James

Science

Education background highlights:
Oxford University Chemistry PGCE
Bath University Chemistry Degree, Second class honours

Brief self-introduction: UK licensed teacher. 9+ years of teaching experience, currently working at a v successful grammar school in the South East.
Abundant GCSE and A-Level tutoring experience.

Tutor's skills: Likes to find out the student's strengths and weaknesses, and base sessions on the areas requiring the most support.

Teaching style: My teaching style is friendly and relaxed, although I expect students to work hard and participate fully in lessons, as this is the best way to improve! I utilise mini-whiteboards consistently, as they remove the fear of making mistakes, thus allowing you to have a go and become more confident in your answers much more quickly. They also allow me to give you instant feedback, enabling you to improve and succeed that much more quickly. From my own experience of learning and of teaching, I know the best way to improve is to tackle the things you are weak at, and for many students that is either longer answer questions or calculation based questions. For this reason, I encourage tackling these areas in many of my lessons, so I can monitor how students progress and where their strengths and weaknesses lie.