I have been a teacher for 25 years, Head of English - now at one of the countries top schools - for 17. I have secured outstanding results for students of all abilities over a long and varied career.

Aelred has a great track record of success with pupils all abilities at GCSE and A level. This is due to his exceptional capacity to make the subject accessible. He uses imaginative, enjoyable methods to build students' confidence and enable them to understand the technical aspects of both literary analysis and creative writing. His breadth of subject knowledge is impressive and he's devoted to reading new work as well as studying the classics, attending theatre performances and developing his own writing. He inspires young people to believe in their own skills and to develop their interests and responses to texts.