Oliver

St Paul’s School - St Andrews - Law School • 80%+ Students Achieved Desired Results • 6000+ hours Tutoring Experience • English Literature MA • Students from Top Independent Schools in the UK (Eton, Winchester, St Paul's, Harrow, City of London, St Paul’s Girls, Godolphin & Latymer)

I have over 6000 hours of experience teaching students across a wide range of different backgrounds and needs, specialising in examination tuition. I offer a friendly, bespoke experience, individually curated depending on an individual’s requirements. I pride myself on planning lessons that are fun and engaging, but also efficient for achieving our overall objective, whatever that might be. Don’t believe me? Have a look at my results below:

►► Why me? ◄◄

• 80%+ of students achieved desired results (over last 12 months)
• 100% of parents would recommend me as a tutor.
• Over 70% of Oxbridge hopefuls received offers
• Large discounts for homeschooled students!
• Over 100 hours of Pro-Bono work logged for underprivileged children across the country.
• English Specialist - it's the only subject I teach, and there are no other subjects to distract me from focusing on it.

►► Availability ◄◄

Unfortunately, with exam season quickly approaching, I'm starting to get very close to being completely full. Therefore, if you could could check my availability below before approaching me, I would be very appreciative.

Monday: No slots available from 6pm onwards.
Tuesday: Before 5pm or from 7-8pm.
Wednesday: No slots available from 5pm onwards.
Thursday: No slots available from 6pm onwards. Can do a 40 minute lesson from 7 to 7.40pm.
Friday: Only available times are 11am or 2pm.
Weekends: Only available time is 12pm.

►► Qualifications ◄◄

• LPC, BPP University (The UK’s Top Law School)
• LLM, Business Management, BPP University
• GDL, BPP University
• M.A, English Literature, University of St Andrews
• Dean’s Award for M.A Dissertation (On The Examination of The Use of Afterlife as Incentive Within William Blake’s Extended Canon)

Tutoring Experience

Over the course of my time tutoring, I've learnt a huge amount. I've become a much better and more sharply focused tutor. But I'm always learning, and that's part of why I love tutoring so much. Even with subjects and areas that I've taught constantly for months, I always feel like there's something I can do to make the lesson more enjoyable and more effective. And that’s where I have the advantage of being a full-time tutor - this is all I do, every day, and I can spend as much time as I need perfecting my craft.

Tutoring Approach

I believe tutoring is so much more than just qualifications and achievements, it’s something personal. Not every student has particular ambitions set in stone or a specific exam to study for. But whether you have your heart set on a dream school, or just want to get a feel for the contemporary literary climate with no pressure, I’d be happy to help - I’m always excited for a new tutoring challenge, even if I haven’t offered it specifically before.

If you're from overseas, then the good news is that almost 50% of my client-base are either currently overseas or recently moved to the UK. Particularly for individuals who have not grown up in this country, the UK examination system can be particularly daunting. And that's where my experience with foreign students can be especially helpful.

I also offer classes for children who may be too young for the formal exam route, but who may find benefit from a more loosely structured classroom environment in which to discuss and hone the basic mental and academic skills they'll need as they progress further within the school system.

To help you feel more comfortable about arranging a first lesson, I offer a full refund on the finder's fee if we're not a good fit. No questions asked. So if you’re interested in getting some outside academic help, or if you have something new you want to talk to me about, just send me a message and I’d be happy to chat with you about it!

Now for the boring stuff! Feel free to chat to me over messages and ask me about my usual policies, but I don't have too many, so I'll also list them here on my profile for your convenience:

• All lessons are 55 minutes in length. This gives me a quick 5 minute break between lessons, and also allows me the time to ensure I have all the correct files prepared for each session.

• Cancellation policy: I don't have a particularly stressful policy, and I rarely have to use it. I reserve the right to charge in full for a lesson that's cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice. That being said, I usually only do this if a client cancels at the last minute often.

• Payment: I do ask for payment sent in advance of the lesson. Hopefully this isn't too much of an issue!