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Information About Joseph:
Personal Description:
I find pleasure in breaking down complex scientific concepts and theories, not only in to bite size chunks; easily understood by different age groups, but also convert the same complex concepts in to unexpectedly exiting knowledge. Experience gained in working in laboratories, schools and hospitals has equipped me with excellent communication skills in three languages and fantastic numeracy skills. I am actively optimistic and enthusiastic with Catholic morals.
Teaching Experience:
Company or Organisation: Highbury Grove, Business and Enterprise College.
Location: Islington, London.
Job title: Science Teacher (Unqualified status)
From: December 2009 - August 2010
Description: Teaching science to: Year 8 (Science and Engineering Specialist school, BTEC First Certificate in Engineering), Year 9 (AQA GCSE Science Double Award: Biology, Chemistry and Physics), Year 10 (AQA GCSE Science Double Award: Biology, Chemistry and Physics), Year 11 (BTEC First Certificate in Applied Science: Edexcel) and Year 12 AS and A2 Level Biology (AQA).
Company or Organisation: Highbury Grove, Business and Enterprise College.
Location: Islington, London .
Job title: Study Support Supervisor .
From: October 2009 - December 2009
Description: Undertaking lesson cover in the event of staff absence. Supervising work that has been set by the teacher/department. Managing the student's behaviour in line with School policies, ensuring learning continues to take place. Assisting pupils to undertake set activities as appropriate. Working with teachers to plan cover for absences known in advance and helping prepare a bank of materials available for unexpected absences. Under the direction of the teaching staff, assist with the care of the students, supporting their learning and development.
Company or Organisation: Imperial College, Flowers building.
Location: South Kensington ,London.
Job title: Society for General Microbiology Vacation Studentship.
From: July 2008- August 2008
Description: Evaluation of Transcriptional terminators for use in a Mycobacterial conditional gene expression system. In the project, the efficiency of 2 E. coli transcription terminators (T7 and rrnB2) in reducing background expression from a tetracycline inducible promoter in Mycobacterium smegmatis in the absence of inducer was investigated. The role played by a Thr40 to Gly40 amino acid change in the repressor (TetR) protein of the TetRO(z) system in reducing reduced background expression from the tetracycline inducible promoter, was also investigated.
Tutoring Approach:
New concepts taught should always be made interesting and relevant to everyday life. I therefore try to make difficult concepts interesting and relevant to students; this method has proved a success on numerous occasions.
Subjects Taught:
- Religious Studies
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£10 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£12 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£19 p.h.)
- Physics
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£10 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£12 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£19 p.h.)
- Life Science
- 11+ (secondary) (£12 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£19 p.h.)
- Chemistry
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£10 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£12 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£19 p.h.)
- Biology
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£10 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£12 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£19 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£20 p.h.)
- Further/Higher (university) (£35 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£30 p.h.)
Qualifications:
- PGCE: Sep 2010- Aug 2010, Institude of Education
- BSc Biology with ARCS: Sep 2006-Jul 2009, Imperial College, London
- A Level: Sep 2004-Jul 2006, Biology, Chemistry, Fine Art and Design, ICT
- GCSE: Sep 2002- Jul 2004, Art, GNVQ Business, English literature and language, Graphics, Mathematics, Science, ICT
Further Information:
| Availability: | Weekends |
| Types of Tutoring: | Travels to you / Online |
| References Supplied? | Yes |
| Current DBS/CRB Check? | Yes |
| Additional Languages Spoken: | English, Albanian |
