Joe

Education

London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc, History of International Relations

  • Distinction

University College London, B.A., English Language and Literature

  • First Class Honours

  • Dean's List, Faculty of Arts and Humanities

    • Awarded for outstanding academic performance at undergraduate level (top 5% of all graduating students across the University).

  • John Oliver Hobbes Memorial Scholarship

    • Awarded for exceptional academic performance in English Literature

  • Ker Memorial Prize

    • Awarded for distinction and promise in the study of English Language and Literature

Eton College, Berkshire

  • A-Levels: English Literature (A*); History (A*); Mathematics (A)

Teaching experience

Joe is a highly experienced tutor, with five years and hundreds of hours of one-to-one teaching experience under his belt.

An Independent Schools admissions test specialist, Joe has helped over a dozen students to secure places at some of the U.K.’s leading Independent Schools, including Eton, Harrow, St Paul’s, St Paul’s Girls’ School, Westminster, Godolphin and Latymer, Highgate, and Haberdasher’s. He has also guided numerous students to much-improved grades at Common Entrance, GCSE, IB, and A-Level.

In his teaching, Joe focusses on the specific needs and ambitions of each student. Through an organised, enthusiastic, and unfailingly good-spirited approach, he aims to enable his students to reach their academic goals whilst also fostering confidence and a love of learning.

Joe is universally loved by clients for his reliability, patience, and effortless charm.

Specialisms

Independent Schools Admissions

  • 7+, 8+, 11+, 13+, 16+

  • All Independent School scholarship examinations

  • Joe is an Eton, Harrow, St Paul’s, St Paul’s Girls’ School, and London Consortium admissions test specialist.

Subjects

  • English (7+, 8+, 11+, 13+, Common Entrance, GCSE, IB, A-Level, Undergraduate, Postgraduate)

  • Mathematics (7+, 8+, 11+)

  • Verbal Reasoning (7+, 8+, 11+)

  • Non-Verbal Reasoning (7+, 8+, 11+)

  • History (Common Entrance, GCSE, IB, A-Level, Undergraduate, Postgraduate)

University Admissions

  • UCAS English Literature Personal Statement Support

  • UCAS History Personal Statement Support

  • Oxford and Cambridge MSt English Applications Support

  • MSc and MSt History Applications Support

Joe has extensive experience of supporting SEND students and welcomes enquiries for SEND tuition in all of the above subjects.

Extra-curricular interests

When he is not teaching, Joe enjoys reading good literature, cooking, walking, visiting art galleries, and playing bridge. Whilst studying at University College London, he captained the University cricket team and edited the student newspaper, supervising a team of eighteen editors, and writing a weekly books column. 

He seeks to escape to Cornwall to surf as often as his schedule permits.

Availability

Joe is available for in-person tuition in London and for residential tuition throughout the United Kingdom and around the world.

He is also available for online tuition.