Understanding and analysing poetry in English Literature

From 70 C$ /h

Study multicultural poetry in order to be able to decode and break down the linguistic and phonological features in order to be able to understand many of the hidden meanings.

Use these discoveries to be able to move on to structure and write an analytical essay (another class!).

Extra information

Bring your own laptop.

Location

Online from United Kingdom

About Me

I am a fully qualified teacher, having worked in UK schools in Suffolk and Northumberland. In addition, I have also taught overseas, including Shanghai, Spain & Switzerland.

My students exam results both in the UK, China, Spain & Switzerland are exemplary, a result of my knowledge and understanding of the exam board requirements, the depth of knowledge of my subject and of my ability to engage and form relationships with my students.

I am an examiner for Cambridge and IBDP English, enabling me to understand current exam board grading and to remain up to date with ongoing changes within the examination systems.

I teach English and English Literature and have previously taught RE, Humanities and Drama. With a solid academic grounding in my subject I am also approachable and friendly and find it easy to relate to pupils that are disinterested or struggling with English in the classroom.

My classroom experience encompasses children between the ages of 11 and 18 (KS3, 4 & 5). This includes middle school, GCSE and IGCSE, A Level and International Baccalaureate Diploma.

My tutoring experience has covered ages ranging from 3 to 17. Tutoring has involved work in a Chinese preschool with children between 3 and 6. Currently I am online tutoring two 17 year old IBDP English A Language and Literature students and a GCSE English Language student.

I am currently teaching ages 13 to 18 which covers SEN, low, middle and high ability GCSE classes, both English Language and English Literature, and also AS (6th form) English.

I have been working as a tutor for over 20 years. My experience includes working with children with behavioural issues as well as children with various SEN, from autism to dyslexia. I have also taught children for whom English is an additional language. My last tutee (who found me through this site) was an A2 (A Level) student who needed help with exam techniques and practise.

I treat each pupil I teach as an individual, tailoring my approach to suit them after a generalised beginning to enable me to assess them and their needs as well as their likes and dislikes. A recent success involved enabling a student to improve their GCSE grade from an E to a B.

I can assess using both the national curriculum criteria or IB English criteria to enable parents to track their child's progress. If wished, I can also encompass exam practise and techniques and set mock exams in a less pressured environment.

For pupils that are struggling with English in a formal capacity I am able to approach the subject from a more informal and enjoyable angle, to enable them to re-engage and overcome obstacles that may have previously seemed insurmountable, whether due to disinterest, difficulty or an SEN.

English is a subject that should be enjoyable and I enable my pupils to discover this.

Education

University of Sussex - Master of Arts
Anglia Polytechnic University - Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Qualified Teaching Status - Graduate Teaching Programme, Suffolk

Experience / Qualifications

Experienced in teaching English / English Literature in the UK, China, Spain & Switzerland.

KS3 / Junior Secondary
KS4 GCSE / iGCSE / IB Middle Years Programme
KS5 A Level / IB Diploma

Age

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Intermediate

Duration

60 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Skills

Literature

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -04:00)

New York

Online via webcam

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20-24

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HOLIDAY INTERNSHIPS:
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December: 3 days during the holidays
February: 3 days during the holidays
April: 3 days during the holidays

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2026 Bachelor's degree in Psychology, University of Grenoble Alpes
2013-2026 Private lessons
2015-2018 Modern Literature Teacher in Middle School/High School
2015-University Paris IV, The Sorbonne License of French as a Foreign Language
2014-University Paris IV, Sorbonne Master of Medieval Studies
2012-University Paris IV, The Sorbonne License of Modern Applied Letters
2010-Brevet of Aptitude to the Functions of Animator
2008-Baccalaureate series L
2006-First Aid Training Certificate

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