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Old Fashioned Library

Qualified English Tutor Pulborough for 11 Plus & GCSE

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Throughout Pulborough, I offer a high-end academic strategy as a fully qualified teacher with a Bachelor of Education and over 20 years of professional experience. My name is David, and I provide bespoke English tutoring designed to support local families aiming for the high standards of schools like The Weald School or Steyning Grammar. I focus on developing the scholastic rigor and linguistic depth required for successful selective school admissions across the West Sussex region and the wider independent school circuit.

My mentorship integrates technical terms such as personification, alliteration, and foreshadowing into the student's journey, whether they are analyzing a classic novel like Silas Marner or evaluating the structural variety in modern prose like Small Island. From the romantic poetry of Keats to the sharp social commentary of George Orwell, I draw on an immense library of texts to ensure each student develops a sophisticated and scholarly voice. This dedicated approach has earned me a reputation for academic excellence in the Pulborough area, with a strong track record of students achieving Grade 9 results across major exam boards such as AQA, Edexcel, and OCR. By fostering a deep understanding of the British curriculum, I guide students through the complexities of the selection process, ensuring they develop the technical precision necessary to secure spots at their preferred institutions.

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If you want a serious professional who can lift a student immediately, who knows the board requirements for doing well, and who can tailor tuition to the precise needs of the kid, then David is the man. My son is bright, but he was not well taught in English. David turned it all around within a matter of weeks and set him on track to a great GCSE grade. Don't mess around - go with David. Highly recommend.

David

David tutored our daughter  for 11+ English. I always found him to be very professional, organised and methodical in his approach. He always had a good supply of appropriate material that challenged her and pushed her to the next level. The two of them clicked very quickly and our daughter progressed very well. David is friendly and related well with her. Our daughter really enjoyed her sessions with him. She was accepted by all the top private and grammar schools that we applied to.

Priti

David has been helping my son prepare for his 11+ exams. We got started with extra tuition quite late, however already during this time I have noticed a big difference in my son’s attitude and study technique. He has significantly improved his creative writing and also his understanding of how to tackle verbal and non-verbal reasoning style questions. David is helpful and accommodating as a teacher and I am very happy to recommend him and his approach to teaching.

Ahmed

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