Nickdale
Private Tutor in London (also available for babysitting)
Male Member since Sep 2013 Last Updated Nov 2022 Last Login Jul 2023
My Summary
About Me
I read English at Oxford before beginning a career as a strategy consultant in London. After a spell as Project Manager, I left to set up various businesses, including raising $5m in funding as Development Director for in San Francisco, building a £1m property portfolio in Notting Hill and the Alps and financing the first two albums by Eden James, an Australian singer-songwriter who has now won record deals with Sony and EMI and reached number one in Greece with his first single Cherub Feathers. In 1998, I had lunch with a friend of mine who had an apartment in the Alps and ended up renting the place for the whole season. That was probably the only real decision I’ve ever made in my life! After ‘retiring’ at the age of 29, I spent seven years skiing or playing golf in France, Belgium, America and Australia before returning to London to settle down and start a family. That hasn’t happened yet, but I’ve now decided to focus on ‘quality of life’. That means I try to maximise my enjoyment rather than my salary. As I love teaching, I spend a few hours a week as a private tutor in south-west London. In my spare time, I enjoy playing tennis, writing, acting, photography, dancing, skiing and coaching golf. I still have all the same problems as everyone else, but at least I never get up in the morning wishing I didn’t have to go to work!
My Experience
I’m an Oxford-educated English graduate, and I’ve been working as a private tutor and schoolteacher since 2009 following 18 years as a strategy consultant. I teach English and Maths plus most other popular Common Entrance, GCSE and A-level subjects. I’m based in Putney and have taught around 250 students of all ages but particularly 7+, 11+ and 13+ candidates, some of whom have now achieved academic and honorary scholarships and been accepted into schools such as Stowe, Charterhouse and St Paul’s.
For further details or to book a lesson, please contact me. References available on request.
School entry success
Year 5: Fulham Prep School, Kensington Prep School
11+: Alleyn’s School, City of London School, Hampton School, The Harrodian School, James Allen’s Girls School (JAGS), St James Senior Boys’ School, Stowe School, Streatham & Clapham High School, Wimbledon High School
13+: Charterhouse, St Paul’s School
Scholarship success
Academic scholarship from Alleyn’s School
Academic scholarship from Hampton School
Honorary scholarship from Streatham & Clapham High School
Subjects taught
Any level:
English
French
Verbal reasoning
Non-verbal reasoning
Essay writing
Computer literacy (eg Microsoft Office skills)
GMAT and other business school entrance exams
Key Stage 1 (5-7 years),
Key Stage 2 (7-11),
Key Stage 3 (11-14),
Common Entrance (11+ or 13+) or
GCSE (14-16):
Maths
Science
History
Etc…
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Skills Tests:
Numeracy
Literacy
My Qualifications
Christ Church, Oxford University Autumn 1987 – summer 1990
• II.1 English Language & Literature
Exeter School, Exeter (followed by year out in US) Autumn 1981 – summer 1986
• A-levels: English (A), French (A) and German (A)
• O-levels: 9 including English Language & Literature and Mathematics (all As except one)
My Availability
Available Sunday to Thursday after 26 September 2013
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Before School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Morning | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Afternoon | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| After School | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Evening | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Overnight | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Last Updated: 06/11/2022 | |||||||
My Fees
£35 per hour for lessons online, at your home or at mine
£5 supplement for each extra child
My Documents
- UK Passport (added 06/11/2022)
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