• AQA

• Edexcel

* Please enquire directly for other exam boards.

Yes. Reschedule up to 24  hours before the scheduled start time via the confirmation email you got at the time of booking —no email tennis required. Rescheduling within 24 hours of the lesson is not possible.

• The links in our ‘Book Lessons Now’ section (above) enable you access to book both groups and one-to-one sessions.

• Pick any open slot that works best for you.

• Pay securely by card and you’re locked in. Confirmation + Zoom link arrive instantly.

Our style of tuition works well for those who are committed to weekly tuition, complete all homework assignments by their respective deadlines, reflect on feedback and want to improve!

To find out more about Emma and her teaching style, watch the video at the top of this page, or click on the ‘about’ section on the navigation bar.

Absolutely. Many students combine both one‑to‑one, and group sessions in the build up to exams. However, we do require that students stick with any group tuition booked for that half term - the groups are courses of approximately 10 weeks, designed to ensure a consistent group environment lesson-to-lesson.

• Zoom - for all online calls.

• Notion - to assign homework, track progress, provide invaluable resources and comprehensive summary of each lesson.

• Google sheets - for progress tracking.

• Email automation - to keep everyone in the loop.

Essays & Papers completed for HW are externally marked by an examiner and typically returned within 72 hours.

Students and parents received an annotated PDF and feedback summary via email.

75% of university applicants do not achieve their predicted grades according to a 2020 study. Final grades are typically lower, as teachers predict optimistically to avoid disadvantaging their students in the application process. So even if school are predicting top grades, it’s sensible to take predictions with caution.

Nonetheless, even the best students can benefit from tuition. We aim to push marks well above the A* boundary and teach essay & study principles that can be used at university and beyond.

Yes, we offer several options for holiday intensives - please see ‘book lessons’ page in navigation bar for more details.

Students typically improve between 1 and 3% on assignment scores per session - these are primarily based on past paper questions. A bump of 10% equates roughly to one grade boundary. As a result, an improvement around 1-2 grades is typical per 10 lessons (assuming assignments are completed).

Early in the academic year, an essay or series of multiple choice questions is typical ~ 1 hour of work. As exams approach, we will progressively move towards full past papers. The official time constraint on these is ~ 1.5 hours, though early attempts are expected to take longer.

Yes, though we would recommend one-to-one sessions on a case-by-case basis. Our notes are available 24/7 for students to work through at their own pace.

Several current students with ADHD have moved up two grade boundaries since we began working together.

Results are recorded within a Google sheet for reference at any time to enabling progress tracking.

Similar to 1-1s but just with a couple extra people! There will be a maximum of 5 students in total and it is a course of 10hrs over 10 weeks.

See our booking page above for a more detailed explanation.

Emma studied English at Birmingham University.

• One‑to‑one with Sam:

  • 1-1 session GCSE: £50/hr

  • 5 Hours GCSE: £225 (£45/hr)

  • 1-1 session A-Level: £65/hr

  • 5 Hours A-Level £292.50 (£58.5/hr)

• Group Lesson English Language (max  5 students): 10hrs - £450

• Holiday Intensives:

**Receive FREE essential essay toolkit when signing up for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 Language courses.