OUTSTANDING TAILOR-MADE HISTORY TUITION AND HOME EDUCATION

Why Select West London History Tutor?

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Who am I?
Welcome! I'm Lynn - a highly successful, fully qualified History teacher with twenty-four years of teaching experience in secondary schools. After 17 years as the Head of Humanities at an outstanding high school in west London, I now run my own online history tuition business.

I have a BSc (Hons) In Modern History and Politics and an up to date DBS check (available on request).

Why hire me?
Is your child struggling in history? Well, I can help! I have a proven track record of successfully teaching History from KS3 to A level, to students of all abilities and with different levels of needs. I love my subject, which is demonstrated by my engaging lessons and an enthusiastic approach.

I believe it is vitally important to build a positive relationship with my students and parents so my students can achieve their best.

I can provide tailor-made tuition/lessons that address the needs of your child whether that is
  • Subject knowledge
  • Exam technique
  • Revision technique
  • Improving performance

Please get in touch via the contact form if you wish to learn more. I look forward to hearing from you!

Subject Expertise

I specialise in the following:
GCSE topics (Edexcel Exam Board):
  • Superpower Relations/the Cold War
  • Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918 to 1939
  • Crime and Punishment, c1000 to present day
  • Early Elizabethan England, c1558 to 1588
  • British Experience of Warfare, 1914 to 1918
  • American Civil Rights, 1945 to 1970
  • Migrants in Britain, c800 to present day

A Level topics (Edexcel Exam Board):
  • British Experience of Warfare, c1790 to 1918
  • From Lenin to Yeltsin, 1917 to 1990
  • Causes of the First and Second World Wars

Experience in tutoring:
  • AQA GCSE Units: Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972 and America, Opportunity and Inequality, 1920-1975
  • CIE iGCSE International Relations 1919-1939
  • OCR A Level Coursework and Democracy and Dictatorship in Germany 1919-1963

I also teach at KS3:
  • The Romans
  • The Middle Ages
  • The Tudors and Stuarts
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • Black Peoples of America
  • The Twentieth Century world

Developing Skills and Confidence

Is your child struggling with their skills? I can boost their confidence and their skill level as I explicitly teach:
  • Essay writing
  • Source analysis
  • Analysis of historians' interpretations
  • How to explain and analyse cause, consequence, change, continuity and significance
  • Revision techniques

Developing Exam Technique

Increasing your child's confidence in tackling their exam papers is key to improving their grades!
By breaking down how to answer the questions, I can enable your child to understand the exam paper so they can improve their grades.


Your child can access free additional support using the on-line tutorials on specific exam questions for Edexcel GCSE on my YouTube page.

Tuition that is convenient for you

I can provide tuition at a time that is convenient for you and your child:
  • During the day or the evening
  • On-line
  • During term time or the school holidays
Please contact me to arrange a suitable time for your child's tuition!

Contact Details

You can contact me by clicking on any of the buttons below. Contact me for a free consultation about your child's needs. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

Recommendations

"Lynn has been phenomenal when it comes to teaching and preparing my daughter for her GCSE’s. Lynn's communication is brilliant and allows me to know what my daughter is studying and also what areas are working well and where she needs a little more help.  She is a supportive teacher who works alongside parents to give the students the best possible experience. I highly recommend her." Kate (parent of Year 10 home educated student)
"A great tutor! She helped my daughter a lot with exam technique. My daughter has progressed a lot because of her tutoring. I would definitely recommend her to others." Tatyana (parent of a Year 11 student)
"I can personally recommend Lynn. She tutors my son, and is enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable." Sue (parent of Y11 student)
"Lynn has helped my son gain confidence and really improve his exam and revision techniques for his GCSE tests! I have no hesitation in recommending her and would expect to use her again for advice and further revision - hopefully for A level study!" Jimmy (parent of Y11 student).
"Lynn has been a fantastic tutor for me, helping me achieve an A* in my year 12 mock A-level exams. She creates fun and interactive lessons/discussions for learning content and helping with exam technique and analysis skills. Being given detailed individual feedback on content work and exam questions helped me to progress though the transition from GCSE to A-level with ease. I would thoroughly recommend Lynn to anyone in search of a great history tutor!" Nadia (Year 12 student)
"Lynn tutored my daughter for a couple of months before her final GCSE assessment in May 2021. I would definitely recommend her as she really helped her understand all topics and build her confidence. My daughter was so much more motivated after her lessons, she also helped her in examination practice which increased her grades by 2 levels." Neena (parent of Y11 student)

How much does tuition cost?

A Level Tuition: £45 per hour
GCSE Tuition: £40 per hour
Other Tuition: £35 per hour

Price Plans can be arranged for block-booking 6 or more tuition sessions.

Prices include:
  • initial discussion (via email or telephone) of your child's needs to establish the purpose of the tuition sessions
  • preparation of tailor-made teaching and learning materials prior to each tuition session
  • one full hour of tuition
  • instant feedback on work completed during the session
  • marking and feedback on work completed after the tuition session

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