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That parents' evening comment or mock exam result can be a real worry. A-Level History is a huge step up, and it's hard to watch your child struggle with complex sources or endless essay plans when you don't know the subject yourself. But even when you can't help with the homework, you can still help them. Our Tutor Finder asks a few simple questions about your child and what they need. We then find a specialist History tutor who we'd genuinely recommend for them. No browsing, no guesswork.

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66 History A-Level tutors:

£62/hr
5.0
Claire D
Very experienced English, History teacher
I am a full-time online tutor with 16 years’ secondary-school teaching experience, 5 years teaching EFL abroad and 9 years tutoring full time.I teach History at KS3, GCSE and A level, covering OCR, AQA and Edexcel specifications. My GCSE experience includes the Cold War, Migration, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, Elizabethan England, Crime and Punishment, Medicine Through Time, Germany and the USA, 1954–75. A-level topics include the Tudors, Russia 1851–1953, Mao’s China, Industrialisation, Franco’s Spain, Fascist Italy, the Crusades, the English Civil War, Modern Britain, the French Revolutio...
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£47/hr
5.0
Victoria Beatrix F
History are my life!
I did my BA in Classical civilisations (majors: Greek, Latin) at the University of Basel and my MA in Ancient Greek and Ancient Near East Studies (archaeology and languages, i.e. Hebrew and Arabic) also at the University of Basel yet spending one semester at the Humboldt University of Berlin and the Free University of Berlin during an ERASMUS exchange during my MA. I then completed my DPhil in Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford (Lady Margaret Hall) with a thesis on Classical Lingusitics. Last but not least, I did an MPhil in Theoretical and Applied Lingustics at the...
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£40/hr
4.5
Inigo P
Experienced History tutor
I am a highly experienced tutor who has over 100 hours of tutoring experience for a range of subjects, boards and levels. I have recently passed my PhD viva for my PhD in medieval Arthurian literature.I love working with students and assessing their individual needs. I am patient, understanding and well read. Medieval Literature is my great passion in my work as an academic but I am happy to tutor English Language and Literature of all periods up to degree level and History and Classics to A Level. I am experienced with working with disabled students and SEND students and highly aware when it comes...
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£62/hr
5.0
Tony D
8+ years Subject Lead Experienced History Teacher
GCSE & A Level History/Politics Exam SpecialistHello! Tony here. I am an experienced History and Politics tutor — but not old, thank you — qualified teacher, and former Head of Department. I specialise in helping GCSE and A Level students turn uncertain knowledge into confident exam performance. Not a dramatic performance, unless you are also looking for acting advice.Parents and students usually come to me for one of four reasons:• the student understands lessons but cannot turn that into marks • their knowledge is patchy, vague, or difficult to remember • essays are too descriptive and not a...
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£85/hr
5.0
Louise S
Passionate , Experienced and Creative History tutor
I am a retired (2023)Head of History with 30 years’ experience. I still work as an A Level senior examiner/moderator . I have a real passion for my subject and for teaching and learning . My lessons are pupil centered, focusing on the needs of the student combined with expert knowledge of the curriculum and exam requirements. lessons are interactive involving discussion; interrogation of sources /extracts and extensive use of example answers / examiner feedback . I use Google Classroom and Google Meet for my lessons and every lesson has an accompanying PowerPoint to be used / kept by the student ....
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£24/hr
5.0
David J
Experienced History Tutor
When it comes to History, I have always loved the subject, leading me to secure my place at the University of Leeds and to follow through my degree and gain a 2:1. While doing so, I had a fantastic time living in Leeds, which is why I came back to live here. My focus was on the British Empire, but having studied History all the way through school and university, my experience with the subject is very broad. For example I studied Britain from 1880-1980 and Nazi Germany at A Level, and American foreign policy and race relations and the Russian Revolution at GCSE. History is one of the most important...
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