Years 12–13
A-level English
At A-level the step change is intellectual, not merely quantitative. Students are asked to argue, to weigh criticism, and to write with genuine independence. Tuition is pitched accordingly.
Literature
- Close reading of set texts across drama, poetry and prose, from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Duffy and Ishiguro.
- Comparative essays that argue a genuine thesis rather than list similarities.
- Critical theory used with judgement — feminist, Marxist, postcolonial and ecocritical readings.
- Context deployed as illumination, never as decoration.
Language and Language/Literature
- Linguistic frameworks: lexis, semantics, grammar, pragmatics and discourse, applied confidently to unseen data.
- Child language acquisition, language change and language and power.
- Original writing and accompanying commentaries.
Coursework and beyond
The English Tutor supervises NEA coursework from the first question to the final draft — choosing a workable title, building a bibliography, and referencing correctly — while remaining strictly within board regulations on assistance.
For students applying to read English at university The English Tutor also offers personal statement guidance, wider-reading direction, ELAT preparation and Oxbridge interview practice.
Practical details
- Lesson length
- 90 minutes, weekly
- Boards
- AQA A and B, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas
- Between lessons
- One full essay per fortnight, marked to A-level criteria
- Fees
- £80 per hour one-to-one; small-group rates from £38 per student
Prepare for A-level English with confidence
Whether the aim is an A* or a first genuinely independent essay, we begin with a conversation.