I am a theatre director with an MFA in Theatre Directing from Birkbeck, University of London, and a First Class MA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh, which gives me a strong grounding in both performance and textual analysis. As a working theatre director, I love bringing texts to life. Plays and poetry make much more sense when you can hear them, feel them and explore the choices behind them, and I bring that approach into my lessons.

I also hold the Trinity CertTESOL from International House, one of the world’s most respected English language teacher training organisations, and a First Class MA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh.

I have an enhanced DBS certificate and am registered with the DBS Update Service.

I am a theatre director with an MFA in Theatre Directing from Birkbeck, University of London, and a First Class MA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh, which gives me a strong grounding in both performance and textual analysis. I am also a Trinity CertTESOL-qualified English teacher with international experience in Business English, TOEIC preparation and supporting confident conversation in a second language.

I have three years of private tutoring experience with primary and secondary students in the UK across English Literature, English Language, creative writing and History and theatre, alongside classroom experience as a teaching assistant in UK primary schools.

Beyond academic tutoring, I have taught English internationally for several years in Japan, France, Brazil and UK summer schools, and I hold the Trinity CertTESOL from International House. This means I’m especially well placed to support students for whom English is an additional language, as well as anyone who needs help breaking down complex texts step by step.

I led a Text & Performance course for the Orange Tree Theatre’s Young Company, working with young people to explore character and storytelling and to build their confidence in understanding and performing texts. I have also worked with young adults to create and perform original work, and I have experience as a LAMDA exam preparation tutor.

I have extensive teaching experience in the UK and internationally. At Stafford House Summer School, I designed and delivered an in-house English through Theatre programme, using drama to help international students develop their spoken English and confidence. I’m therefore very happy to work with students whose first language isn’t English, as well as adults looking to improve their public speaking.

I have taught English in a range of countries and settings. For two years, I taught Business English within the Global HR department of a leading Japanese company in Tokyo with overseas subsidiaries, helping professionals develop negotiation and presentation skills and preparing them to work abroad. I was trained in intercultural communication and later facilitated and supported employees with this training. I also spent a year teaching at a Japanese high school, where I assessed student needs, designed tailored lesson plans, and set and conducted written and oral assessments.

In France, I spent a year preparing individual students and groups for the TOEIC exam for university entrance, and worked with a specialist language company helping young learners develop bilingual English and French. I also taught English for a year in Brazil to young learners, teenagers and adults. In the UK, I taught on two programmes at Stafford House Summer School, developing curriculums, teaching students from around the world, running speaking-confidence workshops and creating an English through Theatre programme.

Every student learns differently, so my lessons begin with understanding where you are now: what you find tricky, what you enjoy, and what you’re working towards. From there, I build sessions around two goals. First, making sure you genuinely understand the material, whether that’s a Shakespeare play, an unseen poem, a historical period or the demands of a particular exam question. Second, giving you the tools to produce strong work on your own, so that the progress you make in our lessons carries into the exam hall and beyond.

I specialise in GCSE English Language, English Literature and History, and I also support A-Level and IB students as well as younger learners at primary level. Depending on your needs, sessions might focus on close reading and textual analysis, essay planning and structure, source analysis and historical argument, creative writing, or exam technique and timed practice. I set clear, achievable targets and give honest, specific feedback you can act on straight away.

I believe students learn best when they feel safe to try, make mistakes and ask questions. My sessions are warm, encouraging and fun, because a student who enjoys a subject is a student who keeps improving. My aim is not just better grades, but real confidence and a lasting love of reading, writing and history.