English tutors in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria or online
Our greatest teaching tool is our passion. We get involved — head and heart — and have a vested interest in seeing our students grow.
Primary, middle, preparatory and high school English tutors
English tutoring for IEB, IB, Cambridge, SAT, NBT and others.
“The English language is an arsenal of weapons. If you are going to brandish them without checking to see whether or not they are loaded, you must expect to have them explode in your face from time to time.” – Stephen Fry
We take the art of English tuition very seriously. Every one of our English tutors scored a distinction+ for English in high school, has studied a relevant field at university, passed our intake English exam with distinction, and then completed our tutor training programme with distinction.
Our English tutors don’t just know the work, they know how to teach it; our students frequently improve their marks by 20%.
Our approach
Assess
First, we assess the student to identify gaps in the fundamentals (what content don’t they know?) and common error types (how are they losing marks?).
Match
Then, we select a mentor from our team of English tutors. It is crucial for a student to ‘like’ their tutor and look forward to the lessons.
Teach
The trained tutor comes to the house for high-impact one-on-one lessons where they actually teach the ideas and concepts.
Practise
We set structured homework for the student to do in between lessons. When it comes to learning, practice is key.
Engage
We use projects, experiments, and practical demonstrations to excite the student and pique their interest.
Test
The student writes regular mock tests so that they can practise their skills under exam conditions, and we can monitor their progress and increase their confidence.
Refine technique
A student needs to familiarise themselves with the technical requirements of the memorandum in order to excel. We teach test-taking techniques.
Supervise
We supervise, guide and support the programme to ensure a great result.
What our families say
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Ready to bring out the best in your child?
Speak to our team about a personalised one-on-one tuition programme — in Johannesburg, Cape Town, or online.