I’ve taught A-Level English Literature for eight years, mostly working with students who understand their texts well but struggle to turn ideas into a convincing essay. I spend quite a bit of time on close reading, planning under time pressure and using critics without forcing them into every paragraph. Shakespeare is probably my favourite area to teach, though I’m equally happy discussing modern drama and poetry.

Hi! I’ve been tutoring A-Level English Literature for around four years and still genuinely enjoy getting into a good discussion about a text. My lessons usually involve plenty of talking before we start writing because I find students produce much stronger essays once they’ve properly tested their ideas. I’m particularly fond of poetry and unseen analysis, and I’m always happy to read an essay beforehand and go through it together.

I am an experienced A-Level English Literature teacher with a particular interest in Shakespeare, nineteenth-century fiction and literary criticism. Much of my tutoring centres on developing precise arguments rather than simply adding more quotations to an essay. I also work closely on comparative writing and timed responses. Students often come to me when their essays have good ideas but need greater structure and depth.

English Lit was the subject I enjoyed most at school, so tutoring it never really feels repetitive. I’ve worked with A-Level students for five years and tend to keep lessons fairly conversational. We might spend half a session pulling apart one passage before turning those observations into an essay plan. I especially enjoy teaching Gothic literature and drama, and I’m a bit obsessive about finding the exact quotation that makes an argument work.

I have seven years’ experience teaching A-Level English Literature and previously worked in secondary education before moving mainly into one-to-one tuition. My speciality is essay technique: establishing a clear line of argument, integrating context naturally and making close analysis genuinely analytical. I particularly enjoy teaching Shakespeare and Romantic poetry. I also regularly mark timed essays and give detailed written feedback between lessons.

I started tutoring A-Level English Literature while studying English at university and have continued ever since. I’m especially interested in students who say they have “nothing to write” about a poem because there is nearly always much more there than they first think. Lessons are relaxed but quite practical: we annotate, argue about interpretations, plan essays and sometimes rewrite one paragraph several ways to see what actually makes it stronger.