James

I am an easy going individual with an approachable and fun demeanour. I'm passionate about my subject and have worked hard to gain skills and qualifications within the discipline. I have many other hobbies in my spare time, including squash, badminton, going to Church and reading, to name a few!
I'm different from your stereotypical classicist, as I come from a working class/state school background in Norfolk, and began my Classical studies at AS level while studying at Diss Sixth form. I now have a BA in Classical Civilisation from Roehampton University and an MA in Classical Studies from the Open University.

Having worked in boarding schools for the past seven years, I'm also experienced with working with students, and I am currently studying the Latin with Classics PGCE at King's College London and honing my teaching skills further, so I hope that I can be of help to you!

Tutoring Experience

I have worked within illustrious boarding schools for the past seven years of my career since graduation in 2017. While my roles have been predominantly pastoral, I have acquired significant classroom experience and skills suitable for working with young people during this time, and am further looking to develop these skills. I undertook the Sussex SKE in Latin that enhanced my knowledge of the language and pedagogy surrounding it's teaching, and I am currently on the King's College London PGCE course honing my skills further.
I have experience delivering the Cambridge Latin Course and De Romanis to small groups and achieved a B myself in the 2023 OCR Latin AS level, with an A in the language paper. My Classical Civilisation background is embodied through my Masters degree, acquired through part time study over the duration of the pandemic, while working full time.

Tutoring Approach

My approach to teaching Latin is rooted in fun, varied lessons, that combine the reading approach (analysing comprehension of longer stories and passages) with the more traditional drills and exercises to solidify understanding of grammar rules and vocabulary retention.

I am familiar with teaching the CLC and De Romanis, and have significant experience with the textbooks Latin to GCSE 1&2 and Beyond and Suburani.

I am fully DBS checked.