One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Stepan will be happy to arrange your first English lesson.
Stepan
One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Stepan will be happy to arrange your first English lesson.
- Hourly rate £90
- Response Time 5h
- Number of students 45
£90/hr
- English
- English Literature
- 11 plus
- Modern Literature
- School Entrance Exams
Education Consultant and Tutor at Specialist Interim School - English tutor with Stepan
Lesson location
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At Stepan's house: Cambridge
- Online
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at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 50 km from Cambridge
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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Stepan will be happy to arrange your first English lesson.
About Stepan
Since 2014 I have worked as a teacher in a specialist interim school for students not in mainstream education. In my role I am the sole teacher for students in 1:1 classes. I design their work schedule in accordance with curriculums and the students' needs. I also set and assess coursework and field trips for the exam board. I have extensive experience working with students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Many of our clients at the interim school have SEND. I also specialise in home schooling programmes.
I graduated with a First from UCL and have received 4 A*s at A level and 11 A*s at GCSE. Having achieved academic excellence for myself I hope to help others achieve their best too.
From my time tutoring I have identified two primary obstacles to pupils fulfilling their potential. A lack of confidence and teaching not tailored to the preferred learning style of the pupil. These two obstacles are best overcome if tackled simultaneously. By identifying my pupil's learning style and strengths I hope to demonstrate to my pupils their unique potential and capitalise on it. On numerous occasions my tutees have actually exceeded their initial expectations of their progress.
My most successful strategy with pupils has been to maintain a shifting focus and lesson structure depending on what conclusions I draw from regular assessment of my pupil. As an aspiring artist I value creativity and implement it in my teaching - I am always trying out new methods if current ones are not bringing the best possible results.
I am bilingual in English and Russian. Having grown up in England with Russian heritage I offer Russian tuition to all levels from beginner to advanced. I have experience in preparing students for the GCSE and the A level, with an excellent track record of success.
University :
- University College London - Politics and East European Studies [1st]
School :
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
GCSEs
- Art [A*]
- Geography [A*]
- Business Studies [A*]
- German [A*]
- Mathematics [A*]
- Biology [A*]
- Physics [A*]
- Chemistry [A*]
- Russian [A*]
- English Language [A*]
- English Literature [A*]
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
A Levels
- Russian [A*]
- German [A]
- Politics [A*]
- Art [A*]
- English Literature [A*]
Prizes and Scholarships :
National Association of Gifted and Talented Youth
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Having taught at a specialist school for children not in mainstream education, I am experienced in designing entire course programmes both as sole teacher and as a tutor supporting school work.
Each lesson starts with a chat with the student to ascertain what we will be trying to do in the lesson. Once we set out objectives together, we proceed with the work. Every student has different needs; some need more direct guidance, others need to be given free rein to experiment with their own ideas.
My overarching goal with every student is to give them confidence. This of course involves imparting useful skills to them but also making sure they have a positive mindset when it comes to approaching things on their own. A simple yet effective method is to always find something to praise in the student's work, and something to constructively criticise.
Review
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Perfect! A great professor and the lesson was really enjoyable
Perfect! Stepan has been a wonderful tutor, under his tutelage I got an overall 94% on my AS papers. His knowledge of the subject is both far reaching and broad. He's always very quick ascertaining what aspects of your essays need sharpening, and he is aware and up to date on the exam requirements. I have grown to love the subject under his guidance.
- Stepan's response :A very hardworking student, who does a lot of reading around the subject. They always have a lot to contribute in class, and listen to feedback carefully.
Perfect! Transformed my 15 year boy
Stepan transformed my boys predicted 3/4 grade to 4 marks off a grade 7 in English literature! He rapidly created a positive, understanding and yet hardworking partnership to build the confidence to help my son succeed. My son looked forward to lessons and quickly noted progress. The knock-on effect on all GCSE performance surprised us all with better than predicted grades for all. Communication between teacher and Stepan occurred throughout. I highly recommend Stepan as a tutor.
Subject : English
Outcome : Grade 6 English (from a predicted 3/4) and improvement in all subjectsPerfect! Great english tutor!
Stepan helped me with revision for my A level exams this year and was very useful! He was really good at listening to the type of help I needed and directing the lessons to improve this. Highly recommend if you are looking for a great English tutor.
Subject : English Literature
Outcome : APerfect! Teaching English GCSE
Stepan has been teaching my son weekly for about 10 months now. Teachers saw an improvement in his technique and confidence to particpate in class. He has moved up a predcted grade level.
Stephan worked through the different genres of writing and texts and then devled into the different techniques to use to uncover meansing.
My son has some learning difficulites. Stepan connected really well. He is patient and prepares work that he will like. My son is happy to be tutured by Stepan and seems the benifits in the classroom.
Subject : English
Outcome : GCSE exam next year...Perfect! Subject : English Literature
Perfect! Highly Recommend
I asked Stepan to introduce my son to sociology as he is thinking of doing it for his A-level.
Stepan did a foundation cause for him
My son really enjoyed the lessons, he found them interesting and loved the debating and would be very happy to take sociology as his A-level.
So we highly recommend Stepan.
Subject : Sociology
Outcome : understanding sociologyPerfect! Excellent History and English literature Tutor!
I have been tutored by Stepan for about 5 months now. He is an amazing tutor within only 2 months, he managed to improve my English literature grade from a C to an A. I would highly recommend him if anyone wants tutoring in either History or English Literature, he is awesome.
Subject : English Literature
Outcome : A- Stepan's response :Great student! Always polite, hard-working and punctual. I wish him success.
Perfect! Excellent Politics Tutor
I asked Stepan to help me with a book review as I did not really understand how to write a clear, constructive analysis of the text. The book was about the WTO and its faults. After I contacted Stepan, I quickly learnt that he was a specialist in politics and world affairs as he obtains extensive knowledge of specific subject areas such as the WTO and intenational trade agreements. His knowledge of international politics, thus, enabled me to fully grasp what the core arguments of the text were and how to correctly interpret them.
As well as being a specialist, Stepan also went the extra mile to get back to me on any small queries that I had via text. This, in particular, was very useful for me as I am someone who tends to ask a lot of minor questions and therefore having Stepan was highly reassuring.
Further, Stepan taught me how to use keywords appropriately whilst giving candid advice on how I can overall improve my work. Really recommend people to choose Stepan for help on politics!
Subject : Politics
Outcome : I achieved a high first in the assignmentView more reviews
Recommendations
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Was struggling a lot in Politics A Level and was constantly getting D’s and lower in essays and mock papers. Stepan started tutoring me in January, when my exam was in May and helped make the content so much clearer and easier to understand and taught me how to write a clear and concise essay. Before, I would only be able to finish half the paper in the allotted time but within a couple months I was able to finish the whole paper with extra time to proof read.
Every lesson with Stepan is an adventure full of knowledge and fun. Stepan is highly professional: always comes to lessons prepared and adjusts the materials to the needs of my son who has some learning difficulties. I was truly impressed by Stepan's ability to keep my son's attention even during online lessons that were always challenging for him. Stepan specifically helped my son with standardised English comprehension and writing tests (KS3 level and above). They worked on developing ideas; formulating arguments, and structuring the writing pieces. All work was done in systematic and professional manner..
Stepan provided English tutoring for my twin sons for just over a term ahead of their 13+ entrance exams. He was an excellent tutor.
He gave the boys very clear guidance on how to improve their work, whilst remaining positive and encouraging throughout. He came up with useful tools and techniques to help in the exams. He was also very knowledgeable on the type and format of the exams set by different schools. He was very pleasant to deal with throughout and always punctual.
Overall he made a huge difference, not only to the standards of my sons' work, but also to their confidence and he made the whole entrance exam process much less stressful for me!We approached Stepan to help our daughter prepare for her 11+ exams at two of the most competitive independent schools in Cambridge. He was brilliant from the start. He was friendly, encouraging and professional. He picked up on our daughter's weaknesses (comprehension in particular) straight away and set her homework every week to address those weaknesses. He gave very thorough feedback on each piece of work our daughter did and we were incredibly impressed by how quickly our girl had improved.
The lockdown has caused school assessment formats to change several times within a couple of weeks and Stepan was quick and very happy to adjust lesson plans to help our daughter adapt to those new formats. Stepan also gave us lots of useful tips to manage her preparation for the assessments.
We would wholeheartedly recommend Stepan and we will definitely be back requesting for his help when it is our son's turn to do the 11+.
Thank you Stepan!!Stepan always explained topics very clearly, always providing a visual guide, writing notes and reminders on an online whiteboard, which I kept and reviewed. Apart from helping me learn content, Stepan provided detailed feedback on practice exam questions which was very consistent with the exam board’s mark scheme. Furthermore, Stepan also had very deep knowledge of the historical periods I was studying. Overall he provided everything one would look for in a teacher - thank you Stepan!
Stepan has been an incredible art tutor for my daughter. She is doing art IGCSE and has had a teacher who was not sufficiently supportive and misguiding her. Stepan's expertise in the subject and knowledge was really appreciated at this time. He was able to direct and guide Ava and she trusted his opinion. He was always available when needed. I think without him my daughter's experience of art would have been very frustrating and joyless. She has rediscovered her talent for it and this was due to Stepan's insightfulness.
Stepan taught me GCSE geography, history and travel & tourism as sole teacher. He is a very knowledgeable tutor and gave me great understanding of the subjects. He also gave me a lot of confidence, especially in the run up to the exams when I started to worry that I was not going to do too well, and as a result of various revision strategies it turned out better than expected!
Stepan was my student in his first and second year at UCL, attending the courses ‘Introduction to Politics’ and ‘Politics and Society in Central and Eastern Europe’. Throughout this time, I found him to be a very hard-working student who actively participated in class discussions and submitted excellent coursework. Moreover, he displayed very good analytical and critical thinking skills in his formative assessments. In fact, he was the only one in his year to receive a ‘First’ in the BA Politics and East European Studies. Stepan was very polite, always punctual and never missed a tutorial without a valid reason. He also took great care of encouraging other students to voice their opinions and helped them understand complex ideas in team-working exercises. Overall, I can highly recommend him for a position as a tutor.
Stepan has been teaching me Russian for the last three years. He is an intelligent and creative teacher. He particularly excels in his ability to explain things clearly and patiently bring his students up to their desired level. He's reliable and organised, and I would extremely recommend him.
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