Alex
University of Cambridge
Classics
Graduate
9About Me
I graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 2023 with a Double First in Classics. I have tutored students in Latin and Greek at GCSE and A-Level, and have tutored successful candidates through the Oxbridge admissions process. I can also tutor students in Maths (in which I achieved an A* at A-level) and English.
I have a training contract at a City law firm commencing in September 2025 and would love to tutor as many students as possible across the next two years while I complete my law conversion.
I think it is essential, both for high performance in exams/admissions and at interview for Oxbridge, for students to be able to think quickly on their feet, and therefore I really value the one-to-one teaching style which tutoring enables. I also really enjoy getting to know my students, and their strengths and weaknesses. This is so important for being able to tutor effectively.
My teaching style
I focus firstly on reaching a high standard in the skills necessary for exams/admissions tests, with a particular focus on exam technique. I then focus on excellent communication, particularly oral communication, which I foster by discussing set reading, passages from literature, or questions from philosophy and history. In this way I encourage my students to think on their feet and mimic the Oxbridge supervision system (which the interview also mimics). I would set past exams as homework, but this would not be too strenuous.
My past experience
I have tutored students for GCSEs and A-Levels in Classical Greek and Latin, and I have tutored a successful applicant for Classics at Cambridge.
My Proudest Achievements
Winning the Montagu Butler Prize in Latin verse composition in 2022.
Achieving a First in Classics from Cambridge in 2023.
Reaching the Oxford Schools Debating Competition national finals.
I teach
- CAA
- 11+
- 13+
- Maths
- English Literature
- English
- Latin
- Classical Greek
- Classics
My Results and Achievements
- 11 9s/A*s at GCSE
- 3 A*s at A-level
- Double First in Classics from Cambridge