Robert

I am an experienced, Oxford-educated teacher and tutor of History, Classics, and Ancient History, with a proven track record of helping students to reach their fullest potential. I have spent four years as Head of History in a high-performing London school, raised A Level results to their highest ever level, and placed 14 students in Oxford or Cambridge courses following dedicated programs of one-to-one prep sessions. As a published author of a widely used textbook series, I also have close familiarity with almost all commonly taught history and ancient history topics in UK schools.

Tutoring Experience

My academic background is in both History and Classics, and I have a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford in Greek and Roman History (graduated with distinction in 2016). Prior to commencing my degree at Oxford I studied History and Classics for four years at the Australian National Univeristy, where I graduated in 2013 with honours. I have always had a great passion for communicating and teaching the subjects I love, and have worked in teaching and tutoring for the past eight years. I have had consistently excellent feedback from past tutoring students and their parents, and I am happy to provide references on request.

I am also one of the authors of the Knowing History textbook series published by Harper Collins, which is used in History departments throughout the country and commands over 10% of Key Stage 3 History textbooks sales in the UK. Writing and contributing to these books across multiple editions has entailed researching and designing teaching resources for a vast range of topics, far beyond the wide range that have taught in the classroom, and has equipped me with the subject knowledge to instruct students in a much wider range of areas than most history teachers.

Tutoring Approach

I find that working one-on-one with students allows me to have the greatest possible impact on their education. Through focused, tailored teaching of key material and precise guided practice, I have found that it is possible to dramatically and permanently improve a student's performance.

I always begin by establishing what are the student's goals and desired outcomes. From there, I can design a course of study that best reflects the student's needs, whether it be weighted towards intensive re-teaching of topics to broaden my student's knowledge and understanding of their subject, dedicated training in exam technique and writing practice, or (more commonly) a combination of these elements in whatever balance works best for the student. I am flexible, approachable, and happy to work with students at any level of prior experience or attainment.