English Tutor Cambridge is a hub of resources specially designed for GCSE, A-Level and university English literature students, designed and delivered by tutor and Cambridge graduate Dr Polly Paulusma.

Courses will complement your wider learning experiences and are available for use both by independent learners as individually purchased stand-alone courses, and also by institutions to supplement existing learning programmes.

Welcome to English Tutor Cambridge


My name is Dr Polly Paulusma and I have been teaching English literature for 14 years.

I read English at Cambridge (New Hall matric. 1994) and got a First. I started teaching one-to-one in 2008, and began supervising Cambridge English undergraduates in 2013.

I completed my MA in 2014 at KCL and my PhD in 2020 at UEA. My thesis about Angela Carter is to be published as a book by Bloomsbury in 2022.

I teach Practical Criticism to Cambridge English undergraduates and Contemporary Poetry at the Institute of Continuing Learning in Cambridge, and tutor GCSE and A-Level students in person and online studying towards a variety of UK exam boards.

I can't wait to help you.