English, History, 7+ to 13+ Entrance Exams
An empathetic tutor with more than 1,000 hours of experience and postgraduate degrees from Cambridge and Oxford, Gavin has helped many students win places and scholarships at leading London schools.
Gavin studied History at Birkbeck, University of London, before completing an MPhil in Modern European History at the University of Cambridge and an MSt in Literature and Arts at the University of Oxford. He is a member of The Tutors’ Association.
Gavin has more than 1,000 hours of tutoring experience. His students have won places at schools including Alleyn’s, Epsom College, Emanuel, James Allen’s Girls’, Streatham and Clapham High and Trinity at 7+ and 11+, and at Royal Russell and St Dunstan’s at 13+, and he has prepared students for many more London independent and grammar schools, as well as the ISEB Pre-Test and Common Entrance. One 11+ student won an academic scholarship and two sports scholarships; a 13+ student went from a C to an A in English in two terms. At GCSE, A-level and KS2 he has tutored English, History and Politics, advised on a Law personal statement that led to an LSE offer, and worked pro bono on a comprehensive school’s scholars’ programme.
Gavin sees tutoring as a chance to help students uncover insights they might miss in the classroom. Parents regularly comment on his ability to inspire their children and build excellent rapport. His teaching is exam-focused, as he finds exams give students purpose and focus, but he also reminds them that regular, deliberate practice builds a foundation for adult life.
