I have run Zoom lessons for children aged 6-14 in Hong Kong. These are a mixture of English language and rudimentary literature and creative writing lessons, in circa of 100 hours. In my second year of university, I taught Chinese students across the country. This was similar to the role mentioned above - English language teaching via Zoom for children in mainland China, in circa 100 hours. In my third year of university, I was a volunteer teacher at a sixth form college in East Ham. I taught 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Hamlet'.

I am a recent graduate from Oxford, where I took a master's degree in English literature, specialising in the poetry and philosophy of the period 1700-1830. I graduated with a distinction and am currently working on my applications for PhD funding, which I will hopefully be starting next September. Prior to Oxford, I took my bachelor's in English language and literature, where I graduated with the second highest first in my year. I am deeply passionate - indeed somewhat obsessive – about literature of all kinds, and teaching it as a subject is something I find genuinely fulfilling. Indeed, I intend to make a career of it after my PhD.

My philosophy when it comes to essay subjects is that there is a very specific formula that can be cracked; having done so, any student is capable of achieving excellent grades in the exam. A properly developed exam technique is almost as important as a solid understanding of the material. In my teaching, I have always tried to retain a focus on how we might use material within an essay format. This is an essential aspect of gaining good results.

This pragmatic approach, however, need not come at the expense of originality or enjoyment of the subject; indeed, I think a sense of structure and argument to one's thinking is important for the kind of intellectual flexibility and curiosity that the humanities should foster in students. Ultimately, I hope to encourage a genuine passion in the students I teach, as well as guide them to achieve the very best grades. Aside from teaching, I have also done a fair amount of work in the publishing industry; I worked part-time doing editorial and research work for Eland Books in my final two years of university and have interned in several other publishing offices.