Are Tutors Really So Different to Teachers?
A tutor might just seem like a private teacher, but that’s not the case! Here’s what makes the jobs similar and different.
Shani Cipro is a qualified English teacher with an MA in History from the University of Glasgow and a PGCE in Secondary English.
She is currently teaching A-level English at a sixth form college in London, pursuing her MA in English (Literary Linguistics) at the University of Nottingham, and intends to pursue a PhD in the stylistics of representation in fantasy fiction.
She is an avid reader, gamer, media enthusiast and budding writer. Her work was originally on ShanniiWrites, which has since evolved into Shani's Tutoring: a platform aiming to make education in English, Creative Writing and the Liberal Arts affordable to all.
Shani is available to help students weekly here in this community. She provides as much free content as possible: from essays to glossary terms to simple advice. Plus, she runs low-cost webinars and courses that help students to get the highest grades in GCSE, A-level and IB.
A tutor might just seem like a private teacher, but that’s not the case! Here’s what makes the jobs similar and different.
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