Information About Orla - Portarlington tutor -

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Personal Description:

I am an experienced Maths & Science teacher/tutor. I guide students towards achieving high/significantly improved grades by instilling core skills and a growth mindset. With a proven track record. Please see my reviews here on the site.

Now offering:
"Intensive two-week Leaving/Junior Cert Maths Review”

"Weekly Booster Sessions: “Five 90-minute sessions in June/July, focusing on core Math & Science topics”

"Exam-Prep Blitz: Final-month revision covering “key formulas, model answers, and past-paper drills”

I specialise in higher level maths in leaving cert and junior cert. As well as University maths (Linear Algebra, Diff & Integral Calculus). I work with children/adults with additional needs. I help students who are really struggling in all levels of maths and science at all levels. With a confirmed track record of success by starting with the students current level and building confidence and skills.

I completed my Bachelors degree in Analytical Chemistry, Maths & Environmental Science. I am educated to masters level in Science and pharmaceutical regulatory affairs in UL. I completed Informatics Data Analysis, coding and Statistics L7 from ATU. I tutor SPSS for Analytics courses. I teach junior and senior cycle maths & science subject(s). I teach University maths. I teach Atmospheric Physics, Experimental Physics, General/Organic Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Regulatory affairs at university level also.
I teach Applied Maths in Leaving certificate and university levels.
I worked in Pfizer for 10 years as a laboratory scientist and Specialist in QA and regulatory Documentation.

I am fully garda vetted.
I can work with special needs children giving grinds also. I graduated with QQI L5 Healthcare and have worked with children and adults with special needs in my career.

Tutoring Experience:
I have 10 years experience of giving grinds to secondary school students, children and university students.

Approach to Grinds:
My teaching approach involves identifying areas of the curriculum that the student wants to focus on, or to plan an overall timetable to cover the entire course as the year progresses. My teaching uses readings, notes, visuals and is practically orientated. I use real world examples to make it easy for the student to relate to the content. I have always taught students struggling with concepts and focus on understanding concepts and basics. Building upon this as we progress.

Tutoring Experience:

I completed the "Teaching for Learning" course with the Commonwealth for Education Trust & "Learning how to Learn" with Deep Teaching Solutions. I also completed "School Health for Children & Adolescents" with the University of Colorado. I studied behavioural science at 3rd level.

I have 10 years experience tutoring in senior cycle and junior cycle science and chemistry and Biology. I also tutored in college in chemistry and maths.
I have experience teaching special needs children.

Approach to Grinds:

I have a practical and objective approach to tutoring. I do an initial casual consultation with student and/or parent(s)/guardians to get an understanding of where you are in your studies. I get to know the knowledge gaps and the learning style of my students.

I use various methods e.g. mind map's, mnemonics to help students depending on whether the challenge is memorisation, understanding or retention of information (or all).

I apply my teachings to each students learning style and strengths with appropriate breaks. I teach good revision strategies and routines for retention of information, that are easy to apply.