Áilill - English tutor - Oxford
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Áilill - English tutor - Oxford

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Áilill

  • Rate 888 GHS
  • Response 2h
  • Students

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    Number of students Áilill has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

Áilill - English tutor - Oxford
  • 5 (5 reviews)

888 GHS/hr

1st lesson free

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  • English
  • Essay Writing
  • University Entrance
  • Critical Thinking
  • Gifted And Talented

Clarendon Scholar at Oxford with Six Years' Teaching Experience; Support for Personal Statements and Interview Practice.

  • English
  • Essay Writing
  • University Entrance
  • Critical Thinking
  • Gifted And Talented

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About Áilill

My teaching style focusses on developing critical thinking, imaginative analysis, and clear verbal reasoning. I bring three years’ experience working at the European Youth Parliament as a debate coach and judge, where I trained participants in public speaking and selected candidates for progression to national conferences. Since receiving my TEFL qualification (168 Hours) in 2020, I have taught over 1,000 hours of academic and professional English to young people and business professionals. My students, many of whom stay with me for more than three years, have included technology executives, senior professionals, and graduate students at leading institutions, including Harvard Law School.

I am a current graduate student at the University of Oxford studying History and Critical Theory, with a focus on Women’s Studies. I am also Clarendon Scholar, which is awarded based on interview performance and acaemic merit to approximately 0.01% of graduate applicants to Oxford. I previously completed my undergraduate degree in History and Political Science at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with First Class Honours. I placed in the top 1% of students at Trinity after receiving the Foundation Scholarship, regarded as Ireland's most prestigious undergraduate award. Although I chose to remain in Ireland for my undergraduate studies, I was offered places at the University of Edinburgh and the London School of Economics. My academic history has enabled me to help younger students write successful applications to the University of Cambridge, Trinity College Dublin, and Harvard Law School.

Additionally, my experience includes working annually as a Teaching Assistant for Ireland’s most academically-gifted adolescents. In this role, I support students in the top 95th percentile of verbal and numerical reasoning ability, many of whom have specific educational requirements corresponding to ASD, ADHD, and SEMH. I have also previously been a Camp Director at an international language programme, where I managed classrooms of children under twelve years of age and was responsible for student safety. In 2024, I was selected as a delegate to the European Forum Alpbach after ranking in the top 4% of applicants based on my personal statement and interview performance. Separately, I have represented Ireland at the European Youth Parliament and ranked among the top five debating candidates nation-wide from a cohort of over 500. I draw from extensive experience in both my own academic journey and the opportunies I have had to teach others.

I am fully DBS certified.

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About the lesson

  • Primary school
  • Junior high school
  • SHS 1
  • +10
  • levels :

    Primary school

    Junior high school

    SHS 1

    SHS 2

    SHS 3

    BTS

    Adult Education

    Facultate (Licență)

    Master's degree

    Higher national diploma

    Doctor of philosophy

    MBA

    Pre school

  • English

All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

**What I offer**

UCAS and Oxbridge Application Support:
- Drafting Personal Statements;
- Interview practice.

Other:
- I can support undergraduate students studying History or Politics;
- I can provide comprehensive English language teaching, especially pertaining to business contexts.


**My Teaching Style**

I typically approach tutoring by engaging directly with students’ work. After an introductory discussion in which I assess the student’s needs, I proceed by developing their skills at the level of writing and focused analysis. Across my teaching experience, I have found it most valuable to engage a Socratic method in which the student is encouraged to read their work with a critical eye and become adept at identifying the strengths and weaknesses of any written text or verbal argument. This allows students to achieve progress through a process of strategic questioning and demonstration that does not simply showcase the appearance of advanced writing but enables them to understand why such writing is advanced and how they can achieve a similar quality across all academic assignments. Specifically, I work with students to develop their adaptability of thought, clarity of oral and written communication, precision of analysis, and critical imagination. I take a holistic approach that develops key skills for exam performance, essay assignments, seminar discussions, and Oxbridge interviews.

This approach is not only academically productive but encourages the learner to develop an independent sense of confidence. First and foremost, I believe in a communication style that is clear but gentle. I make it a priority that students feel affirmed, challenged, and respected. This is all the more important because tutoring adolescents and young people can have an outsized impact on their senses of self and the goals to which they aspire. My six years of teaching has allowed me to work with a range of ages and abilities, from young children to senior business professionals and students who present signs of ASD, ADHD, and SEMH. I have also worked with people of many nationalities and am sensitive to both cultural contexts and varied academic requirements.

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Rates

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  • 888 GHS

Pack prices

  • 5h: 4,440 GHS
  • 10h: 8,880 GHS

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  • GHS888/h

free lessons

The first free lesson with Áilill will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

  • 30mins

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