Your TUTORS

As well as a BA in English Literature, Carl also has an MA in Comparative Literature from University College, London, and has been teaching in one of the country's most academically high-achieving schools for ten years. 

Carl:

• is a Fellow of The Chartered College of Teaching
• has been Assistant Head (Pupil Development) as well as Head of Year in Years 9-11 at a highly academic school in Cambridge
• has been an A-level and GCSE examiner for a number of exam boards
• also has experience of teaching and tutoring Drama and Theatre Studies
• has experience of teaching both GCSE and IGCSE as well as A-Level and Oxbridge. 

Having graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English Language and Literature, Simon has spent the last 20 years teaching in some of the highest achieving schools in the country. 

Simon:

• is a Fellow of The Chartered College of Teaching
• has been Head of English for over a decade in two schools (one in North London and one in Cambridge) that regularly feature in the Top 10 schools in League Tables for GCSE and A-Level
• is an A-Level and GCSE examiner, moderator and presenter for a number of exam boards 
• has significant pastoral leadership experience, including as Head of Years 10-11 in a South London school
• has taught both GCSE and IGCSE qualifications, as well as A-Level and Oxbridge. 

Will graduated from the University of York with a degree in English Literature and Old Norse and has taught English Literature and Language since 2014.

Will:

• was a Key Stage Four Coordinator at his previous school and has drafted GCSE English Literature papers, exemplar student responses and marking schemes.
• has completed a master's degree at King's College, London, exploring the literature, and manuscript and printing cultures of the early modern period (1500-1700) and specialises in teaching Shakespeare’s dramas.
• has teaching and moderating experience of a range of exam boards.
• has prepared students for participating in Oxbridge ELAT (English Literature Admissions Test)

Having graduated from the University of London (Queen Mary), as well as holding a PGCE from the University of Cambridge, Stephanie has spent more than a decade helping pupils achieve some of the highest KS2 Maths scores in the country.

Stephanie:

• is Maths Subject Leader in a local Cambridge school. In 2023, Stephanie’s KS2 Maths results ranked her school 4th in Cambridgeshire (out of 250 schools) for both average Maths score, and for level of pupil progress in Maths.
• has been a mentor for Cambridge University PGCE teachers.
• has been involved in Local Authority programmes designed to raise Maths standards across Cambridgeshire, including a programme to support the progress of disadvantaged pupils, and a programme to ensure progress for Greater Depth pupils.
• is an experienced Maths tutor at KS2, KS3 and GCSE.