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Maybe it was a parents' evening, or a mock exam result that didn't make sense. Suddenly, the Shakespeare or poetry they're studying feels a million miles away from anything you can help with. You just know they need a bit of extra support. This is where we come in. You don't have to become an expert in English Literature, or spend hours scrolling through profiles. Tell our Tutor Finder what your child needs, and we’ll recommend the right person. Even when you cannot help with the subject, you can still help them.

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£37/hr
4.9
Ian S
Experienced EFL and English Literature teacher
I am a friendly, creative and professional tutor who recognises that everyone learns in a different way, and encourages students to enjoy what they are doing by conveying my own enthusiasm for the subjects I teach. With a Masters degree in English Literature and eighteen years of experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language, I have a continuing interest in teaching students to read, speak and write the English language well. As an EFL teacher in and outside the UK, I have considerable experience in teaching the English language at all levels and to speakers of many different languages,...
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£85/hr
4.9
Alice A
English Literature Tutor - Making learning memorable
* Book your child in for SUMMER BOOSTER sessions TODAY* - I have had a HUGE increase this year in last minute requests for support, even for the day before the exam... - Many of these young people have been worrying about their GCSEs and A Levels behind closed doors and parents have realised too late that they need support. - If your child is in secondary school or 6th form now and you have any doubt about their independent study skills please consider summer sessions. - I hear all too often that the young people I am working with do not have the skills in order to attempt independent study....
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£93/hr
5.0
Jessica P
English Literature Highly experienced, friendly tutor
Not only am I a supportive and encouraging teacher, with many years of experience as a qualified teacher but I also work for the Department for Education as an Education Consultant which means that my lessons are highly effective. I have prepared fast track courses to support students from the age of 5 right through to masters university level.I am fortunate enough to be an Examiner of KS2, GCSE and A-Level providing me with detailed insight into a range of exam boards as well as working on university-based assessment panels.I have enjoyed many years of work as a private tutor on a 1:1/small group...
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£39/hr
5.0
Peter Z
Chartered Linguist, highly experienced English Literature tutor
A Chartered Linguist and a multilingual teacher, among the first ever tutors in the UK to use digital and online media since 2002 while at the University of Cambridge as a student in Education. Coming from a multilingual family, Peter speaks fluently 12 languages, while he teaches 8 of them at an academic and professional level. Specialisef in language development and teaching in various European languages, Peter holds also qualifications in History, Art and Drama. He has studied the effects of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) on combatting symptoms of brain aging while assisting adults and children...
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£40/hr
5.0
Kevin A
Experienced Qualified Mature English Literature
RESULTS ORIENTATED: UNIVERSITY DIssertations - Guidance on structure , planning and argument.I have advised on subjects from micro- biology to religious architecture! I meet deadlines.A LEVEL History- Tudors- Stuarts 1603- 1714- French Revolution- Russian Revolution , Lenin, Stalin and Post war Teaching is very closely aligned to actual questions,I teach essay writing, and essay improvement. I happily explain the hard factGCSE ENGLISH Concentrating on critical analysis. language techniques,structure and commentary. The tutoring is very closely related to real exams using past papers to provide...
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£63/hr
4.8
Myles M
English Literature Tutor- Making English Great Again! (QTS,PGCE) GCSE
A culturally aware, qualified teacher, who is passionate about sharing knowledge. I studied English for over 12 years which culminated in a 2.1 in English Literature and Media and A's at GCSE and A Level. My teacher training was completed in a secondary school awarded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in South West London. This school is the 'second highest performing boys school in London'. I have also previously taught in a private English language school in Shanghai and at a public secondary school in Daegu. I also have the highest repeat student ratio of all qualified teachers on the website (239 students/4250+hours)....
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