Alexander

Alexander graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2015 with a BA in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Arabic and Spanish), and sang in the choir of Clare College. At Uppingham School he was a Music Scholar and won the Headmaster’s Scholarship for academic excellence, going on to achieve A*s in French, Latin and Spanish at A-level.

Alexander began tutoring at 17, helping high school students in Maryland with Spanish. He taught English to refugees in Jordan with Jesuit Refugee Service, including young children in the Gaza refugee camp in Jerash. After Cambridge he spent four months supporting students academically and pastorally at a leading boarding school in Manhattan, including SSAT and ISEE preparation. He then taught English, maths, music and current affairs one-to-one at Red Balloon, a charity supporting severely bullied children back into education, and developed new ways to support English language learning on ESOL courses at the Bromley by Bow Centre through the Year Here programme.

For Alexander, tutoring is about the student, not the tutor. He identifies how each student learns best, whether visually or through note-taking, and adapts his style to suit. While results matter, he believes learning how to learn is the foundation of a successful academic future.