About Bright Spark Tuition
Bright Spark Tuition is currently an agency of one: me, Rebecca. My hope is to expand in the future, but in the meantime let me tell you a little about myself.
My specialism is English, which I read at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and which I teach up to undergraduate level. However, I also tutor 8+ to 13+ maths (my second favourite subject in school!), as well as interview skills from 8+ to university entrance. My main focus is preparing students for the 11+ and 13+ (Common Entrance) exams held by London grammar and private schools, and over the years I have helped students gain entry to almost every competitive school in the north London area. While I cannot guarantee results, I am yet to have a student who failed to receive an offer from one of their top choices.
For much of 2020-21, I have conducted my lessons online due to the pandemic, but under normal circumstances I would be happy to travel to the following postcodes: N1, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N15, N16, N19, NW1, NW3, NW5, NW6, NW8.
Please contact me via the form below if you have any questions or would like to enquire about availability. I look forward to hearing from you.
Academic awards
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Full tuition scholarship ($30,000) for an MA in Journalism at Stanford University, California
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Cambridge University Hunter Senior Scholarship for exam performance
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Emmanuel College award for exam performance
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English Speaking Union Scholarship to Hockaday School, Texas (gap year)
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Wycombe High School Marie Christie Scholarship for achieving the top A Levels in the school
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SEG Sony National Curriculum Award for achieving the highest English Language GCSE mark in the UK (out of 189,133 candidates)
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Wycombe High School Benjamin Cup for achieving the top GCSEs in the school
I have now been tutoring part-time for twelve years: from 2005-11 and again from 2016 until the present day. I'll be honest with you: at first I did it because it was a useful, flexible way to earn a little extra money alongside my full-time job as a journalist. But I soon discovered it was something I enjoyed and which brought me a great sense of fulfilment. The students and families I work with are not just clients to me but people with whom I endeavour to form a close and enduring relationship - even after my duties as a tutor have concluded.