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Howard offers a discount of 50% on their first / introductory lesson!
Hebrew |
Price Guide |
| Beginner | £70.00 |
| Intermediate | £70.00 |
| Advanced | £70.00 |
| Expert | £70.00 |
Personal Description:
Expert Tutor | Mentor | Academic Coach.
I am a professional private tutor with years of experience and a demonstrably successful record with my tutees. A former Teaching Fellow at King's College London, I have degrees from the universities of London, Jerusalem and Cambridge. Author of 'Israel and the Cold War' (I.B.Tauris, 2013), I have reviewed for the Royal Institute of International Affairs and have written for several academic journals and newspapers. I was the first recipient of the Mikardo scholarship awarded by the British Foreign Office, and, whilst at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was awarded a Golda Meir Fellowship. Whilst at Cambridge, I won a Donner prize in Atlantic Studies for an essay on the role of the United States in the Falklands' War. In addition to the subjects listed below, I tutor in International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies, and am happy to consider all enquiries within my general areas of interest, and experience. I am also available for dissertation consultation, proofreading, and help in exam and essay writing. As of 2025, my students have won places to, inter alia, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, UCL, KCL, Birmingham, York, Sheffield, Nottingham, Sussex, and Oundle. For peace of mind, I have an enhanced DBS check, and am subscribed to the annual update service.
Teaching Experience:
In addition to over a decade of experience as a private tutor, as a Teaching Fellow at King's College London, I taught MA courses on the Arab-Israeli conflict, US and British Foreign Policy, War and Peace in the Middle East, and Inter-Faith Relations. A fluent Hebrew speaker, I was Peer Tutor in Hebrew at University College London, where I was awarded the departmental prize for excellence in the Hebrew language.
Teaching Approach:
My sessions are interactive, confidence-building, and results-driven — blending academic rigour with tailored coaching to help you think critically, write brilliantly, and perform under pressure. In addition to online tuition throughout the academic year, I also offer intensive tuition during school and university holidays, which both tutees and parents find particularly useful for preparation, consolidation of knowledge and, if need be, to get a student back on track.
Services include:
Dissertation & essay consultation
Exam strategy & past paper practice
Personal goal planning
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Native Language: English (British)
Additional Languages: Hebrew
Availability: Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Additional Languages: Hebrew
Availability: Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Qualifications:
- King's College London (2009) - PhD Foreign Policy of Israel with Iran, Turkey and Ethiopia during the Cold War. (Doctorate) (✔ On File)
- University of Cambridge (2003) - MPhil International Relations-specialising in UK and US Foreign Policy (Masters) (✔ On File)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2001) - MA Social Sciences (Masters) (✔ On File)
- University College London (1999) - BA (Hons) Jewish History (Bachelors) (✔ On File)
Howard's Feedback
| Total Amount Of Feedback: | 35 |
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From lulu (/5): Very friendly and easy to work with. My daughter is very happy to have Howard as her tutor. He has seen her through year 12 and she is looking forward for the next year with him.
From Orjwan (/5): I've been working with Dr. Howard for almost two years now, he's very helpful and helped boost my confidence in my work. He's been like a mentor to me throughout my university degree. Would highly recommend.
From Branden (/5): Howard is an excellent tutor. He is very charismatic, resulting in our son being very engaged during the lesson. During his time with Howard, our son’s grades have started to significantly improve. He regularly talks about his politics tutorial with Howard, which tends to last longer than the advertised time. Outside lessons, Howard always responds quickly to any queries and goes over and beyond to assist. More importantly he really cares, this comes across in the way he teaches. If you want the best then you have to pay for it. He is well worth the money! Thank you Howard.
From Gianni (/5): Brilliant tutor. Highly recommended. Howard has helped me improve my essay writing skills massively. As well as this, he is very supportive and charismatic.
From Filsan (/5): Howard is an amazing tutor and helped me with my politics degree assignments. He is a great communicator and extremely
knowledgeable. It was a pleasure to be taught by him and I would highly recommend him.
Many thanks
knowledgeable. It was a pleasure to be taught by him and I would highly recommend him.
Many thanks
From Nadya (/5): Howard is the best tutor I have ever met. Very knowledgeable, he explains complex issues in an accessible way, helps to build logical links between historical events. Howard is also very patient and helpful in essay writing, which is my main issue - how to construct thoughts so they will lead to the logical conclusion. I'm happy to work with him.
From Natascha (/5): Howard has been helping our daughter with A Level Politics - he is an excellent Tutor, friendly, knowledgeable and very supportive - we would strongly recommend him.
From liza (/5): Great communication from the get-go from Howard , who offered much needed guidance and direction on Peters politics papers. His style is relaxed, friendly and humorous, whilst professional and extremely knowledgeable. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend and would be our first point of call for future relevant tutoring . Thank u Dr P .
From August (/5): Howard is a fantastic tutor, and I would highly recommend him to anyone serious about improving their writing ability and thinking at a higher level. As well as being a great teacher, he is extremely personable and funny, which makes the time go too quickly.
Howard and I have different viewpoints on several issues; however, I believe this to be extremely important because it leads to proper academic discourse and allows me to think a bit more about my position, as an expert is challenging it.
An absolute pleasure to work with!
Howard and I have different viewpoints on several issues; however, I believe this to be extremely important because it leads to proper academic discourse and allows me to think a bit more about my position, as an expert is challenging it.
An absolute pleasure to work with!
From Theo (/5): Howard is a fantastic tutor for my son. He is incredibly knowledgeable and patient and he carefully tailors the sessions to cover what is needed in an inspirational and encouraging way. I would highly recommend him as a tutor. Thank you Howard!
From Svetlana (/5): I’m delighted to have Howard as a History tutor for my son. His lessons are highly personalised, enjoyable and encouraging. It’s wonderful to see how my son is now approaching the subject with renewed interest and also I’m pleased with the progress he made after just a month and a half having lessons with Howard.
Great teacher, would not hesitate to recommend Howard to anyone needing to improve History knowledge and grades.
Great teacher, would not hesitate to recommend Howard to anyone needing to improve History knowledge and grades.
From nick (/5): We have been delighted with how things have been going with Howard. Even after only 5 sessions, my son seems much more confident and his marks have been improving
From Paul (/5): Howard is an exceptional tutor. He took time to understand what our son really required and to provide a level of tutoring and support that exceeded our expectations. We consider he is responsible for turning around our son's A level performance, giving him the knowledge and examination skills and improving his confidence and self belief.
From Sahib (/5): I was lucky to come across Howard at the time I did, as he taught me so much in such little time. Very patient and made me feel comfortable straight away. This allowed to me to ask any question on my mind, whether I felt it was silly or not. Very grateful to have been taught by him!
From Maria (/5): Howard has been extremely helpful with providing me with core knowledge for my Politics A-Level exam in July. His lessons are really engaging and insightful; his feedback is always really thorough and he is ready to help you tackle any topic or question. It helps that he's got a great sense of humour too, which definitely keeps you on your toes. His approach has been flexible, and he has adapted to my needs. Whenever I need help throughout the week or have a question, he has always made room for me and his response time is superb. Highly recommend.
From Raj (/5): Howard has been a fantastic inspiration to my son and had helped tremendously in various aspects of his essay writing. His lessons are full of enthusiasm & encouragement. In fact my son looks forward to them! He is supportive & nurturing. I am very thankful for his help & would highly recommend him.
From Joshua (/5): Howard has been a fabulous tutor. He has drastically helped me improve in politics. Before Howard, I was struggling with the content but, after having him teach me the course I am able to answer exam questions extremely well. I have him twice a week and the lessons are always extremely well prepared. I can always finish the lesson with a full page of notes. When it comes to Government and Politics, Howard has been extraordinary at being able to help me see the 'big picture'. Especially when it comes to the different ideologies. Therefore, if you need a tutor to help you with Government and Politics, then I would highly recommended lessons with Howard.
From Diane (/5): Howard is an extremely knowledgeable tutor who manages to put energy and enthusiasm into any subject. He has helped my daughter greatly in her History and Politics A’Levels and takes a thorough approach.
From Afrina (/5): Howard is an excellent tutor who is very knowledgeable . I can’t thank him enough for all the help that he has given me , with his help I was able to take my work to a next level. He was great at explaining everything and tutoring sessions weren't boring at all. I will definitely recommend him as a tutor !
From Frank (/5): Howard's guidance and analysis in second to none. He helped me with my undergraduate dissertation, providing not only excellent proof reading comments but also superb advice for the direction and content of the work. It's safe to say that I would not have been able to achieve a first without him.
From Gulzar (/5): Howard has been amazing, my son looks forward to having his nxt lesson with him.
We couldn't Hv found a better tutor.
Really really happy
Thnks Howard
We couldn't Hv found a better tutor.
Really really happy
Thnks Howard
From Vera (/5): We found Mr excellent and extremely charismatic teacher. That is very important quality for teacher the ability to attract us to the language. We have Hebrew lessons with Mr . We have started from the beginning, and 3 - 4 weeks after can speak very simple but the same time very difficult for our minds words and phrases.
From Santa (/5): Howard is an extremely good teacher.
My daughter is very happy to study with him, which is a miracle in itself.
He's a very good teacher - helping her towards her GCSEs and her entrance exam into a new school for sixth form. We have booked two weeks of lessons and it's all going swimmingly.
My daughter is very happy to study with him, which is a miracle in itself.
He's a very good teacher - helping her towards her GCSEs and her entrance exam into a new school for sixth form. We have booked two weeks of lessons and it's all going swimmingly.
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From Simon (/5): Howard has an impressive past as an academic but that is not why he is an inspirational tutor. He is an inspirational tutor because of the attitude he has towards his tutees and his passion for any topic where a debate can be had or an opinion expressed. Howard has hugely improved my confidence in essay based subjects but also in my abilities generally and the cherry on the cake is my grades have improved and my teachers have noticed a difference. I thoroughly look forward to my weekly sessions with Howard because I know he cares and because I know it will be interesting and filled with his rye sense of humour and unique personality.Howard is always willing to , and has, put in the extra hours for me and I am very grateful.
From Chris (/5): Brilliant tutor! Helped me with knowledge but more importantly for me structure of my essays. He Tailored the lessons to what I needed to get the best grade. He's already boosted me from a D to a B. Genuinely really great tutor
From Daisy (/5): In just a matter of weeks, Howard has been able to turn my daughter from disillusioned to interested and engaged. Howard just has a great style of teaching - he clearly knows his subject backwards but makes it accessible by striking the balance between informative, fun and engaging. I would recommend Howard to anyone.
From Zahra (/5): I had a few sessions with Howard, and planning to have further ones, and I find him very patient, punctuate and empathetic. His friendly and humour approach makes you feel relax and more open to absorb or process the materials. I tried before him other tutors in politics with cheaper fares but honestly with him you get what you pay for as he knows his stuff well and he is able to transmit the information to his tutee level - in other words, he is able to explain such complex issues in simple way. Despite the fact that I had been struggling to be punctate on time with him, he has been very understanding, encouraging and welcoming. I would strongly recommend him to anyone who struggles with some aspects of learning or needs boost in confidence. He is the PERFECT tutor!
From Cristina (/5): Dear Howard,thank very much for your teaching.Simona received an A+ for her history test .Great ,we are continues to have you as a tutor as long Simona become more confident .
Thank you .
Kind regards ,
Cristina Donscoi
Thank you .
Kind regards ,
Cristina Donscoi
From Saralynn (/5): Howard has now had several tutoring sessions with my son and the initial impression is excellent.
Gabriel has enjoyed the interaction and gained in confidence in the two subjects, A' level history and politics.
Early days, but we hope this will translate into better results!
Gabriel has enjoyed the interaction and gained in confidence in the two subjects, A' level history and politics.
Early days, but we hope this will translate into better results!
From Adrian (/5): Howard is a very knowledgeable tutor who has a relaxed but informative style and makes lessons interactive and interesting.
He is happy to adapt lessons to the way the pupil learns best so as to ensure the pupil's objectives are met.
I would happily recommend Howard to anyone wishing to learn Hebrew.
He is happy to adapt lessons to the way the pupil learns best so as to ensure the pupil's objectives are met.
I would happily recommend Howard to anyone wishing to learn Hebrew.
From Adam (/5): What an incredible tutor! We look forward to a long and positive tutor-student relationship between Howard and my godson, Mo. Timely, professional, friendly and funny. Extremely knowledgeable and encouraging. He's brought out the best in my boy, and as a parent, I couldn't ask for more. Highly recommended Tutor - 10/10
From Maria (/5): The lessons with Howard have been great. He is passionate about teaching, inspiring, kind and a great teacher. His private lessons helps me to improve quickly as well as to feel much more confident with my English. He is also a good listener, with a deep understanding is psychology, understands my needs and helps me to improve my self confidence and cope with any difficulties come up in my life. Having lessons with Howard is more than just learning English, it is like meeting with a friend while learning and improving. I would highly recommended him to others.
From Isabella (/5): My daughter has been really pleased with Howard's approach and encouragement with regard to her English GCSE.
Howard has given Rosa helpful advice and feedback and has treated Rosa with respect.
We have appreciated his flexibility and teaching style. He has challenged Rosa in a positive way to learn and achieve more.
I think this has been a very effective way to teach.
Howard has given Rosa helpful advice and feedback and has treated Rosa with respect.
We have appreciated his flexibility and teaching style. He has challenged Rosa in a positive way to learn and achieve more.
I think this has been a very effective way to teach.
Caden - Howard describes the lessons I am learning in a way that is very interesting, he provides me with options in areas I am not good at in History such as the gulf wars which I am now proficient at and it is a good opportunity for me. I enjoy the lessons with Howard a lot… very much so. ( fast-typed from a verbal reference from Caden).