Bright child but low grades?_
IGCSE English Tutor Online: Qualified UK Teacher
- Oxford-trained, fully qualified English teacher (not a uni student having a go)
- The same teacher every week, and it is always me. No agency rota
- 91% of students reach Grade 7 or above at GCSE
- Honest detailed feedback you can actually see, lesson by lesson
- Free trial lesson. No contract, no card, no hard sell
Your first session is absolutely free; no hard sell, no hidden caveats, no suspicious small print in fonts last seen on mobile contracts.
It's a full hour spent assessing your child's needs, quietly diagnosing the academic gaps, and seeing whether we're the right match for a long and fruitful campaign against exam boards.
You're welcome to sit in, hover nearby, or lurk respectfully with a cup of tea; interrogation encouraged if needed.
There's no contract, no upfront commitment; just an honest conversation and a clear next step if you feel ready.
Get in touch and we settle the time between us.
Say Hi! Watch the Video
Handing your child's English to someone you have never met, in a country you are not in, is an act of faith. So before you decide anything, here is the person you would actually be handing it to.
One teacher, one face, and the same one every week. Watch, judge, and then make your mind up.
English grades not what they should be? You're certain that your kid's bright, but they struggle, struggle to get their ideas on paper.
You need a tutor, but the right tutor, not just a uni student having a go.
A proper teacher.
That's it! A qualified teacher, a first class expert.
Someone who'll give them the words to express themselves, someone who can break down the voodoo of English into easy, repeatable steps just like in maths. And, of course, someone who can take the pressure off you!
My report card, from parents like you
Stephen is brilliant with him and is able to teach in a way he really understands and is able to grasp new concepts. We highly recommend him.
We fortunately found Stephen at the right time, we’ve now just got my son’s end of Year 9 English assessment marks and it has more than doubled in all 3 English assessments.
Brilliant A Level English Literature tutor that goes the extra mile.
Stephen’s great at turning English into formulas, processes, diagrams (I’m a Maths and Science guy) that really help me understand exactly what to do and the order I need to do it.
He’s really good at explaining complicated things and has a system for everything that makes English clearer to understand like science or maths.
Absolutely marvellous tutor, helped me in every aspect of studying English to help for my GCSE’s, I absolutely recommend as no matter how behind you are or how much help you need, He will help you achieve it.
Superb English GCSE tutor! Goes the extra mile and the best feedback I’ve had from any teacher.
Stephen’s approach to A-Level English tutoring is second to none. If you’re looking to achieve an A* in A Level Literature, Stephen is the tutor to go to!
His patience, expertise, and strong knowledge of the syllabus have led to significant improvement in our son’s performance, earning him a school commendation.
Excellent English GCSE tutor with deep knowledge of English GCSE Literature and Language. The tuition is as good as the website looks!
Aside from his amazing qualifications, Stephen is a naturally positive and inspiring person. The perfect GCSE English Tutor!
Both my kids have greatly benefited from Stephen’s tuition both at GCSE & A-Level in English Literature. Can’t recommend him enough.
Stephen is well known as an excellent tutor in our community. From personal experience, I can’t recommend him highly enough for English GCSE and A-level.
A very kind, funny and genuine person that really cares about his students. He manages to break English Literature down into simple steps and processes.
Stephen has taught our son for many years and in that time he has grown in confidence and regularly achieves grade 8 in his school work.
Thirty days before the exams, his mother called
One month before his Eduqas exams, she wanted her STEM-minded son's English up to the standard of his maths. Victor moved from a Grade 6 to a Grade 8 in both papers. Her only regret: not starting sooner.
The lecturer's choice
Roberta lectures at a university, so she knows teaching when she sees it. She watched Celia go from blank-page dread to precise analytical paragraphs in six weeks, then sent her younger sister too.
The family choice
One family, three brothers tutored over the years: Grade 9s in both subjects for the two eldest, Grade 8s for the youngest. Their little sister is already hot on their heels.
The teacher's choice
Their mother teaches Maths for a living, which makes her the hardest parent in the room to impress. Her three maths prodigies: Grade 8 in Literature, a 5 up to an 8, and a 4 now working at a 7.
IGCSE English: Language and Literature
IGCSE English Language
Writing, and reading unseen texts
- Unseen non-fiction analysis: how writers get their effects
- Creative writing that examiners actually enjoy reading
- Transactional writing (articles, letters, speeches) with the right conventions in the right places
IGCSE English Literature
Set texts, anthology poetry, and the unseen paper that frightens everyone
- Set texts taken apart properly, from Of Mice and Men to the plays your school has chosen
- Anthology poetry on both boards, Edexcel and Cambridge alike
- Unseen poetry and prose, a technique problem rather than a memory problem
This is IGCSE English Language and Literature on both boards, not the ESL paper.
Meet your tutor, Stephen
Choosing an IGCSE English tutor online can make "fully qualified" sound like a small detail. It is not: I am a fully qualified English teacher, which few private tutors can say.
First Class Joint Honours in English and History. Master's-level PGDip from the University of Oxford, on a programme rated Outstanding by OFSTED. Full QTS and a verified Enhanced DBS. Fifteen years teaching, with more than 20,000 hours one to one and in schools, across every exam board.
A teacher who knows how to teach, and stays
University students and clever graduates might know their subject. They have not studied the science of helping your child master it. Teaching is a trained profession, not a pleasant conversation about a set text. That difference matters when the exam is close and a child needs somebody who knows precisely what to do next. I write professionally for major brands too, so the writing papers hold no mystery here. And I stay: students can stay with me as long as five to seven years, so nobody has to explain your child to a new tutor every term or start the analysis again. One teacher, one plan, all the way to the exam.
Detailed, actionable feedback
Marking built on a technical understanding of the content and the technique, and of something rarer: your child's particular cognitive patterns and thought processes.
Work comes back as a numbered action plan, so what to fix (and what to be proud of) is never a mystery.
Lessons built on tireless research
My portfolio of 121 articles and rising
The research goes into the guides first, and then into the lessons. Everything below is free and all of it is mine. If you want to see how the lessons think before you book one, start there.
Edexcel IGCSE AnthologyComplete anthology guide · 36 articles 
Cambridge IGCSE poetryComplete study guide · 15 articles 
Of Mice and MenEdexcel IGCSE guide · 9 articles 
MacbethComplete GCSE guide · 11 articles An Inspector CallsComplete GCSE guide · 8 articles Literary Techniques18 techniques explained The IGCSE Parents' Survival Guide
The IGCSE parent British Curriculum support group you didn't know you needed. Honest guidance that cuts through international school sales and marketing waffle. Ten articles, all of them mine, and these four are where a parent abroad should start.
How tuition works, from first message to top grade
Six steps. Only one of them is yours to manage, and it takes a minute.
Sound familiar?
IGCSE English has quietly become your second job, from a country where you cannot even ask the teacher in the playground.
Reach out, your way
WhatsApp, email, the form, or the phone. Tell me how you would like to be contacted.
I get back to you shortly
I answer your questions, and we settle on a time for the free trial between us.
The free trial lesson
A full 60 minutes with me. No card, no contract, no hard sell.
Same tutor, same slot, every week
A study plan for your child's papers, with the same one-to-one lesson each week.
You get to just be the parent
The progress reports come to you. You see progress and know what comes next.
Get back to parenting
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Questions parents ask
The honest answers, before you pick up the phone. Anything not covered here, just ask.
Online IGCSE English tuition for international families
Same papers, same mark schemes, a long way from England. One UK-qualified teacher for all of it, and we settle the time between us when you get in touch.
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IGCSE tutors in Dubai and the UAE. Agencies can switch the tutor and make your child start again. Here, the same teacher covers Cambridge and Edexcel for families in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
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Core territories
Near East, Middle East, Far East