Polly Philp

Member since Sep 2020

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Details

Key area of interest

English

Keywords

GCSE, A-Level, IB, Highers and Advanced Highers, Degree

My background

Hello, my name is Polly, and I have degrees in Classics, specialising in literature, from Oxford (MSt, Distinction) and St Andrews (First). I offer tutoring in English and Classics, including the Greek and Latin languages. I can tutor at GCSE and A-level, the IB (which I took at school), and can also help with Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers.

My teaching approach focuses on core skills and techniques. I can help you to efficiently and effectively learn the facts, vocabulary and quotations etc., and then help you to utilise them in a broader sense, such as understanding, how to approach an essay, or what to consider when reading a text. I can also offer tips, methods and resources for revision, and study skills generally.

Experience

Over the course of my time at university, I have tutored my fellow students and secondary school students. At St Andrews, I had a semester-long placement in a local school as part of a Teaching and Communications module; this has given me familiarity with the Scottish system, and general teaching experience.