Up your game with
Level 3 Tuition
Postgraduate, Undergraduate, A Level & Access to HE Tuition
with
a Qualified Secondary, FE and HE Lecturer
Postgraduate, Undergraduate, A Level & Access to HE Tuition
with
a Qualified Secondary, FE and HE Lecturer
Academic Study Skills, including Academic Writing &
Referencing
Research Design (Qualitative)
Thesis Editing
& Proofreading
Social Sciences
Social Work Pathways/Nursing (Professional
Studies Module Only)/Core Studies
Sociology
Criminology
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
German
Psychology
Sociology
German
French
Politics & Citizenship
Modern Studies (Scotland)
English as a Second Language (Everyday & Academic English)
Dr Carol Joyner (formerly Shepherd) PhD PGCE FHEA is an
experienced teacher and tutor of young people and mature
students. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Carol offers tuition
virtually via Zoom.
To book a session or ask a question, contact Carol by her
email or phone number:
Phone: 07934 121430
eMAIL: Level3Tuition@gmail.com
'Thank you so much for all your help. It definitely made a huge difference to her
ability but also her confidence.'
(Parent of GCSE German Student, 2026)
'Carol Shepherd worked with my twin girls to support them
with French and German GCSE respectively. Both achieved grades
that surpassed their pre-tuition expectations. From my
perspective she was professional, flexible, non-judgemental and
responded quickly to communication. The whole process went very
smoothly and we had an easy working relationship. She enabled
one daughter to take French at A level and also inspired her to
take sociology through taking time to talk to her about content
and fit with her skills.'
(JB, Winchester, 2021)
'Carol was a very humble and passionate lecturer. She only
cared for our success, pushing us beyond what we thought we
could reach. Before A levels, I didn’t think University was for
me but carol encouraged me otherwise. My current aspiration is
to do a sport degree at Uni.'
(Lucy, A Level Sociology
2020-21)
'Carol is the best teacher I have ever
had. She is passionate, supportive and believes in her students.
She also teaches in a fun and engaging way.'
(Dan, A Level
Sociology 2020-21)
'Carol was always there to
offer both praise and pushes when necessary, in order to support
us all in reaching our full potential and keep us motivated when
aiming for excellence. Despite the huge leap from GCSEs to A
level, Carol made sure we had everything necessary to tackle our
exams and stay on track for the grades we needed. I would highly
recommend carol as a tutor due to her dedication and next level
support.'
(Lucy, A Level Sociology 2020-21)
'Carol
is a brilliant teacher. She always knows how to make lessons
very enjoyable. She makes sure that I understand everything, and
helps me massively. I would thoroughly recommend her as a
tutor.'
(Sophia, A Level Sociology 2020-21)
'Carol
has been a great teacher, helping me with both my anxiety and my
studies. At the start of the year I didn’t think I was going to
do well but thanks to Carol's teaching and motivation, I
have improved my grades and feel confident in myself that I can
do well and pass. She has taught me to overcome my fear of
talking to new people and I have since the start of the year
made some great friends and been able to talk in front of the
class without being scared of embarrassing myself.'
(Izzy,
A Level Sociology 2020-21)
'Carol injected personality and humour into the classroom!
Approachable, informative and intelligent. I enjoyed my access
course immensely and would highly recommend Carol.'
(Kerry,
Access Soc Science 2019-20)
'I have been
previously taught by Carol, I found her lectures to be engaging
and insightful. As somebody who failed to obtain GCSEs, and
being out of formal education for a number of years before
meeting Carol, I would have never considered university as an
option, or felt I had the ability to even apply. With every
lecture and assignment I felt my confidence grow, the feedback I
received was always insightful and fair. I always felt I was
able to expand on my abilities when it came to essay writing,
and selective writing. I never felt afraid to ask questions, she
openly encouraged all of us to do so. She always found a way to
make the least interesting of subjects rather enjoyable. If it
wasn't for Carol, I wouldn't be doing my BSc (Honours)
in psychology now, or improving my prospects in the future.
Thank you Carol. And you best bet I will be utilising you in the
future!'
(Jaz, Access Soc Science, 2018-19)
'Carol is an amazingly thorough tutor, she is caring and appreciative
of a student's personal circumstances. I wouldn't be at uni
without her guidance.'
(Maria, Access Nursing
Student,2019-20)
'Carol is fantastic for Sociology. She understands it's a tricky subject to get
your head around and always asks if we are ok. I know if I
don't get it all, Carol will be on hand to help.'
(Karla, Pre-Access Sociology)
'Carol's high expectations, along side well planned, interesting and engaging
lectures allowed me to reach my full potential. When moving from
college to university, I soon realised I was already ahead of
most due to her thorough teaching of academic skills and
referencing as well as course content. I cannot thank Carol
enough for all the hard work she put in thats allowed me to
thrive at university.'
(AJ, Access SocScience, 2019-20)
'Carol was very down to earth and always willing to help. My academic
confidence grew with every lecture she did. Before I didn't
think university was on the table but Carol soon helped me see
that it was possible. I would highly recommend carol as a tutor
for any access student that needs that extra support.'
(David, Access Soc Science, 2019-20)
'I know how much you care for us all and that's why I wanted to share with
you their response after I explained how close I was to get to
their offer! I'm so happy and I wanted to share it with you too!
I want to thank you so much again for your all hard work and
never giving up as a teacher to any of us!'
(Benedetta,
Access Soc Science, 2019-20)
'Carol is fantastic. She works at a great pace for us all to understand
and take notes. The work is really interesting which makes it
easier to learn.'
(Karla, Pre-Access Health & Social
Care)
'I feel I'm a little slow as I've been out of school so long, but my teacher makes me
feel positive being here, and I don't feel as stupid.'
(Kirsty, Pre-Access Health & Social Care)
'Thank you so much for putting on such a unique and interesting course. The content was pitched at just the right level. I always looked forward to coming to the classes and didn't want to miss a week! I don't think Monday nights have ever been so fascinating.'
(Adult Education Criminology Student)
'Carol has supported me throughout my last three years and soon to be fourth year of my Diagnostic Radiography programme (Allied Health Profession) which has a
strong clinical and scientific focus. All through my studies at Queen Margaret
University, I have first hand experience that Carol is an encouraging, approachable,
and genuinely supportive study skills tutor. Her transferable strengths and skills from
social science fit easily into healthcare education, and has worded well for my area
of study. Carol communicates clearly, works in a student centred way, and helped
me organise my learning in ways that actually made sense to me and has built my
confidence in my academic ability. She has always been professional, reliable, and
committed to helping me succeed. I'm confident these strengths will transfer
naturally to supporting any student studying to be an allied health professional, and
she will be an asset to any agency or university team.'
(Queen Margaret University Student, 2026)
'Thank you massively for all your support and guidance, I genuinely do not know how I would have completed this without your check-ins and help.'
(4th year Occupational Therapy Student, 2026)
'I would like to thank my amazing study support, Carol Joyer! Could not have done
this without her. She's wonderfully intelligent and managed to help and support me
even in my darkest days throughout this. She's wonderful and radiant and somehow
managed to make the dullest moments more exciting and fun. I appreciate
everything she has helped me through this dissertation and life in general.'
(Queen Margaret University Student, 2026)
'Carol has been a great source of support during my studies of Occupational
Therapy. I have been able to receive support for my dissertation (presentation and
written components) through guidance of structure and expectations in the marking.
Her understanding of occupational therapy has also helped through the discussion of
topics and how these can impact a service, population or setting.'
(Queen Margaret University Student, 2026)
'Carol has been amazing and I couldn't ask for better help and I look forward to
working with her again in the next semester.'
(Queen Margaret University Student, 2025)
'Carol Joyner has been an absolute joy to work with! She is reliable, patient, kind,
dedicated, and a hard worker. Her support has helped me grow more confident not
only in my academic abilities but also in myself as a person. I truly cannot praise her
enough. Thank you! '
(Queen Margaret University Student, 2025)
'I would really appreciate if I had her again for next year as she was amazing'
(Queen Margaret University Student, 2025)
'I also wish to super thank my Study Support tutor, Carol Joyner, who is an absolute rock star
and incredibly patient and understanding.'
(Masters Student, Queen Margaret University Student, 2025)
'Dr Shepherd is a brilliant and very experienced tutor. She has helped me a great deal over the last few weeks with my
doctoral work and has given helpful insights/feedback. Moreover,
she gave me lots of support in order to feel more confident
about my ability to pass this tough course. I can fully
recommend her to help students with sociology, education or
affiliated areas.'
(Martin, Doctor of Education Student)
'I only got this far because of you.... I'm only telling the
truth, I wouldn't be where I am if you hadn't been there.'
(MK, Criminology, 2024)
'I needed support with proof reading for my PhD thesis.
Carol was helpful and supportive with her proofing. Her work was
superb and I would highly recommend her to anyone needing help
or support with academic writing.'
(RB, PhD candidate,
UK)
'I can highly recommend your excellent
work!'
(KS, Priest & Academic, Germany)
'Carol was really helpful and supportive to work with. She gave a lot
of opportunities to help with my work and was flexible with her
timing. All pieces given to her for proofreading were returned
quickly and had a lot of useful suggestions built in that worked
for me.'
(Student, 2024)
'An English lesson packed with individually tailored
information, and fun and knowledgeable Teacher Carol... if you
need an English teacher, I wholeheartedly recommend Carol
Joyner.'
(ESOL student, Estonia (LG))