Subjects
Claudia teaches seven subjects, from KS2 up to GCSE. Whatever you choose, lessons are one-to-one, live online with a shared whiteboard, and built around what you're studying at school.
- KS2 · Years 3 to 6
- KS3 · Years 7 to 9
- GCSE · Years 10 and 11
- Tailored to your school's course
- Live and one-to-one
- Practice for tests, mocks and exams
English
Read closely, write clearly, and say what you really think.
- KS2: reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar, and writing for different purposes.
- KS3: reading fiction, non-fiction and poetry; Shakespeare and novels; building vocabulary; writing with accuracy and flair.
- GCSE Language: analysing unseen texts, writing to describe, narrate, argue and persuade, and planning under time pressure.
- GCSE Literature: Shakespeare, a 19th-century novel, a modern text and poetry, using the texts your school is studying; building essay structure and using quotations well.
- Write essays that are clear, structured and confident
- Move from describing a text to analysing it
- Tidy up spelling, punctuation and grammar
- Get comfortable with planning and timing for exam-style questions
What a lesson might look like
A Year 10 student brings a paragraph about Macbeth. We pick apart the question together, find what it's really asking for, then rewrite the paragraph on the whiteboard using point, evidence and explanation. Then it's their turn: a fresh paragraph on their own, with Claudia's feedback straight away.
An example to show the flavour of a lesson. Every lesson is shaped around the student.
Biology
From cells to ecosystems, made clear.
- KS2: primary science topics on plants, animals, humans and living things.
- KS3: cells, body systems, health, photosynthesis and respiration, reproduction, ecosystems, inheritance and evolution.
- GCSE (as part of Combined Science, or as a separate Biology GCSE): cell biology, organisation, infection and response, bioenergetics, homeostasis, inheritance and variation, ecology, plus the required practicals.
- Understand the ideas, not just memorise them
- Write strong answers to longer "explain" questions
- Handle graphs, data and practical questions with confidence
- Feel calmer about big topics like genetics and homeostasis
What a lesson might look like
We work through the osmosis practical: draw the set-up, predict what the graph will do, calculate the percentage change in mass, then explain the result in a full-sentence answer. Same steps, new numbers, until it feels easy.
An example to show the flavour of a lesson. Every lesson is shaped around the student.
Chemistry
Atoms, equations and calculations that finally click.
- KS2: primary science topics on materials, changes of state and everyday reactions.
- KS3: particles, elements, compounds and mixtures, acids and alkalis, chemical reactions, the periodic table, and the Earth and its atmosphere.
- GCSE (as part of Combined Science, or as a separate Chemistry GCSE): atomic structure and the periodic table, bonding, quantitative chemistry and moles, chemical changes, energy changes, rates and equilibrium, organic chemistry, chemical analysis, and the atmosphere and resources.
- Balance equations without panic
- Crack moles and other calculations step by step
- Connect the "what" to the "why" for each topic
- Make the periodic table feel like a friend
What a lesson might look like
We take one calculation type, such as finding moles from mass, and build it up line by line on the whiteboard: write what you know, pick the formula, rearrange, check the units. Then a few similar questions to practise, each with a little more twist.
An example to show the flavour of a lesson. Every lesson is shaped around the student.
Physics
Forces, energy and circuits, minus the head-scratching.
- KS2: primary science topics on forces, light, sound and electricity.
- KS3: forces and motion, energy, electricity and magnetism, waves, matter, and space.
- GCSE (as part of Combined Science, or as a separate Physics GCSE): energy, electricity, the particle model, atomic structure and radioactivity, forces, waves, magnetism and electromagnetism, and space (in Physics GCSE). We also practise rearranging equations and reading graphs.
- Feel at ease with equations and rearranging them
- Understand what a graph is really saying
- Explain concepts in words, not just numbers
- Prepare for required practicals and exam-style questions
What a lesson might look like
Series and parallel circuits. Claudia draws a circuit on the shared whiteboard, the student predicts the readings, then we check using V = I × R and talk through why the numbers behave the way they do. Then the student draws the next circuit themselves.
An example to show the flavour of a lesson. Every lesson is shaped around the student.
History
Stories, sources and essays that make sense.
- KS2: topics from British and world history, building a sense of chronology and "what happened and why".
- KS3: a sweep from the medieval world to the modern era, with a focus on cause and consequence, change and continuity, and different interpretations of the past.
- GCSE: the periods and topics your school is studying, plus the skills behind them: source questions, interpretations, "how far do you agree" essays, and building a clear argument.
Claudia's degree is in Ancient History, so sources and arguments are home turf.
- Remember the key dates and events without cramming
- Write clear, well-argued essays
- Get to grips with source and interpretation questions
- Link causes and consequences into one confident answer
What a lesson might look like
We take a source question and break it into steps: what does the source say, what can you work out from it, and how do you back it up? Then we build a timeline on the whiteboard to place it in context, and the student writes their own answer for feedback.
An example to show the flavour of a lesson. Every lesson is shaped around the student.
Geography
People, places and planet, with case studies to match.
- KS2: maps, countries and continents, weather, and how people live in different places.
- KS3: map skills, weather and climate, rivers, coasts, tectonics, ecosystems, population, development and resources.
- GCSE: physical geography (natural hazards, UK landscapes, the living world), human geography (urban issues, changing economies, resource management), geographical skills, fieldwork and the case studies your school uses.
- Learn case studies in a way that sticks
- Read maps, graphs and data with confidence
- Write balanced answers that link physical and human ideas
- Feel more confident with fieldwork and skills questions
What a lesson might look like
We look at a storm hydrograph together. What does "lag time" mean? Why does it change in a city compared with the countryside? We sketch it on the whiteboard, link it to a case study, and finish by writing a short, well-structured answer.
An example to show the flavour of a lesson. Every lesson is shaped around the student.
Italian
Ciao! Speaking, listening, reading and writing, with a fluent speaker.
- KS2: a gentle, conversation-led start: greetings, numbers, family and everyday words.
- KS3: present tense, regular and irregular verbs, talking about yourself, family, school and hobbies, with plenty of listening and reading.
- GCSE: all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), common GCSE themes, past and future tenses, translation, and speaking practice such as role-plays and picture conversations.
Claudia is a native English speaker with fluent Italian (C2) who lives in Milan.
- Speak with more confidence and less fear of mistakes
- Get verbs and tenses under control
- Build vocabulary that actually sticks
- Prepare for speaking and listening assessments
What a lesson might look like
A five-minute conversation about holidays, in Italian. Along the way Claudia gently notes mistakes, then we pick two to fix on the whiteboard. We add a past tense and a future tense to the next round, and finish with a mini-glossary for the student to keep.
An example to show the flavour of a lesson. Every lesson is shaped around the student.
Need another subject or level?
Ask us. Claudia is building a small team of tutors, so we can sometimes help with other subjects and levels. Tell us what you need and we'll let you know what's possible.
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Book a free 15 to 20 minute intro call. Tell Claudia what you're working on and she'll suggest a plan.