Professional, heart-led educator with 12 years’ experience in private education. PPE, University Admissions, Personal Statements, A Levels, English Literature, education consultancy

I am absolutely thrilled to recommend Joshua as an exceptional tutor, whose guidance was instrumental in helping my daughter, Amelia, secure a place at Cambridge University to study Land Economy (2024). From the very start, Joshua demonstrated an outstanding level of expertise, professionalism, and dedication. Josh provided Amelia with expert support at each and every stage of the application process—whether it was refining her personal statement, preparing for admissions assessments, or preparing her for interview.

What truly sets Josh apart is his compassionate approach. Josh not only focused on academic excellence but also ensured my daughter felt supported and confident throughout what can be a stressful and challenging process. His deep knowledge of the subject matter, combined with deep understanding of the Cambridge admissions system, was key to my daughter’s success.

I wholeheartedly recommend Josh to any student seeking to achieve their academic goals. His guidance was nothing short of transformative, and we will be forever grateful for his help.

Josh orchestrated a smooth transition into Oxford (PPE) for my son, Justin. Josh was able to acutely direct, guide and execute every stage of the process. The personal statement editing was very thorough and professional. The interview was a particularly daunting prospect and Josh was able to prepare and reassure James with his expert knowledge, understanding and compassion. Once again, our sincerest thanks to Josh

Josh is a highly intelligent and skilled professional who has experience tutoring individuals and small/large groups. He is an excellent motivator with superb subject knowledge who is willing to go the extra mile for his students.

Joshua Halstead (or Josh as we now know him) acted in a private tutor capacity for my son M, helping him with his A level Economics between September 2013 and the exams in May 2014. Despite working quite hard for his AS level exams in 2013, M performed fairly averagely (Economics, Geography, and Politics).
Josh worked with M over the course of nine or ten months, initially on weekly hourly tutorials and homework tasks which we gradually stepped up as the A2 exams approached. M responded very well to Josh, they very definitely hit it off despite the pressure Josh put on M to raise his game. I cannot emphasise enough the difference Josh made to M, both technically in terms of his grasp of the subject, but the confidence he gave him to go into the exams knowing that he was on top of every aspect of the Economics curriculum.
Josh's intervention had the effect of helping M lift his grade from a mid to low B at AS level Economics to an A* at A2 level. I am sure that Josh’s help in terms of approach to studying etc also helped M in his other two subjects as he gained A grades in both Geography and Politics, missing an A* in Politics by just 2 marks.
Josh is now tutoring my younger son for A level economics (October 2017)