Megan

I am an engaging, warm and encouraging private tutor with ten years of experience tutoring around the country and hold both a BA (2014) and MA (2017) from King's College London in English Literature and Medieval Studies respectively.

Outside of tutoring I maintain a personal research and writing practice, and produce public lectures in the fields of literary, historical, and cultural studies.

Tutoring Experience

I have been working as a self-employed English tutor for over ten years and have taught students in London, Glasgow, Bristol, and more recently in Cardiff, as well as in the American college system and with students at international schools in China.

Texts regularly taught - (This list is not exhaustive and I'm happy to broach new material):

King Lear
Macbeth
Henry IV Parts 1 & 2
Hamlet
Richard III
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
A Doll's House
A Streetcar Named Desire
Doctor Faustus
The Canterbury Tales
Paradise Lost
The poetry of Sylvia Plath
The poetry of Ted Hughes
The poetry of Philip Larkin
The poetry of Carol Ann Duffy
The poetry of Christina Rossetti
The poetry of Seamus Heaney
The poetry of Owen Sheers
Jane Eyre
Dracula
The Bloody Chamber
Oliver Twist
Atonement
On Chesil Beach
The Great Gatsby
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Handmaid's Tale
In Cold Blood
Breakfast at Tiffany's
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Talented Mr. Ripley

Tutoring Approach

I enjoy creating long lasting relationships with my clients, and foster a collaborative, flexible and personal teaching dynamic. I try to avoid rigid 'tutor' and 'student' definitions in order to create a relaxed environment where working together critically and creatively is key. My teaching ethos fosters a creative and exploratory approach to English that is solidly grounded in the curriculum, but that also goes beyond the scope of the classroom to ensure that my students stand out and shine in both their writing and in class. This method involves sharing ideas and research in literary theory and linguistics, considering context in dynamic ways, and offering nuanced perspectives on texts that spark excitement. It is because of this that I have been successful in encouraging previously reluctant students to engage with English, as well as in challenging already high-achieving students to take that extra step into the highest bands and grade boundaries at GCSE and A-Level. I believe in the transformative power of literature and teach it as a tool through which young people can discover themselves and the world we live in.