This is for students that specifically require AQA 1:1 tuition. It is offered at a premium and is ideal for students who feel more at ease learning in a 1:1 setting. As these slots are usually filled by several students in a group setting, there are very few slots available, so do apply early.
Study doesn’t have to be solitary. Small group tuition offers the perfect balance of expert teaching and peer support. Students learn from each other’s questions while receiving structured guidance tailored to their exam board and texts.
Our masterclasses are structured mini-programmes like lectures that target the most challenging parts of the AQA English Language & Literature exams. These take place throughout the academic year and during the Easter holidays. Designed to give you high-impact insights, strategic approaches, and modelled answers you can build on. Entirely focused on how to ace the exams!
This is tactical, confidence-building final prep for students who want to walk into the exam room knowing exactly what to expect and what to do. I call it ‘the primer’ because it gets students absolutely exam-ready. These sessions are high-focus, low-stress walkthroughs of the exam structure, timing and approaches.
This programme of 4 x 60 minute sessions is designed to give students a head start in the run-up to the new term. It serves as a taster of what is to come for Year 10 students and represents a valuable bit of revision for Year 11 and Years 12-13 resit students. This short programme always takes place Tuesday-Friday of the last week in August every year.
“Claire tutored both my children through KS4 resulting in them achieving their English GCSE. Both my sons struggled with English, however without the relevant grade would be unable to proceed to A levels. Claire lifted both of their abilities and ensured they both exceeded the required grade to further their education. I will always be extremely grateful for the time, skill and patience she gave my sons and would highly recommend Claire”
‘Having got a 4 for Lang and 3 for Lit in his mocks, B needed a 5 in Lang for college and after your lessons, he was hopeful. What we weren’t expecting was an 8 in Lang and not only that, but a 6 in Lit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to sit down and stop myself from bawling my eyes out. He is not a fan of English and I did wonder how much he was taking in, but you must be one b****y amazing teacher Claire. I knew you were, but now I’ve seen it for real. That’s a 4 grade jump in Lang and 3 grade jump in Lit and he was predicted 6/6. He got the grades he needed for college (and the school if he’d wanted) which is a massive relief and it turns out that his highest grade was Eng Lang! Thank you so much for the lessons and of course, you’ll be getting my recommendation. I could still cry and you’re owed a massive hug.’
“I couldn’t recommend Claire Davidson enough. Claire taught me for my GCSEs back in 2000 & 2001. With Claire’s enthusiasm and great teaching style, I went from getting Cs & Bs at the beginning to finally ending up with an A/A* for English language & English literature. Claire made English lessons become interesting, rather than a boring compulsory subject that I thought of it as before entering her class. Claire taught me so many skills for essay writing and analysis that prepared me for not just the rest of my education up to post-graduate Masters level, but life in general. With the company “World Challenge”, Claire took my brother in a team of students to Morocco for a week and a few years later, Claire & I went to Malawi & Zambia for a month with another team. She encouraged and helped motivate us into such life skills and experiences that we would never have achieved through school alone. These skills helped with university and job applications and life in general. I will never forget the time and effort Claire put into us as children and the opportunities she gave us. Claire is the perfect candidate, if you are considering her tutoring services of your child.”
You’re a superstar teacher! S got a Year 10 mock paper back today. He was really pleased. Just shy of a grade 7!
I can’t praise our experience with The English Lab highly enough! My daughter struggled with English, and after she received a grade 4 in her mocks we decided to turn to Claire for help, with just months to go before the GCSE exams. Claire quickly identified my daughter’s strengths and areas for improvement, and tailored the tutoring sessions to her specific needs, focusing on strategies that would make the biggest impact on grades. Claire’s expertise, combined with her fun and informal teaching style kept my daughter motivated, improved her confidence, and made a world of difference in her GCSE results. Thanks to Claire’s guidance and encouragement, my daughter was able to achieve a grade 6 in her final exams – a significant improvement from her previous results. I wholeheartedly recommend The English Lab to any student seeking to improve or excel in English
Claire is absolute gold dust. She has helped and encouraged two of my children through English GCSE exams. She is inspirational, energetic and absolutely on the money when it comes to the syllabus. I owe her so much. My kids have confidence in their ability now and both did really well in their GCSEs. I cannot recommend Claire more highly!
Hi Claire, Sam got his interim school report this week and achieved an ‘outstanding’ in English right across the board for all areas of his work. You are an amazing teacher, Claire. This is an absolute first for Sam in English. He’s improved and more motivated with you involved!
Claire has been absolutely wonderful tutoring our daughter and helping her understand what is required for her GCSE English exams. K always looked forward to her lessons with Claire as she was so approachable, and she was always on a high after her lesson as she just understood it so much better than in the classroom environment at school. K particularly liked her lessons at home and not having to leave the house to go for tutoring. Furthermore, Claire always marked her work and gave feedback straight away. She also kept in touch with us on our daughter’s progress and also let us know when she was getting a bit lazy!! We highly recommend Claire, and we are so grateful she was recommended to us. K went from disliking English to enjoying it, which is all down to Claire. Thank you Claire.
‘I highly recommend Claire. She has been absolutely fantastic with my daughter, getting her through her GCSE in just a year. We had taken our daughter out of school and really struggled to find an English tutor until we found Claire. She immediately built a great rapport and her supportive tutoring was just what M needed to build her confidence and self-belief. Our daughter took her GCSE in 2025 and passed with a Grade 5! This would not have happened without Claire’s enthusiasm, knowledge and skill and we cannot recommend her highly enough.’
Claire is a welcoming, fantastic and engaging tutor who makes lessons fun and encouraging. Her content and revision resources are wonderful and really help Z after the lesson has finished. My son has vastly improved his confidence and approach to both English Language and Literature exams. I would highly recommend Claire. Thank you so much from the whole family!
Claire really got to know my son and understood his strengths and weaknesses. She treated him like an adult and gave him a real confidence to go above and beyond what he thought himself capable of, especially given his dyslexia. Not only did he get two 7s in English, but the skills and critical thinking that Claire helped him develop enabled him to do well in all his other subjects too. We would absolutely recommend Claire. If you are looking for someone to truly support your young person then she is it !
A recent message from a happy parent: ‘Hi Claire, I just wanted to let you know that J got a grade 9 in her mock! She is over-the-moon. Thank you so much for all your support so far.’