Doctor in English literature, poet, writer: teaches Literature, Creative Writing, Poetry, Proofing, and more

I took several classes with Giles on contemporary poetry and got to know him personally as a result of this. He is very knowledgeable about English literature and about the English language. He has a very open, involving teaching style, preferring to engage students rather than lecture at them. He's very approachable, has a great sense of humour, and is fun to work with. he has teenage children so is familiar with the demands of GCSE and A level, and he has also supervised post-grads. I think he would be an excellent tutor.

Giles is an inspiring tutor with a profound knowledge of his subject and a confidence-giving teaching style where he shares his love of the subject as if you and he were learning together. He is also an excellent poet himself.

Giles is educated, kind and patient.His tireless striving for excellence combined with an in-depth knowledge of his subject recommends itself to any aspiring student wishing to develop an understanding of Literature. I would thoroughly recommend him.
I have known him for over a decade both as a near neighbour and also a parent in the community. Additionally I also know him as a fellow Ealing based poet.

Precision, imagination, empathy, excellence. These are just a few of the words that come to mind when I think of Giles. A published writer with a D. Phil from Oxford, he has a masterful knowledge of the English language, its history, and its proper usage. I wish I lived closer to him so that I could send my child to work and study with Giles.

I recommend Giles without hesitation, as I have benefited from his wise, friendly and deeply knowledgeable tutoring for ten years. Giles prepares his tutorials very carefully and is brilliant at researching interesting and stimulating materials to engage tutees. He is very caring, ensuring that tutorials progress at just the right pace for success. He is very encouraging and a very constructive marker of assignments. He is also rigorous in keeping sight of goals to be achieved by tutees, all with a sense of fun and with humour never far away. Discussions in Giles' tutorials are at a level of knowledge and freedom I have very rarely encountered elsewhere. Why do I recommend Giles? Because I feel I have enjoyed learning from him and that I can always trust him. I am still learning from his courses and I think I always will. I hope you enjoy the same experience!

I have been one of Giles' students in adult education poetry courses in Oxford for several years. He is an authoritative and imaginative tutor, always well-prepared for his sessions and relaxed and friendly in class. He is happy to learn from his students' experience and is comfortable and flexible with open group discussions about poetry, English literature, the arts in general, and cultural history. His background in etymology gives him added specialist expertise.

I've known Giles for more than a decade. He's an experienced tutor, with a deep knowledge of English language and literature (he's an excellent poet himself). If you want someone who knows how language works and has developed over time, and how it has been used by creative writers of all periods, Giles would be a great choice. Recommended unreservedly.

Giles is an excellent tutor who is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of English. I know Giles as a poetry tutor (both literature and creative writing at Oxford University Department for Continuous Education) and found him very encouraging as well as academically rigorous. He is a hugely experienced tutor and I highly recommend Giles to anyone ambitious to achieve a high standard in English.

Giles is a very patient and skilled teacher with excellent knowledge not only of the subject but ways of teaching. He is warm, empathic, creative and fun. He makes you think and enables you to develop.

I first met Giles over 20 years ago when I attended a series of poetry-writing workshops he was leading. As a teacher he was always encouraging, sensitive, patient and insightful. Since then we have worked together on a number of occasions, including performing together at the Exeter Festival of Literature. In my opinion Giles is a literary genius, a linguistic phenomenon and a leading contemporary poet. You will be unlikely to find a tutor in English Literature or English Language more passionate, or more knowledgeable, or more experienced, or more accomplished than Giles. I can't recommend him highly enough.