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Cambridge Graduate & Former KCL Teaching Fellow | Bespoke History Tutor | GCSE, A Level & Degree

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I offer bespoke History tuition at GCSE, A Level and degree level, drawing on private tuition and coaching experience since 2015 and an extensive academic background in modern history. A former Teaching Fellow at King’s College London and Cambridge graduate, I hold a BA (Hons) in Jewish History from University College London, an MA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD. I am the author of Israel and the Cold War: Diplomacy, Strategy and the Policy of the Periphery at the United Nations (I.B. Tauris, 2013), have reviewed for the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), and have written for academic journals and newspapers. My academic distinctions include the first Mikardo Scholarship awarded by the British Foreign Office, a Golda Meir Fellowship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a Donner Prize in Atlantic Studies at Cambridge for an essay on the role of the United States in the Falklands War. My students have gained places at institutions including Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, UCL, King’s College London, Birmingham, York, Leeds, Hull, Sheffield, Nottingham and Sussex. Tutoring Experience I teach History at GCSE, A Level and university level, tailoring tuition to the relevant syllabus, examination board and individual student's needs. For GCSE and A Level students, I focus on developing secure historical knowledge alongside the essential skills of explanation, analysis, evaluation, interpretation and judgement. I use past papers and examination questions to develop effective exam technique and help students understand precisely what different questions require. At university level, I provide support with historical research, essay planning and writing, argument, use of evidence, historiography and dissertations. Alongside tuition throughout the academic year, I offer intensive tuition during school and university holidays for examination preparation, consolidation of knowledge and skills, and helping students regain confidence and momentum. Tutoring Approach My sessions are interactive, supportive and academically rigorous. I encourage students to move beyond simply knowing what happened and instead consider the questions central to historical study: why events happened, why historians interpret them differently, and how evidence should be evaluated.

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North London Student

Dr Howard was outstanding in his quick understanding of the requirements of my daughters needs. He tutored her for 8 weeks prior to her A levels and gave her confidence, structure and discipline to enable her to reach her goal of an A. She was struggling with structure and exam technique, especially in the American paper and achieved 28 out of 30! We are truly grateful to Howard for his care and guidance throughout the very stressful process. We highly recommend anyone who needs help with politics to reach out to Howard.

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James F

Dr Howard is an excellent tutor who taught me on a MA course. He delivers well planned and thought out tuition that engages the student as well as challenging them to raise ideas and debate arguments in detail. Dr Howard has a warm and friendly manner with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and works very hard to put his students at ease. He gives students the tools and confidence to excel at their studies and I would highly recommend Dr Howard to prospective students.

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Branden

Our son initially came to Howard with a prediction of a “C” in A-level politics but needed a higher grade. Howard initially reassured him - “ do not worry!” he remarked “all my students get an “A” or an “A*”. Improvement was noticeable within a few weeks. Howard was very engaging, and caring. He was always on the end of the phone and made his politics A level interesting and fun. Results day happened last week and he achieved an “A” ( one mark off an A* !) Howard has made a real impression on our son, to the point where our son would often comment that he would look him up if he was in the area! I asked our son what he would like us to say on this review: he is a legend! Thank you for everything. One thing I would like to add is that Howard never clock watches, happy to keep going past the hour, because he cares and wants to make sure that the job gets done. There are teachers out there but we all remember the special ones that made a difference to our lives. Thank you Howard..

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