Joseph M

As a First-Class History student at Trinity College, Cambridge, who left school with all 9s at GCSE and all A*s at A-level, I know better than most how to help people achieve their academic goals. As a tutor, I take a 'student first' approach. Everyone learns differently, and I understand that different methods work for different students. Flexibility is therefore a key part of my approach. At the same time, I understand that performing well academically is as much about asking the right questions as it is about giving the right answers. After all, there are no 'right' and 'wrong' answers in the humanities. My focus, then, is on getting students to think critically. My lessons take the form of guided conversations which put students on the spot, rather than lectures which simply tell students what they need to know. I strongly believe that if you can get students thinking for themselves, the academic results will follow. I teach History, English Literature and Politics at GCSE level and above. I'd be especially interested to hear from students applying to Oxbridge this year. My academic profile: History student at Trinity College, Cambridge. Achieved First-Class results in both first and second year. Ranked 2nd out of 168 History students in my year at Cambridge in 2024. Won the 2023 Bowen Essay Prize, run by Trinity College. Very highly commended by St. Hugh's College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge, for Julia Wood and Robson History Prize entries. Won school history prize for four years in a row, as well as the politics prize in Sixth Form. A-levels: A*s in History, English Literature, Politics and EPQ. GCSEs: all 9s.