Joe

Hi, I`m Joe. I`m a 29 year old Oxford graduate, currently just completed an MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway University of London.

I have a wide range of interests, including history, politics, charity, social entrepreneurship, and medicine. I`m a type 1 diabetic and run a company that helps people manage their glucose: [contact detail removed]

I`m friendly, intelligent, easy-going, with a habit for making jokes (not all of them bad...) and a passion for reading and writing.

If you want someone to help with your English or History, (or diabetes!) I`d love to help!

Availability: I`m free most evenings and flexible on weekends.

Willing to travel: 10 miles

Experience: FORMER STUDENTS INCLUDE:

17-YEAR OLD IRANIAN BOY

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (STANDARD LEVEL ENGLISH)

• ENGLISH WAS HIS SECOND LANGUAGE, HAVING MOVED TO THE UK AGED 15.
• ANALYSED SET POEMS TOGETHER TO UNDERSTAND THEIR MECHANICS.
• SET PRACTICE ESSAYS, FOCUSING ON IMPROVING CLARITY OF EXPRESSION.
• GAINED THE POINTS REQUIRED TO STUDY MEDICINE AT ST GEORGE’S.



15-YEAR OLD+ BOYS & GIRLS

“THE BRIDGE” OXBRIDGE MENTORING PROGRAMME

• WORKED WITH BME CHILDREN (INCLUDING A CHINESE BOY, WHO HAD ONLY BEEN IN THE UK FOR 1 YEAR) TO PREPARE THEM FOR ELITE UNIVERSITIES.
• SET PROJECTS FOR PRESENTATION, ARRANGED PRESTIGIOUS SPEAKERS AND EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE LEARNING, ORGANISED DEBATES, AND HELPED TO IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD OF WRITING.
• THE PROGRAMME ACHIEVED ITS FIRST YEAR TARGET OF HAVING AT LEAST ONE STUDENT FROM THE SCHOOL APPLY TO OXFORD.


13-YEAR OLD BOY
YEAR 9 ENGLISH

• INTRODUCTION TO GOTHIC LITERATURE.
• WORKED ON UNDERSTANDING KEY FEATURES OF GOTHIC FICTION, WITH ANALYSIS OF IMPORTANT WORKS.
• TESTED UNDERSTANDING BY SETTING A GOTHIC SHORT STORY HOMEWORK
• IMPROVED WRITING STYLE BY SETTING PEEL PARAGRAPHS ON “DRACULA”



72-YEAR OLD MAN DIABETES MELLITUS

• HELPED A MAN TRANSITIONING FROM USING METFORMIN PILLS TO MANAGE HIS GLUCOSE TO USING INSULIN INJECTIONS.
• CLEARLY SET OUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND HOW DIFFERENT INSULIN WORK.
• EXPLAINED CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING AND RATIOS USING PRACTICAL AND RELATABLE EXAMPLES.
• TESTED HIS UNDERSTANDING WITH PRACTICE SCENARIOS.