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Shani

4.8 (5 reviews)

Rate $129
Response 1h
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Number of students Shani has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
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Number of students Shani has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

4.8 (5 reviews)

$129/hr

1^st lesson free

English
English Literature
Linguistics

Qualified English teacher (PGCE, QTS) and Russell Group MA graduate with 10 years of tutoring experience. Offering sessions for KS3, GCSE, A-Level, IB, and AP English

Name: Shani
Address: London, NZ
Telephone: undefined
Price range: $129

English
English Literature
Linguistics

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Shani is one of our best English tutors. High-quality profile, verified qualifications, a quick response time, and great reviews from students!

About Shani

I’m a fully qualified English teacher with QTS, a PGCE in Secondary English, and over 10 years of tutoring experience. I currently teach at a sixth-form college in London, delivering A-level English Literature, A-level English Language and Literature, and GCSE resit classes. I also teach storytelling, creative writing, and film development, helping students explore narrative, structure, and media language in both creative and practical ways.

I have been tutoring since I began studying at the University of Glasgow in 2015, delivering over 1,500 hours of personalised tutoring across a wide range of learners, settings, and platforms. In that time, I’ve worked with students aged 11–19, supported adult learners with university-level essays, and helped younger pupils with phonics, reading comprehension, and SATs preparation. I've served students from underserved and marginalised communities — including through the National Tutoring Programme, a government-funded COVID-19 recovery initiative — and have led group classes aimed at closing the attainment gap and expanding access to high-quality English education. I have also tutored students preparing for the entrance exam at Latymer, the selective secondary school I attended.

My students consistently achieve excellent results, including grades 7–9 at GCSE and As and A*s at A-level. Just as importantly, they leave feeling more confident, independent, and empowered in how they read, write, and think. I help students build transferable skills — like how to think critically about texts, make insightful connections, and express original ideas clearly. These are the tools that support long-term academic success in all subjects, not just exam performance.

I take a gentle, supportive approach to tutoring, grounded in cognitive science and education theory. Every session is evidence-informed and tailored to the individual. I also offer last-minute exam and coursework preparation packages for students who need a confidence boost or focused guidance under time pressure. I use plenty of examples from the real world, showing students how the texts they read can help them to understand and talk about their own lives – no matter how old they may be.

I’m fully insured and hold an Enhanced DBS certificate (children and adults). I’m also registered with the Update Service, so my DBS status is always current and easy to verify.

Alongside teaching and tutoring, I’m studying for my second MA — in Applied English (Literary Linguistics) — at the University of Nottingham. I am working with my MA tutors to develop a PhD proposal exploring how power, identity and resistance are constructed through language and literature. I am also working on producing my first Literary Linguistic article for publishing in an academic journal. I bring that same intellectual curiosity and love of learning into every session — helping students not only meet their goals, but connect with English in a deeper, more meaningful way.

Whether you're aiming for top grades, preparing for university, or looking to build your confidence with English, I’d love to support your journey.

About the lesson

For me, it's important to always remember that every student is different. There's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to education! So, I make sure that my lessons are highly personalised and catered to exactly what each student needs. This means that my first lesson includes 'baselining' you: figuring out your strengths and areas of improvement so that I can give you a very detailed breakdown of exactly what you need to do to get the top grades.

I am experienced in all of the major GCSE and A-level exam boards (OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC, Cambridge International and CCEA), as well as the IB Diploma and the IB MYP. I am able to teach in-depth courses for all Shakespeare plays, as well as other texts in the literary canon (e.g. Milton, Dickens, Webster, Austen, Shelley, Donne, Plath, Larkin and Woolf) and more contemporary texts such as The Handmaid's Tale and The Reluctant Fundamentalist. I specialise in helping students to improve their comprehension of their texts and develop their critical thinking and writing skills.

My approach is gentle, involving lots of questioning, examples from real life and working together to create A* essays. I have an excellent subject knowledge and can teach you lots of important, useful terminology to help you ace that exam. We spend time applying English subjects to real life so they stick, and teaching you the thought process of an examiner and an expert English student.

If you want a tutor with years of experience and a dedication to helping you succeed, drop me a message!

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4.8 (5 reviews)

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Nada
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Perfect! Mrs. Shani has been a great help to me with English Lit. She has introduced me to new exam techniques and structures, which has transformed my essay and exam writing skills. I have gained greater confidence and a deeper understanding of the texts I am studying.
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Nada

Perfect! Mrs. Shani has been a great help to me with English Lit. She has introduced me to new exam techniques and structures, which has transformed my essay and exam writing skills. I have gained greater confidence and a deeper understanding of the texts I am studying.

Shani's response
Nada is a very intelligent and hard-working student. She knew her texts very well and just needed some help with structuring and thinking about big ideas. She has the potential to do very well!
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  Nada is a very intelligent and hard-working student. She knew her texts very well and just needed some help with structuring and thinking about big ideas. She has the potential to do very well!
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Celestine

Shani is a kind and patient tutor, who shines through her knowledgeable and interactive tutoring style. I am fairly confident that she can tutor anyone with the way she managed to get me - a person whose last straw was personal tutoring - engaged with a topic I prior to that was not too interested in.
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Celestine
Shani is a kind and patient tutor, who shines through her knowledgeable and interactive tutoring style. I am fairly confident that she can tutor anyone with the way she managed to get me - a person whose last straw was personal tutoring - engaged with a topic I prior to that was not too interested in.
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Snow

Shani is a dedicated and effective tutor who goes out of her way to help all her students. She explains things very well and always checks to make sure you've understood everything before moving on.

I really like how she explains why we do things the way we do. It helps me to remember her lessons easier!
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Snow
Shani is a dedicated and effective tutor who goes out of her way to help all her students. She explains things very well and always checks to make sure you've understood everything before moving on.

I really like how she explains why we do things the way we do. It helps me to remember her lessons easier!
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Karolina

Shani is an experienced English tutor with excellent understanding of English language and English grammar. She proofread and corrected many of my works, including university essays. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great proofreader or English tutor.
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Karolina
Shani is an experienced English tutor with excellent understanding of English language and English grammar. She proofread and corrected many of my works, including university essays. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great proofreader or English tutor.
Callum

Shani gives incredibly helpful and concise criticism when proofreading and editing my writing, it's always easily understandable but complex ideas are never lost in simplicity. I would recommend Shani heavily to anyone looking for an amazing teacher or tutor!
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Callum
Shani gives incredibly helpful and concise criticism when proofreading and editing my writing, it's always easily understandable but complex ideas are never lost in simplicity. I would recommend Shani heavily to anyone looking for an amazing teacher or tutor!
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