I give private English lessons aimed at GCSE students who are aiming for top grades in their exams.

I will go through each act/chapter of a text and then break them down into sections. By breaking them down into sections, this allows me to thoroughly analyse the writer’s craft to the student and I will also assure them that they understand my explanations throughout. I will also incorporate aspects which hit certain AOs (assessment objectives), allowing the student to write in a way that is sound and sophisticated and hits the criteria that the examiners are marking against. This way, the student’s essay is on par with a level 5 response which is the equivalent of at least a grade 8.