Tutor profile - Samuel

Samuel holds a BA in English & Spanish and an MA in International Relations. He has more than four years’ experience as a secondary school English teacher and has more than two years’ experience as a GCSE/A-level English Language & English Literature examiner. Throughout this period, he has developed individual question expertise and knows typical students' mistakes and misconceptions to ensure tutees do not perform the same miscalculations for GCSE & A-level English Language & Literature papers. Samuel also speaks Spanish and Portuguese and is highly knowledgeable of both GCSE and A-level papers.

Having taught in an ‘Outstanding' Ofsted rated grammar school, Samuel is well-positioned and experienced in facilitating students’ efforts in achieving success in the 11+ exam (English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning). In addition to entrance exams, he also has extensive experience teaching the IGCSE and IBDP. Many of his students/tutees have gone on to beat their predicted GCSE/A-level/IGCSE grades in English Language and English Literature as well as the IB.

Samuel holds expertise in GCSE & A-level English Language & Literature and in International Relations, Politics, Spanish & Portuguese. His versatility in teaching is underpinned by his enthusiasm to teach and achieve ‘light-bulb moments’ together with academic success for his tutees. This versatility is matched by a plethora of proven resources that he has designed, developed, and consolidated with several years of teaching experience. Spaced repetition and retrieval practice are two fundamental, research-based strategies that characterise teaching with his tutees and which he believes helps to make learning stick.

Samuel is determined to achieve academic success amongst his tutees. He enjoys putting together bespoke resources and worksheets for students that are tailored to their specific learning needs/goals. He recognises the importance of building rapport with both parent and tutee in the learning process and believes in creating a safe & challenging learning environment where tutees are comfortable making mistakes and learning from them.