Toby Tutoring Profile
Experienced Humanities and admissions tutor with a PhD in Modern History from the University of Oxford
About
Dr Toby is a professional Humanities and university admissions tutor with over 5000 hours of experience. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Archaeology from UCL and a Master’s in History and a PhD in Modern History from the University of Oxford. Dr Toby has successfully supported students with applications to top universities, including preparation for admissions tests including the HAT for Oxford. He has also worked as a HAT exam marker, a Seminar Leader and a Course Coordinator at Oxford University, developing in-depth knowledge of the Oxbridge admissions process. Aside from university admissions, Dr Toby also specialises in a range of undergraduate and Master’s-level topics, including History, Ancient History, Classics, Egyptology, Sociology, and Archaeology.
Attended:
University of Oxford
University College London (University of London)
Experience
I've worked as a seminar leader and course coordinator at the University of Oxford as part of the Preparation for Learning and Teaching programme, where I've taught undergraduate and master's level history and politics students. I was course co-ordinator and principal lecturer for 2018s Theories of State module at the University of Oxford's History faculty, and I've been a frequent speaker at the Wellcome Trust. I also deliver regular historical outreach sessions and lectures as an Associate Fellow to the Royal Historical Society, and have been delivering lessons to people in schools and universities all around the world as a senior strategist with Crimson Education. Beyond this, I've also worked as a private tutor since 2009, and an admissions tutor since 2012, where I also worked in a school delivering UCAS guidance, personal statement support, and references. I've taught thousands of students, from A level to Doctoral level, in history and other humanities and social sciences subjects. I've also delivered training seminars at UK medical schools on good practice for admissions, and delivered a robust series of seminars and presentations to the staff body at NASA Ames' Human Factors laboratory in Palo Alto, California. I have supervised several undergraduate and master's students at Oxford during my time there as a Doctoral student, in history. I've also worked as a private supervisor for students at other universities (including Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, LSE, Warwick, Edinburgh, Stanford, and Duke) who have lost their own due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances. I've had the opportunity to provide this at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels for subjects including (but not limited to) History, Classics, Sociology, Geography, International Relations, Business Management, Science and Technology Studies, and Archaeology.
In addition to this, I've run educational outreach programmes for Sussex Past, and the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, and I now work full time as an education consultant in the UK and the Middle East for children over 16 and adults studying humanities and social science subjects between A level and first-year doctoral level.
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Oxford)
MSc (University of Oxford)
BSc (University College London)
