About
John is one of the most distinguished history teachers in the area, holding a First Class BA Honours degree from Cambridge in the subject and with experience teaching in some of the most rigorous academic institutions in the country.
After having spent five years teaching History at King's College School in Wimbledon, John moved on to Repton School where he spent 29 years in different guises. In the first seventeen years at Repton School, he was Head of History and for the last twelve he was Master of the Scholar (aka Gifted and Talented coordinator).
Throughout his career, he has also published a number of books including 'The Routledge Dictionary of Modern British History' (Routledge, 2006) and edited High Brogan's 'A School in England: A History of Repton' (Profile Books, 2020).
We started tuition on a 1 to 1 basis last year, when my son was in his final GCSE year. he is now sitting A level History despite his other subjects being all science based. Hopefully this demonstrates the interest that John - Mr Plowright has enthused.
He has been a real support to Charlie during dark Covid times, and even puts up with his like for political arguments.. His assistance with the structure of essays has been really helpful.
I have no hesitation in recommending him to any parent.