Jeff

I am a fully-qualified professional teacher with more than 30 years of teaching and tutoring experience, both in the UK and abroad. I regard myself as a friendly and approachable tutor, as well as honest and conscientious, and I pride myself on being able to communicate with students of all ages, from pre-teen to pensioner.

I am the father of two young boys, and we live in the Sutton area. My wife and I successfully tutored our sons for Sutton`s grammar schools, and they are now happy to be working hard at WCGS. My hobbies are limited to reading these days, as there seems to be no time for much else, and I am particularly fond of English Literature. Dickens and Hardy are two of my favourites, but I am also keen on modern and less serious writers, such as Tom Sharpe and the two Rankins - Robert and Ian.

Availability: I am now available to teach English (including IELTS and general EFL/ESL) Spanish, Economics and Politics & Government from Monday to Friday and on Sundays. In fact, my only day off is Saturday.

With every tutee I carry out an initial assessment of his/her needs and abilities, and my teaching begins from there. Typically I work on improving their weaknesses and consolidating their strengths, and this essentially involves them producing high-quality homework on a regular basis. I use both established published materials and those that I have created myself over the years. This approach appears to be successful, and I can provide references.

Over the past years I have successfully tutored students for the following schools and universities:

Schools: Sutton Grammar, Wilsons, Wallington County, Wallington High, Nonsuch, Whitgift, Trinity, Wimbledon High, Kings School, City of London, Reigate Grammar, Caterham School, St John`s, Westminster, Epsom College, Ewell Castle, and many others.

Universities: Manchester, Warwick, City, East Anglia, St Martins, Lincoln, Kings, LSE, UCL, Nottingham, Reading, Bournemouth, and several others.

Please note that my fees are very affordable, bearing in mind that I travel to your house and offer a personalised tutoring programme.

I now charge between £38 and £44 per hour, depending on subject and level.

NB: Any tutoring that involve more than 6 miles travel (round trip) usually incurs a small extra charge.

If you are looking for a fully-qualified, highly-experienced and versatile tutor, you need look no further. Here are a few messages from some of my most recent successful tutees:

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Hello Jeff, I just got my IELTS results and I FINALLY passed it! Listening 8, Reading 7.5, Writing 7, Speaking 7.5 and it`s 7.5 overall. I would like to THANK you sooooo MUCH for your help and all advice you have given me! It would not be possible otherwise. (Vanja)

Sam got into Wilsons and we are pretty sure that his English performance carried him through. Sam said we ought to say `thanks` to you as you made a massive difference to his standard of English in a very short period of time. Not sure how, but you made something click in his brain where his school teachers had failed! (Cathy)

Hi Jeff, hope you are well. I am extremely delighted to tell you that Rick has a place at Westminster, and we are going ahead with that. He has also had offers from HABS, KCS and RGS Guildford. Thank you so much for all your support. (Animesh)

Hi Jeff, just to let you know that Dillon got a place at Sutton Grammar on Monday. He also received places at Whitgift, Trinity and Epsom. We have decided to accept Sutton Grammar, and thank you for all your help and time.
Thanks - Paulomi and Dillon.

Dear Jeff! Thanks you so much for tutoring me last year. You have helped my English greatly and without your advice and guidance I would have had a nervous breakdown when I was given the task of an essay. You taught me about causal connectives, signpost words, paragraph structure and much more vital strategies of writing an amazing essay.

Finally, I am happy that I got a place at Wilsons and know I would have faled the English language test without what you taught me. I am very grateful that you gave up your time to help me pass.
Yours Sincerely, Makar

Hi Jeff, I hope you`re well. I just wanted to let you know that Andriy got offered a place at Whitgift and we have accepted it. Thank you very much for helping and recommending this great school to us. Andriy is really excited about it and cannot wait to start.
Oksana

Willing to travel: 3 miles

Experience: After obtaining my first degree in Spanish with Politics and Economics, I started teaching abroad, first in Spain and then in Turkey. Since retraining as a teacher of English, I have taught for 15 years in the UK and 15 years abroad, where I was Head of Department for three years.

Most recently I have taught English at an independent school in Sutton, and previous to that I taught Academic Writing for East Anglia University for several years. I have also worked as a private tutor ever since I started teaching, as I realised that the existing state and private education providers could not meet the demand for high-quality personal tuition.

Nowadays my tutoring is split 50:50 between English for the 11+, Common Entrance exams and KS2/3, and English, Spanish, Economics and Politics & Government for the GCSE and A-level exams (all boards). I also tutor for the IELTS exam and other EFL and ESOL tests. I am very happy to report that all but one of my 15 Eleven Plus tutees passed the SET (Selective Eligibility Test) for Sutton`s grammar schools last September. My GCSE and A-level students also passed with grades from B to A* (6-9).

I also provide individual tutoring in ESSAY WRITING (Study Skills) for A-level and 1st year undergraduate students, as my experience has taught me that many such students face real problems in these areas. By working together on your essays, substantial improvements can be made in style, organisation, argument, presentation, and much more. This way, I can teach you how produce more effective and mature writing and thus help you to obtain better grades and increase your confidence in producing work such as assignments and exams.