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Adam
- Hourly rate £30
- Response Time 24h
- Number of students 1
£30/hr
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- English
- English Literature
- Creative writing
- School Entrance Exams
- Classical Culture
Professional teacher, MA Cantab, English expert - English tutor with Adam
Lesson location
- Online
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at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 50 km from London
About Adam
A former police officer turned teacher. Originally from Manchester, I was the fifth person in my school’s history to achieve a place at the University of Cambridge. I read Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, an interdisciplinary course which examined the history, languages and literature of Medieval and Renaissance Europe. I specialised in Old English and Old Norse, and honed my skills in language, literature, history, and philosophy.
Working in the Metropolitan Police Service I was chosen as second in command of a special investigation unit. It was High pressure role where I commanded efforts to find wanted suspects across the country. I organised and balanced high-pressure projects under the scrutiny of the borough senior leadership, undertaking intense research, managing resources and specialised units, and commanding operations to apprehend suspects.
I left the police in order to try to tackle social and educational inequality. I spent some time as an events coordinator at the British Museum, working closely with curators and corporate sponsors to arrange opening events around the museum’s high-profile exhibitions, before training to be a teacher.
University :
- University of Cambridge - Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic [2.1]
- The Institute of Education, UCL - PGDE [Pass]
- Birkbeck College - Medieval Literature and Culture [Ongoing]
- Brown University - MA Cantab, Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic [2.1]
School :
Audenshaw School
GCSEs
- English [A*]
- German [A*]
- Maths [A*]
- History [A*]
- Religious Studies [A*]
- Citizenship Studies [A*]
- English Literature [A]
- Electronics [A]
- Chemistry [A]
- Physics [A]
- Biology [B]
- ICT [B]
AS Levels
- Maths [C]
Audenshaw Sixth Form College
A Levels
- English Literature [A*]
- Religious Studies [A]
- History [B]
- General Studies [A*]
Prizes and Scholarships :
Published poems:
Hear my Heart, Modern Poets on Viking Poetry
Free, First Story
Published works:
The Librarian, Apocalypse Chronicles, Almond Press
Other Qualifications :
2019: Operational First Aider with St. John Ambulance
2018: Qualified Teacher Status, DFE (Outstanding), Level 2 award in Introduction to Counselling Skills.
2016: St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge University; MA Cantab
2015: Problem solving, statement taking, Emergency Life Saving, The London Metropolitan police service
2014: Certificate in Knowledge of Policing; Emergency lifesaving training; risk assessment and management, the London Metropolitan Police Service
2014: Social Media Short course, Business Studies short course, Tameside Council
2014: Creative Writing short course, Open University
2013: Proof Reading Short Course, Cambridge University
2010-2013: St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge University; BA (Hons) Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic. 2:1
2012: TEFL Qualified (Teacher of English as a foreign language)
2008-2010: Audenshaw Sixth Form 4 A-levels: 2 A*s, English and Citizenship; 1 A, Religious Studies; 1 B History
2003-2008: Audenshaw School 12½ GCSEs: 6 A*s (including Maths and English) 4 As, 1B
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
English teacher at London.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
I have taught with Adam Kirton for three years. I am enormously indebted to him, as i have been able to benefit from his extensive knowledge and passion for the history and evolution of the English language. I have also been lucky to participate in his vision for his students. He is dedicated to embedding contemporary learning with a knowledge of the essential classical literature that informs it. He remains an inspirational educator that aspires to give students the tools to love the texts that they study, essential in light of Ofsted's mandate for students to "know more, and remember more". He has successfully taught at all key stages, and would be a welcome addition to a school team or an individual student.
Adam Kirton is a hardworking, reliable, and thoughtful postgraduate student with a passion for learning and teaching who is currently pursuing his MA in Medieval Literature and Culture at Birkbeck, University of London. Since meeting Adam in September last year I have taught Adam on four modules, and have had the benefit of Adam’s feedback in his role as student representative in Staff-Student Liaison Forum meetings, in which he has communicated the responses and queries of his fellow students to the teaching team. Adam has performed consistently well in class and in assignments. He is a supportive, well-read student who is keen to contribute, but who is also considerate of his classmates, facilitating as well as leading discussion. Adam’s preparation for tutorials and classwork assignments has been consistently thorough throughout his time at Birkbeck. He communicates effectively on paper and in person, and has a principled approach to his studies and his professional life. I am very pleased to have Adam as a student on the course, and would be equally happy to work with him in a professional capacity. I commend him to you with confidence.
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Rates
Hourly rate
- £30
Pack prices
- 5h: £150
- 10h: £300
online
- £30/h
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