Joe is an outstanding tutor—extremely clear and supportive. He knows his subject exceptionally well and provides invaluable guidance. Highly recommended!
From Tatiana
From Raine
Joe was a fantastic tutor for our son Ben with his A level philosophy and Ben achieved an A through his guidance.
He has great subject knowledge, but also in helping Ben prepare for exams and know what to expect and to be calm was brilliant.
We would totally recommend Joe :)
From Yusuf
Joe is an excellent tutor and would highly recommend using him. Goes out of his way to understand and support on what is required to improve. My daughter is really enjoying her lessons with Joe, great tutor!
From Kathryn
Joe has been swift to respond to my initial enquiry, and we set up an initial tutoring session which went well. He has taken time to see what my son's expectations and required grades are, and to talk through aspects which he might find more difficult. He is tailoring his teaching around this. Very happy so far! Update in 2021 - Joe was a highly successful tutor for my son. He was able to engage and stimulate my son's insights into the reading, and was particularly strong on showing how his knowledge could be used more effectively in his essay writing. The notes he provided were much (much!) easier to understand than the standard revision books available online - he knows his stuff! The opportunity to go through essays in detail was invaluable. The lessons were online throughout the lockdown period and beyond, and I was happy that my son had 'real' teaching throughout. Highly recommended.
From Tijen
My son Sidney really enjoyed his online sessions with Joe covering A Level RS. He never let us down, always on time very reliable. He went at a pace that allowed Sidney to absorb the information, recognising he has a low concentration span but also made it interesting enough to learn. Many thanks Joe.
From Howard
Really good tutor. Joe found out what part of the syllabus my daughter was struggling with and has targeted his teaching to this. He is very clear and explains a complicated subject very well. 'Best teachers I have' reports my daughter.
From Sophie
Extremely helpful and beneficial sessions for both learning the content and improving essay technique. I always found my Skype lessons with Joe interesting and clarifying, it was thanks to him that I got the grade in RS to get into Oxford University after problems with my teacher at school.
From Flora
Very thorough and reliable. Enjoyable sessions. Am really learning a lot and looking forward to doing well in the summer!
From Alana
Joe helped me massively with my a level philosophy and I passed! he made lessons fun and productive and I highly recommend him as a tutor, he is great at what he does. Thank you so much for helping me !!
From Anita
Joe is a superb tutor. His expertise speaks for itself but his tutoring talents lie in being able to identify a student's weaknesses and maximise on their strengths. Always well-prepared, flexible in arrangements and highly professional. Joe tutored my son and between philosophy mock grade and final result there was a threefold improvement in grade. As well as all of this, he's a really nice chap! Anita
Had it not been for Joe, I have no doubt that I would have had a lower grade than the one I ultimately achieved. Whilst I found myself having difficulty in grasping philosophical concepts in the classroom, Joe's knowledge of the subject combined with his great ability to simplify and explain complex concepts made it so that I could understand them with ease. I would go as far as saying that his teaching was the main factor in me getting a good grade. Amazing tutor! Luke
From Hazel
I would highly recommend Joe as a Philosophy/RS tutor. Over the past few months he has been helping our daughter with her RS A-Level (she needed an A-grade to get into university and with Joe's help managed to get an A*). She found Joe to be extremely knowledgeable and reliable and the sessions were well prepared and pitched at exactly the right level for her. I can't recommend Joe highly enough.
From Sue
We are very pleased with the help Joe gave our son with his A Level studies. The sessions developed his understanding of the subject, improved his writing style and increased his confidence. Hopefully this will be reflected on results day! Many thanks.
From Sorcha
Joe is a great teacher, I'd struggled to understand philosophy for a while and he definitely helped me improve my understanding and my method of answering the test questions.
From Deborah
Joe is an outstanding teacher. For the first time in months, after his first hour of tuition with Joe, my son was engaged again with this A-Level subject. After a handful of lessons, Joe has put my son back on track to gaining his predicted grade and most importantly of all has given him back the confidence he lacked. I wouldn't hesitate to book Joe for your online tuition, he's worth every penny.
From Dipesh
A really polite person, but just wasn't working out. He is really intelligent in the subject, but over intelligent to the point whereby I was left every lesson having no clue what was going on.
Fair enough comment Dipesh. You said you wanted to go for the A* grade so that’s the level I pitched our lessons at. I do accept responsibility for not realising sooner that it was too much though and I will learn from it. Best wishes going forward! Joe
From Usma
Joe has provided invaluable support to my learning. His lessons are enjoyable, thought provoking and in depth, showing the breadth of his knowledge and understanding in philosophy & ethics. With his guidance, I was able to answer exam questions at a higher level. In a nutshell, Joe is a brilliant tutor! I look forward to his lessons for A2.
From Florita
Joe has been a hardworking,reliable and polite tutor,who knows his subject of Philosophy inside out and is able to relay that back to his pupil.My son Callum has thoroughly enjoyed being taught by Joe and has gained great insight knowledge of the subject would not hesitate to recommend Joe to any-body who is struggling with Philosophy,you will not be disappointed!Thank-You Joe for your dedication.
From Nicola
Joe had been very reassuring and flexible with his arrangements. Thank you
From Emma
Joe has just started working with my son but they have already developed a positive relationship and are working well together
From Barbara
Joe is a great teacher. He had been about three times and is tutoring my son on ethics which he is self teaching himself seperatly from school. They have covered the curriculum quickly and in depth. He is polite and reliable
From Folu
My son enjoyed the lesson. Joe is a very good tutor
From Patricia
Thank you Joe for helping Katie with her A2 Philosophy. She found going through the various topics with you very helpful, allowing her to vastly improve her understanding and subject knowledge. From being extremely disheartened with Philosophy as a subject at the start of the process, she gained in confidence to feel she could improve her grade significantly. We were also very impressed with your breadth of knowledge, your help with extra resources and your flexibility. We would have no hesitation in recommending you.
From Ayan
I would like to recommend Joe to anyone who wants a philosophy tutor. His teaching style has helped me understand the key concepts and examination techniques for the exam. I am glad to have him to tutor me as it not only helped me for the exam but also made me enjoy philosophy.
From Anna-Lisa
Joe is a very helpful A level tutor in philosophy for my daughter. He is very reliable, thorough, and skilled at clearly explaining the various philosophical arguments. I would highly recommend him. Thank-you Joe for your continued support!
From Fiona
When looking for a tutor for my son I found the information Joe provided in his profile to be informative and succinct and asking him to tutor my son (AS/A2 level) has been the right decision. Joe has made the subject of Philosophy interesting, relevant and engaging and receiving the tutoring online has not presented any issues; I would recommend it. Joe is professional, very approachable and friendly, provides well prepared lessons and is a good communicator who explains his subject clearly. In addition Joe responds quickly to email and is flexible in his working hours. My son and I would highly recommend Joe as a tutor.
From Sonya
Joe has been an excellent tutor for my year 12 son studying AQA AS philosophy. He is reliable, easy to work with and my son has found him knowledgeable and to the point. Helped him with content and exam technique as the new books for the syllabus are quite hard to digest. Highly recommended.
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