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Private tuition for History, Classics and Government and Politics for adult learners, A Level and GCSE students, face-to-face or online.

Bespoke tutorials designed to suit your requirements and maximise success

Face-to-Face Tuition

JA Tuition offers face-to-face tutorials for students in Melton Mowbray and Rutland, or at Jenna’s home near Oakham. Jenna is fully CRB and DBS checked and parents can sit in on tutorials at anytime without notice. For parents wishing to wait, or students who drive, there is is plenty of free car parking. Tutorials are a collaborative process and are guided by each student’s needs. Please note that face-to-face tutorials are on hold until further notice.

• Most students make a minimum of two grades progress
• Minimum time per tutorial is one hour
• All sessions are fully resourced

Online Tuition

Online tuition is good option if you want your choice of tutor to be determined by expertise and personality rather than the local area. We offer online tuition via a choice of platforms, Skype or Zoom, at a time which suits the student’s needs. Online sessions follow the same structure as a face-to-face tutorial. Full resources tailored to each student’s needs are provided. JA tuition has worked online with students around the world to provide high-quality tutorials.

• Highly versatile method of study
• Minimum time per tutorial is one hour
• All sessions are fully resourced

Academic Writing

Many students struggle with getting their ideas down on paper. Ensuring that written answers cover the full demands of the question can be tricky. JA Tuition specialises in helping students unlock the key to good analytical historical writing. As an examiner for A Level history at one of the most popular exam boards Jenna has a thorough understanding of what students need to do to maximise success.

• Some students have achieved 100 per cent in the final written examination
• Sessions focus on essay planning, good structure and incorporating features of strong analytical writing into essays
• Mock examination questions, mark schemes and sample essays are available
• Detailed feedback provided on all written work

Intensive Courses

JA Tuition can provide intensive courses to cover topics and areas your child is struggling with. These can be based around content, or exam technique.

• Each course is personalised to the student’s needs
• Sessions can take place during the day in school holidays, or after school in term time

Revision Sessions

Revising on your own can be daunting. Often it can be difficult to know where to start and it can be easy to procrastinate and waste time. JA Tuition can help provide students with structure and organisation to their revision. All activities are designed to maximise impact.

• Activities based on good practice techniques for revision
• Sessions focus on particular areas of weakness
• Mock examination questions, mark schemes and sample essays are available

Preparation for Oxbridge Entrance

JA Tuition has successfully tutored and prepared students for the Oxbridge entrance examinations.

• Provide references and guidance for UCAS application
• Tutoring and mentoring for success in the history aptitude test (HAT)
• Mock interviews

Home Schooling

Deciding to home school your child may appear daunting. However, it needn’t be a scary process. JA Tuition can help to ensure your needs are met and exceeded. Experienced at KS3, KS4 and KS5 teaching we can help every step of the way. We can design and deliver an appropriate curriculum of lessons at secondary level (years 7 to 9), or implement a GCSE, or A Level scheme of work.

• Experienced classroom teacher
• Formulate a Bespoke curriculum based on each student’s needs
• Can make provision for a variety of humanities subjects, levels, exam boards and modules

Adult Learners

Many students have chosen to retain JA Tuition at undergraduate and post graduate level. JA Tuition can provide advice on research, course content and essay writing services for assessments. Courses JA Tuition has advised on include: undergraduate degrees in American Studies; International Studies and History. Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCEs). Postgraduate degrees in Education and History.

• Programme of work devised is in consultation with the student
• Detailed feedback provided on all written work

Highly trained, experienced tutor

Education

• MA Religious and Social History 1500-1700, University of Warwick
• PGCE Secondary Teaching, History, University of Roehampton (MA Credits awarded)
• BA (Hons) European and International Studies, University of Hull (specialising in History)

Experience

• 10+ years tutoring and teaching
• Examiner for major exam board for A Level History
• Qualified teacher
• Former language lead
• 100 per cent A* to C record in A Level History (ALPs 3)
• Fully CRB/ DBS checked
• Full Driving License

Testimonials

Jenna is a wonderful tutor. Her knowledge base is extremely vast and her lessons are delivered in a highly personal, friendly and professional way. She regularly teaches for longer than she charges and the resources she’s able to provide are invaluable to help students get to the next level.

I’d highly recommend!

Laurie, AQA History,
A Level student

I cannot overstate how amazing Jenna is! My son got a disappointing D at AS level and Jenna started tutoring him for just an hour a week from the following autumn – he got an A in his A level just a year later and as a result secured a place on his first choice uni course. I sat in on two of their sessions and Jenna’s drive, energy, enthusiasm and knowledge of her subject were quite simply inspiring. She was brilliant at identifying my son’s areas of weakness (particularly in essay writing) and helping him to improve and her no-nonsense, positive attitude were perfect for him. Quite simply I don’t believe for a second that there would have been so many happy tears in our house on results day if we hadn’t been lucky enough to find Jenna and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.

Helen, parent

Having worked with Jenna on my A Level History course, I can highly recommend her to anyone looking for an engaging and highly informed teacher with a genuine passion for the subjects that she teaches.

I benefitted from the great thought and time which Jenna puts to her lesson plans, especially as she is able to adapt her teaching approach according to individual learning styles and course focus areas. Her extensive knowledge of the subjects that she specialises in adds greatly to the quality of discussion and subsequent understanding that you gain as a student. Jenna genuinely cares about the success of her students and will go the extra mile to ensure that you feel comfortable in your understanding of important concepts and events and feel confident to write an effectively conveyed argument in an exam. I enjoyed my time as a student with Jenna immensely and despite the impact of Covid-19 on 2020’s exams, Jenna did all that she could to reassure me and promptly provided the necessary evidence to be sent off – I was very pleased to be awarded an A grade in August.

I believe that all students can enhance their learning and love of their subject with Jenna whether with her in person or online, having worked with her in both capacities.

KATIE, AQA HISTORY AND ocr cLASSICS, A LEVEL student