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Information About Gareth:

Personal Description:

I am an innovative and enthusiastic fully qualified Teacher of Physics, living and teaching in Newcastle. I have a flare and passion for science and am fully CRB cleared for my current full-time teaching post.

Coming from Ireland originally, I spent 9 years studying and working in the North East before moving to London in 2010 to take up a promotion. Having got married in Newcastle last year, my wife and I have relocated back to the North East (hard place to leave!).

Teaching Experience:

Having achieved a First Class Honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, I undertook a Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) course at the University of Newcastle. Between September 2006 and January 2012, I taught Physics to key stages 3, 4 and 5 at an outstanding secondary school in County Durham. In January 2010 I took up a post as Head of Physics at a school in the London Borough of Hillingdon, recently designated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. My teaching has been rated outstanding, my Physics results have been excellent, with KS5 value added judged as "Excellent" using the ALPS (Advanced Level Performance System), being better than 89% of all UK physics departments. From September 2013, I am back in the North East and working as Second in Science at a large secondary school in Newcastle.

Tutoring Approach:

I feel an open approach to teaching and tutoring alike is most likely to make the subject accessible to students. My personal technique involves covering the scientific basics before moving on to further develop knowledge and understanding. In this way, students are eased gently into a routine of learning which will hopefully guide them to success in their upcoming assessments.

Qualifications:

• BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering - First Class Honours
• Qualified Teacher Status - Secondary Physics
• A-Level Physics, Mathematics & Geography
• 10 GCSE's

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (evenings)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you / From their home
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes