A* A level English student and Warwick undergraduate offering English tuition for 11+, KS3, and GCSE students.

Learn more about Noah

• When did you develop an interest in your chosen field and in private tutoring?

  Studying Macbeth at GCSE was the first time I really gained an interest in English. I realised that there was a genuine reason for Shakespeare’s fame! The play is so genius in so many ways, and that is just one of the many wonderful plays he wrote.
  
  
  I first started tutoring in my gap year when my previous Head of English asked me to run GCSE English support clinics for students at my old school. During this time I also began teaching A level English 1 on 1 and found it so rewarding when students improved as a result of my lessons.

• Tell us more about the subject you teach, the topics you like to discuss with students (and possibly those you like a little less).

  I have tutored students who are KS2, KS3, or studying for their GCSEs, or even A levels. I love to discuss general writing or essay writing skills, as it is something l do myself for all of my university essays. I also really enjoy going through and discussing GCSE and KS3 texts. My favourites are Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ and George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’.

• Did you have any role models; a teacher that inspired you?

  I was blown away by my A level English teacher’s vast span of knowledge on so many different subjects. He made me realise that literature opens the door to so many different conversations, whether that be philosophical, political, or psychological.

• What do you think are the qualities required to be a good tutor?

  Number one is communication. The ability to transfer, through precise language, the ideas from my head into the mind of my students. Number two is being a real person! Being friendly and down to earth with students, being honest about their work, and making each lesson enjoyable.

• What were the difficulties or challenges you faced or still facing in your subject?

  The main thing I used to struggle with was unseen passage analysis. When I realised that it becomes infinitely easier the more knowledge you have of language and structural techniques and their general effects, it became my strong point. This is now something I hammer home with all of my students.

• Do you have a particular passion? Is it teaching in general or an element of the subject or something completely different?

  As much as I love English and literature, my real academic passion is philosophy, which is what I am studying at university. Literature leads to many philosophical questions, and delving into those is what I find the most interesting.
  
  
  Outside of academia, I enjoy running marathons and playing racquet sports.