, and 97.16% achieved Levels 9-5 in English Literature). Only 3.2% of Literature papers were awarded the top Level 9 nationally, and just 2.2% for Language, so I am particularly proud of how several of my students achieved this remarkably rare and prestigious result.

I have taught A Level throughout the course of my academic career, and most of my students have gone on to top Russell Group universities including Oxford and Cambridge. I have a high degree of expertise in teaching literary theory, and I thoroughly enjoy teaching my students how to apply critical perspectives to texts in a scholarly and inventive manner.

I really like teaching students at Key Stage 3, and I have always found that pupils aged 11 to 14 are brimming with imagination and creativity – and these are some of the special qualities that I will always try and harness and refine whilst tutoring your child. In my role as Subject Leader of English at Tiffin School, I monitored student attainment, and strove to ensure that every KS3 student had the help they needed to flourish – and this is reflected in the ‘outstanding’ rating that my last school achieved via the government’s new Progress 8 measures.

I have extensive knowledge of teaching students with Special Educational Needs, and I have worked fruitfully with many young people with autism and dyslexia. In addition to this, I am very effective in helping students who speak English as an additional language, and I have always endeavoured to make them excellent and technically robust communicators.

I was also a sixth form tutor for ten years, so I have a detailed knowledge of the UCAS procedure, and I am very happy to help your child form, revise and perfect their personal statement so that it gives them the best possible chance for success when it is submitted to the admissions tutors.

The core of my approach to tutoring is about giving the student the skills and confidence to analyse texts thoughtfully and independently whilst enjoying the challenge for its own sake. I am a friendly and good-humoured tutor who will always be working on your child’s ability to speak and write with clarity, decisiveness and academic rigour.

Tutoring Approach

With over twenty years of teaching English at secondary and A level, I am a highly experienced teacher and a friendly, good-humoured tutor who will always be working on your child’s ability to speak and write with clarity, decisiveness and academic rigour. I've achieved outstanding results for students in the English departments I've worked in, and my successes as a personal tutor have been manifold. As Subject Leader at Tiffin School, I was responsible for consistently achieving outstanding results for students at KS3, GCSE and A level. I have extensive knowledge of teaching students with SEN, and I have worked fruitfully with many young people with autism and dyslexia and pupils from an EAL background. The core of my approach to tutoring is about giving the student the skills and confidence to analyse texts thoughtfully and independently whilst enjoying the challenge for its own sake.

Reviews (9)

TessieFirst Tutors

One lesson in, and I am incredibly impressed. Excellent communication, relevant preparation in advance of the session, detailed feedback following the first session and most importantly my daughter enjoyed the session, and came out smiling. I would strongly recommend Nick for anyone looking for support for their child.

Tutor response

Thank you for your kind and complimentary comments, Tessie! I thoroughly enjoyed tutoring your daughter and I look forward to many more sessions to come. Thanks again for being such a wonderfully supportive and helpful parent. With my best wishes, Nick.

RICHARDFirst Tutors

Nick did a great job tutoring our daughter for GCSE Eng Lang and Eng Lit. In her mocks in December she obtained grade 5 in both subjects. For the real exams in May she obtained a Grade 9 in GCSE English Literature and also a Grade 9 in GCSE English Language. We were all shocked and delighted. Nick has all the right experience. He knows the subject matter, what the examiners want, and how to teach effectively. The results are way beyond what we expected so I’ve no hesitation in highly recommending Nick for GCSE students who need extra help.

Tutor response

Thank you so much, Richard. It was a pleasure to tutor your daughter and I’m so happy that she achieved such excellent results! I’m sure she’ll flourish in her A-level subjects.

CristinaFirst Tutors

We have had an exceptional experience with Nick. His analytical approach to teaching is of great help in improving my son’s understanding and ability in English. Nick provides feedback in a very methodical and organised manner and writes detailed notes that are extremely helpful for reviewing after each lesson. Always punctual and ready to start the session, Nick has a keen eye for picking up even the smallest details to greatly enhance the quality of writing. His feedback is very detailed and precise, making it extremely helpful in addressing specific areas for improvement effectively. Nick takes the lessons very seriously and is highly knowledgeable. He is concise and focused, making each session productive and impactful. Additionally, his prompt responses, even on weekends when we initially contacted him, were greatly appreciated and demonstrated his dedication and professionalism. Overall, Nick has been an outstanding tutor, and we highly recommend his services to anyone looking for thorough, engaging and effective tutoring.

Tutor response

Thank you, Cristina! I’m absolutely delighted that your son has had such a positive experience with me. I look forward to tutoring him and thank you once again for your lovely words.

DorotaFirst Tutors

Excellent tutor! We are very happy with the style of tuition and the feedback after completing the tasks.

SanchezFirst Tutors

Nick is an excellent tutor who has enabled our son to be more confident in not only English, but in learning altogether!

Tutor response

Thank you so much, Sanchez! It was a pleasure to help your son and be welcomed by your lovely family.

MozhganFirst Tutors

Nick started tutoring our son 1-2 times a week from July 2020 in preparation for his GCSE exams this summer. Our son always struggled with English with low confidence with predications in the 5/6 range. Nick was very precise and worked diligently & patiently on helping improve his approach and technique & our son succeeded in obtaining an 7 in English literature & 8 in English language, which a year earlier would have been considered very ambitious and aspirational! We would have no hesitation in recommending Nick very highly and will be contacting him in due course for tutoring our second son, when the time comes. Thank you Nick!

Tutor response

It was an absolute pleasure working with you, Mozhgan. Your son was a delight to teach and he thoroughly deserves the terrific grades he achieved in the summer!

KhaldounFirst Tutors

Nick is a very good tutor and was able to build excellent rapport with our son from first lesson. His effective and unique approach in getting our son much more interested and engaged with the various English subjects and topics was amazing. He’s very flexible and always willing to support. We certainly look forward to continuing our collaboration with him for many more years to come.

Tutor response

Thank you very much! It’s been great fun tutoring your son and you’ve been fantastic parents to work with too!

LaviniaFirst Tutors

Having never used a tutor before, Nick was prompt to reply to our request and reliable from the outset. He always arrived on time and communicated all homework and updates regularly without fail. In the short time my son was tutored by Nick, his work vastly improved and was quickly recognised by his English teacher at school. She commented in an email to me 'I can immediately see such improvement in the development of his responses… he is well on his way to raising his grade'. I would highly recommend Nick as a tutor. In fact, I have kept his contact details for my other two children, should they need his wonderful way and expertise!

Tutor response

Thank you so much, Lavinia! It was an absolute pleasure working with you and I’d be delighted to tutor again for you in the future. Very best wishes to you all! Nick

JudithFirst Tutors

Nick has been providing one to one tutoring for our son in the run up to GCSE's. We are delighted with his style and approach to teaching and has made a real connection with our son. Within the first couple of sessions, Nick quickly got a grasp of his style and ability and planned a timetable for him and identified where he needed support. We would really recommend Nick to any parent and student.

Tutor response

It was an absolute pleasure working with you too! Thank you so much!

Tutor Profile

Nick

Nick

Teaching Experience

Tutoring Approach

Qualifications

Chartered London Teacher

Teacher of English

English

BA (Hons) English

Reviews (9)