IB English Language tutors
2 of 2 UK tutors teaching English Language at IB.
English Language at GCSE focuses on reading unseen fiction and non-fiction, and on writing for purpose and audience — descriptive, narrative, persuasive, transactional. A-level English Language is a different subject altogether: linguistics, child language acquisition, language change, discourse analysis. Tutoring helps most with the writing papers (where structure and tonal control are taught skills, not innate) and with the analytical frameworks at A-level, which students often try to bluff. Boards diverge meaningfully — AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas at GCSE, AQA and Cambridge at A-level. For A-level, prefer tutors with a linguistics background.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year sixth-form qualification taken in place of A-levels, offered by some independent and a small number of state schools. Students take six subjects (three Higher Level, three Standard Level) plus the Theory of Knowledge course, the Extended Essay, and CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service). UK universities accept the IB on equivalent UCAS-points terms, often with course-specific subject requirements. Tutoring helps most with HL subject content (which goes beyond A-level in some cases), with the Extended Essay, and with the Theory of Knowledge essay and presentation. Look for tutors with explicit IB teaching or examining experience.
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Luke
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Westminster 14 yrs Online · In personSTEM Oxbridge Admissions Consultant; A-level/IB/(I)GCSE Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Economics; 11+, 13+, 16+
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Helen
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Hillingdon 30 yrs Online · In personDyslexia / SEN Specialist & Qualified Teacher. 30+ years in teaching, and as Advisory Practitioner for the Society of Education & Training
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