Amy - Creative writing teacher - Bowburn

1^st lesson free

Amy

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Rate $34
Response 3h
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Number of students Amy has taught since their arrival at Superprof
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Number of students Amy has taught since their arrival at Superprof

5 (1 review)

$34/h

1^st lesson free

Creative writing
English Literature
Essay Writing
Thesis and dissertation writing assistance

Patient, fun and enthusiastic nearly-Doctor with more than 5 years' experience tutoring English GCSEs and English Lit A Level - available online or in person in the Durham area!

Creative writing
English Literature
Essay Writing
Thesis and dissertation writing assistance

Lesson location

- online

About Amy

I started tutoring as a way to earn a little extra money towards rent and groceries the summer between the first and second years of my BA at King's College London, all the way back in 2018. I'd worked with young children nearly all my life, having taken a slightly roundabout path to university, but I quickly found I loved working one-on-one with young people, too. I found students of all abilities to be insightful and curious - given enough encouragement!

Since then, I've graduated with a First from KCL, gained a Master's with Distinction from Durham University, and am currently approaching the end of my PhD at Durham as well. I also had the opportunity to do a little seminar teaching in 2024-2025, working with first-year undergraduates, which was thoroughly enjoyable!

My university education has been in the Theology department, but I've tutored in English since the beginning: in fact, it's been my bread-and-butter. I've worked especially with many students retaking the English Language GCSE: it's a frustratingly difficult exam for many students to pass, especially given it's forced upon them. I'm happy to report, however, that I've seen much success in students with targeted work.

I work with GCSE students on both the Language and Literature qualifications and with A Level English Literature students. I've incorporated my love of literature into my academic work in many ways and so have thoroughly enjoyed working with A Level students to delve thoroughly into works of literature! However, at A Level English Language is more focused on linguistics and as such, as much as it pains me, I do not have the expertise for these qualifications.

I am currently getting back into tutoring after taking a couple of years to focus on my PhD, and I'm thoroughly enjoying getting to meet some new students and flex my teaching muscles again! I'd love to hear from you if you think I'd be a good fit to work with you or your child in their studies.

About the lesson

Teaching English at GCSE will inevitably vary depending on if we are working on the Language or Literature qualifications. English Language GCSE unfortunately has to be very exam-focused, but the good news is that I now have nearly endless resources to equip students for these papers! Depending on your confidence, how much preparation you've already done and your target grade, we'll move with appropriate speed through:
- skills-based practice like picking out techniques to analyse or use in creative writing
- learning to write in ways that target the mark scheme
- timed practices to prepare for the real exams.

English Literature is usually more fun! I tend to make Lit lessons text based, so we'll work on the texts the school has picked out in a bit more detail together in a collaborative way - I'll ask students what they think about a passage, or encourage discussion together. Of course, we'll also do plenty of exam preparation too - come up with strategies that work for you for essay-style questions and work on maximising marks for the individual exam board.

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Amy is exactly the kind of tutor to hire if you want someone who can help to inspire interest in learning. We work together, and I have found Amy’s feedback on my work hugely helpful.
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Amy is exactly the kind of tutor to hire if you want someone who can help to inspire interest in learning. We work together, and I have found Amy’s feedback on my work hugely helpful.
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This first lesson offered with Amy will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

Patient, fun and enthusiastic nearly-Doctor with more than 5 years' experience tutoring English GCSEs and English Lit A Level - available online or in person in the Durham area!

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Joe

Henry

Dr Fouzia

Ross

Graham

Matty

Aalisha

Syed

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