I was first drawn to Mr. N.M. Gwynne’s traditional principles of education in my teenage years through a chance encounter with Gwynne’s Grammar. From there grew a correspondence which blossomed into a friendship, and eventually also into a teaching partnership, in which I follow the same traditional principles I was trained in under the careful tutelage of Chloe Gwynne, and have been doing so now for about four years.
I teach primarily Latin but happily teach other academic subjects, which, sadly, are now neglected in the mainstream education system, such as Ancient Greek and Logic. In keeping with the Gwynne Teaching philosophy, lessons generally involve learning by heart, followed by careful application of what is learnt to the exercise material, which is always tailored to the pupil so that each stage of learning is thoroughly mastered before moving on to the next.
Pupils of all ages are welcome, but younger pupils, for whom academic subjects can be dull and difficult to love, are especially encouraged to give it a try. I welcome pupils of all ages but I especially enjoy lighting the fire of the Classics in younger pupils, for whom subjects such as Latin can be as dry as dust.
I read Classics at Cambridge University having done a degree in Law at Coventry.
Testimonials
Amy Timberlake
Davinder,
Thank you! You are a wonderful teacher to my children. Very patient, kind, and engaging. It is amazing that it has been a year since you started teaching them and, in that time, they have grown so much. I wanted to thank you for your dedication to teaching…as you have blessed my children with a love of learning.Thank you again,
amy timberlake
Andrea
We just got Sam’s Common Entrance results and are so happy for him – he got a mixture of A’s and B’s and for Classics he got an A – really appreciate all the time you have spent with him to get that result.