Templar Tuition

As the genre of Gothic progresses, so to does the sophisticated way in which the Gothic villain poses a threat. Subterranean tunnels, monasteries and castles become a thing of the past… The Victorian threat is very real! It walks amongst us in plain sight and wears no scars from the hedonism it engages in… it is beautiful…it is dangerous…it is real! The gothic villains of later years emerged from the underground to hover above us… in the attic or laboratory at the top of the house. There is a sense of surveillance in these characters, a sense that they are always watching!



For first-class tuition in English Literature, contact us today: 07821 402735

Pupilage Tutoring Summer School runs from the second week in July and offers four or five week courses that are designed to prepare your child for the next phase of their academic journey. There are three transitional courses available:

MOVING IN
If your son or daughter is starting senior education in the coming year, he or she will definitely benefit from our summer school. The transition from being the eldest year group in a primary or preparatory school to the youngest year group in what is quite often a much bigger secondary school is daunting! However, we are here to make their classroom transition as easy as we possibly can. We give our pupils all of the skills and confidence to ‘move in’ to the English departments at their new schools seamlessly.

Key Stage 2 – Key Stage 3 Transition
During this course, Tutors will focus on confidence building using fun and accessible texts that are age and stage appropriate. Pupils will learn how to read for meaning, articulate their thoughts into purposeful argument and respond to questions about characterisation, themes and settings. In addition, pupils will have an opportunity to read some poetry and even begin to analyse it by applying their knowledge of poetic features. On completing this course, your child will enter their new school confident and excited by the subject of English.

Course Duration: 4 Weeks
Frequency: Two 45 minute lessons per week
Cost: £320
Maximum number of students per course: 6

MOVING UP
The move from KS3 to KS4 marks a very important milestone in a young persons life. For many it is the first time that they have ever experienced any real responsibility for their own outcomes. It may even be the very first time that they have been asked to write a 2000 word essay for their coursework. At Templar Tuition, we call this the ‘moving up’ stage.

Key Stage 3 – Key Stage 4 Transition
The transition from KS3 to KS4 should be seamless, but all too often pupils find the demands of GCSE quite different to those of the lower school years. Templar Tuition will help your son or daughter bridge that gap and prepare them for those initial weeks of their GCSE, IGCSE and IB courses, so that they can begin their academic year well equipped to hit the ground running! This course will discuss the demands of GCSE, IGCSE and IB study more generally as an introduction, offering lots of beneficial hints and tips. Thereafter, we will spend one double session a week looking at prose, poetry and drama in extract form. These extracts will be used to encourage students to analyse the language, form and structure of each piece. Pupils will also learn the importance of context and how to apply context to their writing.

Course Duration: 4 Weeks
Frequency: One weekly session of 120 minutes (in total) split in to two 55 minute lessons with a 10 minute comfort break in between
Cost: £480
Maximum number of students per course: 8

MOVING OUT
The two years of English Literature A Level study require students to be resilient, independent, committed and confident. This is the final leg of their school life. Pupils at this level of study are often all of the above. They have already sat public examinations at KS4, they generally know how to manage their time and they are committed to the study of English because they have chosen it. Years 12 & 13 are all about preparing to ‘move out’ of mainstream education and towards an academic path that is nonprescriptive and more autonomous.

Key Stage 4 – Key Stage 5 Transition
In preparation for A Level English literature, pupils will asked to read two short texts before the course commences. Pupils must not concern themselves with analysing the texts in too much depth before the course begins. We want our A Level pupils to enjoy the texts, to submerge themselves in the narratives and to forge their own opinions and raise their own questions. A Level pupils should think outside of the box and foster an enquiring, independent mindset. This methodology will serve them well when we begin to discuss various literary theories and how they apply to a given text. A Level pupils will be encouraged to analyse these texts from a sociological perspective, weaving a balanced argument between each of the texts prescribed.

Course Duration: 5 Weeks
Frequency: One weekly session of 120 minutes (in total) split in to two 55 minute lessons with a 10 minute comfort break in between
Cost: £650
Maximum number of students per course: 10