Tara WhitesonEnglish Tuition
Tuition & fees

One-to-one, small groups, or holiday workshops.

Every option is taught live by Tara, on Zoom with shared Google Docs, using resources she has written herself.

Most personal

One-to-one tuition

[£ FEE]per hour

Bespoke lessons built around your child’s school, exam board, interests and learning style.

  • 11+, 13+, I/GCSE and A Level
  • Times arranged around your time zone
  • Interview preparation available
Enquire about one-to-one

Small group courses

£25per hour

Weekly classes with carefully designed schemes of work, and personalised feedback on written work.

  • Maximum six students per class
  • Year 6–7, Year 8–9 and I/GCSE
  • Fixed weekly times, UK time
See the timetable

Easter revision workshops

£25per hour

Intensive I/GCSE English sessions on the skills that decide grades, held over the Easter holidays.

  • 2027 dates: [DATES TBC]
  • Maximum six students per group
  • Discounts for multiple bookings
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One-to-one, by stage

What we work on together

StageFocusPapers & boards
Years 5–611+ entranceComprehension, inference and creative writing, adapted to the style of each school’s paper.Independent and grammar school papers
Years 7–913+ & core skillsPreparation for 13+ and Common Entrance, or strengthening general comprehension and writing.13+, Common Entrance, school assessments
Years 10–11GCSE & IGCSELanguage and Literature: modelled answers and scaffolds matched to your child’s specification and mark scheme.AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, OCR, Cambridge & Edexcel IGCSE
Years 12–13A LevelEnglish Literature and English Language: close analysis, critical reading and top-band essay writing.All major UK boards
Any stageInterviewsResponse strategies and practice so students feel confident speaking in a formal interview.11+ through to sixth form entry
Small group timetable · 2026–27

When classes run, wherever you are

Choose your time zone to see class times on your own clock.

Monday5.15pm · UK timeLive on Zoom

Year 8–9 English Skills

Relevant English skills taught through stimulating texts, for entrance exams or to shine in class assessments.

£25 per hour · max 6 students · 60 min
Tuesday5.45pm · UK timeLive on Zoom

I/GCSE English Language

Unseen texts, comparison and writing to describe, narrate and persuade, adapted to every exam board.

£25 per hour · max 6 students · 60 min
Saturday9.00am · UK timeLive on Zoom

Year 6–7 English Skills

Higher-level skills for secondary school and 11+ papers, taught in a fun, engaging and stretching way.

£25 per hour · max 6 students · 60 min

Times update automatically for clock changes in the UK and where you are. I’ll always confirm times in writing.

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Practicalities

The small print, kept short

How lessons work

Live on Zoom, with work shared in Google Docs so you can see progress between sessions.

What you’ll need

A laptop or tablet with a camera, a quiet space, and a Google account for shared documents.

Payment

[PAYMENT TERMS: e.g. invoiced monthly in advance, by bank transfer in GBP]

Cancellations

[CANCELLATION POLICY: e.g. 24 hours’ notice to rearrange]

Not sure which option suits?

Tell me a little about your child and I’ll recommend the right place to start.

Make an enquiry