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One-to-one coaching in essay structure, referencing and critical argument. Ask for a price before you book, and pay only for the sessions you actually need.

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Courses built for first-year essays

Six focused programmes that cover the writing, referencing, thinking and exam skills UK lecturers mark you on, so you pay for what you need.

Essay Structure Coaching Beginner

Essay Structure Coaching

Learn to build an introduction, argument and conclusion that match what UK markers look for, with feedback on your own draft.

  • 4 weeks
  • 6 lessons
On request course
Referencing and Integrity Beginner

Referencing and Integrity

Understand Harvard and APA, paraphrasing and what counts as plagiarism, so you cite correctly and stay on the right side of your university.

  • 3 weeks
  • 4 lessons
On request course
Critical Thinking Workshops Intermediate

Critical Thinking Workshops

Practise questioning sources, weighing evidence and building an argument, the skill UK lecturers reward most in first-year work.

  • 5 weeks
  • 5 lessons
On request course
Exam Technique Plans Intermediate

Exam Technique Plans

A personal revision plan and timed practice so you know how to read a paper, plan your answers and manage the clock.

  • 4 weeks
  • 6 lessons
On request course
Dissertation Starter Coaching Advanced

Dissertation Starter Coaching

Choose a topic, shape a research question and plan your literature search with a coach who knows UK dissertation expectations.

  • 6 weeks
  • 6 lessons
On request course
Statistics Foundations Beginner

Statistics Foundations

Get comfortable with averages, probability, tests and reading results in the software your course uses, one patient step at a time.

  • 6 weeks
  • 8 lessons
On request course

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How It Works

How your sessions work

Founded by a former university writing-centre tutor who watched students wait a whole term for help, we keep booking simple and the first step quick.

1

Tell us your course

Share your subject, your university and the assignment or exam you are facing.

2

Get a price first

We suggest the sessions that fit and send the price before you commit to anything.

3

Meet your tutor online

Work one to one by video on your own drafts, papers and data.

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Apply it to your work

Use the feedback in your next submission and book more sessions only if you want them.

Meet your tutors

Tutors who know UK university rules

Writing specialists with English for Academic Purposes backgrounds, plus study skills coaches, all teaching online.

Hannah Whitfield

Hannah Whitfield

Academic Writing Specialist

Hannah explains UK essay conventions in plain language and works from your own drafts, not from textbook examples.

Daniel Okafor

Daniel Okafor

Critical Thinking Tutor

Daniel helps you move from describing sources to judging them, with short readings and plenty of speaking practice.

Mei Lin Hargreaves

Mei Lin Hargreaves

Study Skills Coach

Mei Lin coaches you through planning, reading and dissertation work, with small weekly targets that keep projects moving.

Tom Brennan

Tom Brennan

Statistics and Exams Tutor

Tom teaches statistics and exam technique with timed practice, clear worked examples and no rushing.

Meet the full team

Start with one session, not a term

Tell us your course and your next deadline, and we will suggest sessions and send a price before you decide.

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