Tutor profile - Alexander

Alexander is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), a published academic writer, a highly experienced English teacher, dynamic curriculum manager, and an examiner of A Level. He began teaching in 1996 and currently writes and delivers highly original courses for adults at The City Literary Institute (City Lit), Covent Garden, The Questors Theatre, Ealing, combining this with tutoring post-16 at MPW College, South Kensington, and tutoring privately across a range of ages. He is a member of The Tutors\\\\\\\' Association. After attending Oundle School he attained a range of distinguished academic qualifications; a Distinction in Shakespeare Studies MA, a First Class BA (hons) in English Literature, a First Class DipEngl in English Language, and a PGCE.

Previously, he taught at three `Beacon Status` 6th Form colleges, all of which have been rated `outstanding` by OFSTED. At Esher College, Surrey, he was the Head of English from 2008-2012, leading a pioneering English department consisting of 11 teachers and 770 A Level English students on roll per year. He taught at two colleges which feature in the Top 10 A level results annually: Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge and The Sixth Form College, Farnborough. He has been an examiner for the major exam boards in both English Literature and English Language throughout his career.

Alexander has recently taught a range of exam boards: the OCR, AQA, Pearson Edexcel and CIE (Cambridge International) specifications. He has tutored the International Baccalaureate (IB), helped students with undergraduate work, and has a track record of success with English 11+ and 13+ Common Entrance Examinations. He has been writing a book for Palgrave-Macmillan aimed at undergraduates in ‘The Reader’s Guide to Essential Criticism’ Series, and authored the York Notes on \\\\\\\'Frankenstein\\\\\\\' for the GCSE series in 1999. He is a member of The London Library, The British Library, The Society of Authors and has extensive educational resources at home.

Alexander has had resounding success as a private tutor. His students find him enthusiastic, supportive, cordial and professional. He is a responsive tutor, an attentive listener, able to make complex ideas accessible and exciting, and can balance exploratory, individualised and structured approaches to learning. He believes in drawing from a wide range of teaching methods to make a student`s experience of English varied, fresh and challenging. While he believes in developing intellectual curiosity, he ensures that the particular needs of each individual are identified so the right skills are prioritised and tackled rigorously. He always provides a clear direction to learning. Alexander has raised the quality of his tutees’ written work from one to three grades, thereby significantly lifting their performance in exams.

Many parents have often thanked Alexander for his willingness to \\\\\\\'go the extra mile\\\\\\\' for their sons and daughters and his tutees over the last six years have valued his commitment.