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Information About Chris:

Personal Description:

Just before I turned sixteen, I had to leave Winchester College, where I was attending on a scholarship, due to illness. I'm now twenty and in the intermediary period have had little to no formal education, leaving me severely unqualified in comparison to many of the other tutors available. Not the most promising start to this effective sales pitch, I'll be the first to admit, but I believe that I can still offer useful tuition, due to an enthusiasm both for learning and teaching, a large degree of patience and an ability to deconstruct complex ideas into more simple ones, or so I've been told.

As I'm relatively new to all this, I suggest that, if you're interested in proceeding further, we arrange to meet for something of a (free) consultation, at which we can get an idea of, firstly, whether I might be able to help and, secondly, of whether we get along, which is also extremely important, in my view.

Teaching Experience:

So far I've only a few pupils. The first was a girl doing her common entrance exams. Our focus was on Latin, but we also touched on the Sciences. We met for about eighteen months, once a week for forty minutes to an hour. At the beginning of that time she was among the worst in her class at Latin; at the end she was by far the best. She achieved the grades she needed to and went to her first choice secondary school. I've also recently begun tutoring (through this site) two boys at opposite ends of Key Stage 3 (they're 11 and 14) in English and Maths, which is so far going very well.

A small sample size, granted, and I don't boast to have any exceptional teaching ability with just that experience, but I am convinced about the benefits of one-on-one tuition and seem to be competent enough to let that run its course without causing too much of a detrimental effect.

Tutoring Approach:

Our sessions should be enjoyable and educational - within those parameters I'm extremely flexible. For instance, while I'll usually come prepared with an outline of what to cover, I'd much rather we meandered and explore something interesting that comes up rather than forcing ourselves to stick to a rigid plan. Similarly, I have no problems going completely off curriculum and off subject at times, as for me tutoring is as much about building a thirst for knowledge and self-confidence as it is about teaching facts or techniques. Of course, passing exams is often the key priority, but I believe that not only is becoming enthused by learning an excellent end in and of itself, but also that, when it happens, everything else falls into place much more easily and naturally.

Qualifications:

• GCSEs (A* Grade): Latin, French, Greek, Russian
• IGSCEs (A* Grade): English, Maths
• AS Levels (A Grade): Biology, Chemistry, Physics

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekdays (daytime)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you / Online
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes