Bevil

I completed my PhD in English Literature at the University of Southampton in September 2018, with a thesis focusing on the recently-disembargoed archive of the poet F.T. Prince. Prior to that I graduated from Merton College, Oxford in 2012 with a BA Hons in English. My secondary school was Truro School where I gained three A-Levels in English (A), Maths (A), and Physics (A). I am also a published poet.

Tutoring Experience

I have substantial experience having been working as a private tutor for 5 years now. I have taught at undergraduate and Master's levels from one-to-one tuition up to group seminars of approximately fifteen students. I have also privately tutored students from primary education up to Master's degree level. I predominantly teach entirely online, but am open to other offers. I also offer Creative Writing tuition at the same rate as the other subjects offered and Oxford entrance tutorials for English.

Tutoring Approach

Good essay practice is not a mystery, nor an inborn talent which we either have or don't have, it is a technique which can be taught, in which ideas are set out clearly in a definable pattern. I specialise in helping students with this essay technique, by exploring with them a set of mental tools they can use to develop any argument. My background is in English Literature, particularly in English poetry, but good essay technique is a transferable skill and students from any essay-related subject can benefit from my tuition.