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Tom
Tom
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London, London
Home Town: London
Member Since: 29/12/2016
Last Login: 4 months ago
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My Qualifications

PhD
University of Glasgow
School of Critical Studies, Philosophy, Poetics
A  (2016)
Masters
University of Glasgow
Modernities: Literature, theory and Culture
Distinction  (2010)
MA
University of Glasgow
Philosophy
2:1  (2009)

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I am an experienced teacher and specialist tutor living in London with a PhD in English Literature and Continental philosophy from the University of Glasgow. I currently work as a secondary school teacher of English Language & Literature, Global Perspectives and Citizenship. I have been tutoring online and in person since 2012.

Reference comments: `Tom is outstanding. He took a top MLitt followed by a first-rate PhD, which I supervised. During his postgrad years I employed him as a second year university tutor and all inspections and reports reveals a teacher of remarkable sensitivity with extraordinary capabilities with students of every ability. I recommend him to you without reservation.`

As of December 2018 I have a five-star review from a parent on Tutorful wishing to remain anonymous:

";;;My son`s performance in English for IGCSE has quickly improved since having Tom teach him. Tom has a very methodical approach to his teaching and communicates incredibly well with my son. He knows which strategies to apply to each question and introduced some strategies outside the specification for descri ptive writing which were really helpful. Tom is very knowledgeable in his field and is an incredible tutor. I would highly recommend him.";;; (Available on request).
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And a further, more recent review from Tutorful: `Dr Tom is a humble and a polite philosopher. Tom tutored both English Language and English Literature to my son for a short while, a tremendous progress up to its maximum was done during that time. Tom has an incredible subject knowledge and he is a truly dedicated teacher. He is very thorough with the specification and always taught content relevant to the specification. Tom uses student led approach in teaching, this was fantastic as it enabled my son to build confidence in expressing and justifying his opinions effectively regarding literary texts. He gave excellent advice to my son to improve his essays. Tom has unique writing techniques. Tom is extremely good with poetry and taught poetry brilliantly. It honed my son`s ability and skills to analyse poems. Prose, Play, Essay writing Descri ptive writing all went very well and my son`s results improved to their maximum. I never forget how Tom taught to describe the "Black Swan" It was so beautiful! Thank you Tom, Or actually Dr . Tom . We wish you all the best for the future.` (Available on request)

Availability: I am available to tutor online and in person in English Literature and Language, Philosophy, Creative Writing and academic writing skills from KS3 to undergraduate. I am also available to prepare students for 11+ and 13+ examinations. I can offer tutorials on Wednesday and Thursday after school and into the evening, and have some availability at the weekends too. Please get in touch for further details.

Willing to travel: 10 miles

Experience: I currently work in London as a secondary teacher of English Literature and Language in London from KS3 to GCSE (2017 - present). I have privately tutored students in KS3 & GCSE English Language, English Literature, GCSE/A level Religious Studies and 11+ examinations. As it stands, every single one of my GCSE students has achieved an A grade (7-9). I am an experienced tutor in entrance examinations, helping students so far to earn places at Sevenoaks, Eltham College, the American School in London, and Alleyn`s School.

Between 2011 and 2016 I worked as a teacher and lecturer in undergraduate English Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Glasgow (2012-2016), teaching over 300 students overall across a wide range of undergraduate modules, and participating in course design and delivery, marking, feedback and administration, and the development of bespoke lectures and workshops in poetry. More recently, I worked as an associate lecturer in Creative Writing and Literary Theory at the University of Essex (2017-18).

In 2015 I was nominated for a University of Glasgow Student Representative Council Student Teaching Award in the category `Best Postgraduate who Tutors`.

I am the author of a book of philosophy called `Badiou, Poem and Subject`, published by Bloomsbury (2020). I am also a published poet with four published collections and numerous publications across a range of independent journals and magazines.

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