Sarah
University of Oxford
BA History
Graduate
17About Me
Hi, I’m Sarah! I am a first-class History graduate from the University of Oxford and have just completed a master’s in European Studies at the College of Europe in Warsaw. Aside from history, I also love politics, sociology, and international relations.
With five years of tutoring experience, I support students of all ages across the humanities, combining subject knowledge with practical guidance on writing, critical thinking, and study skills. I especially enjoy helping students find their own writing style to enable them to express complex ideas with flair and precision.
I offer tailored support for Oxbridge applications and as in-reach officer for my Oxford college, I understand first-hand the barriers and doubts students can face and provide comprehensive support in navigating these.
I am also passionate about social mobility and having worked with the UK’s largest social mobility charity, I am proud to support students of all backgrounds in achieving their full potential, whatever their goals!
My teaching style is engaging and supportive and unique to the needs of each student. Importantly, beyond fostering academic excellence, I aim to equip students with lifelong skills through lively debate and discussion, helping them develop confidence and a readiness for challenge in all they do.
My teaching style
I have tutored in the past and found that the best teaching styles are ones which adapt to a student’s unique way of learning. As a student I am a very audible orientated learner, but I have adopted methods to suit visual learners and other forms of learning that are unconventional but effective in making students think creatively and originally in a way that will impress universities (especially at interview)! I will always listen to my students closely, and orientate my teaching style around what works best for them, but for all my students I try to instil a belief that they can, and should, aim high and work hard to achieve the very best for them.
My past experience
I tutor KS3 students English regularly, but also have experience tutoring GCSE and A-Level students in preparation for exams. I have mentored prospective students to Oxford in the past, and given them guidance on admission tests and interviews that has been beneficial to them in best preparing them for the process which can seem daunting. I have found it rewarding in my previous tutoring work to see my students grasp new concepts under my supervision and excel in their learning with curiosity and enjoyment in the process.
My Proudest Achievements
Receiving an offer to study at Oxford is definitely one of my proudest achievements, having come from a family with no history in higher education. I worked hard for my academic acheivements in school and it was a massive reward to see that hard work pay off and be recognised by an institution like Oxford.
Some of my other acheivements involve sporting, where I have competed against Cambridge in trampolining, which I have been an active participant in since I was very young.
I teach
- HAT
- Oxbridge Interview (Non-Medicine)
- History
- Psychology
- English
- 11+
- GCSE Re-take Tutor
- Sociology
- English Literature
- Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
- Reading
- Oxbridge Interview
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Religion
- Religious Studies
- Modern History
My Results and Achievements
- First class Oxford History graduate
- HAT: 80% performance score = highest band
- Interview: Offer from Oxford
- A-Levels: A*A*A*
- GCSEs: All grades 9-7 with 5 grades marking a 9