Advanced Higher Latin tutors
2 UK tutors who teach Latin at Advanced Higher.
Latin is offered at GCSE and A-level (OCR is the dominant board, Eduqas at GCSE) and combines language work (translation, comprehension, prose composition) with set-text literature in Virgil, Cicero, Tacitus, Ovid and others. It's a small-cohort subject; many state schools don't offer it at all, and Common Entrance Latin at 13+ is a separate strand. Tutoring helps most with the language paper at GCSE (the grammar and vocabulary load is heavy) and with the literary analysis at A-level, where set-text familiarity is decisive. Look for tutors with classics or ancient languages degrees. Generalist humanities tutors won't get there.
Advanced Higher is the Scottish qualification taken in S6 (age 17-18), administered by Qualifications Scotland (formerly the SQA, renamed February 2026), broadly comparable to A-level in difficulty and used by Scottish students for entry to top UK universities (including English Russell Group institutions where an Advanced Higher pass is required for some courses). Most students take 1-3 Advanced Highers alongside extra Highers or other study. Coursework (particularly the extended project/dissertation in many subjects) carries substantial weight. Tutoring helps most with the project component and with the step up from Higher to Advanced Higher in mathematical and analytical subjects. Look for tutors with explicit SQA Advanced Higher experience.
Group from £45/hr £50–£80/hr
Georgios G.
Haringey 9 yrs In person · OnlineQualified Teacher DBS verifiedWith 9 years of experience teaching Classics, I offer expert online and face-to-face tuition tailored to every student with success.
- Latin
- Classical Civilisation
- Modern Greek
- +2 more
£130/hr
Ollie M
Westminster 13 yrs In person · OnlineCambridge graduate, 13 years' tutoring experience, all levels from prep to university and beyond. Online or in person. Friendly and fun.
- English
- French
- Spanish
- +1 more
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