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James

James

  • 6+ years teaching experience
  • Head of Department for Politics and Sociology
  • Achieved 85% A*-A for 2022 A Level results (cohort of 20 in mixed ability school)
  • Experienced tutor with excellent track record
  • PGCE obtained 2016 (graded outstanding)
  • Will only take on one student for 2023-24 and 2-4 hours a week maximum.

Tutoring Experience

  • Fully qualified teacher of Politics and Sociology
  • 2 years examiner marking for AQA Sociology (2018 and 2019 papers)
  • 6+ years tuition experience (references available)
  • Previously tutored 3 students for Oxbridge (references available)

Tutoring Approach

As an experienced teacher I can support with providing high quality lessons to all types of learners. I aim to build a students confidence whilst giving them outstanding proven teaching and learning techniques.

What I offer:

  • Expert marking and feedback of essays and exam questions.
  • Model answers.
  • Revision strategies such as the Leitner System.
  • Mock exams with accurate grades.
  • Access to resources such as revision grids and essay plans.

Example 90min session:

  • Feedback of marked essay handed in from previous session. We would then go over misconceptions, errors and how to improve (30min)
  • Teaching of new content (30min)
  • Application of new content. This is usually planning an exam essay or question which the tutee would write in their own time under exam conditions (30min).
  • The aim of this approach is to put marking and feedback at centre of the sessions which from my experience results in the best progress.
  • Every week the tutee will plan, write and receive feedback for an exam question or essay.
LanguagesEnglish (British)
AvailabilityWeekends, Weekdays (evenings)
References Available On File

Qualifications

University of Birmingham2014Bachelors2:1 Political Science
UCL2017PGCEPGCE
High School Sixth Form, Gloucester2011SchoolA Level
High School Sixth Form, Gloucester2011SchoolA level

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