Alex

I am a former Assistant Headteacher for Teaching and Learning, and I now design teacher training for an evidence-informed education company. I tutor GCSE English and History, online or at my home in Lewisham.

Lessons are 50 minutes. In the first session we look at where the student is now, what their exam board expects and what is holding their grade back, then build a plan together. I use the methods I train teachers in: regular short recall of key knowledge, worked examples, and plenty of practice with feedback, until skills become second nature. In English, that means close reading of unseen texts, quotations and context for set texts, structuring analytical essays, and accurate, controlled writing. In History, it means securing the knowledge for the topics your exam board sets, analysing sources and interpretations, and writing well-structured extended answers with clear judgements.

I am warm and patient, I keep parents updated on progress, and most of my students stay with me right through their GCSEs.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: I have tutored GCSE English and History alongside my career for over a decade. My students typically improve by one to two grades, and one recent student went from a 4 to a 7.

I taught History in UK secondary schools before becoming an Assistant Headteacher for Teaching and Learning, and I now design teacher training for an evidence-informed education company. I hold an MRes in History with Distinction from Goldsmiths and the National Professional Qualification in Leading Teacher Development, and I have written for History Today.

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