Philip taught my son Latin and ancient Greek to GCSE level. He is an amazing tutor and I would highly recommend him. He has an excellent knowledge of his subject, is an enthusiastic, engaging and supportive teacher and has always been able to adapt lessons to either provide extra support or to stretch my son a bit further.
From Liz
Philip is an outstanding tutor. He is always well organised, his lessons are well planned and engaging. His advice and feedback is clear and precise. I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him as a tutor.
Many thanks for these kind words. I very much enjoy teaching your daughter.
From Angus
I have greatly enjoyed my lessons with Philip. He has expertly eased me back into A level Greek after a two-year hiatus following GCSE Greek and rekindled my love and fascination of the subject. My lessons with Philip have been informative, efficient and enjoyable; his keen wit and dry humour are perfect for livening up denser topics and his broad background knowledge allow him to provide interesting context behind Hellenistic stories and ways of life. I am very happy to highly recommend Philip!
Many thanks for these kind words, Angus.
From Rachel
I can’t recommend Philip’s tutelage highly enough. His knowledge is unsurpassed. He has pinpointed areas that need work and has helped my son with his confidence in essay writing. Thank you Philip.
Thank you for your kind words, Rachel. They are much appreciated.
From Janet
My 17 year old daughter thoroughly enjoys her A level Classics sessions with Philip. He shares her enthusiasm for the subject. He has taken time to get to know her and formulate how best to support her. He provides excellent communication/ feedback to both her and us. I would recommend him without hesitation.
From Diego
We are very happy to have Philip as tutor for our son. He is very professional, experienced and engaging teacher. We are happy to recommend Philip to anyone wanting to further their studies in Latin.
From Becky
Superb tutor
From Zara
Philip has been excellent in helping me with my Classical Civilisation A level, providing detailed feedback and help on essay writing, and also helping me to be better prepared on my Oxbridge application. Lessons are thoroughly enjoyable and useful, and I would highly recommend him.
From Chris
I started my classical Greek lesson with Philip around a month ago and have to say he is excellent. Feedback and communication have been prompt and during the class there were always little **Web Address Removed** about Greek culture, society and history. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to study the language for fun or for exams!
Thank you for this positive feedback, Chris. I very much enjoy teaching you.
From Louise
Philip is an excellent tutor, my daughter loves working with him and can't wait to get to her next lessons (she is doing 2 a week currently on Latin - A-level, and Greek - GCSE) We are so pleased to have found Philip, and that the working over Skype has been so easy and effective. I'd highly recommend Philip, his knowledge and enthusiasm for his classical subjects is infectious and makes the sessions interesting and engaging, it's not just about the languages!
Thank you for these kind words. It has been a pleasure teaching Cat; she is able and enthusiastic and is, moreover, excellent company. I look forward to our lessons.
From James
I have just sat my Latin A Level, and Philip helped me polish my verse unseen translation. He was extremely organised, always sending me work prior to the session and very flexible on timings. I found his explanations clear and concise which helped me a lot. The sessions were extremely useful and very enjoyable - I wish I had worked with him for longer.
Thank you for the comments, James. I very much enjoyed teaching you and wish you well…
From Hirendra
Philip has been excellent. Just few sessions helped my daughter a lot. This boosted her confidence and exam went quite well.
Thank you for your comments, Hirendra. Shreeya was a pleasure to teach.
From Chunyang
Philip is very professional. Just a couple of lessons, DS felt very helpful. Excellent tutor!
From Annabel
We had a great first two sessions. Philip was really helpful and I look forward to meeting up again soon.
Thank you for your comments, Annabel
From Young
Philip is an excellent Greek teacher! I have only had few lessons with him but he already knows my weak areas in grammar and is helping me with those. He explains the greek grammar very clearly, and after each lesson I have a much clearer understanding in the areas I struggled! Philip has already helped me loads with my Greek and I look forward to having more lessons with him! I sincerely recommend him for anyone needing help with Greek.
From Kate
My son is really enjoying his lessons and has learnt a great deal.
From Kenneth
Philip has introduced me to ancient greek gently but with rigour. I have done Latin as a schoolboy and classical Hebrew for 5 years as an adult with no real knowledge of classical greek. Philip is a very professional teacher who is friendly, has a great sense of humour and loves the language he teaches. I feel that I am in good hands even though I am studying online with Philip in Sydney Australia. It takes a special skill to pick up where the person is at in their studies, encourage them to launch into the deep of new learning and to foster a love of accuracy. His contextualization of classical civilization is rich and thought provoking. I look forward to the coming years of learning with him.
Professor Kenneth Nunn University of Sydney Westmead Campus Children's Hospital Westmead.
Many thanks for your kind remarks, Ken. Much appreciated.
From Naomi
Philip has a good rapport with Lydia. He is an engaging and encouraging teacher and Lydia immediately felt at ease. He understood her needs ( Latin grammar)very well and was therefore able to help her overcome her difficulties and move her on very quickly with her understanding of Latin. He is a likeable person with a good sense of humour.
Many thanks for your kind comments. It has been a pleasure teaching Lydia.
From sophie
Philip was brilliant with my son, who needed help in the run up to Latin GCSE. He managed to engender an interest in the subject that was not there before and give confidence and understanding that was greatly needed, I could not recommend him more highly!
Thank you for your kind comments. I very much enjoyed teaching Milo; he worked hard and will, I am sure, do well.
From Olivia
Great tutoring style - Philip was very helpful with the unseens we went through together. A good combination of grammatical thoroughness and discussion of the themes which appeared in the texts. My translation definitely improved. Would recommend Philip to anyone whose Latin needs a boost!
From Jonathan
Professional and very experienced.
From Guido
Philip is an excellent tutor. He is encouraging, competent, supportive and makes his student see the big picture behind Latin literature. Above all I appreciate his good sense of humour.
From Ruth
Philip tailors his tutorials to individual students. He did a great job with my daughter, providing necessary material and helping her develop her own potential. She enjoyed the Skype lessons and, with his help, gained an A* in the exam.
From Paula
Fantastic -Very helpful and friendly. Made everything so much clearer and concise.Would definitely recommend Philip.
From Mark
I am really pleased to have found Philip. I have had four lessons so far and Philip has made the subject very interesting, given me the right materials and helps with all the questions I have. He has helped me at having a look at the set texts in depth as well as setting the broader context. Philip is really inspiring and the perfect tutor for me. Highly recommended.
From Sophie
Philip has brought Classical Civilisation to life for me! He is enthusiastic, reliable and so knowledgeable about his subject. So lucky to have found him and would highly recommend him to anyone looking for an outstanding tutor in Classics.
From Tess
Philip is a really excellent tutor. A brilliant communicator who made a difference to the pupil's understanding of his subject. The pupil felt like he had improved greatly over a small amount of time. Thoroughly reccommended!
Many thanks for your kind comments. Andrey was a pleasure to teach; he worked very hard and we had many interesting discussions about the texts he is studying.
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