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Knowing a teaching or a philosopher’s name is a starting point. Religious Studies also asks learners to explain ideas accurately and examine the reasons behind a view. Bring a recent answer or a difficult topic so your tutor search starts with a clear learning need.

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Connect a religious belief to a practice and explain the link
Recognise differences within traditions without treating everyone alike
Develop an argument, test an objection and justify a conclusion

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Sophia Bennett

Criminology and Sociology Specialist

Newport, United Kingdom

£30.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

CriminologyReligious StudiesSociology

Holds a Merit for her Masters of Science in Criminology from The University of South Wales.
Holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Cardiff University.
Currently working as a teaching assistant, and works with SEN students.
Holds two years' of experience in tutoring and teaching.
Works with Sociology and Criminology students, at all levels, on a One-2-One basis.
Holds an A for Sociology at A-Level.

Sociology tutor and Criminology specialist with an MSc Criminology (Merit) and BSc Sociology; 2 years’ tutoring/teaching and SEN TA experience. One-to-one GCSE, A Level and university support with exam prep, mocks, lesson reports and optional free homework.

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Abeerah Zainab

English, Mathematics, and Science Specialist

Birmingham

£37.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

BiologyBusiness StudiesChemistryComputer Science+6 more

She is currently in her second year of Dentistry at University.
Experienced in tutoring GCSE and A-Level students with consistently positive feedback.
Holds A, A, A for Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics at A-Level.
Holds grade 9s for all her subjects at GCSE level.

GCSE maths tutor and GCSE English tutor, also teaching Biology and Chemistry up to A Level; second-year Dentistry student with A grades at A Level and grade 9s at GCSE, providing exam-focused lessons with session reports and optional free homework.

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Silvia Vescu

Qualified Humanities & Business Teacher

Montrose, United Kingdom

£45.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiriesQualified teacher

Business StudiesCitizenshipEconomicsEnglish Language+13 more

Holds a PGCE from University College London.
Holds an LLB (Hons) in Law, 2:1, from King's College London, and is a qualified lawyer.
Currently teaches A-Level and GCSE Economics and Business, alongside Sociology, Politics, Law, English Language and English Literature.
Has delivered hundreds of one-to-one online lessons and uses a Socratic approach, tailored to each exam board and specification.

Silvia Vescu is an economics tutor and law tutor for GCSE/A-Level, PGCE-trained at UCL with an LLB from King’s. She offers online tutoring with Socratic, exam-board tailored 1:1 lessons plus session reports.

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Alfie Morris

Humanities, Media, and Music Specialist

Bristol

£25.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

GuitarMedia StudiesMusicMusic Technology+2 more

Holds over 5 year's of tutoring experience.
Holds a 2:1 Bachelor's degree in Philosophy & Religion.
Holds Distinction in a Media & Film Diploma.
Alfie has worked professionally throughout the media industry; on set, in post production and as a film critic.
Holds A, A for Mathematics and English at GCSE level.

Alfie Morris is a private tutor offering online tutoring and in-person lessons in Philosophy, Religious Studies, Media Studies, Music and guitar, with 5+ years’ experience, a 2:1 BA in Philosophy & Religion, and a Distinction in Media & Film.

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Start with the course you are actually taking

For UK school and college learners, include the qualification, awarding body, chosen religions or options, and exam year. For younger pupils, send the school’s current topic and a piece of classwork. The examples below show why the same subject name can call for different teaching. Use your current course documents when choosing practice materials.

School RE before GCSE: Begin with the words and ideas in the school topic. A useful task might be to explain a practice in your own words, then give a reason for it. Build that understanding before moving to longer comparisons or exam-style answers.
GCSE: an AQA example for England: AQA Religious Studies A (8062) combines two selected religions with thematic or textual studies. Check the school’s choices. Practice should connect beliefs and sources to the question, as well as explain differences within a religion.
A-level: an OCR example for England: OCR H573 combines philosophy of religion, religion and ethics, and developments in one religion’s thought. Ask for support across the components you take: explaining an ethical theory and evaluating a philosophical argument involve different subject knowledge.
Scotland: National 5 and Higher RMPS: Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies covers world religion, morality and belief, and religious and philosophical questions. At National 5, work on clear explanation and straightforward analysis; Higher calls for deeper knowledge and more developed, reasoned evaluation.
Wales and Northern Ireland: WJEC’s GCSE introduced for teaching in Wales from 2025 includes non-examination assessment, meaning assessed work outside written exams. Include that task brief when discussing support. For a CCEA course in Northern Ireland, share the current specification and selected options so the tutor can check the requirements with you.

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GCSE example: explain a difference within Christianity

For a learner studying Christianity, consider this constructed starting answer: “All Christians are baptised as babies.” It treats a varied tradition as if everyone follows one practice.

A useful correction links the practice to its meaning. Infant baptism can welcome a child into the Church; believers’ baptism follows the person’s own commitment of faith. A clearer short response is: “Some Christians baptise infants to welcome them into the Christian community. Churches practising believers’ baptism wait for a person to make their own commitment of faith, so the timing reflects the importance of that personal decision.”

The improvement is the explanation of the difference, not just replacing “all” with “some”. As a follow-up, explain why a personal decision matters for believers’ baptism without looking back at the paragraph. Check that the answer gives a reason rather than merely naming the ceremony. This illustration draws on the subject content in AQA’s Christianity mark scheme; it is a practice explanation, not a marked exam answer.

A-level example: make an objection do some work

In OCR H573, learners study John Hick’s account of “soul-making”: the idea that a challenging world can help people develop towards divine likeness. The course asks whether this can justify the existence or extent of evil. See the OCR Religious Studies specification.

A constructed first attempt might say: “Hick thinks suffering helps people grow, but some people disagree.” That reports disagreement without explaining its force. To develop it, identify what the objection challenges: “Even if some difficulty helps people develop, this does not show why suffering needs to be so extensive. The argument may explain a role for some challenges while leaving the amount of suffering unexplained.”

That is one possible judgement, not the only defensible conclusion. The next task is to state what a defender of Hick would need to show to answer it, then test whether that reply succeeds. This moves the writing from a list of views towards an argument in which the reasons affect the conclusion.

Turn one piece of feedback into a lesson priority

A first teaching lesson can start with a short answer the learner has already attempted. The following is a suggested way to decide what to teach and what to practise next.

Find the point where reasoning breaks down
Ask the learner to explain the answer aloud. If the meaning of a word is unclear, establish it first. If the facts are accurate but the answer stops short of giving a reason, focus on the missing link rather than adding more facts.
Make the correction manageable
For a learner who finds extended writing difficult, begin with a spoken explanation and build one paragraph from it. Use a short definition beside unfamiliar vocabulary, then reduce those prompts as the learner becomes able to explain independently.
Check the next independent attempt
Try a comparable question and compare it with the original. Can the learner now use the term accurately, explain the belief–practice link or develop the objection? Keep that specific change as the progress check, and use the next difficulty to set the following priority.

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Use the introduction to check subject fit

Latimer tutors offer a free introductory meeting to discuss goals, teaching approach and arrangements before paid lessons. It is usually a conversation rather than a full teaching lesson. Bring the course details and a sample of work so you can discuss the kind of support needed.

Knowledge of your chosen content
Ask about the religions, ethical theories or philosophical topics you are studying. A useful discussion should connect the tutor’s knowledge to your particular course and questions.
An approach the learner can follow
Discuss how the tutor would explain the difficult point in the sample, how much writing or discussion would suit the learner, and how they would respond to the learner’s existing feedback.
A closer match for higher study
For a university module or independent adult study, share the reading and the question you want to explore. The Open University’s Exploring religion module, for example, examines places, practices, texts and experiences in context. Work of this kind needs a tutor comfortable with the relevant material and methods, beyond school exam preparation.

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Agree the lesson arrangements and compare costs

Each Latimer tutor sets the hourly rate shown on their profile. Compare it with the relevance of their subject knowledge and the proposed work between lessons. Latimer invoices after lessons on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Online lessons: Latimer is built around one-to-one online tuition. Microsoft Teams is the default platform, and you and the tutor can agree another meeting method. Before the first lesson, agree how to share the question, reading or marked work and how the learner will show a written response.
Scheduling and practice: Agree lesson times around the learner’s workload, deadline and time for independent practice. Decide what the learner will attempt between sessions; review the schedule if that work shows a different need. There is no fixed number of lessons that can promise a particular result.

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Straight answers to the questions people ask most often.

Can Religious Studies tuition help if the learner is not religious?

Yes. You can understand and evaluate a viewpoint without sharing it. Academic support should focus on accurate knowledge, fair explanation and reasons for a judgement. The learner’s own beliefs need not be the subject of the lesson; discuss the course material and any topics they would prefer to approach carefully.

Should I memorise quotations for Religious Studies?

Learn what a source means and how it supports a point, as well as its wording. A useful practice task is to choose a relevant source, explain the belief it expresses and connect it to the question. Check the current course materials for the source references and question requirements you need.

My child understands the discussion but struggles to write. Where should we start?

Start with one explanation they can give aloud, then write it as a short paragraph. Check whether the paragraph includes the reason they expressed verbally. A tutor can use that comparison to discuss suitable prompts, vocabulary support and pacing, before moving towards a longer independent response.

Is it useful to start shortly before a mock exam?

A focused goal can still be useful: select one weak topic or recurring problem in recent answers and practise it with feedback. Share the mock date and the work already covered. Keep the plan realistic about the remaining time, rather than expecting a whole course to be rebuilt before the assessment.

Can a tutor help with assessed assignments?

Discuss the task and the school or college’s current rules before agreeing support. Tuition can develop understanding and practise analysis on separate material. Scotland’s Higher RMPS assignment requires the candidate’s own independent writing after research with limited support; a submitted answer must remain the learner’s work.

Can Religious Studies lessons take place in person?

An in-person arrangement needs to be agreed individually with the tutor, including location and timings. Latimer’s service is online-first, so include an in-person preference when you enquire rather than assuming it from a tutor’s location.

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