Expert English Tuition
Top Marks Tutoring: Professional Academic Support
Providing reliable, professional, and affordable English Language and Literature tuition for GCSE students.
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Based in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire
Why trust me to tutor your child?
Nikki Atherton:
✔ 24 years’ experience teaching English Language and English Literature
✔ Proven exam success rates
✔ Full QTS in Secondary English
✔ Enhanced and up-to-date DBS
✔ Experienced examiner of AQA English Literature and English Language
✔ Experienced examiner of EDUQAS English Literature
Small Group Sessions
£15
Engage in collaborative face-to-face learning within my custom-built classroom. These sessions focus on:
• EDUQAS English Language
• Macbeth
• Romeo and Juliet
• Blood Brothers
• An Inspector Calls
• Poetry of Power and Conflict
Tutoring Options
Online Revision - can be accessed from anywhere!
£10
Online weekly revision sessions conducted via Microsoft Teams available for:
• AQA English Language
• EDUQAS English Language
• Romeo and Juliet
• Blood Brothers
• An Inspector Calls
• A Christmas Carol
• Poetry of Power and Conflict
One-to-One Sessions
£40
A limited number of one-to-one sessions available for £40 per hour, either online or face-to-face.
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Half-Term 1 (September-October)
Day
Time
Format
Focus
Location
Price
Monday
6.15–7.15pm
Online
Revision masterclasses
-
£10
Tuesday
5.30–6.20pm
Online
'Romeo and Juliet' masterclasses
-
£10
Tuesday
6.30–7.30pm
Face-to-face
'Romeo and Juliet' masterclasses
Thornton-Cleveleys
£15
Wednesday
5.30–6.20pm
Online
EDUQAS English Language masterclasses
-
£10
Wednesday
6.30–7.30pm
Face-to-face
EDUQAS English Language masterclasses
Thornton-Cleveleys
£15
Thursday
5.30–6.20pm
Online
AQA English Language masterclasses
-
£10
Half-Term 2 (November-December)
Day
Time
Format
Focus
Location
Price
Monday
6.15–7.15pm
Online
'A Christmas Carol' masterclasses
-
£10
Tuesday
5.30–6.20pm
Online
'Poetry of Power and Conflict' masterclasses
-
£10
Tuesday
6.30–7.30pm
Face-to-face
'Poetry of Power and Conflict' masterclasses
Thornton-Cleveleys
£15
Wednesday
5.30–6.20pm
Online
EDUQAS English Language masterclasses
-
£10
Wednesday
6.30–7.30pm
Face-to-face
EDUQAS English Language masterclasses
Thornton-Cleveleys
£15
Thursday
5.30–6.20pm
Online
AQA English Language masterclasses
-
£10
Student Success Stories
"Nicola really helped me A LOT. My grade went from a 3 in both English Language and Literature to a 7 in English Language and a 8 in English Literature. Her lessons are really engaging and help me understand and analyse the content of the GCSE books I am studying in great detail. She is a brilliant tutor!"
★★★★★
Manroop
★★★★★
Jane Kuwaza (Parent)
"Nicola is an excellent tutor - competent and reliable. She is also very flexible - adapting teaching hours and methods to the needs of the student. She is enthusiastic, knowledgeable and has very good communication skills. After three months of tutoring with Nicola, my daughter passed with a grade 6 in the November resits. I strongly recommend Nicola to everyone."
"Mrs Atherton has a great teaching style. She is very organised and meticulous and could pinpoint exactly what I needed to do to improve. I improved from a grade 5 and 6 in my Year 11 mock exams to a grade 8 and 9 in my final results after tutoring with her two hours a week."
★★★★★
Satish
Testimonials
"I absolutely loved being taught by Nikki. She made English so much easier to understand and created such a positive, supportive environment. She's patient, kind and really takes the time to help you improve without ever making you feel pressured. My confidence grew so much because of her and I'll always be grateful for that. I was super shy and not academic but I passed my English GCSEs with high grades thanks to her."
Anya Trachillis. GCSE Student
"Mrs Atherton is an absolutely brilliant teacher and so lovely! She helped get my grades up from a grade 4 to an 8 in a short amount of time and pass my GCSEs with flying colours. She is very engaging and always finds a way to make each lesson fun and interesting. She is a truly lovely woman that is great at her job."
Olivia Crumblehulme. GCSE Student