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Kind and friendly tutor

My name is James and I have 15 years experience supporting pupils to achieve the best possible outcomes. I am looking forward to working with you. I believe that building a good rapport with students, is a good start to successful learning. I also tailor my lessons to the way that individual students prefer to learn. I have found that having a flexible approach enables me to break down any barriers to building knowledge and skills. My experience across Primary and Secondary (Maths) sectors has given me a broad understanding of how pupils learn. I have extensive experience working with pupils who...

Experienced tutor of geography and geology to 'A' Level.

I have spent over 30 years teaching in secondary schools in various parts of the UK (in both the state and independent sectors) teaching both geography and geology to university entrance level. At my previous school our geology department was awarded the best school in the U.K. by the 'Good Schools Guide' for its 'A' Level results! As an educator my approach initiates student-centred learning involving debate and discussion, avoiding being merely a dispassionate purveyor of facts. As a teacher, I prefer not lecture but encourage guided self-discovery with any student. My approach is more ‘the g...

Maths Tutor (SAT,GCSE, A-level)

Friendly, highly experienced, qualified (PGCE+QTS+DBS) female Maths teacher with 28 years teaching experience in both English and Chinese mainstream schools. As a GCSE (9 -1) Mathematics Examiner I have a deeper understanding of specification & assessment. My specialist knowledge, training background and teaching experience have well prepared me working with wide range of learners from KS1/2 to KS3/4 and KS5. I believe everybody can do maths and my strength is helping students to repair maths learning gaps, practise skills, build up the confidence, enjoy the maths learning and achieve their best...

Passionate Geography teacher

Passionate Cornish Geographer!Hello, my name's Connie and I'm a qualified Geography lecturer from Cornwall, who currently teaches A1-A2 students in an outstanding local provider. I'm passionate about education, I believe everyone has the ability to learn, to learn the skills and confidence to progress onto their next steps. Geography has always been my interest, it has led me on global adventures, and it has taught me about global connectivity and the careful balance of human progress and ecosystem survival. It has even led me right back to the place I started- the classroom! A-level Geography...

Successful and experienced teacher

I have been teaching to a wide range of student abilities for over 30 years. I have had considerable success with many ex-chemistry students who are now doctors, nurses, teachers etc. My teaching style depends on the individual.I really think that the student being able to teach me a topic ensures that their understanding is good. Most students are visual learners so I use diagrams a lot in my explanations. I know what examiners are looking for and have gone through many mark schemes with boards like Edexcel, AQA and Cambridge to make sure I understand what can and cannot be put down as an answer....

Experienced and supportive French and EAL tutor

I have been teaching languages and training teachers to tutor languages for over ten years and along the way I’ve worked in a number of very prestigious schools in the UK and overseas at British international schools. I have taught and supported hundreds of students, from primary school all the way up to A Level and so I am very confident teaching any student at any stage of their learning. I also have a lot of experience teaching the French International GCSE. I’m also a CELTA qualified tutor of English as a Foreign/Second Language. I’ve taught English to children and adults alike. As a keen ...

Qualified, experienced teacher with a PhD.

I have successfully taught English at GCSE and A Level across independent, grammar and comprehensive schools. I gained Qualified Teacher Status (with a Postgraduate Diploma in Education) from the number one School-Centred Initial Teacher Training provider in the country immediately after completing my PhD in English Literature, which built upon my MA in English Literary Research (awarded with Distinction) and BA in English (awarded with First Class Honours). I have experience of teaching according to AQA, OCR, WJEC and Edexcel/Pearson exam board specifications, including the new Grade 9-1 syllabi....

Enthusiastic,approachable, art, pottery and sculpture tutor.

I am a friendly, approachable person, who is enthusiastic about the subject I teach. I likes to keep lessons interesting, fun and good value for money the classes are packed full of new skills and projects to learn. I am well qualified to M.A standard, and have thirty years of experience teaching ceramics, sculpture, art and drawing to students of all ages. My last employers were Dudley College, Old Swinford Hospital School and Leasowes School who I taught ceramics, sculpture, and life drawing for, more recently I have been teaching ceramics from my purpose built workshop from home to adult students...

Experienced and friendly teacher with examining experience

I am an experienced Psychology teacher and examiner, with an excellent record of results. I have been teaching in the same college in Cornwall since 2010 and private tutoring for the last couple years. I have taught on the AQA specification since the spec change in 2015 and I only offer tutoring in A-level AQA Psychology. I can help with all of paper 1 and paper 2 and the topics Forensic, Schizophrenia, Gender and Debates for paper 3. For tuition, I can offer marking and detailed feedback or taught lessons.For example, I can run sessions on covering missed content, exam technique, improving evaluation,top...