Hello! My name is Zarah, and I am an English literature and language graduate from the University of Oxford.
My journey to Oxford from a state school has taught me more than anything the importance of understanding the process. Having a mentor myself, I greatly benefitted from learning about the Oxford system, and now I have gone through it, I would love to pass on this information.
My hobbies include reading, watching films, cooking and travelling. As a student, it is so important to not lose your hobbies and instead use them as a break from work to avoid burnout. That is why I emphasise to my students that overworking, while it may help retain information, is detrimental to exams and interviews. Being overwhelmed is what we want to avoid, and so my tutoring emphasises working efficiently more than anything. I hope to help students learn how to set and achieve goals through efficient working routines and am excited to help you on your journey to A*s and Oxbridge.

I am a PhD student in English at King’s College London, having graduated twice from the University of Oxford with two first class degrees (BA, MSt). During my time at Oxford, I studied English Language and Literature from 650 to the present day, with a particular focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. I wrote essays on an array of authors and topics, ranging from the Beowulf-poet to Virginia Woolf. I have won an array of prizes and scholarships during my time in higher education, including full funding for my PhD. My thesis, on which I will be working for the next three years, is on modernist dream-writing, and I love to share my passion and expertise in this subject with my students, as I find the modernist period the most fascinating in English literary history, and dream-writing a tantalisingly complex but enjoyable way of writing.

Hi! My name is Lizzie and this Summer I graduated from the University of Cambridge with a 1st Class degree in English. I am a conscientious and organised student, devoted to both my studies at to outreach at University. I have been heavily involved in my college’s student union, having been entertainment officer and communication officer, working with other union’s across the University to develop a support network for students. I am a class act student from Birmingham and I’m very invested in helping with access to education for all young people. In my spare time, I enjoy acting (I have performed in several shows in Cambridge, and one at Edinburgh Fringe), and writing creatively. My teaching style begins with assessing a pupil’s current understanding of their curriculum, asking what they would most like to focus on, assessing myself what would most benefit them, developing a timeline for this, and splitting each section into action points that can be achieved in each session.

Hi, I’m LucyAnne! I’m 23 years old and I live in London. I work as an actor and freelance singer, and also part-time as a teaching assistant and a tutor.

I studied History, English, Music and Biology at A Level (3 A*s, 1A) and, while at school, also gained two diplomas in French Horn (LRSM and DipABRSM) alongside Grade 8 Singing (ABRSM) and Verse & Prose (LAMDA), Grade 7 Piano (ABRSM) and Acting (LAMDA) and Grade 5 Music Theory (ABRSM). I then undertook a BA in History and English at Oxford, during which time I was awarded two scholarships for academic achievement. Since graduating in 2021, I have also gained an Acting Diploma from the London School of Dramatic Art.

I absolutely loved my time at uni, and while at school I was lucky enough to have some amazing teachers that showed me how fun learning can be. I would love to be able to inspire others like I was inspired.

My hobbies include cooking, reading and going on walks around my local area looking for cats to stroke!

Hi there!! I’m Thomas, currently reading English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford. I have just recently passed through the stress of A levels and uni admissions, having spent my last five years at St Paul’s School in London.

At school, I was awarded a John Colet Scholarship (awarded to the top 14 pupils at 13+ entry), a Senior Academic Scholarship, as well as the Milton prize for English, and the Blair prize for ‘thinking creatively and laterally across disciplines’ (very vague, I know). For my A levels, I achieved 4 A* and an A in English Literature, History, Latin, an EPQ (where I managed to gain full marks), and Maths respectively, as well as 11 9s at GCSE level.

Aside from numbers and grades, I play the cello and piano. I am a cricket and rugby fanatic, but love both playing and watching as many sports as possible. Currently, I’m trying to improve some highly questionable tennis abilities…

I would consider myself to be relaxed and friendly, but most importantly I aim to be as diligent as possible in everything that I do. I great take pride in holding myself to the highest possible standards, and tutoring is no exception.