Edward (Tutor)

 Drama (gcse, degree, a-level)

 English (gcse, degree, a-level)

 Greek (gcse, degree, a-level)

 Latin (gcse, degree, a-level)

Hi! My name`s Ed. I read Classics at Cambridge before going on to train at the Bristol Old Vic. I`m now working as a professional actor in London.

I tutor in English, and all areas of Latin and Ancient Greek. If it`s of interest, I particularly specialized in my finals papers on Homer, Virgil, Horace, and Shakespearean tragedy.

Though I read Classics, a large chunk of my finals actually ended up being part of the English course - specifically tracing the origins of tragedy through to the present day. As an actor, too, I`m continually having to familiarize myself with new areas of literature, be it poetry, drama, or prose, with the advantage, I hope, of an extremely practical approach.

Availability: I am available weekday evenings and weekends.

Willing to travel: 3 miles

Experience: I`ve worked as an academic tutor for just over two years now.

Overall, I`ve found it best to keep a balance between tutoring Classics, English and Drama. I like to be teaching a range of things.

When I was at drama school in Bristol I took up a part-time teaching post with the Classics department at Clifton College. Over the two years I primarily taught A level language work in Ancient Greek and Latin, as well as preparing their prospective candidates for Oxford and Cambridge.

I`ve also done a lot of free-lancing in all sorts of areas for both English and Classics, tutoring Oxbridge applicants as well as students at both school and university level.

The work I`ve done with my tutees has varied widely. In Latin and Greek, I`ve assisted some specifically in translating set texts both at school and university level (I`m now very familiar with the OCR Latin syllabus) I`ve introduced others, who wished to explore beyond their prescribed syllabus, to new areas of literature and with others I`ve worked on more wide-ranging ways to deepen literary analysis or approach translation.

I should probably add that my language work with school students has almost exclusively involved tackling the inadequacies of the confounded Cambridge Latin Course! This seems to be taught in virtually every school but seemingly never elects to focus on grammar, which I find utterly bizarre. If you`re a victim of this clueless course I`m more than happy to help!

In terms of English tuition, I`ve been fortunate enough to have a similarly broad range of tutees, at GCSE, A level, and university standard, though a high proportion have been Oxbridge candidates.

Qualifications: 2:1 Classics BA (hons) from Cambridge.
4 As at A level in History, English, Maths and Latin.
8 A s and 2 As at GCSE.

CRB Check: Yes

Has References: Yes

Will Tutor Online: Yes