Alan

I am a full time freelance tutor of both Maths and Science, with 30 years of experience. I am a fully qualified teacher of Science and Maths. I retired from teaching teaching in 2015, to persue a career as a Tutor. I worked,for 2 years, as a part-time Physics and Maths Tutor at The University of Derby. I taught Foundation Degree Physics and GCSE maths students to Adult students. I now work part time teaching GCSE maths in two local colleges, working with apprentices on vocational courses.

I continue working as a private tutor in both Maths and Science alongside my college duties . I have taken on more one to one and online tuition over the last 5 years. I also work with a tutor agency teaching online Physics A level and GCSE Chemistry and Maths,which enables me to share resources and ideas.

I can offer tuition in both Maths and the 3 Sciences at GCSE. Also both A level Maths and A level Physics.
My aims are to assist you in achieving your full potential, help you to gain confidence in your ability, and to work towards achieving your required grade.

Tutoring Experience

I have tutored 80 plus students over a 12 year span as a one to one. All achieved +2 or more on their working at grade and achieved a higher than their expected grade set by the school. Most KS4 and KS5 students go on to University to achieve a degree.
Having taught up to A level standard in sixth form, I am fully aware of the pace of the subject matter is taught. This means I can cover the work at the right level, so the students fully understand the topic.

Tutoring Approach

I believe that I am creative. I take a concept and shape a lesson that is engaging and dynamic to grab the student’s attention. I am determined in that I will pursue the necessary means to reach all students whatever the challenge is. I am sensitive to a student’s struggles and adapt ways to assist them. I have always been dedicated and spend the necessary time to provide your students with the best education.

The main benefit of online tuition is that it is an engaging and a rewarding way for students to learn. During each online lesson students can discuss what they are learning in an informal way. This enables students to retain information better. Through continuous formative assessment, I am able to shape the lesson to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, and thus employ preferred learning styles. Overall, all students have the benefit of unique learning experience in the comfort of their own home.

I have a very wide range of teaching materials that I can readily share during the online lessons. I have several IT teaching packages to assess the students levels of understanding. I use the shared whiteboard to assist my assessment of the students ability using a variety of examples and targeted questions. While practicing questions, my students develop their problem solving, analytical and numeracy skills.

I use latest teaching materials, workbooks and IT resources. I set weekly homework. I monitor my student's weekly progress to make sure all my students achieves the set target. .