What We Offer
GCSE & IGCSE
£50/hour
We cater to all major exam boards, including AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, Eduqas, Cambridge (CIE), and Oxford AQA. We tailor our teaching to meet the precise requirements of each specification, ensuring that content coverage, assessment objectives, and exam formats are fully addressed. Whether students need help grasping challenging concepts, improving exam technique, or boosting confidence, our tutors offer personalised guidance to help them achieve their full potential.
Tailored Help with Schoolwork
- Clarify tricky topics covered in class and help with homework to reinforce classroom learning.
Exam Technique & Mock Practice
- Work through past papers and mark schemes together so students know how to approach different question types and formats and gain maximum marks.
Targeting Weaker Areas
- Identify and address gaps in understanding by focusing sessions on specific topics or skills that need improvement.
Close Reading, Comprehension & Critical Thinking
- Develop skills in close reading, analysis, annotation, and structured note-taking to improve comprehension.
Setting Extra Practice
- Assign optional, personalised homework and revision tasks with detailed feedback to support ongoing learning.
Boosting Exam Confidence & Study Skills
- Teach effective revision strategies, time management, and resilience – supporting students in building independence and a positive, proactive mindset towards exams.
A-Levels
£60/hour
We cater to all major exam boards, including AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Cambridge (CIE), Edexcel International, and Oxford AQA. Our teaching is carefully aligned with the precise requirements of each specification, ensuring that content coverage, assessment objectives, and exam formats are fully addressed. Whether students are working to master complex material, refine their essay writing or problem-solving skills, or improve exam performance, our tutors offer personalised, subject-specific guidance to help them excel with confidence.
Tailored Support with Schoolwork
- Support students in consolidating more advanced material taught in class, strengthening subject knowledge through guided discussion, essay planning, and problem-solving.
Strategic Exam Preparation & Revision Planning
- Work through past papers and mark schemes to build exam technique, while helping students create revision plans that feel structured and manageable.
Targeting Weaker Areas
- Identify and address gaps in understanding by focusing sessions on specific topics or skills where the student needs most help.
Developing Critical Thinking & Analysis
- Guide students on how to build strong arguments, analyse texts critically, and engage with different perspectives, thinking beyond memorisation, applying concepts and theories in new contexts.
Setting Extra Work
- Assign optional, structured homework and practice problems tailored to reinforce lesson content – from practice essays to problem sets and coursework drafts – with detailed, constructive feedback to enhance academic writing and problem-solving precision.
Building Confidence & Independence
- Foster a positive, proactive mindset by celebrating progress, managing exam stress, and equipping students with the skills to become independent learners, ready for university challenges.
University Admissions
£70/hour
We support students applying to a wide range of universities in the UK and internationally, offering personalised guidance tailored to the specific requirements of each course and institution. Our tutors help with every stage of the application process – from choosing the right universities and courses, to developing strong personal statements, preparing for interviews, and approaching course-specific admissions tests. Whatever a student’s goals, we help them submit a competitive application and present themselves with clarity, authenticity, and confidence.
University and Course Advice
- Explore a range of universities and course structures.
- Help students choose options that align with their academic interests, personality, and long-term ambitions – whether they’re looking for a highly academic course, a more practical route, or the right student environment.
Subject Exploration and Engagement
- Push students beyond the A-Level syllabus into university-level thinking through guided discussions to help students explore, question, and articulate ideas.
- Recommend wider reading – articles, academic videos, and podcasts – that spark genuine interest in their subject.
Personal Statement Support
- Help students reflect on what really excites them about their subject, guiding the structure and tone of their statement to showcase intellectual curiosity and depth – not just achievements.
- Provide multiple rounds of feedback to ensure the personal statement is polished, specific, and what universities are looking for.
Specialist University Admissions
£80/hour
Interview Preparation
- Run mock interviews with varied styles, conversational, technical, or problem-solving – teaching students to think aloud, respond to unseen material or questions, and stay calm under pressure.
- Offer detailed feedback on content, clarity, confidence, and critical thinking.
Admissions Test Guidance (e.g. LNAT, TMUA, STEP, TARA)
- Work through sample and past papers and mark schemes together so students know how to approach the question types and formats and how to gain maximum marks, teaching time management, strategic answering, and question-specific techniques.
- Set targeted practice tasks and review answers to improve performance.
Building Intellectual Confidence
- Help students develop their own ideas, arguments, and academic identity – encouraging them to move beyond textbook thinking and engage critically with big questions in their subject.
- Introduce them to challenging materials and unfamiliar problems, guiding them to articulate original responses with clarity, nuance, and intellectual curiosity – the foundation of university-level study.
Oxbridge Admissions
£80/hour
Our Oxbridge admissions support is led exclusively by tutors who studied at Oxford or Cambridge – many with experience of multiple successful applications at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Oxford and Cambridge are the kind of places where you know your own tutors personally and many of our tutors have since sat down with their former interviewers and reflected over dinner on what made their application stand out – what caught their tutor’s attention in a personal statement, or why a particular answer stuck in the interview. Having experienced the tutorial system first-hand, we know that the interviews aren’t just academic tests – they’re a glimpse of how students will think, question, and learn in a future tutorial. Oxbridge tutors are looking for applicants they’ll genuinely enjoy teaching and thinking alongside. We offer this kind of inside knowledge and specialist insight so that our students enjoy and excel in every part of this unique process, from selecting the right course and college to crafting intellectually rich personal statements, preparing for rigorous admissions tests, and excelling in tutorial-style academic interviews.
College and Course Selection
- Offer expert guidance on the nuanced differences between Oxford and Cambridge colleges and course structures, including entry requirements, assessment methods and department-specific expectations.
- Help students select options that align with their academic strengths and interests and the type of environment in which they’ll thrive.
Subject Exploration & Enrichment
- Challenge students to move well beyond the A-Level syllabus through tutorial-style discussions that develop the kind of analytical, interdisciplinary thinking, originality, and intellectual independence that Oxbridge admissions tutors actively seek.
- Recommend advanced subject-specific reading – primary texts, essays, academic papers, and lecture recordings – that fosters genuine expertise and sparks critical engagement.
Personal Statement Mentorship
- Help students reflect on what really excites them about their subject, guiding the structure and tone of their statement to showcase intellectual curiosity and depth – not just what they know, but what they’re eager to explore.
- Provide multiple rounds of detailed feedback to ensure it’s polished, specific, and reflective of the qualities Oxbridge admissions tutors are truly looking for.
Interview Preparation
- Run mock interviews with varied styles: conversational, technical, or problem-solving – with in-depth feedback on content, clarity, confidence, and critical thinking.
- Teach students to think aloud, respond to unseen material or questions, stay calm under pressure, and steer discussion toward areas of strength, using moments of uncertainty as opportunities to think creatively.
Admissions Test Preparation (e.g. BMSAT, CAT, ESAT, MAT, MLAT, LNAT, PAT, PhilAT, TMUA, TSA, etc.)
- Work through sample and past papers and review mark schemes together so students know how to approach the question types and formats and how to gain maximum marks, teaching time management, strategic answering, and question-specific techniques.
- Set targeted practice tasks and review answers to improve performance.
Building Intellectual Confidence
- Help students develop their own ideas, arguments, and academic identity – encouraging them to move beyond textbook thinking and engage critically with big questions in their subject.
- Introduce them to challenging materials and unfamiliar problems, guiding them to articulate original responses with clarity, nuance, and intellectual curiosity – a key Oxbridge skill.
Medical School Admissions
£80/hour
University & Course Selection
- Advise on differences in teaching style (PBL vs. traditional), course structure (pre-clinical vs. integrated), and school culture to find the right fit.
- Guide strategic applications based on academic profile, admissions test performance, and how each school weighs key components like personal statements and interviews.
Academic & Ethical Exploration
- Stretch students beyond A-Level content through case studies and ethical scenarios covering diagnosis, patient care, and the future of medicine – developing the thinking expected of future doctors.
- Recommend journal articles, clinical podcasts, or medical ethics debates to spark curiosity and critical thought.
Work Experience & Reflection
- Help students reflect critically on clinical, work, or volunteering experiences – even if limited – to turn observations into meaningful insights for personal statements and interviews.
- Run guided discussions on patient care and healthcare systems to help articulate the challenges and realities of medicine with honesty, maturity, and depth.
Personal Statement Support
- Guide students to reflect deeply on why medicine matters to them and write with authenticity, balance, and depth – showing not just what they’ve achieved but what they’ve learned and hope to learn.
- Offer multiple rounds of feedback to refine structure, tone, and specificity, ensuring their statement resonates with admissions tutors.
Admissions Test Guidance (UCAT or GAMSAT)
- Assess performance using timed practice sections and full mock tests, then tailor strategies for speed, accuracy, and decision-making under pressure.
- Provide structured practice schedules, section-specific techniques, and expert walkthroughs to build confidence and maximise performance.
Interview Preparation (MMIs & Panel Interviews)
- Run realistic practice sessions for both MMIs and traditional panel formats, replicating the variety students will face, with detailed feedback on communication, empathy, reasoning, and composure.
- Coach students to think on their feet, approach ethical scenarios with nuance, and reflect meaningfully on experiences – not just recite them.
Undergraduate Support
£90/hour
Our undergraduate support is designed to bridge the gap many students feel at university, where fewer contact hours and less accessible supervisors can leave you navigating complex material alone. Our tutors provide tailored, subject-specific guidance to help students deepen their understanding, improve essay writing, problem-solving and research skills, and approach exams and coursework with confidence. We offer expert help with reading lists, problem sheets, seminar preparation, and dissertations – breaking down challenging content, refining arguments, and developing original thought. Whether students need ongoing academic mentoring, support with time management, or simply someone to talk through their ideas, we’re here to help you succeed and enjoy your university life!
Tailored Support with University-Level Material
- Deepen understanding of complex theories, models, and methods across humanities, social sciences, and STEM, with structured walkthroughs of key readings and course material.
- Break down challenging content – whether abstract ideas or technical material – into clear, structured explanations, while teaching strategies for note-taking, summarising, and managing large volumes of reading and information.
Seminar & Academic Presentation Preparation
- Prepare insightful, well-reasoned seminar contributions by developing arguments, engaging critically with readings, and framing ideas around core themes.
- Help students prepare and rehearse presentations, building confidence and communication skills, with support in anticipating questions and articulating responses.
Tutorial Essays, Problem Sheets & Coursework Support
- Guide humanities and social science students through every stage of the essay-writing process, from interpreting the question and forming an argument to structuring, referencing, and refining their work.
- Support STEM and quantitative students with problem sheets, lab reports, and technical assignments, developing both conceptual understanding and procedural accuracy.
- Assist with coursework assignments, ensuring students meet specific criteria and deadlines.
Dissertation & Research Project Guidance
- Assist students in refining research questions, selecting appropriate methods, and structuring extended projects across disciplines, including STEM, empirical social sciences, and theoretical work.
- Provide iterative feedback throughout the drafting process to improve argument coherence, methodological clarity, and adherence to academic conventions.
Editing & Proofreading
- Refine the structure, flow, grammar, and referencing of written work to meet academic standards across disciplines.
- Advise on tone, clarity, and disciplinary style to ensure polished, professional final submissions.
Exam Preparation & Practice
- Prepare students for written exams by reviewing key material, analysing past papers, and honing question interpretation and planning techniques.
- Build exam confidence and performance under pressure through practice questions, time management techniques, and structured review of problem-solving methods.
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