Qualifications & Experience

After attaining a First in my B.A. English Literature Degree at The University of Salford, I was awarded a scholarship to study an M.A. Degree in Creative Writing and I graduated with a Merit.

I also went on to study a Foundation Degree in Psychology from The Minster Centre in London. During this time, I began teaching Literature and Drama lessons for High School and College students. I loved it so much that I’ve never stopped and now I’ve been teaching English Literature and Drama for over a decade.

English Lessons

I offer one-to-one Literature and Language lessons for GCSE and A-Level student studying exam boards such as AQA, Edexcel and OCR. I also teach adult learners who are retraining to start a new career path. Each lesson is specifically tailored to each student and usually lasts one to two hours.

Our English Lessons cover the following:

  • Creative writing

  • Analysing prose texts

  • Analysing poetry

  • Shakespeare

  • Essay structuring, spelling, and grammar

  • Preparing presentations

  • Exam revision

  • Personal assignments or homework

Fee: £50 per one-hour lesson.

  • "When we found Gabriella, we hit the jackpot."

    Gabriella in my son’s words is “absolute class”. English Lit not being his strongest subject, the remit was to get him confident and GCSE ready. When we looked for a tutor I believe when we found Gabriella, we hit the jackpot. She has had a massive impact on my son’s confidence, his interest in the literature. My son really engaged with Gabriella and that’s down to her teaching methods. She really stretched his viewpoints and mind, which in the bigger scheme of things makes him more mature and willing to express things better not just in literature, but world events even. Extremely grateful to her as is my son. Couldn’t have asked for more.

    Joanne

  • "She has a wealth of knowledge"

    I would highly recommend Gabriella to anyone who's struggling with their exams. I managed to pass my functional skills exam within four months. It wouldn't have been possible without Gabriella's help. She has a wealth of knowledge and a warm approach which made me feel at ease during our lessons. I also needed help writing my personal statement for university, and Gabriella guided me through everything and structured it perfectly. I can’t thank her enough – I'm all set for uni!”

    Sharna

  • "Worth every penny!"

    Excellent tutor. My daughter was very happy with Gabriella from day one. I think Gabriella has such a great rapport with teenegers that my girl loved her English Literature teaching sessions very much and her improvement was amazing. She obtained a grade 9 in her GCSE. I honestly thought her fees were a bit on the top range, but it was worth every penny. I absolutely recommend her without any hesitation.

    Olga

  • "I quickly went from a 4 to a 7"

    Gabriella is an excellent tutor who is easy to get along with. With her help I have managed to go from a 4 to a 7 in English literature in a short space of time. I have never ran into any difficulties with Gabriella and I highly recommend her as a tutor.

    Tom

  • "Reliable and informative"

    Gabriella is a reliable and informative tutor for my son tesisting his GCSE English Language. My son finds her professional and easy to interact with. He is coming on already after a few lessons. She always chats with us at the end of every session to inform us of what they’ve been working on. I would highly recommend!

    Nicola

  • "Goes above and beyond"

    Brilliant teacher, always goes above and beyond. Thanks a lot for all your help Gabriella.

    Sumaira

  • "Teachers have seen a vast improvement"

    My nephew has improved so much in such a short time and Gabriella seems very nice and definitely would recommend her. Always on time and my nephew always tells me he enjoys the sessions and his teachers have also seen a vast improvement. Thanks.

    Vedat

  • "My son is already reaping the benefits of her excellent tuition"

    Gabriella is tutoring my son who is sitting his A-Levels this Summer. I have found her to be very friendly, professional and flexible. My son is already reaping the benefits of her excellent tuition as evidenced by improved confidence and grades in English Literature and Language. His college tutor has commented favourably on his written work and style so we are very happy indeed. Thank you very much and we look forward to continued progress over the coming months. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend such a lovely teacher.

    Ryan

  • "I improved in confidence"

    Gabriella and I started tutor sessions 10 weeks before my first A-Level English exam. She was really, really helpful and I improved in confidence and went up quite a few grades! Can’t recommend her enough!

    Charlotte

Drama Lessons

In 2022, I was awarded a scholarship to study with The American Academy of Film and Television in Los Angeles. Additionally, I’m part of the Authentic Artists Collective which has quarterly meet-ups. I’m also a working actor and you can see my most recent credits on my Spotlight.

I offer weekly one-hour to two-hour Drama lessons to help with GCSEs, A-Levels, and drama school auditions.

Our drama lessons will cover:

  • Working on monologues 

  • Mastering duologues 

  • Character development

  • Studying key dramaturgs

  • Exam revision

  • Personal assignments or homework

Fee: £50 per one-hour lesson.

Film stills of Gabriella Tavini acting in short film Trust Thy Sister by Molly Wise

Example Lesson

Check out one of my FREE poetry lessons on YouTube!