Tutoring in English Literature and English Language

Develop excellent subject skills, knowledge and exam technique

Enhance potential
Extra English support to improve skills and enhance exam potential in language and literature

Levels
Functional Skills
GCSE
A level
University 

Students
All ages and backgrounds: private or looked after; excluded from school; home schooled; first- or second-language English speakers

Skills

Expert help to develop the skills required for success in exams. One-to-one tuition that is tailored to the needs and aptitudes of the student. 


Reports 

Reports or lesson summaries are provided (to the school, authority, or parents) as required.


Confidence

Tuition helps to develop confidence in understanding, expression, finding a writing 'voice', essay-writing skills, critical viewpoints, grammar and spelling, and all aspects of English comprehension and writing. 


Tutorials

Minimum 60 minutes. 90- or 120-minute tutorials recommended for students at GCSE level and above.
Special expertise to help students who experience
  • Dyslexia or other learning difficulties (SEN)
  • Confidence issues
  • Exam phobia
  • Emotional difficulties

Help with 
  • Exam preparation and technique
  • Developing critical skills for discussion of character and themes in literature
  • Understanding and interpreting literary texts
  • English grammar; spelling; punctuation
  • Understanding, applying and interpreting rhetorical and poetic techniques and devices
  • Developing skills in written expression