I want my daughter to have a fulfilling and happy life. Good grades will open doors to both. I don’t want her to unduly worry, but she also mustn’t underrepresent herself.
It is possible for every child to do better, more difficult things without stress – in a compassionate & challenging environment.
Professional
- Teacher & academic manager for 20 years, working exclusively with international students
- From 2026, tutoring local Newbury students with similar methodology
I have designed and delivered the Subjects, Exam Skills & Scholar English programmes for international students at OISE Newbury Study Hall for ten years – intensive tuition tailored to distinctive backgrounds and the expectations placed upon certain individuals.
International students navigating the UK school system must meet exacting criteria quickly, often under significant pressure. I have tutored them across several subjects – primarily maths, science and English – to ensure they meet their target grades and acquire attitudes that will help them thrive at UK boarding schools and universities.
Through intensive short courses I have also prepared numerous students for competitive exams and admission to top universities in their home countries.
Previously, I worked for the British Council & Slovak Academy of Education, and have privately tutored throughout my career.
Students have come from governmental, diplomatic, royal, military, professional and business families. Discretion is a given.
School
- GCSEs: A* Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, History, French
- A/O-level Maths (merit)
- A-levels: A Maths, Further Maths, French
- S-level French (merit)
University
- French Studies, BA (Hons), First Class, Queen Mary, London
- Thesis: Jungian psychoanalysis
- Second Language Acquisition, MA, 85%, University of Barcelona
- Thesis: statistical audits of workbooks
Tutoring & teaching
Through 2025, exclusively with international students:
- KS3 & GCSE subjects, mainly maths
- Economics and Psychology A levels
- Medical, legal, financial English exams
- Military, technical, business English
- Negotiation & diplomacy skills
- IELTS, IGCSE E2L, the Cambridge Suite
Related
Teacher training, materials design, exam workshops, conference presentations, journal articles, English2L examiner, etc.
Other
- Trinity TESOL & Delta equivalent
- Child Protection, H&S, etc trained
- Enhanced DBS, Child Workforce
- Designated Safeguarding Lead
Schools from & to: Pangbourne College, Queen Ethelburga’s, St Clare’s, Stowe, Bishopstrow, Bloxham, Bishop’s Stortford, Clifton, Kingham Hill, Lord Wandsworth, Rossall, St Edmund’s, Stonyhurst, Kingsley, King’s Ely, etc as well as many leading European schools.
Universities to: UCL, Bristol, Reading, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Moscow Surikov, York, King’s, Warwick, Queen Mary, Bath, Exeter, Birmingham, Cardiff, Tokyo, Munich, Heidelberg, Grenoble, Sciences Po Paris, Zaragoza, Madrid, Granada, Karlsruhe, Bonn, Dresden, Bologna, Padua, Milan, etc.