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Gavin
My Qualifications
Oxford University
English Language and Literature
2:1 (1982)
Verification Status
Primary | KS3 | GCSE | A-Level | |
Eleven Plus | - | £25 | - | - |
English | - | - | £30 | £35 |
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Information about Gavin
I am a graduate in English from Oxford University. After a first career in banking, I worked as a business consultant and now as a private tutor. I have references readily available.
My students develop confidence and technique, as I carry out an agreed schedule after a no-obligation first meeting. I usually teach at the student`s home.
I have 5 children of my own, and a strong interest in creative writing.
Availability: Flexible daytime, evenings, weekends.
Willing to travel: 20 miles
Experience: I have worked through leading Tutor Agencies for ten years, with demonstrable success. Most of what I do is through word of mouth and personal recommendation.
I have recent and current clients who will be happy to speak to prospective clients- whether you are looking for help with 11 plus entrance preparation, GCSE or A level English.
My current experience also covers helping foreign nationals with language skills, and English Language for A level,as well as GCSE, and Literature at all levels.
I have published on Amazon a series of highly rated study guides on poems of Emily Dickinson and Edward Thomas, "Of Mice and Men" by Steinbeck, Dickens` "Great Expectations", Priestley`s "An Inspector Calls", Golding`s "Lord of the Flies", "Poems of the Decade" for Edexcel A level, and more. The ratings there should give you extra confidence in the quality of my work.
in the summer 2017 exams, my students achieved an A at A-level and a 9 at GCSE, among a broader range of achievements, depending on their ability.
For the 11 plus I teach the skills of elimination and approximation and I also address the issue of children`s anxiety. Their mental maths and their overall confidence invariably improves.
Feedback For Gavin (4)
Ian (Mr)
06/11/2017
A bit late, but we have been working with Gavin for three years and his support and patience have been fantastic. Excellent knowledge of the subject and very good at explaining the logic of how to look at and understand how to answer questions that occur in exams and how to write an essay properly. This is exactly the areas that schools in our experience seem to be weak at explaining
Stuart & Jayne (Mrs)
23/10/2017
Excellent tutor as circumstances changed we only booked Gavin for one lesson.
Kerry (Mrs)
06/09/2017
Gavin has been tutoring my daughter for the 11+ and I would highly recommend him. My daughter has responded very well to his teaching style and approach and I can see the difference in her self confidence. Her mental maths and problem solving skills have also improved greatly. I would certainly use Gavin again should we require a tutor.