My name is Peter McNeely. I teach Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisation and Ancient History at GCSE and A-Level for home educated pupils across the UK and EU by Skype and Zoom.
I earned an MA in Latin from the University of St Andrews in 2009. I gained Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in 2011. In 2012 I began tutoring privately as UK Latin Tutor. In 2018 I became Head of Latin at St Bede's Inter-Church School in Cambridge. In 2019 I also became the teacher for a Latin GCSE course for Cambridgeshire Home Educating Families.Below is a complete list of the course components (exam papers) which I teach. In each case, I have taught the OCR syllabus. One the advantages of private tuition for me is the wide variety of components I am able to teach in any one year, depending on my pupils’ interests. An * indicates that I have not taught that component in either the 2019/20 or the 2020/21 school year. If I am teaching only some of the set text options, I have listed which in brackets.
Latin
A-Level: Unseen Translation, Prose Composition or Comprehension (both), Prose Literature (Cicero), Verse Literature (Virgil, Horace).
GCSE: Language, Prose A & B, Verse A & B, and Literature and Culture
Classical Greek
A-Level: Unseen Translation, Prose Composition or Comprehension (both), Prose Literature (Plato)*, Verse Literature (Homer, Sophocles)*
GCSE: Language, Prose A & B, Verse A & B
Classical Civilisation
A-Level: World of the Hero, Invention of the Barbarian, Greek Theatre, Greek Art*, Greek Religion, Democracy and the Athenians.
GCSE: Myth and Religion, The Homeric World, War and Warfare
Ancient History
A-Level: Athens and the Greek World, Republic and Empire*
GCSE: The Persian Empire, Athens in the Age of Pericles, Foundations of Rome, Cleopatra
If you are interested in one of these courses, but would prefer a component I have not mentioned, please
be in touch. I am almost always happy to accommodate.
