About Us
Two tutors. One mission.
Combining our specialisms in English, Sciences, Business and Humanities to give GCSE students a complete, joined-up experience. We've seen what works in the classroom, the kitchen table and everywhere in between, and we bring that experience to every session.
Meet Us
Lottie
I see your child as a person not just a grade.
I’m Lottie Keble, and my approach to GCSE English Language and Literature
tuition is a little different.
I achieved 11 A* grades at GCSE and four A grades at A-level before studying
English Literature at university, but my experience extends beyond academics.
I’ve written for publications and broadcast-style media, which means I
can translate English from something that simply exists on an exam paper
into something students can actually see and use in the real world. I
think that’s especially important with English Language. Rather than teaching
it as a flat, two-dimensional subject, I give students a much more 360°
view… how language persuades, influences, communicates and shapes the
world around us, and how those skills appear later in life through interviews,
careers, media, relationships and everyday communication. These are enduring
skills, not just exam skills.
I actually see not being a classroom teacher as a strength. I’m not restricted
by school systems or rigid lesson structures, and I’m able to bridge that
awkward gap between school and adulthood. I can help students understand
not only what they need to write to succeed in an exam, but why it matters
beyond it.
Students often engage more because they can see the application and purpose
behind what they're learning. I’m very hands-on and I intentionally only
take on three to six students a year because I care deeply about giving
each child the level of support they deserve. I build real rapport, adapt
to how each student learns, and stay with them through the whole journey…
not just lessons and revision, but right through to exam season and beyond.
Russ
I'm Russ West, I trained as a secondary school teacher, which means I
understand how schools work, how exams are structured, and what teachers
are actually looking for, but I don't teach in a classroom anymore. I've
spent years working in business, and that experience has shaped everything
about how I tutor.
In my time in business I am focussed on understanding the why, and I extend
that into my approach to tutoring. Why does this argument need evidence?
Why does this graph tell a story? Why does understanding cause and effect
matter beyond the exam hall? When students understand the purpose behind
what they're learning, something shifts, they stop trying to memorise
and start trying to understand. Confidence tends to follow.
I work across English, Business, Humanities, and Sciences, and I bring
the same belief to all of them: clarity first, then depth. I'm structured
enough to give students a framework they can rely on, and flexible enough
to meet each student where they actually are, not where a lesson plan
assumes they should be.
Two tutors. One mission. Your success.
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