English Literature tutor & more · Wandsworth
Heather P.
Secondary and GCSE English literature and language tutor, 17 years experience.
English Literature tutor & more · Wandsworth
Secondary and GCSE English literature and language tutor, 17 years experience.
About
I am a highly experienced private tutor, who is hardworking and dedicated. I will always accommodate and assist my students to the best of my ability.
I have seventeen years of tutoring experience on a one-to-one basis and with small groups within schools. I have also taught English as a Foreign Language for three years in South Korea. My experience includes 11+ English, KS3, GCSE and the IELTS exam. I have extensive knowledge of the main GCSE syllabuses including AQA, Edexcel and IGCSE. I have worked as an alternative provision tutor for fifteen years and this has given me extensive experience of teaching students with special needs.
£50–£60/hr · 3 subjects · 12 levels
Subjects & pricing
Languages
- English Native
Qualifications
Higher education
- BA (Hons) English Literature Certificate checked · University of Surrey University of Surrey Certificate checked
- BA (Hons) English Language Certificate checked · University of Surrey University of Surrey Certificate checked
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- Sept 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
Stephanie
Heather is a good communicator and we were looking forward to working with her however we did not end up meeting her.
- Sept 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
Suhyang
Heather is a fantastic English tutor – experienced, kind, and always willing to go the extra mile for her students. When my son first came to the UK last year and had to take his GCSEs, he started lessons with Heather and passed his English exam straight away. She has an incredible amount of knowledge about the GCSE exam and knows exactly how to teach based on each student’s strengths and weaknesses. Now my daughter is also learning English with her, and we couldn’t be happier. Highly recommended!
Heather P. replied
Thank you Suhyang. Your son’s achievement in such a short space of time is incredible. His persistence and diligence is to be commended. I am sure he will continue to achieve greatly in A levels and beyond.
- May 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
Emmanuel
We would like to warmly thank Heather for the excellent support she has provided to our daughter throughout her iGCSE (English litt and lang) preparation. Even though we are still awaiting the results, we can already say with confidence that the experience has been extremely positive. What we appreciated most was the close follow-up and the genuine care she showed for our daughter’s learning path. She regularly provided helpful feedback, set clear objectives, and was always responsive and supportive. It has been a reassuring and motivating journey for our daughter.
Heather P. replied
Thank you Emmanuel. It has been a pleasure teaching your daughter. She is extremely diligent and focussed. I’m sure her hard work will be reflected in her GCSE grades.
- Feb 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
David
Heather has been fantastic. The English GCSE was rapidly approaching and my son was struggling. Heather delivered not only excellent tutoring of the subject but also made it friendly and enjoyable. She creates a lovely working atmosphere where students feel extremely relaxed and confident to ask any questions. I strongly recommend her and am really pleased with the progress my son has made.
Heather P. replied
Thank you David. I’m so happy you are pleased with your son’s progress. It is a pleasure to teach him and I am impressed with his attitude to learning and rapid progress. I am sure this will be reflected in the summer exam grades.
- Feb 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
Alison
Heather has been supporting my son on GCSE English for a while now - by far his worst subject and the one he used to dread at school - pleased to say we are very happy with the outcome - his grades have gone up 2 - 3 levels in his recent mocks. This wasn't an easy tutoring job - my son was very reluctant to receive help and seemed to have written himself of when it came to English, however, Heather managed to tailor preparatory work to suit my son and his interests, structuring help / support aids to a level he could work with and getting to know what motivated him. His confidence has increased in the subject and his teachers are also very pleased with his substantial progress. She has been reliable and well prepared and also is willing to come to tutor face-to-face which not enough tutors are willing to do these days, it seems. Thank you Heather!!
Heather P. replied
Thank you Alison. It’s been brilliant working with you to help Jamie achieve the best he can in English. His progress is the greatest I’ve seen to date, especially given how reluctant he was. I am so happy he is now achieving in his English exams and is in a good place going into his summer exams.
- Jun 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
Jo
Heather has worked with my daughter on GCSE English (Lit and Lang) for the past six months.I wish we’d discovered her earlier as her input has been transformational. She has attended in person. My daughter is very quiet and hugely lacking in self confidence and Heather’s friendly and gentle manner has been perfect for her. She’d went into her exams much happier and came out so positive and with the clear view the coaching had made all the difference. Obviously the proof will be in the results but I’m sure she’ll have done fine.
Heather P. replied
Thank you Jo. It’s been such a pleasure to teach your daughter and see her confidence grow. I look forward to results day as I’m sure she will have done well.
- Sept 2017 ·imported from First Tutors
Bruce
Daniel's English marks have improved out of sight since Heather has been helping - I think it was after about a month that he started coming home with hugely improved results and comments from his teacher. It has totally changed Daniels attitude to English because he really feels he understands what is required. Heather has a relaxed easy going and friendly approach which has really worked for Daniel and he looks forward to his weekly sessions.
Heather P. replied
Thank you for your feedback Bruce. I am so happy you have seen such rapid results and Daniel is enjoying our tuition sessions. I'm sure Daniel's GCSE result will reflect all the hard work and progress.
- Jun 2016 ·imported from First Tutors
Meneiva
Heather is a great tutor. She is a very knowledgeable about her subject. She gets on well with my daughter. My daughter's grades and understanding have greatly improved during the tuition sessions. Thanks Heather
Heather P. replied
Thank you Meneiva for your feedback. It has been a pleasure to tutor your daughter and I'm very happy she's shown improvement over the length of our sessions.