Qualified Teacher, full-time professional tutor and former Eton master. 5000+ hrs of tutoring completed.

Will is truly a master of his craft. He is adept at explaining complex content and simplifying structures. His sessions are effective, well-planned, and delivered with great clarity. Methodical and resourceful, he inspired much confidence in my child. I have no hesitation in recommending Will.

Both of my sons have been learning with Will over the years, and we’ve seen fantastic results. He helped my elder son prepare for his 13+ Eton scholarship exams, where he achieved excellent results in both English and the English elements of the General Paper. He then supported him with his GCSE revision and helped him achieve a very convincing Grade 9. He even got full marks in poetry paper!

What makes Will so special is that he doesn’t just teach the subject or focus on exam preparation. He has a real talent for inspiring them to love English. He makes the lessons interesting and engaging, and both of my sons began loving English after they started learning with Will.

I’ve also recommended Will to several of my friends, and they’ve all been very happy with the progress and confidence they’ve seen in their children. I couldn’t recommend Will highly enough.

Both of my sons have been learning with Will over the years, and we’ve seen fantastic results. He helped my elder son prepare for his 13+ Eton scholarship exams, where he achieved excellent results in both English and the English elements of the General Paper. He then supported him with his GCSE revision and helped him achieve a very convincing Grade 9. He even got full marks in poetry!

What makes Will so special is that he doesn’t just teach the subject or focus on exam preparation. He has a real talent for inspiring them to love English writing. He makes the lessons interesting and engaging, and both of my sons love English since they started learning with him.

I’ve also recommended Will to several of my friends, and they’ve all been very happy with the progress and confidence they’ve seen in their children. I couldn’t recommend Will highly enough!

Will is an excellent tutor and we couldn't recommend him highly enough. He helped my daughter go from a Grade 7 to a Grade 9 in GCSE English Literature. He also provided invaluable support throughout the university process and thanks to his guidance she successfully gained a place at Oxford University. An outstanding tutor who genuinely goes above and beyond!

Will is an excellent tutor and we couldn’t recommend him highly enough. He helped my daughter go from a Grade 7 to a Grade 9 in GCSE English Literature. He also provided invaluable support throughout the university process and thanks to his guidance she successfully gained a place at Oxford University. An outstanding tutor who genuinely goes above and beyond!

Will is the only tutor who has genuinely helped me beyond the surface level. He’s highly adaptable to your learning style and especially skilled at identifying and improving areas of weakness. Thank you, Will!

I am delighted to recommend William as a tutor to Tutor Hunt. William was my colleague in the English Department at Eton College and I have known him for 8 years. For 4 of those years I managed him in my role as Deputy and Acting Head of English.

William is a respected scholar with particular expertise in Milton, Shakespeare, Melville, Cormac McCarthy, Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor and Marilynne Robinson.

His ability to differentiate to the particular needs and talents of individual students has always impressed me. He is excellent at preparing top “Oxbridge” candidates with challenging extension work but he is also supremely gifted at encouraging boys who lack confidence to discover their ability and achieve top grades. He has also taught on an Oxbridge summer school and runs his own annual state school exchange with Parmiters.

Will has been something of a mentor to me in my own teaching. I often ask him for advice and have observed his lessons to gain ideas. His methodical and strategic approach to IGCSE Language is inimitable.

One of his greatest strengths is his fastidious approach to examinations. He produces excellent resources which digest examiner reports and mark schemes, giving students a detailed and concise list of targets for A* performance. His resources are used throughout Eton's English department. It’s rare to meet teachers who are both scholarly and fully engaged in academic research yet also skilled at teaching in to specific public examination targets. Will is, in my opinion, one of the best teachers I have ever encountered in my career.

Students enjoy being taught by him because of his sense of fun (he transformed a dry grammar exercise into a game involving a gold medallion), his clear and punctual feedback on written work and his depth of textual knowledge. As a role model to young people, Will is exceptional. He is firm but kind and earns his students' respect through his thorough mastery of the subject and the schoolroom.

He has a full understanding of the development of young people as a father of five, weightlifting coach and competitor and the CEO of his own private tutoring business. He has full DBS clearance and First Aid certificates. Will takes special interest in the development of young people and appreciates seriously the full picture of their academic performance. Will’s calm, rational temperament and perceptive approach to dealing with young people has made him a source of wisdom for students and their parents. He is a principled and experienced teacher.

I hope this goes some way towards describing Will’s professional ability and exceptional calibre to you. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need more information.


Yours ever,

Sarah-Jane Bentley

I am a teacher in Eton's English department. I had the privilege of knowing Will and watching Will teach whilst he worked here. He was roundly recognised as the department's finest teacher. The students adored his lessons and style. He got excellent results, consistently above Eton averages (and that is saying something). He is not given to waffling and gets straight to the nub of the matter.