David

I have 35+ years teaching experience.

I am a friendly, patient tutor .

I tutor: 11+, English Literature, English Language, Biology, Religious Studies
Levels: GCSE, IGCSE, A Level, IB,further and higher education students

I take a CLIL approach to teaching, which means I teach English using the content and language taken from the student`s curriculum. My experience also qualifies me to teach English Literature, History, Biology and Geography to GCSE level.

I am committed to providing students with assistance to achieve the grades they need by patiently tutoring each student according to their learning style. I trust that my student-centred approach is effective in this area. My one-to-one tuition produces noticeable improvements in student confidence, attainment and ambition.

Availability: I am available:

Weekdays,
Weekday evenings,

I teach one-to-one via Zoom.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: Between 1992 & 2010 I lived and taught in Hong Kong to a variety of students from Chinese medium of instruction (CMI), English medium of instruction (EMI) and international schools. Assistance was given to help students progress towards their HKCEE (GCSE equivalent), `A` level , IGCSE and IB.

Topics used in the lessons covered many of disciplines in the school curriculum, including, History, Geography, Economics, Biology, English Literature and Liberal Studies.

I prepare students for SAT`s IELTS and common apps for HE.

Since returning to the UK in 2010, I have continued teaching overseas students via ZOOM .

In the past fifteen years I have been helping students studying in the UK with their 11+ school entrance exams; GCSEs and A levels; IB English and IB Biology; and guiding students writing papers & dissertations for their chosen degrees.
Furthermore, for the past seven years, I have been involved in intervention teaching, which involves identifying learning styles and other factors that inhibit a student`s progress, and then devise strategies to engage the student in learning, to identify and then support their current learning needs.

Exam Boards I cover:
- AQA
- Edexcel
- Cambridge/ Edexcel IGCSE
- OCR

GCSE English Literature texts
GCSE English Language Paper 1
GCSE English language Paper 2
- Writing to persuade
- Writing to inform
- Imaginative/ Creative writing
- Essay writing / structuring

GCSE Poetry
Love & Relationships
Power & Conflict

IB English Lang. Lit
IB Biology


I have a Trinity certTESOL and a MA in English Language Teaching and an Enhanced DBS

DBS Check: Yes